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Why are fewer migratory birds visiting Arcadia’s Baldwin Lake at the Arboretum? The lake could see great benefit from Proposition 3 and Measure W. Audobon Society birders say there used to be approximately 330 species of migratory birds landing each winter at Baldwin Lake. In recent years that number has dwindled to about 200 species, such that the lake, which is in dire need of dredging and major ecological rehabilitation, is the focus of much debate. The lake has a low algae problem in the winter, not enough oxygen, and lots of sediment. The silt and organic matter has contributed to the shallow levels.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35316
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 1, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 1, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Baldwin Lake
Birds
Item ID
35506AN
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Arcadia’s Baldwin Lake makes history. A “History Lives Here” historical marker was dedicated at Baldwin Lake at the Los Angeles County Arboretum last Thursday. The marker was donated by Arcadia Historical Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35281
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 20, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 20, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society-Historical Markers
Baldwin Lake
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Item ID
35470AN
Collection
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The water in Baldwin Lake at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, which is actually a sag pond, is evaporating, and the water is not being replenished by the artesian well because of low levels in the water table. The lake is famous from the television show Fantasy Island. The last time Baldwin Lake was dry was 1991.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32721
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum--Baldwin Lake
Water
Item ID
32918AN
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TV's Mario Lopez to host Lucky Baldwin Poker Tournament on June 10. It is a fundraiser to preserve the 1880s architecture of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's home at the site of Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34841
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2017
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2017
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Lopez, Mario
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Preservation
Viera, Margaux
Item ID
35032AN
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Newspaper Index
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Historical information on Baldwin Lake, the four-acre body of water that adjoins the Queen Anne Cottage in the historical section of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, is presented. The history of lake extends from time of the Native Americans (they called their village Aleupkigna), to Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's ranch in 1873, to the movies and television shows in which it has appeared. Baldwin Lake played host to movie stars Johnny Weismuller, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The lake has appeared in Safari, Roots, and Fantasy Island. See also VF "Arboretum" for hard copy of article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30529
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Baldwin Lake
Films
Lakes
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Motion Pictures
Ponds
Queen Anne Cottage
Water
Item ID
30717AN
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Newspaper Index
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What's Going on with Lake Baldwin in Arcadia" Part 2: the Plan. Plan includes installing wetland ponds and settling basins north of Baldwin Lake, along Arcadia Wash. The idea is to capture water, channel it into a natural filter, and a portion of which will find its way down to an aquifer (a layer of water-holding rock below the surface), where it is drawn and used in various ways, including drinking water.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35200
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Wash
Baldwin Lake
Water
Item ID
35389AN
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Lucky Baldwin statue unveiled in Arcadia. See also VF "Statuary."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33487
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 18, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 18, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 3
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Gibson, Heather
Gibson-Viera, Margaux
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Item ID
33682AN
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Anita Baldwin statue to be unveiled at Le Méridien Hotel in Arcadia The Anita May Baldwin statue at the Le Méridien Hotel will be unveiled on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at 11 a.m. Anita is the daughter of city founder, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue will be featured on the opposite end of the Huntington Drive islands’ hotel property. “We are very excited to be bringing Anita back to Arcadia,” said Mayor Sho Tay in a statement released by the city. “I would like to thank the Shen, Liu and Chen Families, Jeff Lee, the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, Heather D. Gibson and Margaux L. Gibson, and the Arcadia Historical Society, for their generous donations.” “On behalf of the Baldwin family, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Arcadia City Council, the Arcadia Historical Society, the Le Méridien Hotel and all those who have supported this effort to pay homage to my great-great grandmother, Anita May Baldwin,” said Margaux Gibson. “This magnificent statue of Anita will showcase a strong woman who was ahead of her time. I am proud to call Anita May Baldwin my great-great grandmother, and I am truly proud to be a part of this historic project.” The Anita statue was sculpted by local artist and southern California native Alfred Paredes — who created the Lucky Baldwin statue on the corner of Huntington Drive and Holly Avenue — and is aptly named, “A Legacy of Charity” in honor of Anita’s contributions to life in early Arcadia and throughout California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36071
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita
Gibson, Heather D.
Gibson, Margaux L.
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Public Art
Statuary
Statues
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The State of California has required cities throughout Los Angeles County to adopt a program that will reduce trash and other pollutants in urban runoff. Arcadia's municipal code prohibits the dumping or discharging of water containing harmful chemicals or materials into city streets, catch basins, and storm drains.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30024
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Water pollution
Storms drains
Pollutants
Item ID
30211AN
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Sergeant Ken Kuwahara of the Arcadia Police Department flies the police helicopter over the area as a member of LA IMPACT (Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27704
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 28, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 28, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Police Department
Kuwahara, Ken
Item ID
27901AN
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Tarzan returns to Arboretum in Arcadia. Arboretum celebrates Hollywood history on June 30 with a special presentation of On Location: Tarzan at the Arboretum by Scott Tracy Griffin, author of Tarzan on Film and Tarzan the Centennial Celebration. Baldwin Lake and surrounding landscape served as stand-in for African jungle in 12 classic Tarzan films.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35216
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2018
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2018
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Griffin, Scott Tracy
Joyce, Brenda (actor-pictured in article)
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Sheffield, Johnny (actor-pictured in article)
Tarzan
Item ID
35405AN
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The city's efforts to save homes beneath the fire-ravaged hillsides from a flood of mud and debris have been praised, but mud and debris are still flowing onto Highland Vista, Monte Place, Vista and Santa Anita Avenues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27429
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 24, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 24, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Mudslides
Item ID
27626AN
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Newspaper Index
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"Baby factories" in Arcadia? City of Arcadia forms a task force to look into the matter of motels, such as Santa Anita Inn, and residential homes, being used to house expectant mothers from overseas, particularly China. These women want their children born in the U.S. to garner citizenship for that child.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33461
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 21, 2013
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p. 1, 6
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 21, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 6
Subjects
Boarding houses
Motels
Pregnant women
Santa Anita Inn
Item ID
33656AN
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Arcadia burglary ring busted after morning raids in Pasadena, Altadena. A multi-agency task force arrested Shawn Ashton Sykes, 21, and Koreana Channise Muhammad, 19, both of Altadena. Prior to the raids, Kenneth Wayne Jaynes, 21, of Altadena, was arrested at the scene of the March 13 residential break-in in the 1100 block of West Foothill Boulevard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33771
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 2014
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 2014
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Burglary
Crime and Criminals
James, Kenneth Wayne
Muhammad, Koreana Channise
Sykes, Shawn Ashton
Item ID
33966AN
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Los Angeles County Arboretum CEO Richard Schulhof, 65, to retire in late spring, after 14 years of leading the acclaimed horticultural site in Arcadia. New CEO expected this summer. See hard copy in VF.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36444
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 23, 2023
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 23, 2023
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Schulhof, Richard
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Arcadia High School graduate Anthony Byron Parrille (class of 1997) will graduate from the United States Air Force Academy on May 30.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29711
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Parrille, Anthony Byron
United States Air Force Academy
Graduates
Item ID
29896AN
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Arcadia resident Lori Bippert's grandchildren Jeffrey and Sally, both Coast Guard lieutenants, and Eric, an Air Force lieutenant, are honored by the city's Blue Star recognition program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30465
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Awards - honors - recognition
Bippert, Al
Bippert, Lori
Military service
Soldiers
Item ID
30652AN
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Writer Charles Cooper recounts the history of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, including previous landowners Hugo Reid and Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31039
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. ("Lucky")
Los Angeles County Arboretum - history
Rancho Santa Anita - history
Reid, Hugo
Item ID
31234AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council recap: crime is rising in Arcadia and countrywide, with offenses predominantly concentrated in property crime. Council approves home designs at 29 East Orange Grove and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive now that their square footage will be reduced in revised designs. Council also unanimously authorized the $2 million purchase of 3000 acre feet of imported replacement water from Main San Gabriel Basin watermaster for the fiscal year 2015-2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34349
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 2015
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p. 1, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Meetings-2011-2020
Mansions
Water
Item ID
34542AN
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Construction begins on Anoakia luxury housing development, on the former site of Anoakia, Anita Baldwin's mansion, on the corner of Baldwin Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia. The Anoakia Mansion was demolished last August to make way for 31 homes to be built by Hover Development Inc. of Newport Beach. Anita Baldwin, daughter of Lucky Baldwin, lived there until her death in 1939. It was used as a girls' school from 1941 to the late 1970s. The new housing development is 19 acres.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33318
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia housing development
Anoakia Mansion--history
Anoakia School
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
33514AN
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