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Arcadia’s iconic windmill restoration almost complete. Mid-November slated as tentative schedule for installation. The former Van De Kamp windmill atop what is now Denny’s, was restored once, but broke in a freak accident. The current restoration is being done by Joe Sargis and his company Creative Fabrication and Design on St. Joseph Street in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35315
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Meda, Ed
Miller, John (Denny's CEO)
Sargis, Joe
Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Item ID
35504AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Iconic Arcadia windmill will turn, turn, turn. Former Arcadia Mayor George Fasching spearheaded the effort to get Denny's windmill running again. Restoration work will begin soon, with June as the target for the windmill to run again. The windmill was the trademark for Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery, which was at this site, at the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue, in 1967.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34520
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Sargis, Joe
Van de Kamp's Bakery
Windmills
Zook, Harold
Item ID
34712AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Iconic Arcadia windmill atop Denny's to be dedicated June 29, thanks to restoration efforts of former Arcadia mayor George Fasching and Joe Sargis. The windmill's new variable speed motor will run about 6 rotations per minute and it will be illuminated at night. Denny's is at northeast corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive. The location used to be Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery and this windmill was its trademark. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 13, June 23, 2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34599
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34791AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Paco's in Arcadia is familiar, yet still fun. Food critic and writer Merrill Shindler reviews Paco's Mexican Restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35334
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2018
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2018
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Paco's Mexican Restaurant
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Shindler, Merrill
Item ID
35524AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Denny's windmill spins again. The windmill atop Denny's at northeast corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive was designed by Harold Bissner as the template for Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery's coffee shop franchise. It opened in 1967 in Arcadia, the first of 15 built from his designs. Denny's bought the location in 1989. Denny's spent $100,000 refurbishing the windmill.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34592
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34784AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Matt Denny's, an Arcadia restaurant, raises over $30,000 for childhood cancer research at its St. Baldrick's Day fundraiser.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34512
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 17, 2016
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 17, 2016
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Cancer
Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant
Item ID
34704AN
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Newspaper Index
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Gold Line construction will cause closure of intersection of First Avenue and Santa Clara Street for six months starting tomorrow. Front Street between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street will be permanently closing in September for the building of a parking structure and transit plaza on that site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33609
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2013
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2013
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Transportation
Item ID
33804AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Iconic historic windmill at Denny's Restaurant illuminates downtown Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34606
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34798AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Gold Line plaza design chosen. Concept is "Town Square" for the transit plaza adjacent to the Gold Line Arcadia station and parking lot, to be built on the northwest corner of First Avenue, across Santa Clara Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33095
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 14, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 14, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Gold Line--Arcadia Station
Item ID
33292AN
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Newspaper Index
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Denny's CEO considers firing up the old windmill in 2016. It is atop the Denny's Restaurant at the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. It used to be the Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery, founded in 1915, a Los Angeles institution for much of the 20th century. According to Los Angeles Conservancy, the building was completed in 1967 and designed by Pasadena architects Harold Bissner and Harold Zook. Denny's Corporation CEO Stephen Dunn is happy to explore the possibility of activating the windmill.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34418
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Dunn, Stephen
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Bakery
Zook, Harold
Item ID
34610AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia to celebrate first anniversary of revitalization of iconic windmill atop Denny's Restaurant on June 29.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34911
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 15, 2017
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 15, 2017
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Van de Kamp's
Windmills
Item ID
35101AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Male dead, woman injured in vehicle shooting on Santa Anita Avenue and St. Joseph Street, near Gold Line crossing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34986
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 5, 2017
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 5, 2017
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Shootings
Item ID
35176AN
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Iconic Denny's windmill in Arcadia makes a grand slam through the roof. George Fasching says plans to rebuild are already underway. On Friday, December 29, 2017, the iconic landmark fell off and one blade sliced through the restaurant around 7:30 AM. The restaurant and windmill were originally built in 1967 as a Van de Kamp's Restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35040
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Restaurants, bars, etc.-Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Item ID
35231AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Denny's at northeast corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue to restore collapsed windmill. The building's original occupant was Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery. The windmill had been previously restored and reactivated on June 29, 2016. About $100,000 was spent refurbishing it at that time.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35043
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2018
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2018
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Restaurants, bars, etc.-Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Item ID
35233AN
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Newspaper Index
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Spotlight on Mexican restaurant called Original Peppers Mexican Grill and Cantina, a family-oriented, family-owned restaurant at 181 Colorado Place, that has been serving the area for almost 40 years. Chef Amador Cortez has been running the kitchen for over 30 years. Co-owner is Virginia Disegna.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32793
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 2, 2012
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 2, 2012
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Cortez, Amador
Disegna, Virginia
Original Peppers Mexican Grill and Cantina
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Item ID
32990AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department offers a safe meet up spot for internet sales. The Internet Exchange “Meet Up” spot is in the police department parking lot. The lot has video surveillance and is adjacent to the police station in the southwest corner of the parking lot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35295
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Safety
Item ID
35484AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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First Avenue at Santa Clara Street in Arcadia closed September 9, 2013 through February, 2014 for construction of grade crossing improvements, as part of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project in Arcadia. Also, to construct the parking structure and transit plaza adjacent to the crossing, Front Street between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street, will be permanently closing in September.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33608
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 23
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 23
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Transportation
Item ID
33803AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Historic windmill turns again after long hiatus. George Fasching's original idea spawns huge community pride. The Denny's windmill was dedicated on June 29 after a refurbishment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34602
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34794AN
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Newspaper Index
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Downtown Arcadia businesses create "Community Benefit District." Each business owner would pay extra in property taxes to go into a fund to better market the area to customers and visitors. With the Gold Line Station at North First Avenue and East Santa Clara Street scheduled to open in 2015, efforts to help brand the area have been fast-tracked.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33613
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Downtown Business Association
Business and Industry
McSweeny, Matt (Matt Dennys Restaurant)
Item ID
33808AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Denny’s colorful windmill lights up Arcadia’s holiday spirits. The blades have been carefully fabricated and the official “turn-on” took place Friday, November 30. It now runs counterclockwise, 24-hours a day with LED lights. The restaurant used to be Van De Kamp’s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35347
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Fasching, George
Route 66
Item ID
35537AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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