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Arcadia's centennial celebration kicks off with a Rose Parade float. Writer Charles Cooper gives a brief history of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia city history
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
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30984AN
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Arcadia's new city government first formed in 1903 and its first meeting took place at Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's Oakwood Hotel, located at First Avenue and Santa Clara Road. Baldwin's hotel featured gambling and fine dining along with city government. The Oakwood Hotel burned down in 1911, and the city government moved to the McCoy Building at First Avenue and St. Joseph Street. Two years later, City Hall moved across the street to the Hibbard Building. In 1917, the first building was constructed as a City Hall at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue (?). A two-story colonial building was built for $18,000. This City Hall opened on July 13, 1918. City Hall moved in 1949 to a 13-acre parcel between Huntington Drive and the Pacific Electric railroad tracks.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia civic buildings
Arcadia City Hall - history - 1903-2003
Item ID
31946AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dave Lewis, who grew up in Arcadia, will be working as the director of Recreation and Community Services.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
City of Arcadia - employees
City of Arcadia - Recreation and Community Services Department
Lewis, Dave - biography
Item ID
31233AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mayor Gary Kovacic gave his last State of the City speech, declaring Arcadia fiscally sound.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2001
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2001
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Arcadia (City) - History - 2001-2009
Kovacic, Gary
Item ID
20682AN
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Community members watched as the POW/MIA Flag was raised in memory of all who are missing in action or were prisoners of war in America's conflicts.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia (City) history - 2001 - 2009
Item ID
20473AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital is celebrating its 100th year in 2003. This article traces its history back to 1903 when the hospital started in downtown Los Angeles.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
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p. 16, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 16, 17
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - history
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - Centennial - 1903-2003
Item ID
30986AN
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Arcadia celebrates its 100th birthday on August 5, 2003. The date reflects the anniversary of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors certifying the results of the cityhood election. Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was talking about creating a city as early as 1886. He wanted to name the city Baldwin. On July 27, 1903, thirty-nine residents voted for cityhood.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
Arcadia (city) history
Pacific Electric Red Car
Item ID
31793AN
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Arcadia City Council voted 4 to 1 against a suggestion to rename El Monte Avenue in memory of the legendary horse Seabiscuit.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Street Names
Seabiscuit
Arcadia City Council
Item ID
29127AN
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Arcadia will host the City's eighth annual Holiday Snow Festival in the parking lot of Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City History - 2000 - 2009
Westfield Santa Anita
Item ID
27182AN
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Arcadia City Council considers changing the street named El Monte Avenue to Seabiscuit Avenue in honor of the legendary thoroughbred horse.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Seabiscuit Avenue
Street Names
El Monte Avenue
Arcadia City Council
Item ID
29046AN
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Newspaper Index
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A call for docents at the Arboretum includes a history of the city of Arcadia and the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2009
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2009
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Arcadia - history
Los Angeles County Arboretum - history
Volunteers
Item ID
31802AN
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This article describes Arcadia history at a glance, starting from 1771, when Shoshonean Indians occupied the area of today's Arcadia, to April, 1977, when the new City Council Chambers that cost $903,000 was dedicated.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia history - 1771-1977
Item ID
31948AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital celebrates its centennial next year. It was founded in 1903 with five beds in a 2-story house in downtown Los Angeles. In 1957, it relocated to Arcadia.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2002
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2002
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - history
Centennial
Item ID
30725AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia--City of Sin, part II by Charles A. Coulombe. Continued from November 1, 2001. Arcadia's early history from 1903-1914.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Baldwin, Clara
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
City of Arcadia--history--incorporation
Clara Villa
Oakwood Inn--Fairyland Park
Stocker, Harold
Item ID
33624AN
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As part of Arcadia's centennial, the city is considering putting up historical markers around town as reminders of past people and events that have shaped Arcadia. There has been $12,000 in centennial funds allocated for the program and a tentative list of some 30 sites presented to Arcadia City Council. Some potential marker locations are given.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
Arcadia history
Historical markers
Item ID
31731AN
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Arcadia Police Department seeks volunteers to be trained in patrol procedures. Qualifications are detailed in the article.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2008
Pages
p. News 4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2008
Pages
p. News 4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department - history
Volunteers
Item ID
31148AN
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In the 1920s and 1930s, Arcadia had a reputation as a poultry raising community. There were many poultry ranchers in Arcadia, including a Denmark royal family member named Prince Eric, cousin of the King of Denmark.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8, 16
Subjects
Arcadia history - 1920-1930
Arcadia history - 1930-1940
Chicken farms and farming
Eric, Prince of Denmark
Poultry ranches
Item ID
31884AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital celebrates its centennial. There were 30 invited guests and local dignitaries, including past chiefs of staff. The hospital began in 1903 in a 2-story house on Hewitt Street in downtown Los Angeles. It was founded by the Women's Home Missionary Society and had 5 beds.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2003
Pages
p. 19 w/photo
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2003
Pages
p. 19 w/photo
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - history
Centennial
Item ID
31690AN
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Arcadia officials project a $1.2 million budget deficit and have approved a combination of using reserve funds, hiring freezes, and other budget mechanisms to offset it. In order to avoid deep cuts in city services, the City Council has approved a plan to defer the city's slurry sealing program (street surface maintenance) for one year.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
Subjects
Arcadia city budget - 2009-2010
Item ID
32016AN
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The Arcadia City Council unanimously approved a proposal to allow Santa Anita Park to broadcast televised horse races and other events indoors until 1:30 AM.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18823
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council, 2000-2009
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19067AN
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Newspaper Index
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