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Santa Anita Park is looking to renovate the Chandelier Room, which is part of Turf Club. It would be gutted and turned into a "night club." The Chandelier Room has been around since the race track opened on Christmas Day, 1934 (probably not true, according to Sandy Snider). Its giant chandeliers were imported from Versailles in France.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33479
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--Turf Club
Item ID
33674AN
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If Santa Anita Park race track and other tracks cannot successfully compete with the just instituted state lottery that results from the passage of Proposition 37, the horse racing industry may go to Sacramento to seek tax relief, according to Robert Strub, president of the Los Angeles Turf Club.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2481
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - Los Angeles Turf Club
Item ID
2426AN
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Santa Anita Park's multi-million dollar face lift is running on schedule.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 25, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 25, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
14488AN
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Grandstand and portion of track at Ascot Park, a racetrack built near the center of Los Angeles that offered racing from 1903-1907. It was closed due to a city ordinance forbidding gambling. Baldwin's track, Santa Anita Park, which opened in December 1907 was designed and built by the same architect that built Ascot Park: A.M. Allen. The two tracks are similar in style and are occasionally mistaken for each other. In this photo the stands are full and there are eight horses with jockeys on the track.

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Date
c.1905
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Date
c.1905
Subjects
Ascot Park
Horse racing
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
547
Collection
Photographs
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New season began at Santa Anita Park on December 26. This season's opening day drew 41,000 fans, a significant increase over last year's turnout and a morale boost for the iconic venue that has been protected by National Registry of Historic Sites since 2006. In order to appeal to a younger crowd, the clubhouse space has been reconfigured, and the strictly reinforced dress code of yesteryear has been eliminated, along with the private Turf Club--now called Turf Terrace and is open to the public. The decor of the Chandelier Room has gone mid-century modern and the Directors' Room can be rented out for private parties. Gene Simmons of rock band KISS is a marketing advisor and the new management policy seems to be "anything goes." (Photos)

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Turf Club--Turf Terrace
Harper, Joe
Nahai, David
Robbins, Molly
Roncelli, Bingo
Roncelli, Gino
Savion, Tiffany
VandeKamp, Andrea
VandeKamp, John
Villaraigosa, Antonio
Item ID
34254AN
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Dr. Charles H. Strub brought horse racing back to Arcadia. After the state made it legal again in 1930, Anita Baldwin tried to revive her father, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's dream of a Santa Anita Racetrack. She worked with Joe Smoot but he couldn't achieve this, even though Arcadia City Council licensed his Santa Anita Jockey Club. San Francisco dentist Charles H. Strub (pronounced Stroob), owner of the San Francisco Seals baseball team, got a license for the Los Angeles Turf Club and founded Santa Anita Park with Hal Roach and other promoters. The track was designed by Gordon Kaufman and opened December 25, 1934.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31772
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Horse racing
Los Angeles Turf Club
Santa Anita Jockey Club
Santa Anita Park - history
Smoot, Joe
Strub, Dr. Charles H.
Strub, Robert
Item ID
31969AN
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Deanna Sprinkel, who was grievously injured by a tram while visiting the Los Angeles County Arboretum, seeks a multi-million dollar payout in damages from the County.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Reuter, George
Sprinkel, Deanna
Accidents
Lawsuits
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Settlements
Trams
Item ID
30244AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Unanimous Arcadia City Council acts to place local funding measure, known as the “Arcadia Public Safety, City Services and Accountability Measure” on the June 2019 ballot to maintain public safety and other city services. City staff and the Citizen’s Financial Advisory Committee have indicated Arcadia has a multi-million dollar structural deficit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35406
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 9, 2019
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 9, 2019
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Budget
Item ID
35598AN
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With the winter-spring racing season less than three weeks old, Santa Anita Park has laid off parimutuel and other workers, and track owner Frank Stonach is being publically chastised for his leadership style.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20145
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Stronach, Frank
Friendly, Ed
Item ID
20378AN
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Former Olympic track and field medalist Inger Miller speaks to Arcadia Rotarians.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2013
Pages
p. 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2013
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Athletes
Miller, Inger
Item ID
33619AN
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In this aerial view looking toward the east, the oval directly in the center of photo was a training track belonging to Santa Anita. This was removed to make room for the Fashion Park mall. The small circular track across what is now Baldwin Avenue and the oval track farther south belonged to a private riding stable. The remains of the Los Angeles Jockey Club Track which Joe Smoot and Anita Baldwin started but did not complete in 1933, can be seen in lower right corner. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date
c. 1935
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Date
c. 1935
Subjects
Baldwin Avenue
Fashion Park
Los Angeles Jockey Club
Malls
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
624
Collection
Photographs
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The Los Angeles Conservancy opposes The Shops at Santa Anita mall, saying the proposed project may threaten the historic integrity of the 1934 race track. Conservancy officials are most concerned about the 1938 saddling barns and the historic grandstand.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29940
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Caruso project
Shops at Santa Anita
Malls
Los Angeles Conservancy
Conservation
Historic preservation
Santa Anita Park race track
Item ID
30126AN
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Bond Furs of Arcadia has been selling glamour in the land of Stars since 1940, one of the last survivors in what might be the dying art of fur-making.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 1999
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 1999
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Bond Furs
Item ID
17262AN
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Aerial view toward SW from position just north of Santa Anita Race Track with large crowd in attendance. View shows planting design on the infield, the clubhouse, and to the west, the former training track belonging to Santa Anita. This and stables were removed or relocated to make room for the Fashion Park. Baldwin Avenue was not cut through at this time. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date
c. 1935
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Date
c. 1935
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
Fashion Park
Baldwin Avenue
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
626
Collection
Photographs
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Andrew Wong, 23, a former microbiology major, is now a fashion design student at Otis School of Art and Design in Los Angeles. He was the winner in both the men's and women's fashion categories of the school's annual Silver Thimble Awards.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper180
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 1993
Pages
p. H-1 photo; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 1993
Pages
p. H-1 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Wong, Andrew
Item ID
180AN
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Seniors revive the art of lawn bowling in Arcadia. Classes are available for young people. A t-shirt design contest and display at the Arcadia Historical Museum in May are planned to boost interest in the sport. Includes some history of this sport of kings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29452
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Bowling Green Club
Lawn Bowling
Sports
Arcadia County Park
Ball, Jenna
Item ID
29637AN
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Embattled former Arcadia City Councilman John Wuo surfaces as an honorary board member of the ChinaWeek team. ChinaWeek is an annual, week-long series of events designed to bring the most current, relevant and multidisciplinary information about China and Chinese culture to the western world via Los Angeles.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
ChinaWeek
Wuo, John
Item ID
34713AN
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Michillinda Avenue is street running parallel to left edge of photo. Santa Anita Avenue is close to right edge of photo. Four tracks are in view. Left to right they would be: 1. Training track used by Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, 2. Aborted L. A. Jockey Club Track project of Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot in 1933, 3. Small training track belonging to Santa Anita Park Race Track, and 4. Main track and grandstand of Santa Anita Park. Arcadia County Park is seen in lower right portion of photo.

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Date
June 5, 1938
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Date
June 5, 1938
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Los Angeles Jockey Club
Michillinda Avenue
Race tracks
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
622
Collection
Photographs
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Business spotlight on Hyper Coffee at 203 S. First Avenue in Arcadia, in a historic Art Deco building. It has been in business 17 years. By Helen Wang.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Business and Industry
Hyper Coffee
Wang, Helen
Item ID
35357AN
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Santa Anita Park completed its most successful season ever with $445 million wagered. Total attendance was also an all-time high. The admission tax netted the city $1.1 million. The Park's other contributions to the city are discussed.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 21, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 21, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990
Item ID
2411AN
Collection
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