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Mike Lamb, Vice President of Glasser, Miller and Lamb mortuary service, talks about the family business.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 2, 1995
Pages
p. 16 photo
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 2, 1995
Pages
p. 16 photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Glasser, Miller & Lamb
Item ID
4365AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Planning Commission voted 5-0 to reject a proposal for a crematory to be built on First Avenue, next to Arcadia Mortuary at 500 S. First Avenue. The application came from Jim Larkin, who operates Arcadia Mortuary. The proposal drew criticism from neighbors and other Arcadia residents, with pickets.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia Mortuary
Crematories
Larkin, Jim
Mortuaries
Protests
Item ID
33483AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A profile of Orozco Jewelers at 203 South First Avenue and the owner, Richard Orozco.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 1997
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 1997
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Streets - First Avenue
Orozco Jewelers
Orozco, Richard
Item ID
26013AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A profile of Ralph's Florist at 109 South First Avenue and original owner Ralph Yaish (Yack) and son Allen Yack.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 1997
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 1997
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Ralph's Florist
Streets - First Avenue
Yaish, Ralph
Yack, Allen
Item ID
26005AN
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Newspaper Index
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Items regarding First Avenue

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1934 p. A-6 (photo of corner at Huntington Drive)
January 5, 1947 p. 1 (extension)
January 30, 1947 p. 1 (picture)
March 4, 1954 p. 1 (widening)
December 4, 1961 p. 1 (railroad crossing gate)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 3, 1934 p. A-6 (photo of corner at Huntington Drive)
January 5, 1947 p. 1 (extension)
January 30, 1947 p. 1 (picture)
March 4, 1954 p. 1 (widening)
December 4, 1961 p. 1 (railroad crossing gate)
Subjects
Streets - First Avenue
Item ID
4266AN
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Newspaper Index
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Merchants on First Avenue question whether the Farmers Market should be continued.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Farmers Market
Streets - First Avenue
Item ID
26681AN
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Newspaper Index
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On First Avenue, business owners are elated with the way construction related to the city's Downtown 2000 has worked out.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 4, 1995
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 4, 1995
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Streets - First Avenue
Community Redevelopment - Downtown 2000
Item ID
5514AN
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Newspaper Index
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Ruth Gilb is the new president of Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Association. Other elected board officers are John Pape, Richard Cordano, and Jack Lamb.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 1, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 1, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Association
Cordano, Richard
Gilb, Ruth
Lamb, Jack
Pape, John
Item ID
33487AN
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Newspaper Index
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A profile of Barbara's Beauty Supplies and Boutique and the owner, Barbara Pohlen Budd. Her store is located at 127 South First Avenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 1997
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 1997
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Barbara's Beauty Supplies and Boutique
Budd, Barbara Pohlen
First Avenue
Item ID
26009AN
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Newspaper Index
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Jack Sonnhalter, principal of First Avenue Junior High School, will take an early retirement at the end of the current school year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3042AN
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Newspaper Index
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Robert Zook, co-founder of Douglass and Zook Mortuary in Monrovia, has died at the age of 78. His is the second oldest business in Monrovia. The article includes a biography.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2005
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2005
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Zook, Robert ("Bob")
Business and Industry
Douglass and Zook Mortuary
Deaths
Item ID
29979AN
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Newspaper Index
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Traffic conditions at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Fifth Avenue have caused the city councils of Arcadia and Monrovia to approve a resolution for $30,670 to widen the intersection.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 3, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 3, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Streets - Foothill Boulevard
Streets - Fifth Avenue
Item ID
27882AN
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Newspaper Index
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Items regarding Fourth Avenue

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1958 p. 1 (improvement)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1958 p. 1 (improvement)
Subjects
Streets - Fourth Avenue
Item ID
4278AN
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Arcadia City Council has put out a design contract for landscaping and streetscape design on Baldwin Avenue between Duarte Road and Naomi Avenue. The contract went to Willdan, not to exceed $64,410. Another project proposes widening of the street to four lanes, 75 feet from curb to curb, with landscaped median, curb parking and additional landscaping, along with street resurfacing, to cost $380,000.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Baldwin Avenue
Streets
Item ID
33629AN
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Longden Avenue in Arcadia has had a lot of street construction over the last three years, including construction of wheelchair ramps, missing sidewalks, palm trees removed, and new 30 inch water main.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Longden Avenue
Streets
Item ID
33661AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia loses a redevelopment battle with Los Angeles County. The ruling stated that the Las Tunas Drive - Live Oak Avenue area in South Arcadia did not meet the criteria to be declared blighted in order to receive redevelopment funds.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec.13, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec.13, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Redevelopment
South Arcadia
Streets - Las Tunas Drive
Streets - Live Oak Avenue
Item ID
25021AN
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Newspaper Index
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Orange Grove Avenue, which is the border between Arcadia and Sierra Madre, has a posted speed limit of 35 mph on the Arcadia side and 30 mph on the Sierra Madre side.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 1, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 1, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Streets - Orange Grove Avenue
Item ID
3285AN
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Baldwin Avenue extension south from Huntington Drive to Ramona Boulevard has been approved.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 6 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 6 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Baldwin Avenue
Streets
Item ID
33214AN
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Newspaper Index
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At a Sierra Madre City Council meeting, Arcadia and Sierra Madre residents spoke against a joint plan by the two cities to widen Orange Grove Avenue to 40 feet.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 15, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 15, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Streets - Orange Grove Avenue
Item ID
3284AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Last week City Council, meeting as the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency, discussed the downturn of Live Oak and Las Tunas Avenues.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Streets - Live Oak Avenue
Streets - Las Tunas Avenue
Item ID
15623AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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