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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31749
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
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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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The Arcadia City Council has voted to request that the Board of Supervisors designate Arcadia fire stations as Safe Surrender sites for newborn babies 72 hours old or younger.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31522
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia fire stations
Safe havens
Safe surrender
Item ID
31718AN
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Dr. Charles H. Strub brought horse racing back to Arcadia. After the state made it legal again in 1930, Anita Baldwin tried to revive her father, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's dream of a Santa Anita Racetrack. She worked with Joe Smoot but he couldn't achieve this, even though Arcadia City Council licensed his Santa Anita Jockey Club. San Francisco dentist Charles H. Strub (pronounced Stroob), owner of the San Francisco Seals baseball team, got a license for the Los Angeles Turf Club and founded Santa Anita Park with Hal Roach and other promoters. The track was designed by Gordon Kaufman and opened December 25, 1934.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31772
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Horse racing
Los Angeles Turf Club
Santa Anita Jockey Club
Santa Anita Park - history
Smoot, Joe
Strub, Dr. Charles H.
Strub, Robert
Item ID
31969AN
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Sparks thrown from a cutting torch ignited debris in a dorm structure causing a fire at Anoakia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27678
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 22, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 22, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Fires
Item ID
27875AN
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Historical information on Baldwin Lake, the four-acre body of water that adjoins the Queen Anne Cottage in the historical section of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, is presented. The history of lake extends from time of the Native Americans (they called their village Aleupkigna), to Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's ranch in 1873, to the movies and television shows in which it has appeared. Baldwin Lake played host to movie stars Johnny Weismuller, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The lake has appeared in Safari, Roots, and Fantasy Island. See also VF "Arboretum" for hard copy of article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30529
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Baldwin Lake
Films
Lakes
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Motion Pictures
Ponds
Queen Anne Cottage
Water
Item ID
30717AN
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Anoakia Estates model homes to open for viewing by this spring. The community is made up of 31 luxury homes. Developer is Tom Hover. The homes were constructed on the site of Anoakia, an estate owned by Anita Baldwin, daughter of Arcadia city founder, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, at Foothill Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue. The homes will be 2-stories, and 5,000-6,000 square feet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33418
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2002
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p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Anoakia Estates
Baldwin, Anita
Housing developments
Hover, Tom
Item ID
33614AN
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Embassy Suites Arcadia is scheduled to have a grand reopening after extensive property renovations, under the new management and ownership by Windsor Hospitality Group.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31752
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Embassy Suites Arcadia
Hotels
Windsor Hospitality Group (WHG)
Item ID
31949AN
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A community picnic was held in honor of Arcadia's founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. Maddie Haynes and Leslie Heiburg are in the photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30653
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky" - biography
Haynes, Maddie
Heiburg, Leslie
Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic
Item ID
30841AN
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David J. Roberts is the new principal at Baldwin Stocker Elementary School, succeeding John Pisula. The article provides biographical information.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31462
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
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p. 24
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
Pages
p. 24
Subjects
Educators
Roberts, David J. - biography
Principals
Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary
Item ID
31655AN
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Writer Charles Cooper recounts the history of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, including previous landowners Hugo Reid and Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
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p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. ("Lucky")
Los Angeles County Arboretum - history
Rancho Santa Anita - history
Reid, Hugo
Item ID
31234AN
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After months of preparation and more than $300,000 expenditures in the aftermath of the Santa Anita II fires that diverted a wall of mud from homes, the fire-ravaged hillside seemed to be holding despite the rain storms.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27427
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Mudslides
Item ID
27624AN
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Public Services Director Pat Malloy met with the Highland Homeowners Association to update the residents on the work that has been done after the fire that denuded the hillsides above their homes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27431
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 2, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 2, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Mudslides
Highland Homeowners Association
Item ID
27628AN
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The Arcadia City Council has voted to disband its Sister City Commission. However, this does not affect Arcadia's sister city relationships with Newcastle, Australia, or Tripolis, Greece.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30462
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Sister City Commission
Item ID
30649AN
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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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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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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31596
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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 will devise a program to celebrate its centennial next year with its sister city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Next year will mark the 30th year of the sister city relationship.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30351
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
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p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Newcastle, New South Wales - Australia
Sister City
Item ID
30537AN
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A group of Arcadia firefighters who had gone to New York City to help after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were so profoundly affected that they organized a fundraiser to benefit widows and orphans of the New York Fire Department and Arcadia Fire Department. Those who went were Captain Hutcheson, Captain Trabbie, John Beveridge, Craig Stogner, Cody Cerwin and paramedic Mike MacGregor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30614
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department - 2001-2010
Firefighters
Fundraisers
New York Fire Department
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30802AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33428
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
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p. 8
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Newspaper
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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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
Newspaper
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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City Manager Bill Kelly outlined a $16 million program to finish all public building projects for Arcadia in three years, as part of the city's five-year capital budget. The spending would include a new $6.5 million City Hall, a $1.3 million upgrade to Fire Station 106 on Baldwin Avenue. The city plans to build a new fire station to replace Fire Station 105 on Santa Anita Avenue. A city gym for the civic center property is in planning stages. The city plans to re-roof the community center for $150,000 and to put up 1/2 of the $800,000 cost to make the high school sports field an all-weather facility.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31501
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 20
Subjects
City Hall building
Civic buildings
Construction
Item ID
31697AN
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