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Fans commiserate in closing of their beloved bookstore. 78-year-old Karen Kropp, owner of The Book Rack, a bookstore in Arcadia, has closed the store on First Avenue, after taking over the reins 18 years ago. Declining sales worseneed by the pandemic, as well as her upcoming 80th birthday, precipitated the closure. The store's address was 204 South First Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36641
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 29, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 29, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
The Book Rack
Bookstores
Kropp, Karen
Small business
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Celebrating ponies and palaces. Santa Anita Park fetes paddock captain John Shear on his 99th birthday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35645
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2020
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Nonagenarians
Santa Anita Park employees
Shear, John
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary or death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36013
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2021, p. A4
August 17, 2021, p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2021, p. A4
August 17, 2021, p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Peralta, Susan Louise (Alexander)
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Veterans group and Arcadia Mayor April Verlato celebrate World War II veteran Jack McEwan's 100th birthday. He was a pilot on a B-17 bomber from 1942-1943.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35631
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
McEwan, Jack
Verlato, April
Veterans
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Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia Concert and Movies. Concert in the Park at Arcadia City Hall featuers Upstream, a band playing reggae, Soca and other Caribbean music on August 4. Movie is "Luca." August 4 is the 119th birthday of Arcadia and National Night Out.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36290
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Concerts
Movies
Musicians
Upstream (musical group)
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Pasadena native and World War II veteran Weston Embree celebrates 100th birthday. Embree's father Guy founded Embree Buses Inc., a Pasadena institution. Weston Embree met his wife Shirlee, originally of Arcadia, at the Methodist Church.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36326
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Centenarians
Embree, Shirley
Embree, Weston
Embree Buses Inc.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia man's 100th birthday to be family affair. Art Del Rey turns 100 this weekend. He is a World War II veteran (United States Navy). He had a successful career in real estate and started his own business in 1963, Art Del Rey Realty, Inc. in Arcadia, which thrives to this day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36569
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Art Del Rey Realty, Inc.
Centenarians
Del Rey, Art
Realtors
Senior Citizens
Veterans
Collection
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Decorated vet to celebrate 100th birthday. U.S. Air Force vetean Edward Lopez was a fighter pilot in both World War II and the Korean War. Born in Los Angeles and living in Arcadia for more than 50 years, he is one of the last living members of the Air Force's 365th Fighter-Bomber Group known as The Hell Hawks, a reserve fighter squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps. See hard copy in VF People.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36505
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Centenarians
Lopez, Edward J.
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36049
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2021
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2021
Pages
p. A7
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Walker, Thomas M.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36490
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 27, 2023
Pages
p. A5
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 27, 2023
Pages
p. A5
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Gewecke, Barbara M.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35950
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2021
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2021
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Johnson, James M. (Jim)
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36167
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2022
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2022
Pages
p. A7
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Nevarez, Louis
Collection
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36489
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 28, 2023
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 28, 2023
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Gewecke, Barbara M.
Larson, LeRoy Stockdale
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Obituary/death notice. See also Pasadena Star News ad supplement January 15, 2021.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35873
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2020
Announcement Type
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2020
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Crowell, William Louis
Collection
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35746
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2020
Pages
p. A4
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2020
Pages
p. A4
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Subjects
Dawson, John L. (Jack)
Smith, Dorothy M.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36220
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2022
Pages
p. A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2022
Pages
p. A5
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Fasana, Bernard Louis (Bernie)
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Newspaper Index
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36223
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 17, 2022
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 17, 2022
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Fasana, Bernard Louis (Bernie)
Lewis, Sally Marble
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A statue to honor Anita M. Baldwin, daughter of Arcadia's founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, will be built at the new Le Meridien Hotel, a luxury hotel in Arcadia. The artist/sculptor is Alfred Paredes, who also created the Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin statue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35909
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Baldwin, Anita M.
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Le Meridien Hotel
Marriott Hotels
Marriott International
Public Art
Statuary
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Woman ahead of her time honored. Anita May Baldwin statue to debut at Le Meridien Hotel. She was philanthropist, key figure in racetrack. The statue is named "A Legacy of Charity," by artist Alfred Paredes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36087
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita M.
Gibson, Margaux
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Tay, Sho
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Unveiling of Anita May Baldwin statue brings peace and beauty. Anita May Baldwin was dedicated down the road from the statue of her father, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue was unveiled yesterday at the official grand opening of the Le Meridien Hotel on Huntington Drive in Arcadia. The statue is called "A Legacy of Charity," made by artist Alfred Paredes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36088
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita M.
Gibson, Margaux
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Tay, Sho
Collection
Newspaper Index
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