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Thrifty Drug Co. leases property and will build a store at the corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue, the former site of Arcadia City Hall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33042
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
March 22, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Drug Stores
Thrifty Drug Co.
Item ID
33239AN
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Arcadia police arrested 4 men in 4 separate rooms of the Embassy Suites motel, confiscating more than 2 ounces of cocaine and $5,600 in what police called "drug money."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1474
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 27, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 27, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1473AN
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Thrifty Drug Store building at NW corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue. There are no identifying signs on the building. The signs were removed after the store closed. Former site of first City Hall.

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Date
1979
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Date
1979
Subjects
Thrifty Drug Store
City Hall
Stores
Physical Description
4x5 color
ID
1232
Collection
Photographs
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In the largest local cocaine raid in a year, Glendale police crossed into Arcadia and arrested 2 residents of a condominium on Fairview Avenue where they found 15.5 pounds of cocaine.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1470AN
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Arcadia firefighters and community raise more than $11,000 for Fairview Avenue Fire victims.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34947
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Firefighters Association
Charity
Item ID
35137AN
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Arcadia City Council in its role of Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Tuesday night moved very close to an agreement for the sale of the former Thrifty Drug Store site at the northwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 7, 1983
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 7, 1983
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Thrifty Drug Store
Item ID
829AN
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City-owned property at northwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue may become a temporary mini-park as a result of Arcadia City Council action. Includes Thrifty Drug, Pizza Man and Huntington Desk buildings recently demolished.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 7, 1982
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 7, 1982
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Thrifty Drug Store
Item ID
828AN
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Two Colombian nationals arrested for having 23 kilos of cocaine in their Arcadia home have pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession and sale of cocaine.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 28, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 28, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1478AN
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The Arcadia Police Dept. will receive $1,227,823 of a total of $12 million for its part in the largest drug bust in history at a Sylmar warehouse last September. The money will be used to step up drug enforcement, as well as for community programs in drug prevention and awareness. The undercover work was by officer Dean Caputo.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1480AN
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Downtown 2000, the $4 million revitalization project, will primarily affect Huntington Drive and First Ave. Huntington Drive will have more landscaping and lighting, while First Ave. will have angled parking and landscaping to be more pedestrian oriented.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
January 19, 1995
Pages
p. 13
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Sierra Madre News
Date
January 19, 1995
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
4356AN
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A new Sav-on drug store will open at Fifth Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia, the former location of Foothill Gym.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30032
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Sav-on Drugs
Drug Stores
Pharmacies
Item ID
30219AN
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Bob Donaldson's suits against Thrifty Drug Store and the City concerning the vacant Thrifty Drug Store property at Huntington Drive and First Avenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
3AN
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Twenty-eight persons, most of them students at Arcadia High School, were arrested as suspected drug dealers. The arrests were the culmination of a secret investigation by undercover agents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1460
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 3, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1459AN
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View east on Huntington Drive mid-way in block between Santa Anita and First Avenue during holiday season. Notice the Arcadia sign that had for many years hung over intersection at First Avenue has been removed (also referred to as a "Welcome" sign). Santa Fe Railroad overpass in view crossing over Huntington Drive.

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Date
November 13, 1959
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Date
November 13, 1959
Subjects
Huntington Drive
Bank of America
Arcadia Drugs
Arcadia Bootery
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
601
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Photographs
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The new Senior Citizens' Center, scheduled for completion by December, will now cost more than $4 million. The original budget was for $2.58 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3265
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 9, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 9, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizens Center
Item ID
3169AN
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The city council agreed to spend no more than $3000 per year to maintain the big dish fountain at Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive. The fountain broke several years ago and the county felt it could not justify the cost of fixing it.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 25, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Parks - Arcadia County Park
Item ID
2140AN
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Report on Bob Donaldson's $960,000 suit against the City concerning the Thrifty Drug Store property at the NW corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 17, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 17, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
2AN
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An Arcadia undercover police officer, 28, helped a Drug Enforcement Administration team and the LAPD in Sylmar for the biggest drug bust in history, a cache of 20 tons of cocaine valued at $20 billion. Federal agents also confiscated $10 million in cash.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Drug Trafficking
Item ID
1479AN
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Arcadia City Councilman, Charles Gilb is not sure the Arcadia police department has enough staff to handle the city's drug cases and is now conducting a study to see if more officers are needed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1454
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 13, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 13, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Drug Abuse
Gilb, Charles
Item ID
1453AN
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Fire broke out at Arcadia townhome complex, injuring one person and causing about $2.6 million in damages, in the 900 block of Fairview Avenue.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2021
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2021
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Fires
Fairview Avenue
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