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The new Senior Citizen Center, now in the architectural drawing stage of development will replace the Rose Garden at the corner of Huntington and Campus Drives. The center will house the administration offices of the Arcadia Parks and Recreation Department and the Historical Museum.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3168AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A policy on when groups can use Arcadia's new Community Center was approved Tuesday by the City Council, limiting events to those with community-wide appeal.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 10, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 10, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Community Center

Item ID: 472AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A newly released study by H. Wendell Mounce & Associates reports that Arcadia could use a new police station, a new city hall, a recreation center and a theater. Total cost of the project if the city hall is replaced would be $20 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Civic Center

Item ID: 2273AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Historical Society should open before the end of this year. The museum's collection is being moved and cataloged. A walkway, featuring tiles costing $100 each, still needs to be constructed from the parking lot to the museum entrance.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 1712AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's new senior center will be built at the Rose Garden at the corners of Huntington and Campus Drives. The city will start taking bids for the proposed $2.5 million, 18,000-square foot building in April. (At least 21% of the city population is over age 60.)

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3166AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

About 400 people joined City officials in the spacious main room of the new Arcadia Community Center on Friday to dedicate the $4.5 million structure that will house the City's Senior Citizens Services and Recreation Department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Arcadia Community Center

Item ID: 471AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A building contract for a senior citizens center has been awarded to Nationwide Construction of Downey. Groundbreaking is anticipated in three months. The center will be built on the triangular piece of land at the intersection of Holly Avenue and Campus and Huntington Drives across from the Chamber of Commerce.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3170AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The list of groups allowed to use the community center was expanded recently, but the revised policy still limits events to those with community wide appeal.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 9, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 9, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Community Center

Item ID: 26AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Construction of a new senior center in Arcadia will be funded in part through more than $200.000 allocated from federal Community Development Block Grant funds for the 1988-89 fiscal year, not through an exchange of money with another city that would have cost Arcadia about $75,000.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3164AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council is toying with the idea of major civic center construction that could eventually, if dreams come true, cost close to $19 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 10, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 10, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Civic Center

Item ID: 2272AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Historical Society is launched on a membership drive as it works toward establishing a museum to house artifacts of historic significance to Arcadia's early days.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 20, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 20, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Historical Society

Item ID: 1705AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

General information relative to community recreation center.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 5, 1971 p. 1 (Center and Auditorium considered); December 12,1971 p. 1 (Center and Police Annex building considered); December 22, 1971 p. 1; January 5, 1972 p. 1; January 26, 1972 p. 1 (to go to polls); January 30, 1972 p. 1; February 2, 1972 p. 1 (bond election); February 23, 1972 p. 1 (Chamber backs); March 1, 1972 p. 1; March 8, 1972 p. 1 (bond defeated)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 5, 1971 p. 1 (Center and Auditorium considered); December 12,1971 p. 1 (Center and Police Annex building considered); December 22, 1971 p. 1; January 5, 1972 p. 1; January 26, 1972 p. 1 (to go to polls); January 30, 1972 p. 1; February 2, 1972 p. 1 (bond election); February 23, 1972 p. 1 (Chamber backs); March 1, 1972 p. 1; March 8, 1972 p. 1 (bond defeated)

Subjects: Community Recreation Center Proposal, 1971

Item ID: 3878AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 8, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 8, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Gateway Center

Item ID: 1656AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

General information regarding Civic Center

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1931 p. 1; May 1, 1931 p. 1 (site studied); December 13, 1943 p. 1 (map of porposed site); March 16, 1947 p. 1; May 8, 1947 p. 1 (purchase of site); February 29, 1948 p. 1 (ground breaking); March 4, 1948 p. 1; August 11, 1955 p. 1; November 22, 1955 p. 1; March 12, 1956 p. 1; April 12, 1956 p. 1; May 24, 1956 p. 1 (plans); July 5, 1956 p. 1 (contract award); July 16, 1956 p. 1 (ground breaking); March 25, 1957 p. 3 (construction); January 6, 1958 p. 1; January 16, 1958 p. 1 (Open House - Civic Center complex including new Police Station and City Hall)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1931 p. 1; May 1, 1931 p. 1 (site studied); December 13, 1943 p. 1 (map of porposed site); March 16, 1947 p. 1; May 8, 1947 p. 1 (purchase of site); February 29, 1948 p. 1 (ground breaking); March 4, 1948 p. 1; August 11, 1955 p. 1; November 22, 1955 p. 1; March 12, 1956 p. 1; April 12, 1956 p. 1; May 24, 1956 p. 1 (plans); July 5, 1956 p. 1 (contract award); July 16, 1956 p. 1 (ground breaking); March 25, 1957 p. 3 (construction); January 6, 1958 p. 1; January 16, 1958 p. 1 (Open House - Civic Center complex including new Police Station and City Hall)

Subjects: Civic Center; Police Station; City Hall

Item ID: 4147AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Views of two students at Arcadia High School on the question of setting aside a smoking area on campus.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1+

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1+

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2969AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Senior citizens center still faces many, many obstacles. Since the formation of the Arcadia Senior Citizens' Commission in 1978 one of its goals has been to acquire or construct a senior citizens/community center.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3160AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Following a successful debut Sunday, Arcadia's new Civic Band has begun practice for future programs. Members are listed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 7, 1948

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 7, 1948

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Civic Band

Item ID: 9526AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The foundation plans to raise $75,000 this year ($30,000 more than last year) with a new strategy that entails direct pleas for contribution from families of Arcadia school students as well as from businesses in the community.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1985

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1985

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Educational Foundation

Item ID: 484AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

More than 400 rosebushes from the Arcadia Rose Garden were moved to the Arcadia High School campus. The city is planning to build a senior citizen center on the rose garden's former site.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Parks

Item ID: 2138AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Plans to build a new Arcadia Senior Center are moving forward, with studies of the center's possible role, funding for the center and scouting for a site under way.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3165AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The new Senior Citizen Center, now in the architectural drawing stage of development will replace the Rose Garden at the corner of Huntington and Campus Drives. The center will house the administration offices of the Arcadia Parks and Recreation Department and the Historical Museum.

A policy on when groups can use Arcadia's new Community Center was approved Tuesday by the City Council, limiting events to those with community-wide appeal.

A newly released study by H. Wendell Mounce & Associates reports that Arcadia could use a new police station, a new city hall, a recreation center and a theater. Total cost of the project if the city hall is replaced would be $20 million.

The Arcadia Historical Society should open before the end of this year. The museum's collection is being moved and cataloged. A walkway, featuring tiles costing $100 each, still needs to be constructed from the parking lot to the museum entrance.

Arcadia's new senior center will be built at the Rose Garden at the corners of Huntington and Campus Drives. The city will start taking bids for the proposed $2.5 million, 18,000-square foot building in April. (At least 21% of the city population is over age 60.)

About 400 people joined City officials in the spacious main room of the new Arcadia Community Center on Friday to dedicate the $4.5 million structure that will house the City's Senior Citizens Services and Recreation Department.

The list of groups allowed to use the community center was expanded recently, but the revised policy still limits events to those with community wide appeal.

Construction of a new senior center in Arcadia will be funded in part through more than $200.000 allocated from federal Community Development Block Grant funds for the 1988-89 fiscal year, not through an exchange of money with another city that would have cost Arcadia about $75,000.

Arcadia City Council is toying with the idea of major civic center construction that could eventually, if dreams come true, cost close to $19 million.

The Arcadia Historical Society is launched on a membership drive as it works toward establishing a museum to house artifacts of historic significance to Arcadia's early days.

General information relative to community recreation center.

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.

General information regarding Civic Center

Views of two students at Arcadia High School on the question of setting aside a smoking area on campus.

Senior citizens center still faces many, many obstacles. Since the formation of the Arcadia Senior Citizens' Commission in 1978 one of its goals has been to acquire or construct a senior citizens/community center.

Following a successful debut Sunday, Arcadia's new Civic Band has begun practice for future programs. Members are listed.

The foundation plans to raise $75,000 this year ($30,000 more than last year) with a new strategy that entails direct pleas for contribution from families of Arcadia school students as well as from businesses in the community.

More than 400 rosebushes from the Arcadia Rose Garden were moved to the Arcadia High School campus. The city is planning to build a senior citizen center on the rose garden's former site.

Plans to build a new Arcadia Senior Center are moving forward, with studies of the center's possible role, funding for the center and scouting for a site under way.