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.
"Sunday Afternoon, California, 1903," Arcadia's float entry in the 1977 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, features a horsedrawn streetcar with passengers wearing authentic period costumes.
Hinshaw's new section: a child's dream world. New children's area for children's clothing was formerly occupied by JC Penney. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.
Arcadia store specializes in goods made by Indians. When Thea Connolly opened her store on South First Avenue in Arcadia 20 years ago, she called it White Eyes Indian Shop, an Indian name of White Eyes bestowed on her by Chief Joe of the Hopi tribe.
Grass-sheathed homes of Indians on Rancho. Patron Reid Greer identifies this hill as just above east parking area. He points out that the tree showing in photo #628 is same as large one in flat area. Sandy Snider at Arboretum read in early newspaper that Baldwin found on the property when he bought it, "an old adobe house and Indians living in native-made homes." This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.
Indian Rock -- This historic boulder, standing in the area of the Rincon Ranger Station ten miles north of Azusa in the San Gabriel Canyon, is believed to have been used by the Gabrielino Indians as a means of pictographic communication.
Indian Rock -- This historic boulder, standing in the area of the Rincon Ranger Station ten miles north of Azusa in the San Gabriel Canyon, is believed to have been used by the Gabrielino Indians as a means of pictographic communication.
Architectural drawings and the design for the new Arcadia City Hall have drawn criticism from the City Council. The new City Hall building is estimated to cost $11 million.
Article describes the new Charles P. Bluth home. A tour and reception are planned to be held there to benefit the Arcadia Chapter of the American Red Cross.
View from Huntington Drive north, across parking area toward Walker's Bar BQ. The address was 63 W. Huntington, part of area subsequently occupied by the Ford Motor Agency. Brothers James N. and Robert L. Walker built building and ran enterprise from 1931-1936. It was a favorite hang out for M.A.D. students.
City and school elections will not be combined as originally planned, according to a proposal by the Arcadia City Council. It will cost the school district $16,000 for it's April school board election.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital joins other hospitals across the San Gabriel Valley when it implements a new tobacco free policy on its entire campus starting January 1.
City Council members voted 4-0 to change lighting plans and add a new storm drain system to the Huntington Drive streetscape project, changing the cost from $4.1 to $5.6 million.
The jockey Patrick Valenzuela overcame odds in ride to win at the Santa Anita Park race on Saturday, April 19. A profile describes Valenzuela's comeback after drug related problems.
