Search Results | Arcadia History Collection

"The Oaks" in the days of Lucky Baldwin

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4074

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1950

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1950

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita - 1875 - 1909; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Item ID: 3950AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 8, 2002

Pages: p. 9

Subjects: Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909; Peacocks; Peafowl

Item ID: 30719AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

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

Articles regarding Rancho Santa Anita

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4075

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 17 thru March 31, 1938 p. 1 ("Romance of Santa Anita"); April 27 ,1939 p. 2 (25 acres donated)

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

Collection: Newspaper Index

"Unique Alumni Group Welcomes Former Baldwin Era Residents" by Helen Schrader. Ernest Schultz and his twin sisters Freda Schultz and Hilda Schultz, who were residents of early Arcadia and former students of the little school at the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita, reunite and talk about life and schools in the early 1900s, including Arcadia's first school in the old packing house on the Baldwin Ranch. They recalled that the eighth grade teacher Miss Jeanette Said taught in English and Spanish since many students only spoke Spanish. News clipping. See also: Arcadia file "People," item number 2 clipping which includes a photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29604

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1964

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1964

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia schools - history; Schultz, Ernest; Schutlz, Freda; Schultz, Hilda; Baldwin Ranch; Said, Jeanette

Item ID: 29788AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article concerning Baldwin's grape and wine production.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper591

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 6, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 6, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. (Lucky) - Wine and Wine Making

Item ID: 591AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Spokesman Stuart Zanville said the Santa Anita Park race track has met city and county requirements about housing of track workers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28936

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 18, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 18, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park race track; Zanville, Stuart; Track workers housing; Employee living quarters

Item ID: 29125AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Health care workers and employees at Arcadia Methodist Hospital voted to unionize. They voted to join Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU) for a stronger collective voice on patient care issues, especially in improving safe staffing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35673

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 30, 2020

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 30, 2020

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: Arcadia Methodist Hospital; Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU); Employees; Health care workers; Labor unions

Collection: Newspaper Index

Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Englemann, Jan. 27. (Father's first name cut off in print)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17748

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1961

Pages: p. 19

Announcement Type: Birth

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1961

Pages: p. 19

Announcement Type: Birth

Subjects: Englemann, Lori Lynn

Item ID: 17948AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Organizers of the city's sixth homeowner's association are extending their deadline for gathering signatures. The group would be known as The Woods Homeowner's Association.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1736

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 19, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 19, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Homeowners Associations

Item ID: 1735AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Fire Department will lay off four employees due to budget cuts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25934

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 15, 1998; January 22, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 15, 1998; January 22, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Budget; Fire Department; Layoffs

Item ID: 26134AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Public hearings on the 1978-79 budget were held on June 6. Talk centered around cuts that will be necessary if Proposition 13 passes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper656

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 4, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 4, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Budget

Item ID: 656AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A group of Arcadia men who refer to themselves as the Over the Hill Gang take an annual backpacking trip into the Sierras. The actual participants vary from year to year. This year's trip was a six day, 35 mile hike.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1700

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 5, 1980

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 5, 1980

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Hiking

Item ID: 1699AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's Planning Department is studying a city-wide ordinance to prevent private property owners from cutting down trees on their land. According to Mayor Charles Gilb, "there's a lot of people that move into town that because of their background . . . cut all the trees down so the spirits can't get in it."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2089

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 21, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 21, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal; Gilb, Charles

Item ID: 2075AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Secession took a new turn with the news that the San Fernando Valley is also considering splitting off from Los Angeles County. Background of the reasons and feelings behind these moves in both the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys is outlined.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2410

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley - Secession

Item ID: 2361AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In search of $50,000 in additional money for education, the Arcadia Unified School District has kicked off a district-wide energy conservation program in an effort to cut energy usage for each school by 10% compared with last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3008

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 19, 1985

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 19, 1985

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2933AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In the transition to the new federal No Child Left Behind Program, the Arcadia Board of Education is losing money and is being forced to cut the number of English language instructional aides in elementary school.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30397

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 20, 2002

Pages: p. 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 20, 2002

Pages: p. 9

Subjects: English Language Development (ELD); Federal programs; No Child Left Behind Program

Item ID: 30584AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

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

Risto Milosevich, an Arcadia resident for many years, now living in El Toro, is due to receive the Medal of Honor. Milosevich and the other men in his platoon held off a force of German soldiers for 18 hours in December, 1944.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1986

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Milosevich, Risto

Item ID: 1981AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Residents of South Arcadia have launched a month-long signature- gathering campaign to establish a homeowner's association that proponents say could help stop construction on remodeling of houses which do not harmonize with existing residences.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1733

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 5, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 5, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Homeowners Associations

Item ID: 1732AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Revise Search

"The Oaks" in the days of Lucky Baldwin

Articles regarding Rancho Santa Anita

Article concerning Baldwin's grape and wine production.

Spokesman Stuart Zanville said the Santa Anita Park race track has met city and county requirements about housing of track workers.

Health care workers and employees at Arcadia Methodist Hospital voted to unionize. They voted to join Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU) for a stronger collective voice on patient care issues, especially in improving safe staffing.

Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Englemann, Jan. 27. (Father's first name cut off in print)

Organizers of the city's sixth homeowner's association are extending their deadline for gathering signatures. The group would be known as The Woods Homeowner's Association.

Arcadia Fire Department will lay off four employees due to budget cuts.

Public hearings on the 1978-79 budget were held on June 6. Talk centered around cuts that will be necessary if Proposition 13 passes.

A group of Arcadia men who refer to themselves as the Over the Hill Gang take an annual backpacking trip into the Sierras. The actual participants vary from year to year. This year's trip was a six day, 35 mile hike.

Secession took a new turn with the news that the San Fernando Valley is also considering splitting off from Los Angeles County. Background of the reasons and feelings behind these moves in both the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys is outlined.

In search of $50,000 in additional money for education, the Arcadia Unified School District has kicked off a district-wide energy conservation program in an effort to cut energy usage for each school by 10% compared with last year.

In the transition to the new federal No Child Left Behind Program, the Arcadia Board of Education is losing money and is being forced to cut the number of English language instructional aides in elementary school.

Writer Charles Cooper recounts the history of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, including previous landowners Hugo Reid and Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin.

Risto Milosevich, an Arcadia resident for many years, now living in El Toro, is due to receive the Medal of Honor. Milosevich and the other men in his platoon held off a force of German soldiers for 18 hours in December, 1944.

Residents of South Arcadia have launched a month-long signature- gathering campaign to establish a homeowner's association that proponents say could help stop construction on remodeling of houses which do not harmonize with existing residences.