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The history of the peafowl from Indian and Java that live in Arcadia is presented. Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin imported three pairs from India in the 1880s. His daughter Anita Baldwin added some birds from Java. The peacock is official bird of Arcadia, is protected, and should not be fed. See also VF "Peacocks" for copy of article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30531
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Peacocks
Peafowl
Item ID
30719AN
Collection
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"The Oaks" in the days of Lucky Baldwin

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita - 1875 - 1909
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Item ID
3950AN
Collection
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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
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Arcadia's new city government first formed in 1903 and its first meeting took place at Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's Oakwood Hotel, located at First Avenue and Santa Clara Road. Baldwin's hotel featured gambling and fine dining along with city government. The Oakwood Hotel burned down in 1911, and the city government moved to the McCoy Building at First Avenue and St. Joseph Street. Two years later, City Hall moved across the street to the Hibbard Building. In 1917, the first building was constructed as a City Hall at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue (?). A two-story colonial building was built for $18,000. This City Hall opened on July 13, 1918. City Hall moved in 1949 to a 13-acre parcel between Huntington Drive and the Pacific Electric railroad tracks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31749
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia civic buildings
Arcadia City Hall - history - 1903-2003
Item ID
31946AN
Collection
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Arcadia Depot and Oakwood Hotel historical marker dedication January 26 at Arcadia Transit Plaza, the former site of Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's Arcadia Depot. It is the Arcadia Historical Society's 11th History Lives Here historical marker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34784
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Railroad history
Item ID
34975AN
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A statue to honor Anita M. Baldwin, daughter of Arcadia's founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, will be built at the new Le Meridien Hotel, a luxury hotel in Arcadia. The artist/sculptor is Alfred Paredes, who also created the Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin statue.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Baldwin, Anita M.
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Le Meridien Hotel
Marriott Hotels
Marriott International
Public Art
Statuary
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General information re Oakwood Hotel

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950 p. 4
July 15, 1950 p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950 p. 4
July 15, 1950 p. 3
Subjects
Oakwood Hotel
Item ID
4031AN
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Unveiling of Anita May Baldwin statue brings peace and beauty. Anita May Baldwin was dedicated down the road from the statue of her father, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue was unveiled yesterday at the official grand opening of the Le Meridien Hotel on Huntington Drive in Arcadia. The statue is called "A Legacy of Charity," made by artist Alfred Paredes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita M.
Gibson, Margaux
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Tay, Sho
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Two hotels are being proposed for redevelopment property along Huntington Drive in Arcadia, potentially creating a "hotel row" between East Arcadia and West Monrovia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1822
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Item ID
1821AN
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Developer Charles Bluth was given permission by the Arcadia City Council to proceed with phase 2 of his Whispering Pines residential project in the hills just north of Foothills Junior High.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2337
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Real Estate - Whispering Pines
Item ID
2296AN
Collection
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History Lives Here-11th marker unveiled at Arcadia Transit Plaza. The latest marker features many railroads that once crisscrossed Arcadia and is placed at the former site of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's Arcadia Depot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34797
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
Febuary 2, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
Febuary 2, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Libby, Carol
Item ID
34988AN
Collection
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New El Rancho Building, a 2-story store and office affair, located at 1200 W. Huntington Drive, is nearing completion, with occupancy expected in March. Rancho Santa Anita, Inc. are the owners of the new building. Architect is Rowland H. Crawford.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33025
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 25, 1950
Pages
p. 8 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 25, 1950
Pages
p. 8 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Buildings
Business and Industry
El Rancho Building
Item ID
33222AN
Collection
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Monrovia's Aztec Hotel is showcasing fine art in its non-profit Aztec Art Center Route 66 Gallery. Visitors are not just from Monrovia, but from Pasadena, Duarte and Arcadia. A painting by Manuel Barillas is pictured. The hotel is owned by Kathie Reece-McNeill. The hotel was designed in 1925 by English architect Robert Stacy-Judd and was inspired by Mayan and Aztect structures. The building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31378
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Art
Aztec Hotel - Monrovia, California
Barillas, Manuel
Historic Buildings
Monrovia Association of Fine Arts
Pettie, Ron
Route 66 Gallery
Reece-McNeill, Kathie
Scully, Richard
Stacy-Judd, Robert
Item ID
31572AN
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The developer of Monrovia's Huntington Oaks shopping center now has an exclusive right to negotiate with the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency to construct a $17.3 million office and restaurant complex on the south side of Huntington Drive between the railroad tracks and the east boundary of the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1315
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1314AN
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A ninth historical marker, presented by Arcadia Historical society, will be dedicated on October 2 near the main entrance of the Los Angeles County Arboretum. This "History Lives Here" marker showcases vintage photographs and descriptions of the history and evolution of the Arboretum, which was once the home of Arcadia founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. See hard copy in VF "Historical Society"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33162
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 15, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 15, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Historical markers
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Item ID
33359AN
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Plans for a series of office buildings and a high-rise hotel in the Arcadia redevelopment area require general plan and zone changes. The first move is an environmental impact report for the area bounded by the 210 Freeway on the north, the railroad tracks on the south, Fifth Avenue on the east and Second Avenue on the west.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1274
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1273AN
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Arcadia city staff is preparing an Exclusive Right to Negotiate with Emkay Development Co. to build a 7-story hotel, restaurant, and 3 office buildings north of Huntington Dr. in East Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1821
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 21, 1986
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 21, 1986
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Item ID
1820AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Articles regarding Rancho Santa Anita

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 17 thru March 31, 1938 p. 1 ("Romance of Santa Anita")
April 27 ,1939 p. 2 (25 acres donated)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 17 thru March 31, 1938 p. 1 ("Romance of Santa Anita")
April 27 ,1939 p. 2 (25 acres donated)
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita - 1909 - 1947
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
3951AN
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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
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Opening of El Rancho Market

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune Section II,
Date
June 10, 1948
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune Section II,
Date
June 10, 1948
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
El Rancho shopping district
Item ID
3905AN
Collection
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