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The City Council is facing the need to either refurbish and enlarge the existing Council Chambers or to build a new building. the second alternative seem the most likely, as the space vacated in the present City Hall could be used for crowded city departments.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 29, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 29, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Hall

Item ID: 2268AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City employees press council for stepped up salary talks. Representatives of the three employee groups told council that negotiations have bogged down.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 7, 1983

Pages: p. 2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 7, 1983

Pages: p. 2

Subjects: City Employees

Item ID: 1137AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ground was broken on March 28, 1976 for the new City Council Chambers addition to City Hall. It will be a completely separate building to the west of the present structure.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 4, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 4, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Hall

Item ID: 2270AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A brief dedication ceremony for the new chamber building at City Hall was held on April 15, 1977. Total cost, including the remodeling of old quarters for new uses, was $903,000.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 21, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 21, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Hall

Item ID: 2271AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Articles regarding City Hall.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 24, 1917 p. 1 (site of new building); December 18, 1917 p. 1 (contract); March 19, 1918 p. 1 (near completion); July 13, 1918 p. 1 (dedication); July 20, 1918 p. 1; January 29, 1936 p. 1 (old City Hall); March 18, 1948 p. 1 (new building erected from Santa Anita head tax fund); March 27, 1949 p. 1 (old City Hall); January 7, 1950 p. 1 ( " ); January 25, 1950 p. 3 ( " )

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 24, 1917 p. 1 (site of new building); December 18, 1917 p. 1 (contract); March 19, 1918 p. 1 (near completion); July 13, 1918 p. 1 (dedication); July 20, 1918 p. 1; January 29, 1936 p. 1 (old City Hall); March 18, 1948 p. 1 (new building erected from Santa Anita head tax fund); March 27, 1949 p. 1 (old City Hall); January 7, 1950 p. 1 ( " ); January 25, 1950 p. 3 ( " )

Subjects: City Hall

Item ID: 4146AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A newly released study by H. Wendell Mounce & Associates reports that Arcadia could use a new police station, a new city hall, a recreation center and a theater. Total cost of the project if the city hall is replaced would be $20 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Civic Center

Item ID: 2273AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The new Hall of Environmental Education at the Arboretum has been completed and will open to the public shortly. The 8,000 sq. ft. auditorium in the new building accommodates nearly 1,000 people. It will be used for exhibits, classes and shows.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-9

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-9

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 453AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council has turned down Bob Margett's request to build a skate board park with 60 person capacity on Live Oak Avenue. Noise and congestion were the reasons given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 18, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 18, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Business and Industry

Item ID: 716AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council added a new amendment to the city building code reducing the size of new houses.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 6, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2076AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Instead of proceeding with a new police building, the Arcadia City Council voted to construct a temporary addition to the present police building.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police Station

Item ID: 2276AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker, have been recommended for closure by the Space Utilization Committee. The Board of Education will analyze the recommendations and schedule public hearings before making a decision.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Schools - Closure

Item ID: 2663AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A new developer has been selected by the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency to build on the vacant lot at the corner of Huntington Drive and First Ave., the site of the now defunct Falzone project. The agency selected Halferty Development Co. of Pasadena to build a 2-story professional and financial office building on the site.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 23, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 23, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1313AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's new senior center will be built at the Rose Garden at the corners of Huntington and Campus Drives. The city will start taking bids for the proposed $2.5 million, 18,000-square foot building in April. (At least 21% of the city population is over age 60.)

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3166AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Drive-In Liquor store has reopened in its new building but the owners, Fred Palladin and Thomas Turiace, have several problems and complaints about the city's role in developing the property.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1988

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1988

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Subjects: Drive-In Liquor

Item ID: 763AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Santa Anita Companies are slowly making their way around Arcadia City Hall preparatory to construction of a $12 million, 70,000 square foot medical office building on race track property across Huntington Drive from Methodist Hospital.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 5, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 5, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Buildings

Item ID: 708AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Hughes-El Rancho Market is to be razed to make room for the construction of an entirely new building. The new market will be twice the size of the old. Several shops in the center will vacate to make way for the expansion.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 12, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 12, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: El Rancho Market

Item ID: 765AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Traces of history of the brick building on North First which was recently torn down. Built in the mid-1920's, it housed a restaurant, laundry, and various newspapers including the Tribune. Eventually the Post Office took over the entire building.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Buildings

Item ID: 694AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council approved an application for $9 million in state funds to build a new library. If the state awards the funds and the council accepts them, the city would have to contribute $7 million toward the new library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 13, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 13, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library 1961 -

Item ID: 1954AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ann Hall, new assistant principal in charge of curriculum at Arcadia High School, was formerly an English teacher. Biographical notes included.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 8, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 8, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees - Hall, Ann

Item ID: 2843AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two commercial buildings on Huntington Drive, damaged in the October earthquake, need to be repaired or torn down. Letters from the city to the owners have gone unanswered.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 10, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 10, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Earthquakes

Item ID: 1490AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The City Council is facing the need to either refurbish and enlarge the existing Council Chambers or to build a new building. the second alternative seem the most likely, as the space vacated in the present City Hall could be used for crowded city departments.

City employees press council for stepped up salary talks. Representatives of the three employee groups told council that negotiations have bogged down.

Ground was broken on March 28, 1976 for the new City Council Chambers addition to City Hall. It will be a completely separate building to the west of the present structure.

A brief dedication ceremony for the new chamber building at City Hall was held on April 15, 1977. Total cost, including the remodeling of old quarters for new uses, was $903,000.

Articles regarding City Hall.

A newly released study by H. Wendell Mounce & Associates reports that Arcadia could use a new police station, a new city hall, a recreation center and a theater. Total cost of the project if the city hall is replaced would be $20 million.

The new Hall of Environmental Education at the Arboretum has been completed and will open to the public shortly. The 8,000 sq. ft. auditorium in the new building accommodates nearly 1,000 people. It will be used for exhibits, classes and shows.

The City Council has turned down Bob Margett's request to build a skate board park with 60 person capacity on Live Oak Avenue. Noise and congestion were the reasons given.

The Arcadia City Council added a new amendment to the city building code reducing the size of new houses.

Instead of proceeding with a new police building, the Arcadia City Council voted to construct a temporary addition to the present police building.

Two elementary schools, Bonita Park and Baldwin Stocker, have been recommended for closure by the Space Utilization Committee. The Board of Education will analyze the recommendations and schedule public hearings before making a decision.

Arcadia's new senior center will be built at the Rose Garden at the corners of Huntington and Campus Drives. The city will start taking bids for the proposed $2.5 million, 18,000-square foot building in April. (At least 21% of the city population is over age 60.)

The Drive-In Liquor store has reopened in its new building but the owners, Fred Palladin and Thomas Turiace, have several problems and complaints about the city's role in developing the property.

The Santa Anita Companies are slowly making their way around Arcadia City Hall preparatory to construction of a $12 million, 70,000 square foot medical office building on race track property across Huntington Drive from Methodist Hospital.

The Hughes-El Rancho Market is to be razed to make room for the construction of an entirely new building. The new market will be twice the size of the old. Several shops in the center will vacate to make way for the expansion.

Traces of history of the brick building on North First which was recently torn down. Built in the mid-1920's, it housed a restaurant, laundry, and various newspapers including the Tribune. Eventually the Post Office took over the entire building.

The City Council approved an application for $9 million in state funds to build a new library. If the state awards the funds and the council accepts them, the city would have to contribute $7 million toward the new library.

Ann Hall, new assistant principal in charge of curriculum at Arcadia High School, was formerly an English teacher. Biographical notes included.

Two commercial buildings on Huntington Drive, damaged in the October earthquake, need to be repaired or torn down. Letters from the city to the owners have gone unanswered.