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Revisiting Anita Baldwin. Margaux Viera (photo) of Riverside, the great-great-great granddaughter of Arcadia founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, has unexpectedly come into possession of some personal items that belonged to Anita M. Baldwin, the only daughter born to Lucky Baldwin and his third wife, Jane Virginia Dexter. The items were discovered by a farmer on a rural, central Nevada ranch once owned by the Baldwin estate. The items include Anita Baldwin's daily journal from 1935, a gold calligraphy pen and Art Deco glass bottle used as an inkwell, an address book with her name and signature, a leather passport holder with her name and a wallet containing several of her identification and membership cards. See hard copy in VF "Baldwin, Anita."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32944
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Baldwin, Anita M.
Baldwin descendants
Viera, Margaux
Item ID
33141AN
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Margaret Mathews, 85, of Arcadia, wants the stone pine tree in front of her house to be removed. It has caused more than $14,000 of damage to her home. Hers is one of 36 huge stone pines the City of Arcadia will soon remove and replace in the Highland Oaks area north of Elkins Drive. The trees were originally planted in 1955. The Arcadia City Council last month approved spending $181,700 to rehabilitate several streets and curbs damaged by the trees and nearly $78,000 to remove and replace them. Each tree that is removed will be replaced with a smaller 24-inch box tree, either a fern pine, an evergreen, or a southern oak.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32334
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2011
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia residents
Mathews, Margaret
Trees
Item ID
32532AN
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If Oak Tree is not held at Santa Anita Park this fall, as it has for the last 41 years, it would be a significant hit to the city of Arcadia and the region, city officials said. Last year, the city of Arcadia made $185,000 from the Oak Tree meet's betting handle. In addition, the city would suffer the loss of tens of thousands of dollars in sales tax and hotel bed tax revenue. The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) denied Oak Tree Racing Association's request to run its five-week fall meet at Santa Anita Park after horse owners, trainers, and a racetrack expert expressed concerns about the synthetic surface. Oak Tree officials say they are moving forward to make arrangements to run the meet at Hollywood Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32146
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2010
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Synthetic track
Item ID
32343AN
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Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage has a permanent exhibit on Anita Baldwin. The daughter of Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin was a quiet woman of great compassion.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33263
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 2012
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p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 2012
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Baldwin, Anita
Dunn, Dana
Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage
Item ID
33460AN
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The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) delayed a decision on conflicting requests for 2011 racing dates from Santa Anita Park and Oak Tree Racing Association. The CHRB urged Santa Anita Park, Hollywood Park and Oak Tree to get together to come up with a plan that works for the good of the industry.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32186
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2010
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horses and horse racing
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Item ID
32385AN
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Lucky Baldwin statue to be unveiled at Reverend Monsignor Gerald M. O'Keefe Rose Garden at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. Bronze sculpture commissioned, donated by city founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's descendants Margaux Gibson-Viera and Heather Gibson (Baldwin's great-great-great granddaughters). Statue was designed and made by artist Alfred Paredes. See also VF Statuary #20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33469
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2013
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Gibson, Heather
Gibson-Viera, Margaux
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Item ID
33664AN
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Lucky Baldwin statue dedicated. at Reverend Monsignor Gerald M. O'Keeffe Rose Garden at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. Bronze sculpture commissioned, donated by city founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's descendants Margaux Gibson-Viera and Heather Gibson (Baldwin's great-great-great granddaughters). Statue was designed and made by artist Alfred Paredes. See also VF Statuary #20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33486
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 17, 2013
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 17, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Gibson, Heather
Gibson-Viera, Margaux
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Item ID
33681AN
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The Oak Tree Racing Association lost its lease to operate its fall horse racing meet at Santa Anita Park. Oak Tree has operated a fall meet at the track since 1969. Due to bankruptcy restructuring, Frank Stronach's company MI Developments took control of Santa Anita Park from Stronach's Magna Entertainment Corp (MEC). MI Developments wants to negotiate a new lease agreement with Oak Tree for fall racing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32062
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horse racing
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
MI Developments (MID)
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32259AN
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Hurricane strength winds blew through the San Gabriel Valley early yesterday, damaging buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to thousands across the region. Temple City, Sierra Madre, San Marino and Pasadena were especially hard hit by the 70 mph winds that left a trail of destruction from Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles to Irwindale and Azusa. Several cities, including Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Arcadia, Glendora, Alhambra and South Pasadena have been declared states of emergency. Schools were either closed or on a modified schedule yesterday. See related story on p. A3, A4, A5

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32658
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A14
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A14
Subjects
Disasters
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32855AN
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A drainage problem forced the cancellation of horse racing at Santa Anita Park since three inches of rain fell yesterday. The track has had to cancel racing 12 times since the synthetic track was installed two years ago. In 2006, the California Horse Racing Board banned dirt surfaces from thoroughbred tracks. Santa Anita Park has tried two synthetic tracks but the surfaces have not worked out. Officials announced they will replace the synthetic surface before the Oak Tree Meet in the fall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31866
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Synthetic track
Rain
Weather
Item ID
32063AN
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Marriott seeks two hotels in Arcadia. Andrew Chang, of Continental Assets Management, and owner of Santa Anita Inn, is proposing to build two Marriott hotels on the property. His proposal seeks to add 110 rooms to the West Huntington Drive property and would include a six-story Residence Inn and a four-story Fairfield Inn and Suites (Marriott brands). The Santa Anita Inn was built in 1955. The project will require approval from the Planning Commission and City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33701
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2013
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2013
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Chang, Andrew
Hotels and motels
Marriott Hotels
Santa Anita Inn
Item ID
33897AN
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Lucky Seven Named. 2020 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Royal Court named. Rukan Saif is from Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35555
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2019
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2019
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Pasadena Tournament of Roses-2020
Saif, Rukan
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Environmental activists plan to block work crews from clearing 179 oak and sycamore trees, north of Arcadia. Bob Spencer, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, confirmed that construction would begin this morning to clear the 11 acres of trees, to make room for an estimated 500 cubic yards of sediment from Santa Anita Dam, as well as debris from seven other area catch basins. Spencer said, "The purpose behind this project is public safety; the damn built in 1927 does not meet seismic standards. Arcadia city manager Don Penman hopes that the several hundred thousand cubic yards of extra capacity is not an invitation for frequent trucking from other basins.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32289
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2011
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Activists
Environment
Los Angeles County Public Works
Oak trees
Santa Anita Dam
Spencer, Bob
Item ID
32488AN
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The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) denied a license to Oak Tree Racing Association to run its fall meet at Santa Anita Park after representatives from the Thoroughbred Owners of California and the California Thoroughbred Trainers said they opposed having Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park due to safety concerns, saying they prefer Hollywood Park. Sherwood Chillingworth, executive vice president of Oak Tree, said he was moving forward to make arrangements to run the fall meet at Hollywood Park, but did not rule out the possibility that the board could change its mind.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32143
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2010
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horses and horse racing
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Item ID
32340AN
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The Oak Tree Racing Association plans to move its annual fall meet to Del Mar in 2011. Oak Tree has raced at Santa Anita Park since 1969, but will be run this fall at Hollywood Park, before moving to Del Mar. Santa Anita Park ended Oak Tree's lease.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32160
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2010
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Item ID
32357AN
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The California Horse Racing Board authorized Oak Tree Racing Association to have its traditional fall meet at another thoroughbred venue in Southern California since the association's use of Santa Anita Park is still uncertain. MI Developments, which is chaired by Frank Stronach, recently voided Oak Tree's contract after acquiring the race track from Stronach's Magna Entertainment Corp (MEC) through federal bankruptcy proceedings. Oak Tree's director Sherwood Chillingworth said, "If we can't make a deal with Santa Anita...we can take our dates and run them in Hollywood or Del Mar."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32070
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horse racing
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
MI Developments (MID)
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32267AN
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A team of designers and builders (photo) from Kiewit Parsons firm working on the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension prepare to remove the existing railroad bridge on Colorado Boulevard between San Antonio Road and Santa Anita Avenue in Arcadia. That section of Colorado Boulevard may close today. The portion of Colorado Boulevard west of North Santa Anita Avenue, is scheduled to be closed from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM weekdays through June 8, to remove the existing railroad bridge. Since the Colorado Boulevard bridge was once an old freight line bridge, it is not wide enough to accommodate light rail trains and tracks, and thus, will be demolished over the next 4 weeks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32976
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2012
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bridges
Demolition
Kiewit Parsons
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Item ID
33173AN
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A class action lawsuit filed against the city of Arcadia and Extended Stay Hotels claims the city "improperly levied a daily room tax" on guests staying beyond 30 days and violated state and local law.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33067
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2012
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Extended Stay Hotels
Hotel occupancy tax
Lawsuits
Item ID
33264AN
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Newspaper Index
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Online company Expedia has pulled out of the Arcadia, CA marketplace because of the recently approved Measure D, which adds a 10 percent hotel occupancy tax to services provided by online travel companies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33105
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 12, 2012
Pages
p. A13
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 12, 2012
Pages
p. A13
Subjects
Ballot measures
Hotels
Occupancy taxes
Item ID
33302AN
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Faithful fans, such as Antonio Reyes, are missing the presence of Oak Tree Racing at Santa Anita Park this year. He says he will watch on television and bet off-track. Oak Tree is running at Hollywood Park in Inglewood starting today and next year too.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32189
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Hollywood Park Race Track
Horses and horse racing
Oak Tree racing
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Item ID
32388AN
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Newspaper Index
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