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Contents: 1. California's choicest locality. Brochure describing San Gabriel Valley. n.d. circa 1900. 2. A.P. Green subdivision. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Realty Co. about tract at Baldwin Avenue and Green Street. January 1, 1927. 3. R.D. Vedder tract. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Co. about t…

Contents: 1. California's choicest locality. Brochure describing San Gabriel Valley. n.d. circa 1900.; 2. A.P. Green subdivision. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Realty Co. about tract at Baldwin Avenue and Green Street. January 1, 1927.; 3. R.D. Vedder tract. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Co. about tract at Live Oak Avenue and Monte Vista Avenue. January 20, 1927.; 4. "Egg Basket" into city. Arcadia Tribune January 22, 1978.; 5. We were shown the other day by H.A. Unruh, manager for E.J. Baldwin, a map of land which he proposes to put on the market. Copy of news item in Sierra Madre Vista March 26, 1891.; 6. English Oaks homes development. Pasadena Star News June 20, 1980.; 7. Santa Anita Oaks is unique among homeowners groups. Arcadia Tribune June 8, 1980.; 8. O.E. Winkler, owner of Peach Orchard Subdivision. Copy of sales contract dated May 3, 1929; made from original loaned by son, Adrian Winkler.; 9. Grant Deed from Anita Baldwin to Otto Winkler and Rudolph H. Schwarzkopf dated July 1, 1920; made from original loaned by son, Adrian Winkler.; 10. Santa Anita Rancho, Anoakia Breed Farm, Anita Baldwin, Prop. Bill of sale to Winkler & Schwarzkopf December 27, 1921.; 11. Arcadia Investment and Development Co. Tract #6641. Flyer on tract offered by A.N. Muler, O.E. Winkler and D.M. Payne. n.d. Made from original loaned by son, Adrian Winkler.; 12. Map of Arcadia - Santa Anita Tract 1887. Copied from original at the Huntington Library; another copy in Maps 1880-1949.; 13. Santa Anita Tract; part of the celebrated Santa Anita Ranch. Ad. n.d. circa 1887.; 14. 2,000 acres in five to 25 acre lots at $400 to $600 per acre, with water. Ad as it appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Herald January 23, 1887.; 15. Choice home sites on Baldwin Acres. Los Angeles Express January 29, 1916.; 16. Fine suburban property. Los Angeles Tribune January 30, 1916.; 17. Complaints spark controversy. Highlander p. 1 February 3, 1988.; 18. Santa Anita Oaks advertisement. Pasadena Star News January 25, 1948.; 19. Santa Anita Highlands ready for new homes. Los Angeles Times, June 15, 1941. The area north of Foothill Boulevard and east of Santa Anita Avenue is open for the construction of homes. This subdivision was formerly a part of the Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin Rancho and is now owned by the Three Cities Land Co.; 20. "Lucky Baldwin's daughter made Santa Anita part of Arcadia," by Lauren McSherry, Pasadena Star News, March 13, 2010, p. 2 of Real Estate section. Gives history of Santa Anita Oaks area (bounded by Baldwin Avenue to the west, Santa Anita Avenue to the east, Sierra Madre Boulevard to the north and Foothill Boulevard to the south) and Rancho Santa Anita area. Homes for sale in the Santa Anita area given, starting at $2.148 million.; 21. "TV producer selling one-acre Georgian estate in Arcadia," Pasadena Star News, March 28, 2010, Real Estate section. Television producer, writer and director Sheldon Bull (written for shows MASH, Newhart, Coach, Sabrina the Teenage Witch) and his wife, interior designer Annette Bull, have listed their one-acre Georgian estate in the Santa Anita Oaks area of Arcadia at $3,588,000. It was designed by architect Leslie Lippich.; 22. Restrictions Santa Anita Highlands, Tract 4129, by Three Cities Land Co., 1941. Declaration of certain restrictions for certain lots in Tract 4129. Notable for page 3: "That none of said lots, nor any portion thereof, shall be sold, conveyed, leased or occupied by any person other than one of the Caucasian race, except that persons of other than the Caucasian race may be used in the domestic service of the owner or occupants of any of said lots." CC&Rs. Separate copy in History Desk right drawer.; 23. In Arcadia real estate, 4 is a negative number. Many Chinese buyers shy away from 4, because in Cantonese and Mandarin the words for it and death sound similar. A law allowing address changes may be revived. Los Angeles Times, May 21, 201. Article by Ching-Ching Ni. Retrieved from Internet on June 4, 2011, from www.latimes.com.; 24. The exceptional story of Arcadia real estate (45% higher median home price than a year ago and almost 60% more homes on the market, Chinese buyers), by Josh Ritnimit, Arcadia Weekly, p. 15, September 4, 2014.; 25. Cash Pad: Chinese money transforms a California suburb (Arcadia) (Why are Chinese millionaires buying mansions in an L.A. suburb?) by Karen Weise. Bloomberg Newsweek, October 20-October 26, 2014, pp. 52-57. See also printed online version in VF Population.; 26. Arcadia housing boom with Chinese dollars? Bloomberg Business Week says kickbacks and Chinese cash deals are fuelind the rapid growth of mansions in Arcadia. Arcadia Weekly, pp. 1, 32, 33, October 30, 2014.; 27. How Arcadia is remaking itself as a magnet for Chinese money, by Christopher Hawthorne. Los Angeles Times, December 3, 2014. Retrieved from www.latimes.com on December 4, 2014.; 28. Arcadia high-end home sales decrease in early 2015, by Joe Taglieri. Arcadia Weekly, March 26, 2015.; 29. Arcadia faces mansion mayhem: how will home size restrictions impact property values within the city? Pasadena Star News, March 18, 2016. By Courtney Tompkins. Floor area ratio (FAR).; 30. Arcadia zoning regulations will have to wait a little longer pending an economic impact study. Pasadena Star News, February 27, 2016. By Courtney Tompkins. Re: floor area ratio (FAR) , or a maximum allowable square footage for a home based on lot size.; 31. Mansionization: debate spurs Arcadia to adopt new home-size law (floor area ratio-FAR), building height, setbacks, basement, parking and hillside standards. By Courtney Tompkins. Pasadena Star News, p. A1, A4, April 4, 2016.; 32. Measure targeting mansions derailed after city clerk's office discovered a discrepancy in the number of qualifying signatures. Pasadena Star News, p. A1, A4, April 6, 2016.; 33. Proposed ballot initiative "Saving Arcadia responsible development, reasonable standards," designed to curb mansionization. Door hanger to join movement to "Save Arcadia" from mansionization. (Did not make it onto April 2016 ballot.); 34. Update to housing standards approved but changes possible after council election Tuesday (mansions, floor-area ratio). Pasadena Star News, April 7, 2016.; 35. Smaller home ordinance official (mansions, floor-area ratio). By Scott Hettrick, April 21, 2016 from Arcadiasbest.com.; 36. New city housing standards approved (mansions, floor-area ratio). By Courtney Tompkins, Pasadena Star News, April 21, 2016.; 37. Arcadia updated its building code to combat mansionization. But are the new rules working? From Pasadenastarnews.com, September 7, 2016.; 38. USC Study. Mansionization, home expansions obliterating urban greenscapes. As houses get bigger, trees and shrubs are disappearing, increasing the heat island effect. The Weekly Star, May 7, 2017.; 39. Median home values 5-year estimates for 2005-2009, 2006-2010, 2007-2011, 2008-2012, 2009-2013, 2010-2014, 2011-2015, 2012-2016 from American FactFinder website, Census data, printed January 3, 2018. 4 pages front and back.; 40. Race restrictions in Arcadia assures future property investments. No colored population in city, a record unparalleled in this section of the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia Bulletin, August 31, 1939.

Subjects: Real Estate

Item ID: 187AF

Collection: Subject Files

Summary of current real estate prices. Median sales price of an existing home in California has reached $58,322.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1977

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1977

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Real Estate

Item ID: 2287AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Zoning codes: Arcadia measure on mansionization qualifies for ballot. If adopted the initiative would create a citywide floor area ratio (FAR) which would set much tighter restrictions on square footage. Lisa Mussenden said it could be on the ballot as soon as November 2016 or as late as April 2018. Saving Arcadia is the group behind the initiative.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 1, 2016

Pages: p. A1, A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 1, 2016

Pages: p. A1, A4

Subjects: Arvizu, David; Houses; Mansions; Midgley, Richard; Real Estate; Saving Arcadia; Thompson, Laurie; Verlato, April; Zoning codes

Item ID: 34697AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Articles on real estate development in Arcadia.

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Date: c.1939

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Date: c.1939

Subjects: Real estate

Physical Description: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 b&w

ID: 532

Collection: Photographs

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General information regarding real estate subdivisions

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 5, 1937 p. 1 Santa Anita Vista, subdivision of Foothill w. of 5th Ave. bought by Grover T. Garland); July 27, 1939 p. 1 (Santa Anita Village , unit placed on market); March 13, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Oaks, ranch Santa Anita, Santa Anita Village); May 29, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Highlands, purchasers F. E.Woodley and C. P. Cook, purchase date and boundaries); March 5, 1942 p. 1 (3 new subdivisions announced); June 9, 1946 p. 1 (Colorado & 4th; Rodeo Rd; 2nd & Los Flores); May 15, 1947 p. 9 (W. of Peck rd, N. of Jeffires Ave.); January 29, 1948 p. 1 (last of Baldwin acreage subdivided - Santa Anita Highlands); September 9, 1954 p. 1 (Highlands area tracts); May 28, 1956 p. 1 (lot splits); June 21, 1956 p. 1 ( " ); July 12, 1956 p. 1 ( " ); February 17, 1963 (10th Ave. subdivision approved)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 5, 1937 p. 1 Santa Anita Vista, subdivision of Foothill w. of 5th Ave. bought by Grover T. Garland); July 27, 1939 p. 1 (Santa Anita Village , unit placed on market); March 13, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Oaks, ranch Santa Anita, Santa Anita Village); May 29, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Highlands, purchasers F. E.Woodley and C. P. Cook, purchase date and boundaries); March 5, 1942 p. 1 (3 new subdivisions announced); June 9, 1946 p. 1 (Colorado & 4th; Rodeo Rd; 2nd & Los Flores); May 15, 1947 p. 9 (W. of Peck rd, N. of Jeffires Ave.); January 29, 1948 p. 1 (last of Baldwin acreage subdivided - Santa Anita Highlands); September 9, 1954 p. 1 (Highlands area tracts); May 28, 1956 p. 1 (lot splits); June 21, 1956 p. 1 ( " ); July 12, 1956 p. 1 ( " ); February 17, 1963 (10th Ave. subdivision approved)