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Arboretum

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1. Los Angeles State and County Arboretum. Brochure, 1976. 2. The Modern Arboretum. Publication of the Trustees of the California Arboretum Foundation, 1948. 3. California Arboretum Foundation Insurance. Brochure, no date. 4. "Nature and scientific research blended at Arcadia Arboretum." Ne…
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1. Los Angeles State and County Arboretum. Brochure, 1976.
2. The Modern Arboretum. Publication of the Trustees of the California Arboretum Foundation, 1948.
3. California Arboretum Foundation Insurance. Brochure, no date.
4. "Nature and scientific research blended at Arcadia Arboretum." News clip, 1957.
5. "Story of the Mexican tiles." Reprint from Lasca Leaves, 1960.
6. "Total damage to Arboretum ..." News clip, January 14, 1970.
7. "Face lifting started on Arboretum plot." News clip, May 21, 1973.
8. "Volunteers assist at Arboretum." News clip, August 13, 1969.
9. "Arboretum available to public." News clip, April 16, 1964.
10. "Tarzan went ape over Arboretum." News clip, August 14, 1968.
11. "New hostess group for Arboretum historical area." News clip, January 15, 1967.
12."Major studios use Arboretum." News clip, August 2, 1971.
13. "Arboretum serves community." News clip, August 5, 1973.
14. "Arboretum Foundation and Friends note 25th anniversary." News clip, February 18, 1973.
15. "Arboretum - time to reevaluate as a place for people and trees." News clip, August 23, 1973.
16. "History and beauty live in the Arboretum." News clip, June 5, 1974.
17. "Arboretum: it's a garden land of the exotic." News clip, February 18, 1973.
18. Los Angeles State and County Arboretum, 1973. One page from General Plan: open space and conservation element.
19. "Arboretum: trees offer ..." News clip, October 7, 1977.
20. Los Angeles State and County Arboretum. Brochure, 1948.
21. Lasca Leaves: Anniversary Issue, March, 1973.
22. "Romantic past - plans for future bring promise." News clip, July 30, 1949.
23. Lucky Baldwin's retreat. Letter by Susanna Dakin, no date.
24. "Search for beauty ends at rancho." News clip, April 20, 1978.
25. "Arboretum enters the computer age." News clip, October 18, 1979.
26. "The beauty endures." Color news photos of Arboretum, November 7, 1979.
27. "Account of winter storm damage." Lasca Leaves, May/June 1980.
28. "Horticulturist, George P. Lux's two life dreams will become realities now in death." Lux Arboretum under direction of Los Angeles County and the State of California. News clip, May 27, 1956.
29. "Samuel Ayers, Jr., 94, dies; he put color in Los Angeles landscape." Los Angeles Times, November 17, 1987, part II, p.1 with photo.
30. Color California with the California Arboretum Foundation. Brochure, 1987-1988.
31. "Arcadia Lake dries up for first time in a century." Arboreta and Botanic Gardens, Fall 1991, vol. 3, no. 3.
32. "Botanical Garden Plan discussed - Supervisors study Rancho Santa Anita acreage purchase." Pasadena Star News, August 10, 1945.
33. The Los Angeles State and County Arboretum information booklet and invitation to join the California Arboretum Foundation. No date, circa 1990's. 2 copies.
34. West's Annotated California Codes - Government Code #14673.7. State and County Arboretum in Arcadia; quitclaim.
35. "Mr. and Mrs. Lowry B. McCaslin of La Canada-Flintridge have donated a seven foot white marble statue of a woman holding an urn to the Arboretum in Arcadia." Los Angeles Times, online - Home Edition, People in the News, Glendale section - April 2, 1992.
36. Baldwin Bonanza invitation. Twenty-fifth anniversary plant sale, barbecue and auction. May 5, 1995.
37. Historic Santa Anita - The Development of the Land. Pamphlet published by the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum in Arcadia, California. No date. 2 copies. See also VF History-Rancho Santa Anita (1838-1947), item 14c. for revision published in 2006.
38. Webpage of The Arboretum of Los Angeles County, May 1, 1996. Http://192.104.39.4/AABGA/Member.pages/la_county.html.
39. Historical Center Carriage House Exhibit - The Blacksmith Shop by Mrs. Maida B. Boyle, Curator of History. Los Angeles State and County Arboretum. 1960-1963.
40. Rancho Santa Anita: 50 Years of Plants and People. Pamphlet produced by the California Arboretum Foundation, 1997 in recognition of the Arboretum's 50th year of operation.
41. 50 Years of Plants and People. Reprint of George H. Spaulding's 1973 book, "A History of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum: the first 25 years." California Arboretum Foundation, 1997.
42. Bookmark series #18 announcing the Baldwin Bonanza. California Arboretum Foundation, 1997.
43. Bumper sticker distributed by the California Arboretum Foundation in celebration of their 50th year. California Arboretum Foundation, 1997.
44. Article by Steve Harvey on his "Only in L.A." column explaining the numbers on a parking lot sign at the Arboretum. Los Angeles Times, no date, circa 1997.
45. "Historic site purchased." Arcadia Bulletin, March 30, 1947, p1.
46. Rancho Santa Anita:the story of the Arboretum. Also called Rancho Santa Anita "Place of Many Waters". Pamphlet by Susanna Bryant Dakin, 1956 reprint.
47. "County buying Lucky Baldwin home Wednesday." Arcadia Bulletin, March 23, 1947.
48. "County buys Lucky Baldwin property for 'One of the World's Finest Arboretums'" Arcadia Tribune March 27, 1947. p.1
49. Another landmark disappears. LAT May 29, 1997. n.p.
50. Baldwin Lake: Its origins and history. Arboretum News Summer 1999.
51. Tai Chi in the garden. News from the Arboretum. December 2000-January 2001. p.5
52. Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Annual Report 2000.
53. Garden design comes alive starting this November. Flyer announcing new Sunset Demonstration Garden. 1998.
54. 1998 Los Angeles Garden Show Sneak Preview Party invitation. The Arboretum of Los Angeles County October 7, 1998.
55. "Queen Anne's Cottage: For the love of Jennie...or was it Lillie?" The Quarterly Magazine Summer 2000 p. 57-62.
56. Flyer. Los Angeles State and County Arboretum. c.1976.
57. Henry C. Soto Water Conservation Garden Dedication Ceremony program. September 29, 1988.
58. Packet of information about the Arboretum. Includes booklet "Along Arboretum Paths" dated 1984, Volunteer Handbook dated 1987, and open house flyer dated 1988.
59. 2001 Baldwin Bonanza invitation.
60. The Arboretum of Los Angeles County Annual Report: July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2001.
61. Trees of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum. Includes drawings and location map. Booklet, November 1978.
62. The Arboretum of Los Angeles County Annual Report: July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002.
63. "Poisonous Plants of Southern California." Booklet published by the County of Los Angeles, Department of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens. Arcadia, CA. April 1972.
63a. "Poisonous Plants of Southern California." Booklet published by the County of Los Angeles, Department of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens. Arcadia, CA. April 1972.
64. "A Guide to Pond Ecology." Booklet published by the County of Los Angeles, Department of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens. Arcadia, CA. August 1987.
65. "Green Belts for Brush Fire Protection and Soil Erosion Control in Hillside Residential Areas. " Booklet published by the County of Los Angeles, Department of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens. Arcadia, CA. c.1970s
66. "The Brachychitons," plant collections of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum. December 1980.
67. Los Angeles State and County Arboretum Fact Sheet. January 9, 1997.
68. California Philharmonic Orchestra Festival on the Green 1999 publicity brochure describing the concerts and subscription costs.
69. Festival on the Green 2002 publicity brochure; Four tickets for the California Philharmonic Orchestra Festival on the Green at the Arboretum: "March Madness" program, September 14, 2002 and "Affairs to Remember" program, September 6, 2003.
70. "L.A. County Botanic Garden . . . Our new name better describes what we have become and what our future holds." LA County Botanic Garden newsletter. May, June and July 2003, p.1.
71. 2002 Baldwin Bonanza Festival of Plants, May 3rd, 4th, 5th at The Arboretum. Preview party invitation.
72. An Arboretum color advertising publication "Excuse me ...Do you know us?" Gives information on the plants, collections, programming, events, services and calendar for November/December 2003/January 2004. San Gabriel Newspaper Group, October 30, 2003.
73. Mounted colored postcard titled "Lake at Baldwin's Ranch, Santa Anita, California", no date. Gift from Sierra Madre Public Library, Debbie R. Henderson (Associate Librarian--Archival Collection), March 17, 2004.
74. LA County Botanic Garden (9"x4" card stock). "The Arboretum of Los Angeles County will now be known as L.A. County Botanic Garden." 2003.
75. Los Angeles State and County Arboretum brochure showing a 213 area code. No Date. Gift from South Pasadena Public Library.
76. You Are Invited to Join the California Arboretum Foundation, Inc. brochure and application. No Date. Gift from South Pasadena Public Library-date stamped November 27, 1972.
77. The Arboretum - Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden Annual Report, July 1, 2004-June 30, 2005.
78. Arboretum Members' Magazine, Issue 4, 2005/2006 November, December, January. "Plants are giving."
79. The Arboretum - Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden Annual Report, July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006.
80. Baldwin Lake a Big Part of Local History. Arcadia Weekly, August 8, 2002.
81. The Arboretum - Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden Annual Report, July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007.
82."A guide to the tropical greenhouse," published by Los Angeles State and County Arboretum, n.d.
83. "Growing and using oriental vegetables," published by County of Los Angeles Department of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens, n.d.
84. L.A.S.C.A. Los Angeles State and County Arboretum Activity Book written by Dick Ruehrwein, 1982.
85. Article about Mitchell Bishop, the historic curator at Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. He'd like to open the Queen Anne Cottage to the public more often. The Weekly Star, a supplement to the Pasadena Star News, December 25, 2008.
86. History behind the Arboretum by Lauragene Swenson. The Weekly Star, September 9, 2010.
87. Arboretum wood turned art, The Weekly Star, November 11, 2012.
88. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors renews 20-year agreement with Arboretum Foundation to operate the LA County Arboretum. Arcadia Weekly, p. 7, May 23, 2013.
89. The Arboretum: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden information brochure, including map of the grounds. 2 copies.
90. Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden to receive $1.8 million in upgrades. Refurbishment of the Arboretum Library and Ayres Hall. San Gabriel Valley Examiner, October 24, 2013.
91. Los Angeles County, Lucky Baldwin's relatives push for restoration of Baldwin Lake at Arboretum in Arcadia. Pasadena Star News, December 29, 2014. Retrieved from pasadenastarnews.com on 12/29/2014.
92. Guide to Civic Art in Los Angeles County Parks, p. 8 info on public art at Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden: Je N'Oublierai Pas marble sculpture, commissioned by Anita Baldwin. Retrieved 7/11/2018 from lacounty.gov.
93. What's going on with Arcadia's Lake Baldwin? A multi-part article by Galen Patterson, Arcadia Weekly, June 7, 2018, June 14, 2018, June 21, 2018, June 28, 2018, July 5, 2018, July 21, 2018, July 26, 2018- ?
94. 94A. Walk through History at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum (15 page booklet shows boundaries of original Rancho Santa Anita Land Grant. 94B. A Guide to the Historical Section at the Los Angeles County State and County Arboretum, printed December 1980, text by Sandra L. Snider (Sandy Snider). Page 8 shows boundaries of Hugo Reid's original 13,319-acre Rancho Santa Anita and the present-day cities embraced.
95. L.A. County Arboretum: $8 million cleanup of Baldwin Lake sought. Flood control district assigns funding; expense to go before supervisors in July. Pasadena Star News, April 9, 2019.
96. Arborvitae, newsletter of Los Voluntarios, August 2020. Includes Annual Report 2019-2020, Covid-19 status, preservation work on the Reid-Baldwin Adobe, conservation of paintings in the Queen Anne Cottage, historic Santa Anita Depot roof restoration, remembrances of Phyllis Chapman, Carol Libby, Hiroko and Yoshio Fujioka, Tom Conrow, Dorothy Collister and Jo Harley.
97. Consortium wants to cut down LA County Arboretum trees to make room for storm water treatment (groundwater recharge ponds and a pump station) to pump out to the nearby Arcadia Wash. Construction of this facility would take up 4 acres of the Arboretum's Australia section. Los Angeles Times, January 17, 2021, printed from latimes.com on February 4, 2021.
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Arboretum
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Arboretum Directors

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1. "Director-elect will tackle dissension." News clip, April 12, 1970. 2. "Future of Arboretum depends on Dr. Verdoorn." News clip, circa 1948. 3. "Arboreta hiring delay asked." News clip, March 10, 1970. 4. "Retiring Arboretum official feted." Pacesetter-Highlander, December 8, 1982, p.10. 5. …
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1. "Director-elect will tackle dissension." News clip, April 12, 1970.
2. "Future of Arboretum depends on Dr. Verdoorn." News clip, circa 1948.
3. "Arboreta hiring delay asked." News clip, March 10, 1970.
4. "Retiring Arboretum official feted." Pacesetter-Highlander, December 8, 1982, p.10.
5. Waltham botanist to direct new Los Angeles Arboretum, Christian Science Monitor, November 13, 1948. Dr. Frans Verdoorn is the first director of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum.
6."Arboretum CEO Schulhof to retire in late spring; new CEO expected this summer." Arcadia Weekly, p. 12, February 23, 2023.
7. "L.A. County arborteum selects new director." Pasadena Star News, May 25, 2023, p.A3,A5. Michael Desplaines will begin his new role as CEO of Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden in July.
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Arboretum Directors
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Arboretum Research

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1. "Camptotheca acuminata, Decaisne (Nyssaceae): Source of Camptothecin, an antileukemic Alkaloid." Technical Bulletin No. 1415, United States Department of Agriculture, April 1970. In cooperation with the National Cancer Institute, Department of Health Education, and Welfare, and Research Triangl…
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1. "Camptotheca acuminata, Decaisne (Nyssaceae): Source of Camptothecin, an antileukemic Alkaloid." Technical Bulletin No. 1415, United States Department of Agriculture, April 1970. In cooperation with the National Cancer Institute, Department of Health Education, and Welfare, and Research Triangle Institute.
2. "Rear tree cut." News clip, March 23, 1968.
3. "Cancer tree cuttings." News clip, September 19, 1969.
4. "Scientist tries to grow." News clip, May, 20, 1973.
5. "A hunt for a tree." News clip, circa 1968 or 1969.
6. "Fire retardant plants." Arboretum brochure.
7. "Sewage water for agriculture?" Press release, County of Los Angeles Arboreta and Botanic Gardens, June 1, 1977.
8. "Searching for answers." Lasca Leaves, March 1973.
9. "'Leaf' the doctoring to Lee." News clip and photo, July 6, 1978.
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Arboretum Research
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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1909-1939)-Anita Baldwin

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1. "Mrs. Reeves: Arcadia's own 'Lucky' Lady." Arcadia Tribune, August 4, 1977. 2. Copy of map showing part of Rancho Santa Anita, 1968. 3. "Raymond Lewis Knisley." Chapter from A Dozen Sierra Success Stories by W.K. Bixler 4. Personnel as remembered by A.D. Minium. Handwritten list from memoir…
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1. "Mrs. Reeves: Arcadia's own 'Lucky' Lady." Arcadia Tribune, August 4, 1977.
2. Copy of map showing part of Rancho Santa Anita, 1968.
3. "Raymond Lewis Knisley." Chapter from A Dozen Sierra Success Stories by W.K. Bixler
4. Personnel as remembered by A.D. Minium. Handwritten list from memoirs taken later.
5. Reminiscences of Santa Anita Rancho by A.D. Minium. Nine pages, undated.
6. "Bathe pigs at model stock ranch of 'Lucky' Baldwin's daughter." Los Angeles Record, May 1, 1916.
7. "Mrs. Anita Baldwin, owner of Santa Anita Rancho." Sacramento Star, May 1, 1916.
8. "Medals won by local people." Star News, August 28, 1915.
9. "California has another record breaker." Los Angeles Cultivator, March 2, 1916.
10. "Seven day record for butter broken." News clip, 1916.
11. "2,000 San Francisco fans of Tia Juana." News clip, circa April 7, 1916.
12. "South breeding a new race of Kingly horses." Los Angeles Times, April 9, 1916.
13. "Santa Anita Rancho, Anoakia breeding farm." Los Angeles Cultivator, June 22, 1916.
14. "Genuine cornucopia is Santa Anita holstein." Pasadena Star News, February 26, 1916.
15. "Eleven racers here, more on the way." San Diego Sun, April 5, 1916.
16. "California's purebred establishment." Pacific Rural Press, March 11, 1916.
17. "William C. DeLapp, merchant. Plea for part of ranch becoming State Agricultural College." Pasadena Star News, April 20, 1915.
18. "A great stock ranch." California Cultivator, June 22, 1916.
19. "Raymond L. Knisley, former Arcadian named co-executor of vast Anita Baldwin estate." Arcadia Tribune, October 31, 1939.
20. Map of Baldwin Rancho. Copied from the Peacock Call, September October 1978.
21. "$50,000 worth of ranch buildings." News clip, June 21, 1919. Regarding a complete description of a recently built dormitory for laborers.
22. "Early scenes in California revived here." Arcadia Tribune, May 24, 1937.
23. "A day in Old California at Rancho Santa Anita." Letterhead for committee who organized the celebration described in content #22.
24. "Kindness an important asset in raising of livestock" (at Anita Baldwin's ranch). Los Angeles Times, August 15, 1920.
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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1909-1939)-Anita Baldwin
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Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints

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Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library building 20 W. Duarte Rd (Garwood, 1960). Also includes Children's Room addition (Garwood, 1962), Emergency Exit Basement (ASL Consulting Eng, 1991) and Lobby Remodeling (Fickes, 1974). Companion set to Library Remodel/Expansion Bluepri…
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Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library building 20 W. Duarte Rd (Garwood, 1960). Also includes Children's Room addition (Garwood, 1962), Emergency Exit Basement (ASL Consulting Eng, 1991) and Lobby Remodeling (Fickes, 1974). Companion set to Library Remodel/Expansion Blueprints. See Box #025
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Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints
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Basement
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Box 024
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Shelf H14
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447AF
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Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints for Library Remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd.

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Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued in Box 025B.
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Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued in Box 025B.
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Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints for Library Remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd.
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Basement
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Box 025A
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Shelf H14
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448AF
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Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints for Library Remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd.

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Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued from Box 025A.
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Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued from Box 025A.
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Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints for Library Remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd.
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Basement
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Box 025B
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Shelf H15
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449AF
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Houses

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1. "Tour of new Bluth home to aid American Red Cross." Arcadia Tribune, June 4, 1981 with photo. 2. "Bluth's open mountaintop mansion for charity event." Arcadia Tribune, June 7, 1981. 3. Information on the homes of Harry Ainsworth/Babs Ainsworth Hawkins. 4. "Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wi…
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1. "Tour of new Bluth home to aid American Red Cross." Arcadia Tribune, June 4, 1981 with photo.
2. "Bluth's open mountaintop mansion for charity event." Arcadia Tribune, June 7, 1981.
3. Information on the homes of Harry Ainsworth/Babs Ainsworth Hawkins.
4. "Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson." Magazine clip, undated.
5. "Christmas Memories" booklet, 47th annual Holiday Homes Tour, December 7, 2001, benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California.
6. Report to the City Council in reference to appeal of Planning Commission denial for a proposed Arcadia Eco-Home at 1327-29 S. Eighth Street which would be energy smart and environmentally friendly. Submitted by Ed Huang. May 3, 1999. Also includes the Development Services Department Staff Report, June 1, 1999.
7. "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" booklet, 49th annual Holiday Homes Tour, December 12, 2003, benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California. Includes card listing the featured homes.
8. "Christmas is Joy" 46th Annual Holiday Homes Tour booklet, December 1, 2000 benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California.
9. Handwritten information about house at 1050 Paloma Drive. House was at northwest corner of Paloma Drive and Monte Vista. Copies of photographs. People in photos: Earl, Charles Francis and Earl, William. 7 pages.
10. Some dwellings erected with a dozen more in prospect. Homes cost $5000 and below on Sixth Avenue, Huntington Drive, Valnett, Alice Street, Santa Anita Avenue. Pasadena Star News, May 16, 1921.
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Houses
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129AF
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Housing

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1. Housing Assistance Plan. Prepared for City Council consideration, 1975. 2. Draft housing element: Arcadia General Plan, June 1981, 45 pages.
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1. Housing Assistance Plan. Prepared for City Council consideration, 1975.
2. Draft housing element: Arcadia General Plan, June 1981, 45 pages.
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Housing
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Historic Houses

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1. "Historic house faces wreckers." Pasadena Star News, March 2, 1961. O.D. Harris home. 2. "The start of it all." News clip, no date. Hiram Unruh home. 3. "The first house on Arcadia town site." Note paper printed by Edna Lenz. O. D. Harris home. 4. "Historic Otto Winkler house demolished." …
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1. "Historic house faces wreckers." Pasadena Star News, March 2, 1961. O.D. Harris home.
2. "The start of it all." News clip, no date. Hiram Unruh home.
3. "The first house on Arcadia town site." Note paper printed by Edna Lenz. O. D. Harris home.
4. "Historic Otto Winkler house demolished." Arcadia Tribune, April 27, 1975.
5. Letter from W. T. Beckwith regarding the Richard Neutra designed house on Sycamore and Oakwood.
6. "The Unruh home." Arcadia Tribune, August 16, 1973.
7. Fact sheet on the house at 100 North First Avenue.
8. "Colorful bit of history torn down." Arcadia Tribune, June 22, 1978.
9. "An old house gets a new look. Peter Cuccia home, now owned and used by Our Savior Lutheran Church at 512 West Duarte Road." Arcadia Tribune, October 19, 1978.
10. Title search papers conducted on property at 15 West Colorado Boulevard. O.D. Harris house shows place built circa 1887.
11. Title search on property at 206 North First Avenue, north-east corner of First and Santa Clara, February 1981. Five pages from Title Insurance listing names and owners from Hugo Reid to date.
12. Historical Arcadia home to be shown on Holiday Homes Tour. Includes name of colonel Northam who originally built the Clara Baldwin Stocker house.
13. "Old jailhouse faces destruction." Arcadia Tribune, circa 1964-1965.
14. "City Council has expressed interest in creating as a historical site - the jail." Arcadia Tribune, circa 1964-1965.
15. Pasadena Showcase House of Design catalog describing house at 995 Hampton Road built by Roland E. Coate, Sr. for Lawrence and Josephine Garat Wilcox Barker of Barker Brothers fame. Apr/May 2000.
16. Arcadia 1940's estate is Showcase House of Design. (995 Hampton Road) Pasadena Star News Spring 2000.
17. "Twin Oaks" home background written by Sandy Snider. (Clara Baldwin Home)
18. "Robin's Nest reflects turn-of-century elegance." Article on the two-story house at 6502 Temple City Blvd. that was built as a honeymoon cottage for Anita Baldwin on the occasion of her marriage to George Baldwin. The house was named "The Robin's Nest" and was a gift from her father Elias "Lucky" Baldwin. Temple City Times. January 6, 1977.
19. Memo from Jason Kruckeberg, Arcadia Assistant City Manager/Development Services Director dated November 6, 2012 recommending a special use permit to allow the Pasadena Showcase House to renovate a property and house for the 2013 Pasadena Showcase House and Design Event from April 21, 2013-May 19, 2013. The showcase house will be 995 Hampton Road in Arcadia.
20. Pasadena Showcase House of Design catalog describing house at 995 Hampton Road built by Roland E. Coate, Sr. (bio p. 46) for C. Lawrence Barker and Josephine Garat Barker (bio p. 47) of Barker Brothers furniture fame. Apr/May 2013.
21. Description and history of house at 995 Hampton Road, Arcadia, a 1941 "Monterey Colonial"house designed by architect Roland E. Coate. It has been the site of Pasadena Showcase House of Design in the past. Description and history written by Tim Gregory.
22. Table 4.5-2 list of "Built Environment Historic Resources" (addresses of possible historic structures) from the Arcadia General Plan Update Draft Program EIR 2010. Retrieved from www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/docs/deir_4.5_cultural resources_7-19-10.pdf on May 31, 2014.
23.Five documents: 1. Arcadia Citywide Historic Resources Survey (by Architectural Resources Group-ARG) frequently asked questions. 2. Arcadia Historic Preservation Ordinance Draft August 2, 2018. 3. Fact Sheet Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance. 4. Translation in Chinese text of Fact Sheet Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance. 5. Notice of Special Meeting study session to report, discuss revisions to the draft Historic Preservation Ordinance, September 27, 2018.
24. 2020 Pasadena showcase house selected in Arcadia, the first time Arcadia has hosted since 2013 and third time ever. The house is at 1220 Rancho Road. From Arcadia Weekly, October 17, 2019.
25. 2020 Pasadena Showcase House: The Locke House, in Arcadia, is for sale. Asking price $6.998 million. It is a 1937 Federal country-style estate by Hollywood's society architect Gerard R. Colcord, in the Santa Anita Oaks neighborhood.
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Historic Houses
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Senior Citizen Housing

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1. Retirement hotel approved. Arcadia Highlander November 28, 1984 with photo. 2. Brochure for Santa Anita Retirement and Assisted Living Center located on the border of Arcadia and Temple City at 5600 Gracewood Avenue. c.2001. 3. Brochure for Arcadia Gardens Retirement Hotel located at 720 W.…
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1. Retirement hotel approved. Arcadia Highlander November 28, 1984 with photo.
2. Brochure for Santa Anita Retirement and Assisted Living Center located on the border of Arcadia and Temple City at 5600 Gracewood Avenue. c.2001.
3. Brochure for Arcadia Gardens Retirement Hotel located at 720 W. Camino Real in Arcadia. c.2001.
4. Program for the Heritage Park at Arcadia Ground Breaking Ceremony, Wednesday, August 20, 2003. 54-unit apartment complex with affordable housing for senior citizens at 150 W. Las Tunas Dr.
5a. Ribbon cutting program "Campus Commons" May 10, 2012. 5b. Campus Commons Grand Opening from Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Website. Campus Commons is a two-story low-income senior housing complex at 16 Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA.
Subjects
Senior Citizen Housing
Item ID
231AF
Collection
Subject Files
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