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Construction is under way on the first phase of the luxury homes development on the site of the old Anoakia Mansion. The tract of 31 new homes will be called "Anoakia Estates."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21538
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia, development
Item ID
21759AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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As demolition progresses on the Anoakia mansion, the City Council approved the final tract map for a 31-home development.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19475
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
19715AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A state court put on hold the demolition of the 87-year-old Anoakia mansion, temporarily halting plans to build 31 homes on the site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19147
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
19388AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rusnak, a luxury car dealership in Pasadena is moving one of its franchises to Arcadia. The operation will sell new and pre-owned Mercedes-Benz models at 55 W. Huntington Dr.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24772
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Rusnak/Arcadia
Car Dealerships
Item ID
24966AN
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Newspaper Index
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The walls came tumbling down Wednesay at the Anoakia Mansion, marking the final demise of the 87-year-old Anita Baldwin estate to make way for a gated tract of houses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19473
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
19713AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An estimated 700 people flocked to City Hall to oppose a funeral homes request to add a crematory to its site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20146
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2001
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2001
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia Chapel of Remembrance
Item ID
20379AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The number of million dollar homes in the San Gabriel Valley is growing, surprising even real estate agents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28014
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2004
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia homes
San Gabriel real estate market
Item ID
28208AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital has received permission from the city to sell up to $330 million in tax-exempt bonds to fund its expansion project. The money would not be borrowed from voters, as the bonds would be issued through the California Statewide Communities Development Authority.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31244
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - expansion
Bonds
Item ID
31439AN
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Developers hoping to build 31 houses on land where the Anoakia mansion sits have won a court victory that clears the way for the house to be torn down.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19259
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
19501AN
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California home sales are growing as values fall. A chart of October's median home prices gives a picture of the local real estate landscape. Arcadia's median home price in October, 2008 was $697,500, down 12.1% from the median price of $793,500 in October, 2007.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31303
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
Pages
p. A15
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Home prices
Housing
Real Estate
Item ID
31498AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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George Fasching, former city council member and owner of Fasching's Car Wash in Arcadia for the last 31 years, may have to stop selling gas at his business due to a state mandate, set to go into effect next April, requiring California gas station owners to purchase between $20,000 and $80,000 in new equipment to further reduce vapor emissions at the pump.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31204
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Business owners
Fasching, George
Fasching's Car Wash
Gas stations
Pollution
State mandates
Item ID
31399AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Group has nominated Santa Anita Park to the National Register of Historic Places, claiming development plans by Caruso Affiliated constitute a threat to the racetrack. Magna Entertainment, owner of the race track, would have to agree to the track being placed on the register. However, placement on the list would not restrict development on the site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29789
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Magna Entertainment
Mall war
National landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
Preservation
Santa Anita Park race track
Westfield Group
Item ID
29974AN
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Santa Anita Park race track opened on Christmas Day, 1934. It now celebrates its 70th year. The article recaps the history of the race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29357
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track - 70th Anniversary
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Anniversaries
Horse racing history
Strub, Dr. Charles
Seabiscuit
Shoemaker, Willie
Item ID
29541AN
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Residents fighting to save the historic Anoakia mansion from development lost a court battle, as a judge upheld the city's decision to allow demolition of the property.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18889
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
19131AN
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Happy birthday to Arcadia. The communty has kept its routes and future intact. Opinion on the city's 100 years includes information on Arcadia homes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26162
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2003
Pages
p. A16
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2003
Pages
p. A16
Subjects
Centennial Celebration, 2003
Housing
Item ID
26362AN
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San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership held its annual awards gala at Santa Anita Park. AeroVironment Inc. received the Green Technology Award. Harry Baldwin, a former San Gabriel councilman, recived the Community Service Award. The Majestic Realty Foundation received the Humanitarian Award. Other award recipients are listed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31672
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2009
Pages
p. A16
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2009
Pages
p. A16
Subjects
AeroVironment Inc. - Monrovia, CA
Awards - honors - recognitions
Baldwin, Harry
Item ID
31870AN
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Home sales rise sharply in February with a 69.3% increase in sales in Los Angeles County over the same period a year ago. People are buying up foreclosed homes as prices drop in the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia home prices came down 6.6%, whereas Azusa's home prices fell 45.3%. The median price of a single family home in the county was $298,000 in February, compared with $465,000 last year. Arcadia's median home price was the highest in the San Gabriel Valley, at $635,000. A chart of February median home prices is shown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31417
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Foreclosures
Homes
Housing
Real estate market
Item ID
31610AN
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Newspaper Index
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Rusnak Pasadena will be opening a luxury auto dealership on a 4 acre lot on Huntington and Santa Clara St. in mid-August.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21453
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Automobile dealerships, businesses
Item ID
21675AN
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Entrepreneur Ronald Cheng sells ultra-soft microbead cushions in various cute shapes at the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. His cart based business is selling over 300-400 pieces a week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28659
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2004
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2004
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita
Business & Industry - Niu Line Inc.
Microbead cushions
Sheng, Ronald
Item ID
28849AN
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Newspaper Index
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Home prices in California have dropped almost 42% from a year ago, November, as a glut of foreclosed homes drove first-home buyers to buy on the bottom end. Statewide, a single-family home cost a median price of $285,680. In Los Angeles County, the San Gabriel Valley housing market is in bad shape. According to the California Association of Realtors, prices around the San Gabriel Valley ranged from lows of $256,000 in La Puente to highs of $692,500 in Arcadia, which saw a slight drop of only 4.8%, compared to last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31331
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Economy
Housing
Real Estate
Recession
Item ID
31526AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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