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Santa Anita Church sustained considerable windstorm damage. The colored glass plates got smashed in several places by the winds. The church is at 226 W. Colorado Boulevard, Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly,

Date: December 22, 2011

Pages: p. 23

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly,

Date: December 22, 2011

Pages: p. 23

Subjects: Dore, Rupa; Santa Anita Church; Weather; Windstorms

Item ID: 32948AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Detail of peacock etched in glass entry door at Anoakia. Note: inscription on back of photo done by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin. Inscription reads: Anoakia-Home of Anita Baldwin, Arcadia, CA. 1977. Etched peacock on door leading to Peacock Room.

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Date: 1977

1 image

Date: 1977

Subjects: Anoakia; Peacocks; Tiffany, Louis Comfort

Physical Description: 8x10 color vertical

ID: 73

Collection: Photographs

Images

Portion of front door at Anoakia, showing peacock etched in glass.

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Date: 1976

1 image

Date: 1976

Subjects: Anoakia; Peacocks

Physical Description: 8x8 color

ID: 83

Collection: Photographs

Images

Magnificent entry door with peacock etched into glass at Anoakia. View out door is across lawn and to the south. Door may be Tiffany.

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Date: November 1976, photo by David McAdam

1 image

Date: November 1976, photo by David McAdam

Subjects: Anoakia; Peacocks

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 32

Collection: Photographs

Images

A man and a 2-year old girl were placed on life support following a near-drowning incident at private residences in Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 7, 2003

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 7, 2003

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Drowning

Item ID: 26061AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Reproduction of photo from Life Magazine showing peacocks fighting.

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Date: 1959

1 image

Date: 1959

Subjects: Peacocks

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1507

Collection: Photographs

Images

Sergeant Dean Caputo said Arcadia Police Department has arrested suspect Cathrino Antonio Gomez, 36, a transient, on charges of auto theft, child endangerment and felony evading arrest. He was arrested after crashing the stolen car while fleeing police.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 26, 2006

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 26, 2006

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Gomez, Cathrino Antonio; Caputo, Dean; Arcadia Police Department; Automobile theft; Car chases; Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 30072AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two pharmacies were burglarized in what appeared to be related crimes. Both Colonial Pharmacy and Live Oak Pharmacy had windows smashed with narcotics being stolen at the Live Oak Pharmacy.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: October 20, 2002

Pages: p. A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: October 20, 2002

Pages: p. A4

Subjects: Pharmacies; Crime and Criminals; Burglaries

Item ID: 24896AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The man who died in a Pasadena police Taser gun incident was 36-year old Richard Baisner of Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 6, 2007

Pages: p. Local 1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 6, 2007

Pages: p. Local 1

Subjects: Baisner, Richard; Deaths; Pasadena Police; Taser stun guns; Weapons

Item ID: 30794AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Haitham Khalid Al-Nasseri, 33, was extradited from London to Arcadia after being arrested for kidnapping his 2-year old son in September and fleeing to his native Iraq.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: December 16, 1994

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: December 16, 1994

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Kidnapping

Item ID: 4344AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Close-up of peacock's head and body of the Peacock sundial, located at Los Angeles County Arboretum. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: April 2001

1 image

Date: April 2001

Subjects: Peacocks; Sundials

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2231

Collection: Photographs

Images

Peacocks

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Contents: 1. About Arboretum peacocks. Lasca Leaves - Autumn 1965. 2. Indian peafowl. Wolf, Joseph. MONOGRAPH OF THE PHEASANT, vol. 2, 1872, pp.163-190. 3. Ownerless peacocks. Los Angeles Times. August 11, 1957. 4. Peacock lore from rancho days. Lasca Leaves, Winter 1964. 5. Santa Anita Rancho Pea…

Contents: 1. About Arboretum peacocks. Lasca Leaves - Autumn 1965.; 2. Indian peafowl. Wolf, Joseph. MONOGRAPH OF THE PHEASANT, vol. 2, 1872, pp.163-190.; 3. Ownerless peacocks. Los Angeles Times. August 11, 1957.; 4. Peacock lore from rancho days. Lasca Leaves, Winter 1964.; 5. Santa Anita Rancho Peacocks. Arcadia Tribune. August 3, 1934.; 6. "Arcadia - the Peacock Town." NATURAL HISTORY, February 1957, pp. 93-97.; 7. Peacocks. Typed article written by Ben Millikan.; 8. Wanna buy a peacock? Los Angeles Times August 15, 1963.; 9. Arboretum's peafowl increases. news clip, n.d.; 10. Peacocks on Arcadia patios. Los Angeles Times, April 6, 1967.; 11. Peacocks on parade. Los Angeles Times. Pt. II, p.1. January 22, 1968.; 12. Peafowl and their care. Sheet prepared by the Arboretum, 1960.; 13. Peacocks. Copy of article, source unknown, March 1970.; 14. Dying breed. Arcadia Tribune. July 7, 1946.; 15. Peacock in South African Section. Picture.; 16. This strutting peacock. Picture.; 17. The Indian peafowl. Postcard.; 18. Mrs. Baldwin buys flocks of peacocks. Arcadia Journal June 3, 1916.; 19. Peacocks and peahens. PETS OF THE WORLD, pp.25-26. n.d. Added November 1978.; 20. The tale of Lucky's ranch peafowl colorful as their tail. Arcadia Tribune May 11, 1978.; 21. Color photo from periodical HAWAII, June 6, 1979.; 22. Reproduction of peacocks. Tanya Kornfeld, watercolorist - on postcard from Egrets Fine Art Gallery.; 23. Cartoon of peacocks. Los Angeles Magazine. October, 1979.; 24. THE WACKY WORLD OF PEAFOWL, by Dennis M. Fett. 1986. 52 pages.; 25. Strolling bird. Color photo in NEWS DIGEST, p. 24. February 25, 1987.; 26. California Arboretum Gift Shop - Drawing of peacock on the bag; c. 1987.; 27. Screeches give way to political standoff in peacocks' domain. Los Angeles Times, Pt. II, p.1 June 6, 1988.; 28. Pesky peacocks ruffling residents. Star Tribune July 28, 1992.; 29. Feathers flying. Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley section, p.J-1, August 23, 1992.; 30. Arcadia City Council fans decision on managing peacock population. Star Tribune p.1, September 3, 1992.; 31. Memorandum from Alex McIntyre, Assistant to the City Manager, to the Mayor and Members of the City Council re: Peafowl Population Control Program. August 26, 1992.; 32. Seideman, David, "Beauty or Beast?", NATIONAL WILDLIFE, p. 42-45. April/May 1993.; 33. "Peafowl." INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE ENCYCLOPEDIA, vol.16, pp. 1854-1857.; 34. Peafowl control plan includes relocation, egg bounty elements. Sierra Madre News August 13, 1992.; 35. Not all residents favor reduced peafowl population. Sierra Madre News, August 13, 1992.; 36. Peafowl control issue on hold. Sierra Madre News, September 3, 1992.; 37. Peafowl retain territorial rights. Sierra Madre News. October 1, 1992.; 38. Flyer advertising purchase of Peacock Stick Pins; funds to be donated by Arcadia Realty to Arcadia Methodist Hospital for purchase of a heart machine in memory of Ardeen Boler. n.d.; 39. Peafowl control effort to begin. Los Angeles Times, n.d.; 40. Memo from Alex McIntyre, Assistant to the City Manager, to the Mayor and Members of the City Council dated September 22, 1992 with recommendations to establish a Peafowl Management Program.; 41. Excerpt from minutes of the Arcadia City Council meeting September 1, 1992 regarding the proposed peafowl population control program. Continued to September 22, 1992.; 42. Bibliography of information at Arcadia Public Library of the City Bird, the Peacock. c. 1993.; 43. Council finds peafowl trapping plan won't fly. Los Angeles Times, September 3, 1992.; 44. Our neighbors the peacocks. Pamphlet distributed by the City of Arcadia, 1997.; 45. Sharing Arcadia with peacocks. Pamphlet distributed by the City of Arcadia, 2002. Includes history, what we can do, managing peafowl, which plants are distasteful to peafowl and specific plants which should be avoided. Contains information from the WACKY WORLD OF PEAFOWL. Report by Dennis Fett and Debra Buck.; 46. City of Arcadia to Count Peafowl (peacocks). Press release from the office of the City Manager, Bill Kelly. May 13, 2002.; 47. "Residents crying fowl, official bird ruffles feathers among Arcadia homeowners." City has ordered a study of birds following complaints from homeowners. Pasadena Star-News, p. A-1, May 21, 2002.; 48. "100 Years of Peacocks," Arcadia Weekly, August 8, 2002. Photo by Terry Miller.; 49. Who's to blame for the peacock problem in Arcadia...blame Lucky Baldwin...yes, the founder of Arcadia. By Terry Miller. Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 10, 11, June 5, 2013.; 50. The peacocks of Arcadia. Retrieved from scpr.org (Southern California Public Radio aka KPCC), May 7, 2018.