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1. Infamous - on what is now the parking lot at First Avenue and the Pacific Electric tracks, Clara Villa once stood. Arcadia Tribune March 23, 1950.

2. The Norfolk. Article reference to Norfolk Saloon located at entrance to Santa Anita Race Track. Los Angeles Daily Times April 19, 1909 and April 23, 1909.

3. Arcadia Dining and Lodging Guide, 1976.

4. Arcadia Dining and Lodging Guide, 1977.

5. Arcadia Dining and Lodging Guide, 1978.

6. Eateries, hosts part of good life. Arcadia Tribune September 14, 1978.

7. White City, Arcadia - Baldwin Music Hall, Los Angeles Racing Association Souvenir Program 1908.

8. Identifications of some saloons and inns in early Arcadia made by Vesta Reeves to Sandy Snider from the Arboretum, August 1979.

9. Grand Opening - The Recipe Box. Arcadia Highlander April 22, 1987.

10. Herbert's Cafe. Typed sheet giving some background on special events connected with holidays; material gathered by Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Walker, former resident. November 15, 1978.

11. Pine's Coffee Shop. Typed sheet and handwritten note from wife of former owner. Material gathered by Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Walker, former resident. November 15, 1978.

12. The Derby (Tavern). Typed sheet giving information on owners and "feeling" and atmosphere of restaurant. Information gathered by Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Walker, former resident. November 15, 1978.

13. Walker's Bar-B-Q. Typed sheet giving information on the business venture. Information gathered by Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Walker, former resident. November 15, 1978.

14. Merget's Malt Shop. Typed sheet and handwritten letter from former owner, giving many interesting bits of information about the business, the owners and the town at that time. Information gathered by Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Walker, former resident. November 15, 1978.

15. Baldwin-era chandelier now hangs in the Derby. Arcadia Tribune May 10, 1964.

16. Arcadia Dining and Lodging Guide, 1981.

17. Grand Opening - Nickie and Betty's Place. Arcadia Highlander May 6, 1987.

18. Restaurant Rose - Restaurant menus of the Pasadena area, including Arcadia. c.1988.

19. Folks at the First Cabin care. Los Angeles Times, "Nightlife by Mary Tartaglione" March 31, 1995.

20. Menu guide for dining establishments located in Arcadia and surrounding cities prepared by City of Arcadia Employee Advisory Committee, Spring 1996.

21. "Chicken in the Rough" Map of restaurants in the U.S. n.d.

22. Clarke mini phone book 1996 restaurant menu and dining guide, 1996.

23. Clarke mini phone book restaurant reviews 1997.

24. Out from under the wrecking ball (Denny's Restaurant). Smithsonian magazine December 2000 p.112, 10pgs.(1 color copy of article and 1 copy of magazine)

25. Inge's German Delicatessen menu. Owned by Dieter Dammeier and located at 156 N. Las Tunas in Arcadia. n.d.

26. Box Cafe menu. Located at 203 S. First Avenue in Arcadia. c.2002.

27. Rod's Grill menu. Located at 41 West Huntington in Arcadia. c.2002.

28. Windmill no more. Arcadia Denny's to remove symbol at former site of Van de Kamp's. Pasadena Star News, July 24, 1999, p. B3.

29. Flamingo Ramada Hotel - Ramada Inn menu located at 130 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia. c.1973.

30. Monrovia and Arcadia Dining, Entertainment, Lodging Guide, 2002.

31. Arcadia Guide to Dining and Lodging and Things to See and Do. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. n.d. - c.1980s

32. "Memories of Arcadia." Van de Kamp's windmill spins back the hands of time by Charles Cooper. Arcadia Weekly, April 10-16, 2003, p. l.

33. Dining/Lodging and Entertainment Directory Map of downtown Arcadia. 3/21/2002.

34. Advertisement tickets/courtesy passes written in Spanish for the Arroyo Restaurant at 57 Wheeler Avenue, May 2003.

35. "Seabiscuit" May Put Restaurant in the Money. The Derby, founded by jockey George Woolf, who rode the horse, may see a run as film opens. History of the Derby restaurant included. Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2003, p. B2

36. Two E-mails, two transcripts of interviews with Dick McDonald and three articles from Ken Sidlowski, McDonald's Golden Archives and Museum Supervisor, with regard to whether the first McDonald's restaurant on Huntington Drive near the racetrack was located in Arcadia or Monrovia. July, 2003.

37. Correspondence dated July 30, 2003 and video transcript of "Pure Americana, the Founding of McDonald's Hamburgers" dated 9/13/1992, p. 1-16, by Tom Dolly with regard to whether the first McDonald's restaurant on Huntington Drive near the racetrack was in Arcadia or Monrovia. Also Internet article by Mr. Dolly on same subject.

38. Book entitled "Fast Food Flashback: the breakaway McDonald Brothers and Ray Kroc, the true story by Thomas C. Dolly. Cover letter from the author. Includes information about fast food and McDonald's restaurants in Arcadia. Acquired 9/8/2004.

39. Woomi Sushi Japanese Restaurant menu. Restaurant in the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita new wing/expansion opened circa October 1, 2004. Acquired October 2004.

40. Red Rock Chili Co. restaurant menu. Part of the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita new wing/expansion opened circa October 1, 2004. Acquired October 2004.

41a-b. Dave & Buster's Santa Anita restaurant promotional materials. a. Pre-Grand Opening VIP Premiere Party, September 28, 2004. b. Navigational Guide to Dave & Buster's. Dave & Buster's is part of the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita new wing/expansion opened circa October 1, 2004. Acquired October 2004.

42. Disposable hat from Bob's Big Boy Restaurant, with note from Pete Kinnahan (retired from City) of Development Services, indicating that Bob's closed in 1986. Text of hat reads: Bob's beef burger, hamburgers, shakes, fries.

43. "The Derby...a Mere Seven Furlongs from Santa Anita." Arcadia Weekly, August 15, 2002; p. 12.

44. Menu from Moffett's Chicken Pie Shoppe, 2010.

45.Arcadia, Monrovia and Sierra Madre dining, entertainment, lodging guide 2004-2005. A joint publication of the Arcadia, Monrovia and Sierra Madre Chambers of Commerce. Published by Core Media Group, Inc.

46. Matt Denny's celebrates 15 years in January. History of Matt Denny's Restaurant by Matt McSweeny. Retrieved December 20, 2013 from www.arcadiachamber.org.

47. Dumpling dynasty: Din Tai Fung reaches Glendale and beyond. By Erica Wayne. Pasadena Weekly, p. 11, 12, March 3, 2016.

48. Restaurant Review: Din Tai Fung always draws a crowd in Arcadia by Merrill Shindler. Pasadena Star News, August 5, 2016.

49. Windmill blades collapse at Denny's. The Weekly Star, January 7, 2018.

50. Japanese food at Sushi Kiyosuzu in Arcadia has an Olympic connection (Mirai Nagasu's parents' restaurant) by Merrill Shindler. Pasadena Star News, April 26, 2018.

51. 3 items. Dinner menu from The Derby "Home of the Cappuccino and Irish Coffee," with handwritten prices, no date. The Derby (yellow brochure) contains history of the Derby Restaurant and quotes by Slugger Sturniolo, 233 East Huntington Drive. Guest comment card from The Derby, from the Sturniolo era.

52. Arcadia's historic Derby Restaurant may be relocated, by Terry Miller. Arcadia Weekly has learned that a mixed-use project at 211-233 East Huntington Drive, the site of historic The Derby restaurant and Embassy Suites Hotel, is being discussed by Arcadia City Council. Includes history of the restaurant bought by George Woolf in 1938, originally named Proctor Tavern when it operated in 1922. Retrieved from arcadiaweekly.com on August 7, 2020. Article appeared in Arcadia Weekly, August 6, 2020

53. Marketing flyer for Ace's Drive-in, 63 West Huntington Drive. Phone number: DOuglas7-6185. Not a menu but says "Featuring double-deck hamburgers 35 cents, single-deckers 25 cents.

54. Arcadia High School and First Avenue School Lunch Menu. Arcadia Tribune, p. 21, September 16, 1954.

55. Two items about Rod's Grill.1) Arcadia diner Rod's Grill announces it will close after nearly 70 years. Closing date will be February 12. Pasadena Star News, p. A3, A4, February 9, 2023. 2) Menu from Rod's Grill, acquired it from Rod's Grill on February 11, 2023, the day before they closed the restaurant. Menu is not dated and it was "an older menu," per the Rod's Grill employee who gave it to the library.

56. Get Into the Zone for Some Crispy Korean Fried. Pasadena Star News, February 24, 2023. Review of Twozone Chicken (actually two restaurants under one roof, Twozone and Soonheene, home of "the most famous #1 Korean pancakes") at 1033 South Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, by dining critic Merrill Shindler. Includes some history of Korean love of fried chicken. Owner is Yun Jonggye.

57. Diners line up to get last meal at Rod's Grill. Rod's Grill at 41 W. Huntington Drive closed its doors February 12, 2023 after 65 years. Rod Wellman started the diner in 1946 in Alhambra. The Arcadia location opened in 1957. Manny Romero bought Rod's about 25 years ago and oversaw its operation until his death in 2021. Pasadena Star News, p. A3, A5, February 13, 2023.

58. A. Menu from Bento-ya, sushi & Japanese gourmet, 420 S. First Avenue, Arcadia, Menu date c. 2015-2019. B. Bento-Ya menu, c. April 2013.

59. Menu from Spices Thai Kitchen, 402 S. First Avenue, Arcadia, menu date c. 2017.

60. Rod's Grill menu, no date. Address at 41 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007

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Restaurants, Bars, etc.

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1. "Lucky Baldwin's coach restored." Pasadena Independent, November 9, 1961.

2. "E.J. Lucky Baldwin's Tally Ho." Pasadena Independent, November 9, 1961.

3. "Lucky Baldwin's Tally Ho returned." News clip and photo, circa November 1961.

4. "The Blacksmith Shop." Typed account by Sandy Snider, Los Angeles Count Arboretum, August 1973.

5. "The Coach Barn." Typed sheet by Reed and Kindig, June, 1972.

6. "County plans renovating Baldwin stable." Pasadena Star News, December 29, 1952, with photos.

7. "Lucky Baldwin relics in restored barn." Pasadena Star News, May 6, 1958, with photos.

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Coach Barn

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1. "Japanese buying Liberty Bonds." Arcadia Tribune, May 4, 1918.

2. Former students receive honorary degrees. World War II order delayed academic progress for two Japanese-American Citrus College students, Toshio Asano and Masako Mukai Kusumoto. Toshio Asano, 91, of Monrovia is pictured. He was a graduate of Monrovia High School a.k.a. Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte MAD High School in 1941.

3. Yosh Kuromiya, a graduate of Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School in 1941 was "the boy who never belonged," a feature article by Susie Ling, Arcadia Weekly, January 5, 2017. Kuromiya was evacuated to Pomona Fairgrounds and then to Heart Mountain concentration camp in Wyoming during World War II.

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Japanese

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1. Horses replaced by houses at Santa Anita. Arcadia Tribune March 26, 1942.

2. Evacuation base rising at track. Arcadia Tribune March 26, 1942.

3. Santa Anita Race Track now converted. Arcadia Tribune April 8, 1942.

4. The above view of the 40 acre parking lot. news clip, n.d. circa 1942.

5. Santa Anita Race Track opens its gates as temporary assembly. news clip, n.d. circa 1942.

6. Huntington Drive closing denied. Arcadia Tribune April 2, 1942.

7. We Wish to bring to your attention. Handwritten letter to the War Department to correct sewage problem at Center and its reply.

8. Birthright of Barbed Wire. re: book by that title.

9. Barricade lifted on Huntington. Arcadia Tribune October 29, 1942.

10. Nisei question. Los Angeles Times April 2, 1967.

11. Nisei evacuation brides. Los Angeles Times May 17, 1967.

12. They're off and running. Los Angeles Times December 26, 1974.

13. Another example of emergency wartime. History of the Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, p.13

14. She gets a diploma at 86. Los Angeles Times June 18, 1976.

15. Dismal memories rekindled - Fashion Park: WWII campsite. Arcadia Tribune, June 2, 1974, p. A1.

16. Camp Santa Anita. San Gabriel Valley Tribune. April 17, 1977.

17. Information sheet giving data on Center newspaper and location of Center records.

18. Famed track has infamous past. Arcadia Tribune. March 26, 1978.

19. Selected bibliography of Japanese Relocation on the West Coast WWII 1942-1945, made at the time of display of National Archives photos in April of 1979.

20. Santa Anita Pacemaker. Photocopy of part of the front page of newspaper for the Center. June 9, 1942.

21. Study of relocation centers for Japanese during WWII completed by Raymond Okamura in 1980. (30 page report sent to Arcadia Public Library December 14, 1981 in response to query by P. McAdam.)

22. Pacific Citizen December 19-26, 1980. Maps and descriptions of the 14 Assembly Centers in California during WWII.

23. Photos on display. Highlander newsclip with photo. April 11, 1979.

24. News release March 9, 1979 about exhibit at Arcadia Public Library.

25. Constitution drawn up by evacuees shortly after establishment of Center. San Gabriel Valley Tribune April 17, 1977.

26. Copy of Executive Order 9066 from CFR Title 3, The President 1938-1943 Compilation.

27. Reparations awaken painful recollections. Los Angeles Times, part IX, p.1 August 18, 1988

28. "The decision to evacuate the Japanese from the West Coast." Greenfield, Kent Roberts, COMMMAND DECISIONS, chapter 4.

29. "The relocation of the Japanese." Bean, Walton. CALIFORNIA: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY, 2nd ed. p. 430-438.

30. "Wartime problems." Rolle, Andrew F. CALIFORNIA: A HISTORY. 3rd ed, p.521-524.

31. Fifty years ago, racing went to war, too. THE RACING TIMES, p. 1. December 7, 1991.

32. Best bet: American Friends Service Committee found drawer of documents. Los Angeles Times May 9, 1993.

33. Friends Journal (Quaker Thought and Life Today) November 1992.

34. An Interrupted Heritage. Book review of STUBBORN TWIG by Laura Kessler. Three generations in the life of a Japanese American family. Los Angeles Times January 9, 1994, p.4.

35. Folder of copies of photos of life at the Camp; description of photos provided by National Archives (includes photographer's name and date.)

36. Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry. Copy of poster regarding evacuation.

37. "Internment of Japanese Americans." Documents from the National Archives produced by the Education Branch.

38. Photo of plaque at Santa Anita Park recognizing the Park's use as an Assembly Center for the Japanese during WWII. Taken August 2002.

39. Stitches in time, Quilt tells story of 'Life behind Barbed Wire'. Michi Murayama of Alhambra made a full-size memory quilt documenting the experience of her and her families' incarceration in the Santa Anita Assembly Hall and the Jerome Location Center in Arkansas. Pasadena Star News June 30, 2001, p. D1.

40. Photcopies and descriptions of photographs taken by Clem Albers at the Santa Anita Assembly Center, 1942. From the War Relocation Authority, Midland Savings Bldg., Denver, Colorado.

41. Correspondence from Bronslaw Kielbasa to Arcadia Public Library dated September 1, 1998 with "Report on Civilian Detention Camp Tuna Canyon, Tujunga, California, May 28, 1942." (Declassified information from the General Records of State Department.)

42. Postcard about a book signing at Vroman's in Pasadena for "The Evacuation Diary of Hatsuye Egami" by Claire Gorfinkel. (Tulare Assembly Center, California)

43. Rising Sons, Remembering America's forgotten wartime casualties - Prisoners of race by Jana J. Monji. Pasadena Weekly, February 13, 2003, p.14.

44. Racing plant will shelter enemy aliens - stables being turned into quarters for evacuees. The Pasadena Post, March 23, 1942.

45. Army closes highway near evacuee camp - portion of Huntington Drive barricaded indefinitely. The Pasadena Post, May 15, 1942.

46. "Santa Anita Track Opens Gates as Temporary Assembly Station for Japanese." News clipping of large photograph with caption. Accompanying story not available. No date. Circa 1942.

47. "Santa Anita gates open to 1000 Japs: evacuees from San Pedro and Long Beach find well-prepared plant for assembly," Los Angeles Times, April 4, 1942.

48. "Charges filed against Japs: Santa Anita internees accused of violating reception center rules, " Los Angeles Times, June 25, 1942.

49. "Behind the line with Dick Hyland," column with biography of Michael Henry Fidelis Mahoney, who for the last four months has been the assistant personnel relations officer at the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Los Angeles Times, June 30, 1942.

50. "Health peril meeting set: Arcadia seeks action on sewage condition at Santa Anita Jap Camp," Los Angeles Times, July 13, 1942.

51. "Jap evacuation work criticized: Leland Ford calls it social experiment and hits lack of guards, " Los Angeles Times, July 19, 1942.

52. "Japanese to start moving from Santa Anita Wednesday," Los Angeles Times, August 22, 1942.

53. "Thousand Japanese to leave Santa Anita over week-end," Los Angeles Times, September 19, 1942.

54. "More Japs leave Arcadia: transfer of 500 to Arkansas cuts camp population under 8000," Los Angeles Times, September 26, 1942.

55. "Army will move 5000 Japs by end of week," Los Angeles Times, April 1, 1942.

56. "Aliens jam Santa Anita: thousand Japanese moved from harbor by trains and autos," Los Angeles Times, April 6, 1942.

57. "Bay City Japs en route here: evacuees to bring total at Santa Anita to 3150; many await transfer," Los Angeles Times, April 7, 1942.

58. "Center gets 1246 Japs from south: contingent arriving on four special trains swells population at Santa Anita to 4353," Los Angeles Times, April 9, 1942.

59. "More awaiting Santa Anita trip: Downey and Lawndale Japanese must be evacuated by Tuesday," Los Angeles Times, April 11, 1942.

60. "Japs leave Downey and Lawndale tomorrow: army officials will move 2500 by auto and bus to Santa Anita," Los Angeles Times, April 12, 1942.

61. "More Japanese leaving today: Downey and Lawndale exodus scheduled to be completed tomorrow," Los Angeles Times, April 13, 1942.

62. "Japs in two more city areas ordered out: April 29 set as deadline, number told to leave Los Angeles since Saturday now 5000," Los Angeles Times, April 20, 1942.

63. "New Japanese exodus from coast ordered: latest evacuation decree will affect nearly 13,000 , including 5950 in southland area," Los Angeles Times, April 22, 1942.

64. "Japs to get final orders: instruction for mass evacuation May 1 will be given over week-end," Los Angeles Times, April 23, 1942.

65. "Japs register for removals: hundreds line up at two control stations under Army's orders," Los Angeles Times, April 26, 1942.

66. "New batch of Japanese ouster orders announced: thousands more to depart for Santa Anita and Tulare Reception Centers next Thursday," Los Angeles Times, May 1, 1942.

67. "Army orders removal of 2100 more Japanese: heads of families in two sections of city must register tomorrow and Tuesday," Los Angeles Times, May 3, 1942.

68. "Downtown Japs register: two churches utilized for signing of 2100 more for evacuation," Los Angeles Times, May 5, 1942.

69. "Japs will go to Pomona Fairgrounds camp: more aliens told to move, new evacuation orders will take half of Nipponese from coast," Los Angeles Times, May 6, 1942.

70. "Population of Santa Anita Japanese Center now 13,000: another contingent arrives as settlement at Pomona prepares to receive first group of evacuees tomorrow," Los Angeles Times, May 7, 1942.

71. "Army moves 793 from Little Tokyo: Japs centered at Santa Anita with second batch of 548 sent directly to Manzanar," Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1942.

72. "Japs gambling charges filed: complaints against 10 arrested in raid on Santa Anita issued," Los Angeles Times, May 26, 1942.

73. "Santa Anita Center officials defended: noted citizens familiar with conditions deny Japanese evacuees are kept underfed," Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1942.

74. Letters to The Times -- Feeding of Japanese, by Mrs. C.B.S., Arcadia. Los Angeles Times, June 3, 1942.

75. "Santa Anita Japs end sit-down: work on project resumed by 800," Los Angeles Times, June 18, 1942.

76. "Japanese-Chinese wedding deferred: girl didn't want mate to live at Santa Anita," Los Angeles Times, July 11, 1942.

77. "American-born Jap wants to enter war poster contest," Los Angeles Times, July 12, 1942.

78. "Wipe-out of Santa Anita Race Track assessment refused: appeal to board says Turf Club put out of business by Federal use of plant as Jap Assembly Center," Los Angeles Times, July 25, 1942.

79. "Santa Anita liquor smuggling plot charged as four booked: two stewards, chef and cook accused of scheme to take in whisky for sale to Japanese," Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1942.

80. "Troops quell Jap riot of 2000 at Santa Anita," Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1942.

81. "Fire sweeps roof at Santa Anita: blaze controlled by Jap-manned force," Los Angeles Times, August 25, 1942.

82. "Santa Anita Japs will be moved: three thousand will leave for Colorado Relocation Center," Los Angeles Times, September 15, 1942.

83. "Rigid Manzanar control sought: Leland Ford warns 'Socialistic experiment' will cause more trouble," Los Angeles Times, December 11, 1942.

84. "Remembering Pearl Harbor--differently," Los Angeles Times, April 4, 1972.

85. "L.A. Then and Now: Racetrack had part in dark chapter of history," by Alison Bell, Los Angeles Times, November 8, 2009, p. A44.

86. Bacon Sakatani: Valley man shares internment experience. The Weekly Star, October 14, 2010. Although Sakatani's family was sent to Pomona Fairgrounds temporarily, then to Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming, Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia is mentioned.

87. Application for registration of historical landmark # 934, the temporary detention camps for Japanese Americans, in the counties of Fresno, Inyo, Los Angeles, Merced, Monterey, Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Yuba. May 13, 1980.

88. Plaque at Santa Anita Goes Unnoticed. A plaque dedicated to the Japanese Americans who were "processed" at Santa Anita Park was erected in May, with little fanfare. Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 22, December 13, 2001.

89. Executive Order 9066 was signed 75 years ago today. The other date of infamy. by Stephanie K. Baer, Pasadena Star News, February 19, 2017. Retrieved from Pasadenastarnews.com on February 21, 2017.

90. Internees reunite: Japanese-Americans detained at Santa Anita Park before being shipped to camps share photos, memories and friendship at 75th anniversary event in Little Tokyo. Pasadena Star News, April 16, 2017.

91. Transcription of interview with Mrs. Murayama, October 1998. She spoke of her incarceration at Santa Anita Assembly Center, living in horse stables and army-type barracks. Oral history. See PDF in K: drive.

92. Documentary to Share Citizens' Stories, Memories. Pasadena Star News, March 6, 2023. Effort to document Japanese American encampments at the Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia, the Fairplex in Pomona and ten other temporary California detention centers. Three detainees now in their nineties (Bacon Sakatani, Mike Hatchimonji and Ted Hamachi) share their memories with writer Sharon Yamato, photojournalist Stan Honda and historian Brian Niiya. The goal of the project, is to create a website that compares how sites look today with how they looked in 1942, as well as how the public can find the centers.

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Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese

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