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Arcadia Public Library Building Specifications, 5 April 1960

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Contents: Children's Library Addition, Specifications, 5 November 1962

Contents: Children's Library Addition, Specifications, 5 November 1962

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library Building Specifications, 5 April 1960

Location: Basement

Box Number: Box 008

Shelf Number: Shelf H3

Item ID: 453AF

Collection: Subject Files

Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints April 4, 1960

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Contents: Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints, April 4, 1960. William Guy Garwood, Architect. Foundation, framing, plumbing, levels, interior and exterior details, etc.

Contents: Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints, April 4, 1960. William Guy Garwood, Architect. Foundation, framing, plumbing, levels, interior and exterior details, etc.

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints April 4, 1960

Location: Basement

Box Number: Box 120

Shelf Number: Shelf H16

Item ID: 433AF

Collection: Subject Files

City of Arcadia Municipal Code.

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Contents: City of Arcadia. Municipal Code. Supplement insertion guide dated June 30, 1984

Contents: City of Arcadia. Municipal Code. Supplement insertion guide dated June 30, 1984

Subjects: City of Arcadia Municipal Code.

Location: History Room

Box Number: Box 55

Shelf Number: Shelf C2

Item ID: 366AF

Collection: Subject Files

City Council-Elections-2016

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Contents: 1. Measure A Makes Waves. Repealing the Utility User's Tax (UUT) in April 2016 ballot measure. By Katta Hules, Arcadia Weekly, February 25, 2016. 2. City Council candidate Burton Brink campaign materials. 3. City Council candidate April Verlato campaign materials. 4. City Council candidate Peter Am…

Contents: 1. Measure A Makes Waves. Repealing the Utility User's Tax (UUT) in April 2016 ballot measure. By Katta Hules, Arcadia Weekly, February 25, 2016.; 2. City Council candidate Burton Brink campaign materials.; 3. City Council candidate April Verlato campaign materials.; 4. City Council candidate Peter Amundson campaign materials and a Thanksgiving card from 2015.; 5. City Council candidate Robert (Bob) Harbicht campaign materials.; 6. City Council candidate Sheng Chang campaign materials.; 7. (Moved to VF Real Estate).; 8. Arcadia's election picks up steam. Arcadia Weekly, March 3, 2016 by Terry Miller.; 9. Where do council candidates stand on mansionization? Pasadena Star News, p. A4, March 7, 2016.; 10. Sample Ballot City of Arcadia General Municipal Election April 12, 2016.; 11. Measure A campaign materials. Repeal of utility users tax.; 12. Final election results in email from Chief Deputy City Clerk Lisa Mussenden showing April Verlato and Peter Amundson winning the two City Council seats and Measure A did not pass. April 21, 2016.

Subjects: City Council-Elections-2016

Item ID: 305AF

Collection: Subject Files

City Council-Elections-2018

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Contents: NOTE: This marks the first election of district council members. It used to be an election of at-large candidates. 1. Arcadia Electoral Candidates' Statements by Tom Beck, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Joyce Platt, Sho Tay, and Jolly Wu. Retrieved from www.ArcadiaWeekly.com on January 23, 2018. …

Contents: NOTE: This marks the first election of district council members. It used to be an election of at-large candidates.; 1. Arcadia Electoral Candidates' Statements by Tom Beck, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Joyce Platt, Sho Tay, and Jolly Wu. Retrieved from www.ArcadiaWeekly.com on January 23, 2018.; 2. Arcadia's Municipal Election Update. Clarification that in the District 2 race, incumbent Tom Beck is being challenged by Robert Harbicht. In District 5, incumbent Roger Chandler is being challenged by Joyce Platt and Jolly Wu. In District 3, Sho Tay is running unopposed. Retrieved from www.ArcadiaWeekly.com on January 23, 2018.; 3. Municipal election in the city of Arcadia. Notice that only one person has filed nomination papers for City Council in Electoral District No. 3 in the April 10, 2018 General Municipal Election. The person nominated is Sho Tay. City Council will vote on January 25, 2018 to make an appointment and cancel the election for that office or direct an election to be held. See also Arcadia Weekly, February 1, 2018, pp. 1, 10.; 4. Campaign materials from Candidate Joyce Platt for Arcadia City Council District 5.; 5. Campaign materials from Candidate Roger Chandler for Arcadia City Council District 5.; 6. Campaign materials from Candidate Jolly Wu for Arcadia City Council District 5.; 7. Sample Ballot-General Municipal Election, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, for District 5. All vote by mail election.; 8. Campaign materials from incumbent Tom Beck. 7 items.; 9. Official results of April 20, 2018 election. District 2 council member is Tom Beck. District 5 council member is Roger Chandler.; 10. Four items paid for by Committee to Oppose Chandler for Arcadia City Council 2018.

Subjects: City Council-Elections-2018

Item ID: 495AF

Collection: Subject Files

Real Estate

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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

Anoakia Mansion (Anita Baldwin's Home)

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Contents: Anoakia Mansion (Anita Baldwin’s home) 701 W. Foothill Blvd, Arcadia, CA. Located at Foothill Blvd at Baldwin Ave., later became 78 Anoakia School (1941-1989)-permits (building, plumbing), correspondence, zoning from 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1980s.

Contents: Anoakia Mansion (Anita Baldwin’s home) 701 W. Foothill Blvd, Arcadia, CA. Located at Foothill Blvd at Baldwin Ave., later became 78 Anoakia School (1941-1989)-permits (building, plumbing), correspondence, zoning from 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1980s.

Subjects: Anoakia Mansion (Anita Baldwin's Home)

Location: Basement

Box Number: Box 129

Shelf Number: Shelf H6

Item ID: 442AF

Collection: Subject Files

Los Angeles Times 1984 Olympic issues

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Contents: Los Angeles Times 1984 Olympics issues July 29-August 14, 1984. Olympic Access (Book).

Contents: Los Angeles Times 1984 Olympics issues July 29-August 14, 1984. Olympic Access (Book).

Subjects: Los Angeles Times 1984 Olympic issues

Location: Basement

Box Number: Box 126

Shelf Number: Shelf H10

Item ID: 439AF

Collection: Subject Files

Baldwin, Elias J.- Wine and Wine Making

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Contents: 1. 'Wines and vines of California', by Frona Eunice Wait, 1889, pages 179-183. 2. "Baldwin's famous old prize wines and brandies." L.A. Racing Association Souvenir Program, 1907. 3. "Baldwin's Famous Old Prize Wines and Brandies." Copy of the wine list that went with Baldwin's traveling display …

Contents: 1. 'Wines and vines of California', by Frona Eunice Wait, 1889, pages 179-183.; 2. "Baldwin's famous old prize wines and brandies." L.A. Racing Association Souvenir Program, 1907.; 3. "Baldwin's Famous Old Prize Wines and Brandies." Copy of the wine list that went with Baldwin's traveling display of spirits, circa 1890. Copy of the original owned by the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum, 1981.; 4. Pure grape brandy. Santa Anita Vineyard. Depot and office, THE BALDWIN S.F. 15 page booklet defending the fine quality of Baldwin Brandies, published by Schmidt Label & Litho Company, 1883. Copied from the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, April 1982.; 5. Lucky Baldwin: the owner of Mollie McCarthy arrested for crooked distilling near Los Angeles, Cal. Chicago Daily Tribune, August 12, 1879.

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J.- Wine and Wine Making

Item ID: 29AF

Collection: Subject Files

City of Arcadia- Arcadia Redevelopment Agency

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Contents: City of Arcadia – Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. Press clippings, 1962-1984.

Contents: City of Arcadia – Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. Press clippings, 1962-1984.

Subjects: City of Arcadia- Arcadia Redevelopment Agency

Location: History Room

Box Number: Box 91

Shelf Number: Shelf C6

Item ID: 397AF

Collection: Subject Files

City of Arcadia -Arcadia Redevelopment Agency

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Contents: City of Arcadia – Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. Press clippings, 1985-1991 Amended Agency Bylaws approved by the Agency and Council on March 6, 2001 Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Financial Statements June 30, 1997 Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Financial Statements June 30, 1998 Lease Rate Data Inform…

Contents: City of Arcadia – Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. Press clippings, 1985-1991; Amended Agency Bylaws approved by the Agency and Council on March 6, 2001; Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Financial Statements June 30, 1997; Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Financial Statements June 30, 1998; Lease Rate Data Information Sheets-July 1995, July 1998, February 1999, December 1999, June 2001, January 2002, September 2002, April 2003, November 2003.; City of Arcadia Assessed Value (Net Taxable) Fiscal Years 1986-1987 through 2000-2001. City of Arcadia Business License Activity and Building Permit Valuation History for FY 1995-1996 through 2000-2001. Redevelopment Agency Highlights 1974-2001). Partial list of Agency Asssisted Projects.

Subjects: City of Arcadia -Arcadia Redevelopment Agency

Location: History Room

Box Number: Box 92

Shelf Number: Shelf C6

Item ID: 398AF

Collection: Subject Files

Arcadia-Library-Arcadia Public Library Foundation

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Contents: 1. Letter to Arcadia Public Library Foundation from Internal Revenue Service approving federal income tax exemption under section 501(a) as an organization described in section 501(c)(3). Dated June 30, 1995. 2.Arcadia Public Library Foundation brochure from 2005, describing the foundation with don…

Contents: 1. Letter to Arcadia Public Library Foundation from Internal Revenue Service approving federal income tax exemption under section 501(a) as an organization described in section 501(c)(3). Dated June 30, 1995.; 2.Arcadia Public Library Foundation brochure from 2005, describing the foundation with donation form.; 3. "Opening minds to shape our future" brochure outlines the needs and goals of the Arcadia Public Library Foundation.; 4. Arcadia Public Library Foundation letterhead.; 5. Arcadia Public Library Foundation "Capital Campaign" brochure and form for donations, to fill needs associated with the library remodeling project. Circa 1995-1996.; 6. Arcadia Public Library Foundation Patron Recognition luncheon, September 28, 1997.; 7. Page from the library website about the Library Foundation with its goals and history. c. 2015. Note: The Foundation dissolved in 2016.

Subjects: Arcadia-Library-Arcadia Public Library Foundation

Item ID: 287AF

Collection: Subject Files

City of Arcadia Assessment Books of the Property in the City of Arcadia

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Start Date: 1948

End Date: 1954

Contents: City of Arcadia. Assessment books of the property in the City of Arcadia. Includes legal description, last known owner, value of land, taxes paid. 101 A. Book 1. Assessment no. 1-728. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 2. Assessment no.729-1721. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. 101 B. Book 3. Assessment…

Start Date: 1948

End Date: 1954

Contents: City of Arcadia. Assessment books of the property in the City of Arcadia. Includes legal description, last known owner, value of land, taxes paid.; 101 A. Book 1. Assessment no. 1-728. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 2. Assessment no.729-1721. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.; 101 B. Book 3. Assessment no. 1722-2532. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 4. Assessment no. 2533-3391. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.; 101 C. Book 5. Assessment no. 3392-4596. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 6. Assessment No. 4597-5666. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.; 101 D. Book 7. Assessment no. 5667-6765. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 8. Assessment no. 6767-7784A. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.; 101 E. Book 9. Assessment no. 7785-9032. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 10. Assessment no. 9033-9976. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.