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Iconic Denny's windmill in Arcadia makes a grand slam through the roof. George Fasching says plans to rebuild are already underway. On Friday, December 29, 2017, the iconic landmark fell off and one blade sliced through the restaurant around 7:30 AM. The restaurant and windmill were originally built in 1967 as a Van de Kamp's Restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35040
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Restaurants, bars, etc.-Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Item ID
35231AN
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Arcadia’s iconic windmill restoration almost complete. Mid-November slated as tentative schedule for installation. The former Van De Kamp windmill atop what is now Denny’s, was restored once, but broke in a freak accident. The current restoration is being done by Joe Sargis and his company Creative Fabrication and Design on St. Joseph Street in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35315
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Meda, Ed
Miller, John (Denny's CEO)
Sargis, Joe
Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Item ID
35504AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32472
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 4, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 4, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Chapman, Dennis Randolph (Randy), II
Item ID
32678AN
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Iconic historic windmill at Denny's Restaurant illuminates downtown Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34606
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34798AN
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Denny’s colorful windmill lights up Arcadia’s holiday spirits. The blades have been carefully fabricated and the official “turn-on” took place Friday, November 30. It now runs counterclockwise, 24-hours a day with LED lights. The restaurant used to be Van De Kamp’s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35347
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Fasching, George
Route 66
Item ID
35537AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31937
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Horan, Jack Dennis
Verburg, Paul Vernon
Item ID
32134AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park names Dennis Moore, 63, as track superintendent, effective immediately. Moore has built and maintained track surfaces the world over for the past 40 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33692
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 2013
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 2013
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Moore, Dennis
Santa Anita Park-employees
Item ID
33888AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34480
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2016
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2016
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Avila, Ben Guadalupe Correa
Severloh, Dennis Wayne
Item ID
34672AN
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Santa Anita Park's main track to undergo major renovation beginning July 11. Track is transitioning to a single source material consisting of highly coveted El Segundo Sand, a natural soil that will ensure balanced drainage during periods of wet weather and uniform, safe cushion year round. Dennis Moore is Track Superintendent.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33839
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Moore, Dennis
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
34033AN
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Santa Anita Park track switches back to natural track surface of "El Segundo sand." The El Segundo sand is coveted for its uniformity, which is paramount to track safety, a top concern for Track Superintendent Dennis Moore. Main track to re-open for training September 2. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 29, August 28, 2014.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33981
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2014
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Moore, Dennis
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
34175AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34000
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2014
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2014
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Speck, George
Item ID
34194AN
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Historic windmill turns again after long hiatus. George Fasching's original idea spawns huge community pride. The Denny's windmill was dedicated on June 29 after a refurbishment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34602
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34794AN
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Newspaper Index
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Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant celebrates 15 years in Arcadia. Dennis Hartman and Matt McSweeny are the founders and opened it on January 17, 1999.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33732
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2014
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2014
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Hartman, Dennis
Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant
McSweeny, Matt
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Item ID
33928AN
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George Fasching leads campaign to get Denny's to fire up historic Van de Kamp's Dutch windmill. According to Los Angeles Conservancy, the coffee shop was completed in 1967 and designed by Pasadena architects Harold Bissner and Harold Zook.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34393
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 22
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 22
Subjects
Architecture
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery
Windmills
Zook, Harold
Item ID
34586AN
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Denny's CEO considers firing up the old windmill in 2016. It is atop the Denny's Restaurant at the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. It used to be the Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery, founded in 1915, a Los Angeles institution for much of the 20th century. According to Los Angeles Conservancy, the building was completed in 1967 and designed by Pasadena architects Harold Bissner and Harold Zook. Denny's Corporation CEO Stephen Dunn is happy to explore the possibility of activating the windmill.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34418
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Dunn, Stephen
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Bakery
Zook, Harold
Item ID
34610AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31908
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Ellsworth, James George
Item ID
32105AN
Collection
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31963
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Coyle, George H.
Item ID
32160AN
Collection
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33499
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2013
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2013
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Good, George Clifford
Item ID
33694AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33985
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2014
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2014
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Konzelman, George William
Item ID
34179AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32316
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
St. George, Philip
Item ID
32515AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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