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Cats have turned up dead with .22 caliber bullet wounds at the Santa Anita Park race track stable. Police launch an investigation into animal cruelty.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29068
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Cats
Animal cruelty
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Stray animals
Item ID
29254AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Horse lover and photographer Karen Davis has published a book called "Santa Anita Morning Rhapsody." It is a photographic collection of the Santa Anita Park race track in the early morning.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30129
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2006
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2006
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Davis, Karen
Authors
Books
Photographers
Santa Anita Park -- 2001-2010
Item ID
30316AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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About 20 demonstrators organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protested the perceived mistreatment of race horses in front of Santa Anita Park during the Breeders' Cup. Pictured is Natalie Stauffer of San Francisco.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31270
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Activist groups
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park - Breeders' Cup
Stauffer, Natalie
Item ID
31465AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A profile of Anita Baldwin, the lady behind Anoakia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27515
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27713AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A schedule and information on the 20th Breeders' Cup is published.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26660
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2003
Pages
p.C1, C7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2003
Pages
p.C1, C7
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Breeders' Cup
Item ID
26862AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership held its annual awards gala at Santa Anita Park. AeroVironment Inc. received the Green Technology Award. Harry Baldwin, a former San Gabriel councilman, recived the Community Service Award. The Majestic Realty Foundation received the Humanitarian Award. Other award recipients are listed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31672
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2009
Pages
p. A16
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2009
Pages
p. A16
Subjects
AeroVironment Inc. - Monrovia, CA
Awards - honors - recognitions
Baldwin, Harry
Item ID
31870AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Anoakia developer cannot bulldoze the Anita Baldwin mansion without a demolition permit which will not be granted by the city until certain requirements are met.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27510
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 18, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 18, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27708AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Calmer winds helped firefighters battling the 538-acre Santa Anita Fire yesterday as crews focused on protecting homes and stopping a creeping western edge of flames that forced evacuations in neighboring Pasadena. Also see two accompanying articles on the front page.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30986
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Brush fires
Santa Anita Canyon
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
31181AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 1927 bust of Anita Baldwin, hidden away in storage at the Arboretum, is on exhibit at the Arcadia Public Library along with photographs of Anita, examples of her musical scores, poetry and cookbook.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26329
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
Exhibits
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
26529AN
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Construction begins on Anoakia luxury housing development, on the former site of Anoakia, Anita Baldwin's mansion, on the corner of Baldwin Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia. The Anoakia Mansion was demolished last August to make way for 31 homes to be built by Hover Development Inc. of Newport Beach. Anita Baldwin, daughter of Lucky Baldwin, lived there until her death in 1939. It was used as a girls' school from 1941 to the late 1970s. The new housing development is 19 acres.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33318
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia housing development
Anoakia Mansion--history
Anoakia School
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
33514AN
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Anoakia Estates model homes to open for viewing by this spring. The community is made up of 31 luxury homes. Developer is Tom Hover. The homes were constructed on the site of Anoakia, an estate owned by Anita Baldwin, daughter of Arcadia city founder, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, at Foothill Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue. The homes will be 2-stories, and 5,000-6,000 square feet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33418
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Anoakia Estates
Baldwin, Anita
Housing developments
Hover, Tom
Item ID
33614AN
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This article presents a history of the Anoakia mansion, home of Anita Baldwin. The article is written by Arcadia Weekly writer Charles Cooper.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31428
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia Breeding Farm
Anoakia Estates - housing development
Anoakia mansion
Baldwin, Anita - biography
Benton, Arthur (architect)
Cooper, Charles
Item ID
31621AN
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Westfield Group, owner of Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita, plans to sue the City of Arcadia and developer Caruso Affiliated to prevent The Shops at Santa Anita, the outdoor mall, from being built.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30524
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Developers
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
30712AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fish and Game officials met in Arcadia with members of area police to discuss dealing with increasingly visible wild animals, especially bears, who amble into cities bordering Angeles National Forest. Wildfires may drive animals from the mountains.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24420
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Animals
Item ID
24610AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Joseph A. Larafonda, a barber at Perini's Hair Plus, has published a collection of barber jokes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22838
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Humor
Larafonda, Joseph A.
Item ID
23046AN
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The Pamplemousse, a favorite to win the Santa Anita Derby, was scratched from the race due to a lesion on the horse's left front leg tendon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31427
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2009
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2009
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Canani, Julio
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Derby
Santa Anita Park -- 2001-2010
Solis, Alex, II
The Pamplemousse (race horse)
Item ID
31620AN
Collection
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Writer Charles Cooper recounts the history of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, including previous landowners Hugo Reid and Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31039
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. ("Lucky")
Los Angeles County Arboretum - history
Rancho Santa Anita - history
Reid, Hugo
Item ID
31234AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City Clerk June Alford will retire in April, 2004 with her elected successor being paid a $500 monthly stipend and only handling mostly ceremonial duties.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26504
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Clerk
Alford, June
Item ID
26705AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fire Department gets help from Holy Angels School students, collecting stuffed animals to comfort children, on future fire calls.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33212
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 30
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 30
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Bakey, Stan
Item ID
33409AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Historical information on Baldwin Lake, the four-acre body of water that adjoins the Queen Anne Cottage in the historical section of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, is presented. The history of lake extends from time of the Native Americans (they called their village Aleupkigna), to Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's ranch in 1873, to the movies and television shows in which it has appeared. Baldwin Lake played host to movie stars Johnny Weismuller, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The lake has appeared in Safari, Roots, and Fantasy Island. See also VF "Arboretum" for hard copy of article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30529
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Baldwin Lake
Films
Lakes
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Motion Pictures
Ponds
Queen Anne Cottage
Water
Item ID
30717AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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