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The Hugo Reid Adobe still stands in disrepair at the Los Angeles County Arboretum five years after preservation and restoration efforts should have started. At issue is whether it should be preserved as the Hugo Reid Adobe or reinterpreted as the Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin Adobe.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30237
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2006
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2006
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Getty Foundation
Historic Buildings
Hugo Reid Adobe
Landmarks
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Preservation
Item ID
30424AN
Collection
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Carol Libby and Scott Hettrick of the Arcadia Historical Society are both on the Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee, which wants to restore the Hugo Reid Adobe on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Arboretum. They want to re-create the adobe as it was in its heyday, when Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin lived there from 1875 until he died in 1909.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31725
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee
Hettrick, Scott
Historic preservation
Hugo Reid Adobe
Libby, Carol
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Item ID
31922AN
Collection
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A statue of Arcadia pioneer Hugo Reid and his family, including the dog, will be dedicated in a ceremony at the Arcadia Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28423
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Hugo Reid family statue - dedication
Silverlake Conservation
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
28617AN
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The Hugo Reid Family sculpture created in 1937 by sculptor Preston Prescott is being moved from the Arcadia County Park to the Arcadia Historical Museum. Details of the move are given. See also May 2, 2003 and May 3, 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25439
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Museums - Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Hugo Reid Family Statue
Prescott, Preston
Reid, Hugo
Statuary
Item ID
25638AN
Collection
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The "Hugo Reid Family" sculpture created in 1937 by artist Preston Prescott will be moved to the Arcadia Historical Museum. The museum has purchased a portrait of Lucky Baldwin created in 1906 by Maynard Dixon. The article includes a profile of items on display at the museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25436
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Museums - Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Hugo Reid Family Statue
Baldwin, Elias Jackson (Lucky)
Dixon, Maynard
Prescott, Preston
Reid, Hugo
Statuary
Item ID
25635AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 65 year old statue of Hugo Reid created by Preston Prescott may be moved from Arcadia County Park to a spot between the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum and the Arcadia Community Center. The City Council will have to approve $57,362 contract for its removal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24460
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Reid, Hugo
Prescott, Preston
Parks - Arcadia County Park
Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Statuary
Hugo Reid Family Statue
Item ID
24651AN
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Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden will have its historic buildings upgraded and a new 5-year strategic plan is being drafted for the first time in many years. Among items to be improved are the roof replacement and stabilization of the Hugo Reid Adobe (aka Baldwin Adobe), the rehabilitation of the library, as well as roof replacements for the 126-year-old Queen Anne Cottage of "Fantasy Island" fame, and the Coach Barn. Mitchell Bishop, curator of the historic collections, said he plans to rehabilitate Baldwin Lake.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32412
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Bishop, Mitchell
Historic Buildings
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Item ID
32610AN
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26 local schools earn high honors, the 2023 California Distinguished Schools award, including Hugo Reid Elementary, Camino Grove Elementary, Highland Oaks Elementary, Rancho Learning Center, Baldwin Stocker Elementary, Holly Avenue Elementary and Longley Way Elementary School from the Arcadia Unified School District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36409
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Awards, honors, recognitions
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
California Distinguished Schools
Camino Grove Elementary School
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Holly Avenue Elementary School
Hugo Reid Elementary School
Longley Way Elementary School
Rancho Learning Center
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Arboretum provides chance for lovely stroll. Pictures of Queen Anne Cottage and Bauer pool and water fountain.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35249
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2018
Pages
p, A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2018
Pages
p, A3
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Item ID
35438AN
Collection
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A rugged, two-tier rock drinking fountain, family-built and designed, now sits in a palm-shaded grove at the Arboretum. It is a tribute to retired Pasadena Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Sprankle.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4590
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 1995 p. A-3 photo
July 13, 1995 Hometown p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 1995 p. A-3 photo
July 13, 1995 Hometown p. 1 photo
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
4466AN
Collection
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The fountain created by Millard Sheets which sits at the entrance to the Los Angeles County Arboretum may be removed and replaced by another water feature. The plan is in the early stages and the final decision will be make by the Arboretum Foundation Board of Trustees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24827
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 18, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 18, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arboretum
Sheets, Millard
Item ID
25022AN
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The Tour and Task Thursdays at the Arboretum featured a movie-location slide show and a tram tour.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19288
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
19531AN
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Free tours are being conducted at Santa Anita Park to show areas where scenes for Seabiscuit were filmed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25961
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Filmmaking
Moving pictures
Item ID
26162AN
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10-year-old Arcadia resident Natalia Sanchez-Nigolian started a "Save the Trees" fund to maintain trees on Paloma Drive, where she lives. She plans to start an environmental club at Hugo Reid Elementary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30598
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Environmentalists
Preservation
Sanchez-Nigolian, Natalia
Trees
Item ID
30786AN
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Photographs show a woman walking and a peacock while spring flowers are in bloom at the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30044
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Spring
Flowers
Peacocks
Item ID
30231AN
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The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum keeps the past alive. Recently Doug Hayes donated family artifacts to the collection, an exhibit of Seabiscuit will run until October 31, and work will begin soon on restoration of "The Hugo Reid Family" statue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26164
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
26364AN
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Photographs show people enjoying the Arcadia Immigrant Experience exhibit currently showing at the Arcadia Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30105
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 1, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 1, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ng, Albert
Swenson, Lauragene
Arcadia Immigrant Experience
Exhibits
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
30294AN
Collection
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Photographs show the interior and exterior of the Queen Anne Cottage on a tour on Mother's Day. Carmel Padgett is the docent.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30046
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2006
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2006
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Queen Anne Cottage
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Mother's Day
Tours
Padgett, Carmel
Item ID
30233AN
Collection
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Arcadia Unified School District hires four new principals. They are Tom Bruce (First Avenue Middle School), Teresa Oakdale (Holly Avenue Elementary School), Ben Acker (Foothills Middle School), and Lauren Leahy (Hugo Reid Elementary School). The new hires come soon after David Vannasdall became the district superintendent in May.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33915
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Acker, Ben
Arcadia Unified School District employees
Bruce, Tom
Leahy, Lauren
Oakdale, Teresa
Item ID
34109AN
Collection
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Photos show Terra-Byte, an experiential art and technology event at Los Angeles County Arboretum, featuring Dewey Decibel providing music and scientist Robert Hurt talking about images from outer space.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30135
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Hurt, Robert
Dewey Decibel
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden -- events
Terra-Byte
Item ID
30322AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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