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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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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.

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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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The "Hugo Reid Family" sculpture created in 1937 by artist Preston Prescott will be moved to the Arcadia Historical Museum. The museum has purchased a portrait of Lucky Baldwin created in 1906 by Maynard Dixon. The article includes a profile of items on display at the museum.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Museums - Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Hugo Reid Family Statue
Baldwin, Elias Jackson (Lucky)
Dixon, Maynard
Prescott, Preston
Reid, Hugo
Statuary
Item ID
25635AN
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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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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27713AN
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Photos of dummies wearing fedoras filling the bleachers at Santa Anita Park for the filming of "Seabiscuit."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita Park
Moving pictures
Filmmaking
Item ID
24975AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 18, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 18, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
27708AN
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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.

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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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Dr. Charles H. Strub brought horse racing back to Arcadia. After the state made it legal again in 1930, Anita Baldwin tried to revive her father, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's dream of a Santa Anita Racetrack. She worked with Joe Smoot but he couldn't achieve this, even though Arcadia City Council licensed his Santa Anita Jockey Club. San Francisco dentist Charles H. Strub (pronounced Stroob), owner of the San Francisco Seals baseball team, got a license for the Los Angeles Turf Club and founded Santa Anita Park with Hal Roach and other promoters. The track was designed by Gordon Kaufman and opened December 25, 1934.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Horse racing
Los Angeles Turf Club
Santa Anita Jockey Club
Santa Anita Park - history
Smoot, Joe
Strub, Dr. Charles H.
Strub, Robert
Item ID
31969AN
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A man wearing a green bandanna over his face used a gun to rob a Burger King on Las Tunas Dr. Sunday night.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 19, 2001
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 19, 2001
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime
Item ID
22430AN
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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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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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Mary Ostrum, 83, of Covina, is retiring from her food service job at the Santa Anita Golf Course after 35 years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Ostrum, Mary - window lady
Retirement
Santa Anita Golf Course
Item ID
30048AN
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A full page color advertisement shows student support for The Shops at Santa Anita.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2006
Pages
p. A12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2006
Pages
p. A12
Subjects
Shops at Santa Anita
Advertisements
Malls
Arcadia Unified School District
Item ID
30234AN
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The Arcadia City Council approved a 45-day moratorium on the processing of multi-family housing projects until new city controls are in place.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30585
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Multi-family housing
Item ID
30773AN
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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.

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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
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Virginia Brown recalls memories of early Arcadia having chicken farms everywhere. She has lived in Arcadia since her birth in 1917. Her father Scott Lee came to Arcadia in 1907 to dig water wells. Lee was a graduate of Throop Institute, which became California Institute of Technology. Her mother was Delia Chandler. Virginia Brown talks about where her family lived and her family's friendship with Anita Baldwin. The article includes a photo of Virginia Brown and her parents.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
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p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Brown, Robert
Brown, Virginia - biography
Chandler, Delia
Lee, Scott
Item ID
32007AN
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A full-page advertisement paid for by Shops at Santa Anita shows Dr. Mimi Hennessy and John McClain's support for the Shops at Santa Anita.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2006
Pages
p. A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2006
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Advertisements
The Shops at Santa Anita
Caruso, Rick
Arcadia Unified School District - School Board
Malls
Item ID
30192AN
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Santa Anita Park workers who live in the backstretch may face eviction. The workers' rooms may not meet codes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19066AN
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The founder of Focus on the Family, James Dobson, will resign as president and chief executive. Dobson formed the beginnings of Focus on the Family in 1977 in Arcadia and moved to Colorado Springs in 1991.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2003
Pages
p. D5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2003
Pages
p. D5
Subjects
Dobson, James
Focus on the Family
Item ID
25735AN
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A full page color advertisement solicits Arcadia residents' reviews on the new mall to be built by Caruso Affiliated on the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot. The mall will be called The Shops at Santa Anita.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2005
Pages
p. A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2005
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Advertisements
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
29920AN
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By the numbers, total on-and off-track attendance at Santa Anita Park is down nearly 6% this year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18417
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
18662AN
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