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Los Angeles County Arboretum and Baldwin family push to revive Baldwin Lake. The 4-acre lake in the middle of the Arboretum stands polluted, filled with tons of mud and filth from years of urban runoff. Tony Zampiello, executive officer of the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster, along with the county's Department of Parks and Recreation, have formed a task force with goal of dredging the old lake built by Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin in the late 19th century. Margaux Viera, Baldwin's great-great-great granddaughter, a member of the "Save Baldwin Lake" task force, says the shoreline around the lake is collapsing and eroding. See hard copy in VF "Arboretum."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34048

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: December 29, 2014

Pages: p. A1, A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: December 29, 2014

Pages: p. A1, A4

Subjects: Baldwin Lake; Los Angeles County Arboretum; Viera, Margaux

Item ID: 34242AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lucky Baldwin statue to be unveiled at Reverend Monsignor Gerald M. O'Keefe Rose Garden at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. Bronze sculpture commissioned, donated by city founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's descendants Margaux Gibson-Viera and Heather Gibson (Baldwin's great-great-great granddaughters). Statue was designed and made by artist Alfred Paredes. See also VF Statuary #20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33469

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 16, 2013

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 16, 2013

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Gibson, Heather; Gibson-Viera, Margaux; Paredes, Alfred; Statuary

Item ID: 33664AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lucky Baldwin statue dedicated. at Reverend Monsignor Gerald M. O'Keeffe Rose Garden at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. Bronze sculpture commissioned, donated by city founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's descendants Margaux Gibson-Viera and Heather Gibson (Baldwin's great-great-great granddaughters). Statue was designed and made by artist Alfred Paredes. See also VF Statuary #20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33486

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 17, 2013

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 17, 2013

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Gibson, Heather; Gibson-Viera, Margaux; Paredes, Alfred; Statuary

Item ID: 33681AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lucky Baldwin statue unveiled in Arcadia. See also VF "Statuary."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 18, 2013

Pages: p. 1, 3

Newspaper: 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

Collection: Newspaper Index

The library does not have a print of this negative. A print appears on p.65 of WHERE RANCH AND CITY MEET. Elias J."Lucky " Baldwin is pictured, circ 1903. It appears that he is playing poker. The hands of two other people are at either side and someone's foot is propped on the table in the front of the photo. Lucky is looking to one side and smiling.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1401

Date: c.1903

1 image

Date: c.1903

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 4x5 negative

ID: 1388

Collection: Photographs

Images

Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs507

Date: c.1889

1 image

Date: c.1889

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin family

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 503

Collection: Photographs

Images

Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1253

Date: unknown

1 image

Date: unknown

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1244

Collection: Photographs

Images

Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin

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Date: unknown

1 image

Date: unknown

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1245

Collection: Photographs

Images

Bust portrait of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin in oval.

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Date: 1875

1 image

Date: 1875

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin family

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 17

Collection: Photographs

Images

Baldwin Lake at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2427

Date: 1990?

1 image

Date: 1990?

Subjects: Baldwin Lake; David Stevens Collection; Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

Physical Description: color image, digital, see i:images

ID: 2285

Collection: Photographs

Images

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

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

Collection: Newspaper Index

Formal portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin on the right and his uncle, Jack Baldwin, on the left.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs978

Date: c.1890

1 image

Date: c.1890

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin, Jack; Baldwin family

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 970

Collection: Photographs

Images

Photo of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin. Shown with large black hat. He is facing to the left.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs508

Date: c.1905

1 image

Date: c.1905

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 504

Collection: Photographs

Images

Queen Anne Cottage with red trim at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Palm trees and Queen Anne Cottage are reflected in Baldwin Lake. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2426

Date: 1990?

1 image

Date: 1990?

Subjects: Baldwin Lake; David Stevens Collection; Historic houses; Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden; Queen Anne Cottage

Physical Description: color image, digital, see i:images

ID: 2284

Collection: Photographs

Images

Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin seated in a chair surrounded by four women and two children. None of these people is identified. (Sandy Snider of the Arboretum believes it was at a time when Baldwin needed nurses.) Baldwin is in black with his slouch hat on. One of the women is holding a small dog (terrier) with markings.

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Date: c.1903

1 image

Date: c.1903

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 971

Collection: Photographs

Images

Formal portrait of four persons. The two seated women are not identified. The man on the left is Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin and the one on the right is his uncle, Jack Baldwin.

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Date: c.1870

1 image

Date: c.1870

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin, Jack

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 969

Collection: Photographs

Images

Formal portrait of Elias J."Lucky"Baldwin. He is shown in black hat and facing to the right. Portions of photo look touched up.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs509

Date: 1907

1 image

Date: 1907

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin family

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 505

Collection: Photographs

Images

Apparently photo of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin taken beside lake on Baldwin Ranch when he was quite elderly. Printing across photo reads: Baldwins Ranch.

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Date: c.1907

1 image

Date: c.1907

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 121

Collection: Photographs

Images

Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin at age close to 70. His hair is almost completely white as is his goatee. His mustache is still dark.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs506

Date: c.1898

1 image

Date: c.1898

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin family

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 502

Collection: Photographs

Images

Interesting facts about Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin appear in the book "Picturing Los Angeles" by Jon and Nancy Wilkman.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30296

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: December 3, 2006

Pages: p. U-27

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: December 3, 2006

Pages: p. U-27

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Los Angeles - History; Wilkman, Jon; Wilkman, Nancy

Item ID: 30483AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Lucky Baldwin statue unveiled in Arcadia. See also VF "Statuary."

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Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

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Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin

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Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin

Images

Bust portrait of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin in oval.

Images

Baldwin Lake at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

Images

Formal portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin on the right and his uncle, Jack Baldwin, on the left.

Images

Photo of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin. Shown with large black hat. He is facing to the left.

Images

Queen Anne Cottage with red trim at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Palm trees and Queen Anne Cottage are reflected in Baldwin Lake. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

Images

Images

Formal portrait of four persons. The two seated women are not identified. The man on the left is Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin and the one on the right is his uncle, Jack Baldwin.

Images

Formal portrait of Elias J."Lucky"Baldwin. He is shown in black hat and facing to the right. Portions of photo look touched up.

Images

Apparently photo of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin taken beside lake on Baldwin Ranch when he was quite elderly. Printing across photo reads: Baldwins Ranch.

Images

Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin at age close to 70. His hair is almost completely white as is his goatee. His mustache is still dark.

Images

Interesting facts about Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin appear in the book "Picturing Los Angeles" by Jon and Nancy Wilkman.