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The tile mosaic "Blind Justice" created by artist Jay Rivkin in 1958 on the entrance to the police station will be demolished this month as a result of the opening of the new police station. The mosaic could not be saved.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26170
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Blind Justice
Rivkin, Jay
Tile Mosaic
Police Department
Item ID
26370AN
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"Blind Justice", a glazed tile mosaic created in 1958 by artist Jay Rivkin and located next to the front entrance of the Arcadia Police Department, will be reduced to rubble when the aging Huntington Drive Police station is torn down this summer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25642
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Police Department
Mosaics
Rivkin, Jay
Item ID
25842AN
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Newspaper Index
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The fountain at Peacock Corner (southwest corner Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive) is taking on a new look. Student volunteers are placing small mosaic tiles on the facade of the fountain. Local interior designer Shirley Farris volunteered to coordinate the project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33438
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Farris, Shirley
Fisher, Ardelle
Kovacic, Gary
Lee, Jaime
Lin, Lisa
Item ID
33634AN
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Newspaper Index
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A tile tapestry was unveiled on the northwest wall of the Arcadia Public Library on Friday, April 8, 2005. More than 200 individual tiles were painted by the public to depict life in Arcadia. A photo is included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29469
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2005
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
Public Art
Tile tapestry
Liu, Sarah
Peppers, Justin
Peppers, Joanne
Wang, Vivian
Item ID
29654AN
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"Blind Justice," an 11-foot tall tile mural at the police station dating back to the 1950s, will not be preserved when the new police station is built. The mural was judged not to have significant artistic or historical merit. The mural will be archived, with some element maintained for display in the new building.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31527
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia Police station
Demolition
Murals
Public Art
Item ID
31723AN
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Newspaper Index
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Lightning, the Division 5 girls team from the Arcadia-Sierra Madre area, won the TriSection State Championship by beating Paso Robles 5 to 2. The team, composed of 8 and 9 year olds, had a record of 31-0-1 and is the 4th team from the area to win the state championship in 27 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3642
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 1994
Pages
p. H-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 1994
Pages
p. H-3 photo
Subjects
Sports
Item ID
3517AN
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Newspaper Index
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The United States Department of Justice made a formal apology in a letter to 27-year-old Joshua Connole for arresting him after sport utility vehicles (SUV) were vandalized at dealerships in West Covina, Monrovia, Duarte, and Arcadia. He is now no longer a suspect and lives in Oregon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29804
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 2005
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
United States Department of Justice
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Vandalism
Ecoterrorists and ecoterrorism
Connole, Joshua
Car Dealerships
Arson
Item ID
29989AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia girls get a kick out of opportunity. Three Arcadia High School girls on the soccer team have landed key spots on the school's varsity football team.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36036
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 2021
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 2021
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports-Football
Arcadia High School sports-soccer
Hernandez, Tom
Ibrahim, Kayla
Kenworthy, Victoria
Sims, Antoine
Zimmerman, Morgan
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Tribune/Star-News All-Star Basketball Classic for boys and girls ready to go Saturday at Damien High School after a three-year absence. Three locals from Arcadia, Lavon Domino, Tim Kwan, and Mel Manell, played.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36447
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Basketball
Domino, Lavon
Kwan, Tim
Manell, Mel
Sports
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has gone on record as supporting the building of a new city hall that would be built on the other side of the Civic Center property. Out of three options presented by city manager Bill Kelly, the council consensus was for a new building at a cost of $6.6 million and adjacent to Huntington Drive West.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31146
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia City Hall building
Item ID
31341AN
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Incumbents Yvonne Bullock, David Hall, Melinda Taylor, and a challenger John J. Nicoloro were announced winners of the Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte- Town Council election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26666
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 30, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Elections - Town Council
Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte Town Council
Bullock, Yvonne
Hall, David
Nicoloro, John J
Taylor, Melinda
Item ID
26868AN
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Newspaper Index
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The spotlight is on the girls varsity volleyball team. This year's strong team hopes to win Arcadia's first Girl's varsity volleyball CIF title.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29083
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2004
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2004
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
High school athletes
Girls varsity volleyball team
Freberg, Chuck (coach)
Nick, Ashley
Young, Jenna
Hickman, Chrissy
Item ID
29270AN
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Area residents pray, reflect on September 11 attacks. Memorial services were held at area city halls including Arcadia, where about 300 people paid tribute to the victims.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24422
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
September 11, 2001
City Hall
Item ID
24612AN
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State offers funds for LGBTQ center in Whittier. The closest center like it are in Arcadia, Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles. The San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center is located at Prince Erik Hall, 2607 South Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006, behind Arcadia Congregational Church--which is temporarily closed due to COVID-19). The SGV location was found on the website sgvlgbtq.org

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36016
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ)
Prince Erik Hall
Social Services
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Fall of the House of Baldwin. Part 3 of a 6 part series: What happened to the Jinks Room murals by Maynard Dixon? The Jinks Room had nine Dixon murals. The Lowry B. McCaslin family, which owned Anoakia at the time, held onto three murals, the rest were donated to the University of Southern California (USC). The McCaslin family bought the Anoakia estate after Anita Baldwin passed. By Galen Patterson. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Anita

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35459
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 24, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 24, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Dixon, Maynard
McCaslin, Lowry B.
Murals
Patterson, Galen
Item ID
35651AN
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Ralph Wendell Long, a 27-year resident of Arcadia, died September 20, 1979 in Newport Beach, where his family had been living for the past year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1963
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 27, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Long, Ralph Wendell
Item ID
1958AN
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Newspaper Index
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City Manager Bill Kelly outlined a $16 million program to finish all public building projects for Arcadia in three years, as part of the city's five-year capital budget. The spending would include a new $6.5 million City Hall, a $1.3 million upgrade to Fire Station 106 on Baldwin Avenue. The city plans to build a new fire station to replace Fire Station 105 on Santa Anita Avenue. A city gym for the civic center property is in planning stages. The city plans to re-roof the community center for $150,000 and to put up 1/2 of the $800,000 cost to make the high school sports field an all-weather facility.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31501
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 20
Subjects
City Hall building
Civic buildings
Construction
Item ID
31697AN
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Newspaper Index
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A man and a 2-year old girl were placed on life support following a near-drowning incident at private residences in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25861
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Drowning
Item ID
26061AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary. Annice DaVee Hall was the first female administrator at Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5291
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 21, 1995
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 21, 1995
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Hall, Annice DaVee
Item ID
5159AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two boys and two girls were born to Feda and Samer Shalabi on Friday, October 4, at the Arcadia Methodist Hospital. The quadruplets were conceived through invitro fertilization.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24655
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Births
Shalabi, Feda and Samer
Quadruplets
Item ID
24845AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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