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Denny's CEO considers firing up the old windmill in 2016. It is atop the Denny's Restaurant at the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. It used to be the Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery, founded in 1915, a Los Angeles institution for much of the 20th century. According to Los Angeles Conservancy, the building was completed in 1967 and designed by Pasadena architects Harold Bissner and Harold Zook. Denny's Corporation CEO Stephen Dunn is happy to explore the possibility of activating the windmill.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34418
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Dunn, Stephen
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Bakery
Zook, Harold
Item ID
34610AN
Collection
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Iconic Arcadia windmill will turn, turn, turn. Former Arcadia Mayor George Fasching spearheaded the effort to get Denny's windmill running again. Restoration work will begin soon, with June as the target for the windmill to run again. The windmill was the trademark for Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery, which was at this site, at the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue, in 1967.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34520
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
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Sargis, Joe
Van de Kamp's Bakery
Windmills
Zook, Harold
Item ID
34712AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Historic windmill turns again after long hiatus. George Fasching's original idea spawns huge community pride. The Denny's windmill was dedicated on June 29 after a refurbishment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34602
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Bissner, Harold
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34794AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Iconic historic windmill at Denny's Restaurant illuminates downtown Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34606
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Historic Buildings
Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakery
Windmills
Item ID
34798AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Iconic Denny's windmill in Arcadia makes a grand slam through the roof. George Fasching says plans to rebuild are already underway. On Friday, December 29, 2017, the iconic landmark fell off and one blade sliced through the restaurant around 7:30 AM. The restaurant and windmill were originally built in 1967 as a Van de Kamp's Restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35040
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Restaurants, bars, etc.-Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Item ID
35231AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Denny’s colorful windmill lights up Arcadia’s holiday spirits. The blades have been carefully fabricated and the official “turn-on” took place Friday, November 30. It now runs counterclockwise, 24-hours a day with LED lights. The restaurant used to be Van De Kamp’s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35347
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 6, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Fasching, George
Route 66
Item ID
35537AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Iconic windmill spins once more at Denny’s. Less than a year after it detached and crashed into the restaurant, the windmill atop the Arcadia Denny’s is spinning again at the northeast corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. One new addition to the windmill is LED lighting capable of changing colors. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 11, November 29, 2018.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35337
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2018
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2018
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Mendoza, Andres (Denny’s District Manager)
Sargis, Joe
Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakery
Route 66
Windmills
Item ID
35527AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia’s iconic windmill restoration almost complete. Mid-November slated as tentative schedule for installation. The former Van De Kamp windmill atop what is now Denny’s, was restored once, but broke in a freak accident. The current restoration is being done by Joe Sargis and his company Creative Fabrication and Design on St. Joseph Street in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35315
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Denny's Restaurant
Fasching, George
Meda, Ed
Miller, John (Denny's CEO)
Sargis, Joe
Van De Kamp's Restaurant
Item ID
35504AN
Collection
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Former Arcadia mayor George Fasching has been named to a 12-member committee to oversee the spending of up to $150 million in bond money at Pasadena City College.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31685
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Community Colleges
Fasching, George
Pasadena City College
Item ID
31882AN
Collection
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Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32471
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Alford, June
Arcadia mayors
Bottema, John
Busse, Earl
Butterworth, Ed
Chandler, Roger
City council history
Cooper, Charles
Cozad, Lyman
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Kelly, Bill
Krebs, Richard, Jr.
Kuhn, Barbara
Lauber, Floretta
Link, Harry
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Multer, A. N.
Richards, William J.
Van Mannen, Christine
Young, Mary
Item ID
32670AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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