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Celebrate Arcadia's favorite peafowl today 10am-2pm on Peacock Day, a family event at Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 301 North Baldwin Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36448
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Peacocks
Peafowl
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Los Angeles County Arboretum celebrates 75th anniversary with an Arboretum Foundation fundraiser event honoring Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger for her ongoing support. The event raised $241,000 for the education programs and care of the 125 acre Arboretum gardens and landmark structures. Also in attendance Michael Desplaines, CEO of the Arboretum, Susan Kranwinkle, Annette Castro Ramirez, and Pamela Hillings Tegtmeyer (all in photos).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36594
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Barger, Kathryn
Desplaines, Michael
Kranwinkle, Susan
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Ramirez, Annette Castro
Tegtmeyer, Pamela Hillings
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The Arboretum willl be sprayed with a natural pesticide to try to block the spread of the West Nile virus.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28824
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Pesticide Spray
West Nile Virus
Item ID
29016AN
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Arboretum kicks off summer. Visitors to the 127-acre botanical garden and historical site, once the heart of Rancho Santa Anita--can enjoy seeing peacocks and the "Twilight Music and Cocktails at the Peacock Cafe Terrace."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36268
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum
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Photographs show a woman walking and a peacock while spring flowers are in bloom at the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30044
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Spring
Flowers
Peacocks
Item ID
30231AN
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The body of Liya Lu, a 31-year-old woman, was found in a back yard on Baldwin Avenue. Her American name is "Jessie". She was last seen on August 11. See also 30907AN.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30717
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya ("Jessie")
Murder
Item ID
30905AN
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In an effort to combat the spread of West Nile virus, technicians sprayed the 127-acre Arboretum with a pesticide called Scourge that kills adult mosquitos.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28825
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2004
Pages
p. A1,4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2004
Pages
p. A1,4
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Pesticide - "Scourge"
West Nile Virus
Pesticide spraying
Item ID
29017AN
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Alhambra Superior Court Judge Alice Hill found "sufficient cause" to hold Isaac Campbell, 34, to be tried for the murder of Liya "Jessie" Lu. He will be arraigned May 7.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31446
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Hill, Alice
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Molina, George
Murder
Trials
Item ID
31639AN
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A profile of Anita Baldwin, the lady behind Anoakia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27515
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27713AN
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Workshops, classes and displays were offered as part of the annual Gourd Fair at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26603
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Gourd Fair
Item ID
26803AN
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Virginia Brown recalls memories of early Arcadia having chicken farms everywhere. She has lived in Arcadia since her birth in 1917. Her father Scott Lee came to Arcadia in 1907 to dig water wells. Lee was a graduate of Throop Institute, which became California Institute of Technology. Her mother was Delia Chandler. Virginia Brown talks about where her family lived and her family's friendship with Anita Baldwin. The article includes a photo of Virginia Brown and her parents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31810
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Brown, Robert
Brown, Virginia - biography
Chandler, Delia
Lee, Scott
Item ID
32007AN
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Arcadia High School student and 2008 Rose Queen Dusty Gibbs and her Rose Court spread good will and smiles as ambassadors for the Tournament of Roses. Gibbs and the princesses are pictured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30860
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School - Students
Gibbs, Dusty
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2008
Rose queens
Rose courts
Item ID
31048AN
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An 8-foot tall bronze tribute to Arcadia's official bird, the peacock, will be unveiled August 5, as part of the city's centennial celebration. The statue will be located in the fountain at Peacock Corner, in the front of Arcadia County Park, at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. The sculptor of the peacock is Dave Chapple and the sculpture cost $30,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31748
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Artists
Chapple, Dave
Statuary -- Peacock Corner
Item ID
31945AN
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Los Angeles County is having second thoughts about the newly changed name for the Arboretum. The official name is Los Angeles County Botanic Gardens and Arboretum, but now LA County will seek the feedback of interested residents and organizations to decide on the official name.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31442
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 24
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 24
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Item ID
31635AN
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Dusty Gibbs, Arcadia High School student and 2008 Rose Queen, and her six princesses visited cancer patients at the USC/Norris Cancer Hospital to spread holiday cheer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30826
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School - Students
Gibbs, Dusty
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2008
Rose courts
Rose queens
USC/Norris Cancer Hospital
Item ID
31014AN
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Arcadia celebrated 100 years of cityhood with a cameo appearance by Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, portrayed by John Reuter. Activities included a scavenger hunt, author book signing for Visions of Arcadia, and the unveiling of the bronze peacock topping the fountain. The peacock was sculpted by Dave Chapple.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25952
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Arcadia County Park
Reuter, John
Chapple, Dave
Item ID
26154AN
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In the transition to the new federal No Child Left Behind Program, the Arcadia Board of Education is losing money and is being forced to cut the number of English language instructional aides in elementary school.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30397
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
English Language Development (ELD)
Federal programs
No Child Left Behind Program
Item ID
30584AN
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Let's talk about fungus and China dolls. Columnist Joshua Siskin writes about gardening and having seen a mature China doll plant at the Arboretum that was thriving in partial sun.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36395
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2022
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p. C6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2022
Pages
p. C6
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Plants
Siskin, Joshua
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The water in Baldwin Lake at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, which is actually a sag pond, is evaporating, and the water is not being replenished by the artesian well because of low levels in the water table. The lake is famous from the television show Fantasy Island. The last time Baldwin Lake was dry was 1991.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32721
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum--Baldwin Lake
Water
Item ID
32918AN
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The history of the peafowl from Indian and Java that live in Arcadia is presented. Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin imported three pairs from India in the 1880s. His daughter Anita Baldwin added some birds from Java. The peacock is official bird of Arcadia, is protected, and should not be fed. See also VF "Peacocks" for copy of article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30531
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Peacocks
Peafowl
Item ID
30719AN
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