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Jerry Van Wormer is retiring after 30 years with the post office. He reminisces about people and events at the post office over the years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Postal Service - Van Wormer, Jerry
Item ID
2249AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Joyce M. Steele was installed as Arcadia's postmaster. She has worked in the post office for 22 years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
2248AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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New zip codes go into effect today. These include: 91006 - for all post office boxes in the main post office on Wheeler Street; 91077 - for all post office boxes in the West Arcadia Post Office; 91007 - for the area south of the 210 Freeway and west of Santa Anita Avenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 2, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
2241AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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U.S. Post Office, Arcadia branch. Located at 41 E. Wheeler Avenue. Photo taken from parking lot in front of Post Office. This was taken before it was damaged in the Sierra Madre earthquake and subsequently remodeled.

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Date
July 8, 1987
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Date
July 8, 1987
Subjects
Arcadia(City)-History-1980-1989
Postal Service
Physical Description
4x6 color
ID
1199
Collection
Photographs
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The 18,000-square-foot post office at 41 Wheeler Ave. has reopened more that 2 years after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake of June 28, 1991 forced its closure.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
184AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Postal Service

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1. Request for Post Office 1888. copy of official request. January 23, 1888. 2. Request for enlarged facilities, 1918. copy of official request February 4, 1918. 3. Request for better facilities, 1937. copy of official request July 27, 1937. 4. Request for improved and enlarged facilities,…
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1. Request for Post Office 1888. copy of official request. January 23, 1888.
2. Request for enlarged facilities, 1918. copy of official request February 4, 1918.
3. Request for better facilities, 1937. copy of official request July 27, 1937.
4. Request for improved and enlarged facilities, 1949. copy of official request February 21, 1949.
5. Arcadia Post Office remains in Sanborn block next 10 years. news clip March 29, 1929.
6. Post Office now in commodious new quarters. news clip, circa 1930.
7. Brief history of Post Office and list of Postmasters. copy.
8. Post Office serves many patrons. Arcadia Tribune 1934.
9. Record of calendar year postal receipts. copy of Post Office original, 1921-1977.
10. Ask Department for rural route. Arcadia Journal June 21, 1919.
11. City postal service chronicles years of hard times, hard work. Arcadia Tribune August 31, 1978.
12. Copy of letter to Dick Vasquez from James I. Bailiff, Postmaster. July 23, 1963.
13. There has been a Post Office established at Arcadia. Hand copied news clip from Sierra Madre Vista, April 14, 1888.
14. Arcadia Post Office established February 29, 1888. Hand copied notes from Arcadia Postmaster August 19, 1976.
15. Dale Perry has been named Arcadia Postmaster, succeeding Ed Newman, who recently retired. Arcadia Tribune February 7, 1980.
16. Post Office to remain in present building. copy of clipping loaned by Phyllis and Bob Walker from Arcadia News January 25, 1929.
17. New Arcadia Post Office Dedication. Program of ceremonies, March 24, 1962.
18. The servants of the people. San Gabriel Valley Digest April 1930.
19. photocopied page from History of California Post Offices listing Arcadia with date and first postmaster.
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
176AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Beginning July 1, the post office will assign three new zip codes to delivery areas throughout the city.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
2240AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Photo of the front of Dedication program of Post Office opening at 41 Wheeler Avenue. Cover shows photo of front of building.

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Date
March 24, 1962
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Date
March 24, 1962
Subjects
Postal Service
Physical Description
7x10 b&w
ID
1062
Collection
Photographs
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Information regarding postal service

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Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
November 17, 1917 p. 1 (mail service from Arcadia by Pacific Electric
November 30, 1918 p. 1 (location of post office)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
November 17, 1917 p. 1 (mail service from Arcadia by Pacific Electric
November 30, 1918 p. 1 (location of post office)
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
4133AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bill O'Neill has been installed as Arcadia's new postmaster. A native of New York, O'Neill has worked for the post office off and on for many years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 18, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 18, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Postal Service - O'Neill, Bill
Item ID
2247AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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General information regarding postal service

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
December 29, 1941 (classed first class)
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
December 29, 1941 (classed first class)
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
4134AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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General information regarding postal service

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1934 p. A-9 (first branch)
March 24, 1938 p. 1 (petition for building)
April 16, 1942 p. 1 (Santa Anita post office)
June 5, 1942 p. 1 (record business)
April 1, 1948 p. 1 (first air mail flight from Arcadia)
November 12, 1953 p. 1 (West Arcadia branch office opens)
June 11, 1953 p. 1 (new building on Wheeler St)
January 19, 1961 p. 1 (contract for new building awarded)
June 1, 1961 p. 1 (building permit issued)
August 7, 1961, p. 1 (new building)
March 12, 1962 p. 1 (dedication set)
March 22, 1962 p. 1 (re dedication)
March 29, 1962 p. 3 (dedication)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1934 p. A-9 (first branch)
March 24, 1938 p. 1 (petition for building)
April 16, 1942 p. 1 (Santa Anita post office)
June 5, 1942 p. 1 (record business)
April 1, 1948 p. 1 (first air mail flight from Arcadia)
November 12, 1953 p. 1 (West Arcadia branch office opens)
June 11, 1953 p. 1 (new building on Wheeler St)
January 19, 1961 p. 1 (contract for new building awarded)
June 1, 1961 p. 1 (building permit issued)
August 7, 1961, p. 1 (new building)
March 12, 1962 p. 1 (dedication set)
March 22, 1962 p. 1 (re dedication)
March 29, 1962 p. 3 (dedication)
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
4135AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dale Perry has been named Arcadia postmaster. A resident of Arcadia since 1949, Perry has been with the Arcadia Post Office since 1954.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
2246AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sierra Madre mail carriers will be consolidated into the Arcadia branch, effective October 26. The aim is to cut costs. The post office in Sierra Madre is not shutting down, but mail carrier drivers will instead report to the Arcadia post office at 41 Wheeler Avenue.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2013
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2013
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
United States Postal Service
Item ID
33821AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Post Office's drive-through mailboxes returned to their original position so that once again, there is safe access from the driver side, in the rear parking lot of the post office at 41 Wheeler Avenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 27, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 27, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Mailboxes
United States Postal Service
Item ID
34220AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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More than seven months after Arcadia's post office was damaged in the Sierra Madre quake, it remains shored up by wooden beams. Preliminary plans for renovation have been developed.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 9, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Service
Item ID
27AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Ed Newman, who has been with the Arcadia Post Office since 1946, recently retired from his position as Arcadia postmaster.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 23, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Service - Newman, Ed
Item ID
2245AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Post Office has a screw loose, really. Controversy and rumors abound in the re-positioning of the blue mailboxes in the rear parking lot of the post office at 41 Wheeler Avenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Mailboxes
Miller, Terry
United States Postal Service
Item ID
34211AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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William Stewart, Postmaster since 1971 is retiring. He has been with the Post Office since 1941 and has lived in Arcadia since 1925. His father also served as Postmaster from 1940-1954.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 27, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 27, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Postal Service - Stewart, William
Item ID
2243AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In Arcadia, a total of 772 19 and 20-year-olds had registered at the city's two post offices by the end of the second week of registration for selective service.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Military Service, Compulsory
Item ID
1979AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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