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Paul Graf, 90, of New Albany, Indiana, came back to Arcadia to see Santa Anita Park again. He had been based there as a United States Army staff sergeant during World War II, when the track was turned over to the Army Ordnance Corps for training purposes and was officially renamed Camp Santa Anita. Graf said he used to run for exercise on the Anita Chiquita training track, which was eliminated when the Santa Anita Fashion Park was built in the 1970s. Graf had arrived at Camp Santa Anita around November 1942, after the site had already been used as the Japanese Assembly Center. Photo shows Graf holding an issue of Man O' War, a newspaper issued by army personnel at Camp Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32550
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Camp Santa Anita
Graf, Paul
Santa Anita Park--1934-1942
United States Army Ordnance Corps
Veterans--World War II
Item ID
32749AN
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The modernization of Santa Anita Fashion Park is progressing on schedule with a completion date of October 1988.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 20, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 20, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1554AN
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Newspaper Index
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Weekend of September 15 to 18 Santa Anita Fashion Park called "The Thoroughbred of Shopping Malls" is to celebrate its ninth anniversary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1551
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1983
Pages
p. B-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1983
Pages
p. B-2
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1550AN
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Newspaper Index
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The $10.5 million renovation of Fashion Park is nearly complete. The new center court features a 60 foot glass tower and water fountain.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1988
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1555AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fashion Park shows sales increase, reports Topper Smith, general manager. Business up 7% in June and up 5% in July and August.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 8, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo of Mr. Topper
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 8, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo of Mr. Topper
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1549AN
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The $10.5 million renovation project at Santa Anita Fashion Park has begun, with a formal ground-breaking ceremony to be held January 26. The project is expected to last 10 months.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1553AN
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Newspaper Index
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A bomb scare at the J. C. Penney Co. store in Santa Anita Fashion Park mall led to the closing of about ten stores and the evacuation of more than 100 customers and employees.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1556AN
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Plans to add a Nordstrom Department Store to Santa Anita Fashion Park received a set-back when the Arcadia Planning Commission voted down a request to reduce the required number of parking spaces at regional shopping centers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper769
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 29, 1984
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 29, 1984
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
769AN
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As the first stage of what the owners hope will be a 2-part improvement of Arcadia's Santa Anita Fashion Park, the 12-year-old shopping center has announced it will soon begin a $10.5 million interior and exterior remodeling.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1552AN
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Fashion Park is more than a center of business activity. It sponsors various special events such as the Community Health Fair designed to entertain, educate and assist residents. The mall's sales and property taxes constitute a large portion of the city's revenues.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement
Date
October 16, 1980
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement
Date
October 16, 1980
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1548AN
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Santa Anita cancels racing: 21 horses have died since Dec. 26; training and main track will be closed at least through weekend. By Art Wilson.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Deaths
Horses and horse racing
LaRocco, Andy
Moore, Dennis
O'Neill, Doug
Ritvo, Tim
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Wilson, Art
Item ID
35571AN
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Santa Anita Park opens the 2010-2011 season with a new $3 million dirt surface on its track. The on-track attendance was 34,268, which was 1,400 less than last year. Trumpeter Jay Cohen calls the horses to the gate (photo).

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Cohen, Jay
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -- Opening Day 2010
Item ID
32464AN
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Santa Anita Fashion Park's plan to expand its facilities to include a Nordstrom Department store and additional small retail stores is scheduled to come before the Arcadia Planning Commission at its November 27 meeting. According to Chuck Cline, general manager of the mall, plans are very much in the preliminary stages and no architectural plans have yet been drawn.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1552
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 25, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 25, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1551AN
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Bay Area horse racing track Golden Gate Fields in San Francisco to close permanently later this year. After the Golden Gate Fields meet ends, The Stronach Group said it will focus on moving horses from the Bay Area to Arcadia, with a goal of increasing field sizes and adding a fourth day of racing to the weekly schedule at Santa Anita Park, beginning in January. See hard copy in VF. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 28, July 20, 2023.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
Pages
p. B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
Pages
p. B6
Subjects
Golden Gate Fields
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Stronach, Belinda
Stronach Group
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Santa Anita Park track switches back to natural track surface of "El Segundo sand." The El Segundo sand is coveted for its uniformity, which is paramount to track safety, a top concern for Track Superintendent Dennis Moore. Main track to re-open for training September 2. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 29, August 28, 2014.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2014
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Moore, Dennis
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
34175AN
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Summary of a vintage promotional booklet about Santa Anita Park havings its inaugural race on Christmas Day, December 25, 1934. At the time, Los Angeles Turf Club Inc. was the owner and operator of Santa Anita Park and there were 53 racing days that first season. Charter stockholder and membership requirements are discussed.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Los Angeles Turf Club Inc.
Santa Anita Park--1934-1942
Item ID
32301AN
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Santa Anita Park ready to open 84th winter-spring meet with new turf course. The new turf chute will accommodate sprints up to 6 1/2 furlongs. Nate Newby is the new General Manager, who began as an intern in 2002. COVID-19 repercussions make it difficult to run the track but there have been no fatalities over Santa Anita's main track during afternoon racing in 2020, following a disastrous 2019, when 37 horses had to be euthanized.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2020
Pages
p.B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2020
Pages
p.B6
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Newby, Nate
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Reconstruction of the main dirt track and secondary turf track at Santa Anita Park in final stages, closing out a project that meant a near rebuilding of the courses at a cost of almost $2 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2480
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990
Item ID
2425AN
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Arcadia's Santa Anita Park main track to reopen today after rash of fatalities. Nineteen horses have died at Santa Anita Park Race Track since December 2018. Track surfaces are being tested.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board
Horses and horse racing
Peterson, Mick
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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World War II internees reunite. Japanese Americans detained at Santa Anita Park before being sent to camps share photos, memories and friendship, at 75th anniversary event in Little Tokyo. See hard copy in VF Assembly Center.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Howo, Niko Makino
Japanese American National Museum
Mitarai, Evie Shigekuni
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Santa Anita Park (1934-1942)
Item ID
35046AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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