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Nearly two years after fire caused extensive damage at First Avenue Junior High, students and staff are eager for the re-opening of the main building. Article describes new features.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3123
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3040AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two men were killed in a head-on auto collision at California and Vaquero St. in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3515
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 28, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 28, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Traffic Accidents
Item ID
3400AN
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Newspaper Index
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First Avenue Junior High, severely damaged by a fire in 1979, will reopen this fall to students in grades 7-9 although reconstruction of the building is incomplete. Portable classrooms will be used.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3122
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3039AN
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Newspaper Index
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Slavick's Jewelry Store in Santa Anita Fashion Park was robbed of $8000 in watches by two armed men.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1385
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 3, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 3, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1384AN
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Newspaper Index
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Construction of the Arcadia Gateway Center on the south side of Huntington Drive in east Arcadia should begin November 9. The new center will have a Cigna Health Plan Building, 2 office buildings, 2 restaurants, and a retail building with shops.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1657
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 8, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 8, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Gateway Center
Item ID
1656AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two additional buildings were shut down by the Arcadia Building Department in the wake of a 5.5 aftershock October 4.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1489
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 7, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 7, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Earthquakes
Item ID
1488AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arson is suspected in a $150,000 fire that gutted a brand new office building at 411 South First Avenue on September 11. The building housed the law offices of Pike, Wilson and Cosso.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1596
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 14, 1980
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 14, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Fires and Fire Prevention
Item ID
1595AN
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Newspaper Index
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The architectural firm of Sevar and Associates and Dave Szany and Associates have relocated their offices in the restored and remodeled Southern Counties Gas Building. The building, constructed in 1926, is one of the original buildings on First Avenue. It was the home of the Gas Company for 33 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1705
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1982
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1982
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Historic houses
Southern Counties Gas Building
Item ID
1704AN
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First Avenue Junior High has been nominated as a 1990 California Distinguished School by the State Department of Education. First Avenue will be one of six schools in Los Angeles County to be so nominated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3127
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 13, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3044AN
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Newspaper Index
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Candidate Joseph Scurto sees City Council race as first step.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1101
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 12, 1984
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 12, 1984
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1984
Scurto, Joseph III
Item ID
1100AN
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With negotiations ended between Arcadia and a developer who wanted to build an office building at the corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive, the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency is looking for another firm to develop the site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1310
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 3, 1985
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 3, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1309AN
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Jack Sonnhalter, principal of First Avenue Junior High School, will take an early retirement at the end of the current school year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3125
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3042AN
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The Drive-In Liquor store has reopened in its new building but the owners, Fred Palladin and Thomas Turiace, have several problems and complaints about the city's role in developing the property.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper763
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 28, 1988
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 28, 1988
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Drive-In Liquor
Item ID
763AN
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Ground has been broken for an $800,000, 36,000 square foot building at 225 N. Second Ave. to house the E-Z Hook Division of Tek Test, manufacturer of electronic test accessories for computers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper698
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 8, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 8, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Buildings
Item ID
698AN
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The Arcadia Historical Society building was recently moved to its permanent location across from the Chamber of Commerce in Arcadia Park. The building was moved from 30 North Santa Anita Avenue to First Avenue just south of Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1710
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1985
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1985
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Item ID
1709AN
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Bill Manley teaches the computer and electronics class at First Avenue Junior High. The popular class is designed to teach students computer literacy at an early age.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3124
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3041AN
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A moratorium on new liquor store construction has been extended. The original moratorium would have run out before the August 2 date set for a public hearing before City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper344
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 27, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 27, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Alcohol - Law and Legislation
Item ID
344AN
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Students at First Avenue Junior High raised $579 for a weekend telethon aimed at providing funds for the medical treatment of children whose families cannot afford hospital care.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3126
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 8, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 8, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3043AN
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A 58-year-old woman was raped and her house robbed by two males in their 20's.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1383
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 21, 1988
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 21, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1382AN
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The Arcadia Planning Commission approved a request for a variation in the distance between buildings for a proposed 20-unit condominium project at 412-422 California St. and 417-421 Diamond St. The variance would allow a 10-18 foot distance between buildings, instead of the standard 20-foot requirement.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper636
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 19, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Item ID
636AN
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Newspaper Index
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