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The Shops at Santa Anita (formerly Westfield Santa Anita mall, changed name in 2022) hosts a holiday winter wonderland with synthetic ice rink, hot cocoa, and face painting, 6-8 PM today. Event is on the Promenade area. Skating rink is free but donations accepted. Proceeds benefit the Arcadia High School Marching Band. The Shops at Santa Anita is at 400 S. Baldwin Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36398
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 2022
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 2022
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Events
Holidays
Ice skating
Shopping malls
The Shops at Santa Anita-2022-2030
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Newspaper Index
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Merrill Shindler reviews restaurants for Mother's Day meals. One in Arcadia that is recommended is Din Tai Fung at the mall (now named The Shops at Santa Anita, formerly Westfield Santa Anita) at 400 South Baldwin Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36479
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Chinese food
Din Tai Fung
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Shindler, Merrill
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Newspaper Index
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Mall buyer a local resident. Wen Shan Chang, 71, of Bradbury, is new proprietor of The Shops at Santa Anita, formerly owned by Westfield. It was sold in August for $537.5 million. The property is at 400 South Baldwin Avenue and is now called The Shops at Santa Anita. Mall is 1.48 million square feet. Chang purchased it from France-based Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield in a sale considered the largest for a mall in the U.S. since 2018. The Arcadia mall site has been thriving through Asian retailers catering to the large Asian community in Arcadia and San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36350
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Chang, Wen Shan
Shopping malls
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Santa Anita
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Newspaper Index
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Westfield Santa Anita mall sells for $537.5 million to an undisclosed buyer. The property at 400 South Baldwin Avenue and now known as The Shops at Santa Anita, is 1.48 million s.f. and nearly 100% leased. French-based Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), which has owned and operated the mall since 2007, has been selling off big-name mall properties in Southern California. IKEA Arcadia will open at the mall bringing a smaller version of IKEA with its design studio concept.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36319
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 31, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Interior decorating
Interior design
Furniture stores
IKEA
Santa Anita mall
The Shops at Santa Anita
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW)
Westfield Santa Anita
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Flash-mob robbers target Macy's at The Shops at Santa Anita, the mall in Arcadia. At least 5 people with large bags ransacked a macy's store on Tuesday during a flash-mob robbery. Arcadia Police Department responded to the mall at 400 block of Baldwin Avenue at 1:10 P.M. They stole various boxed sets of perfume, ran, and drove away in a black 4-door sedan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36528
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Macy's Department Store
Robberies
Shops at Santa Anita
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Four men sought in smash-and-grab thefts of purses and watches from the store Rebag at The Shops at Santa Anita mall, at 400 South Baldwin Avenue, on Sunday afternoon, December 3. See also Mountain Views News, p. 1, December 9, 2023.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36600
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
The Shops at Santa Anita
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Newspaper Index
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Popular "Star Wars" talents to head fundraiser on May 4 at Chalice Collectibles at The Shops at Santa Anita mall in Arcadia, 400 South Baldwin Avenue. All proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Starlight Foundation. Pictured is Kat Cressida, the voice of Princess Leia in popular video games. See also Arcadia Weekly, pp. 1, 15, March 28, 2024.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36681
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2024
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2024
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Celebrities
Chalice Collectibles
Cressida, Kat
Shops at Santa Anita
Toys
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Newspaper Index
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Westfield Group, owner of Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita, plans to sue the City of Arcadia and developer Caruso Affiliated to prevent The Shops at Santa Anita, the outdoor mall, from being built.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30524
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Developers
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
30712AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Drive-through Christmas light show at Santa Anita Park, 285 West Huntington Drive, called Reindeer Road, produced by World of Illumination. Tickets available. The event started November 11, 2021 and runs through January 2, 2022.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36138
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 23, 2021
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 23, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Christmas
Holidays
Lights
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Newspaper Index
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A full page color advertisement solicits Arcadia residents' reviews on the new mall to be built by Caruso Affiliated on the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot. The mall will be called The Shops at Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29735
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2005
Pages
p. A14
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2005
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Advertisements
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
29920AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council voted unanimously to give the final approval on Rick Caruso's The Shops at Santa Anita mall. The City Council also approved an expansion project for the Westfield mall with one condition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30501
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Developments
Malls
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track - parking lot
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - expansion
Item ID
30688AN
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One candidate for City Council, Sheng Chang, has signed a pledge issued by Arcadia First!, the Westfield-funded organization formed to defeat the Shops at Santa Anita mall. Chang opposes the proposed new mall project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29965
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Chang, Sheng
Harbicht, Bob
Arcadia First!
City Council elections -- 2001-2010
Santa Anita Park race track - parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Candidates
Malls
Item ID
30151AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Judge James C. Chalfant stands by his July decision that the environmental impact report (EIR) that Arcadia officials relied upon in approving the mall was faulty in 11 areas and that it would have to be revised before the Caruso mall project, proposed for the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot, known as the Shops at Santa Anita, can move forward.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31243
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Developments
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Lawsuits
Mall war
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
31438AN
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Newspaper Index
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Rick Caruso has agreed to pay for a revision of the environmental impact report for the Shops at Santa Anita, the proposed mall development on the parking lot of the Santa Anita Park race track. The original environmental impact report cost almost $1 million. The new revision will require new studies and new public meetings and could cost another 6-figure amount.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29946
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2006
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2006
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Malls
Mall war
Shops at Santa Anita
Environmental impact reports (EIR)
Item ID
30132AN
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Newspaper Index
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Months of talks between Westfield Shopping Town Santa Anita and Santa Anita Park race track about building a shopping center seem to have fallen through.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18184
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
18431AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield America may feel threatened by Caruso Affiliated's proposed outdoor mall and residential complex on the parking lot of the Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29190
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Westfield America
Westfield Santa Anita
Shopping centers
Commercial Developers
Caruso Affiliated
Item ID
29375AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Developer Rick Caruso's $400 million open-air mall at the Santa Anita Park race track may be stiff competition for retailers at Westfield Shoppingtown. City leaders hope the two malls can coexist.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29467
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita - 2001-2010
Business and Industry
Caruso, Rick
Malls
Item ID
29652AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Santa Anita Village Community Homeowners' Association endorses the Caruso mall project, a development known as The Shops at Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30478
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2007
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2007
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Developments
Malls
Santa Anita Village Community Homeowners' Association
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30665AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bob Baffer, horse trainer, is denied stay of suspension by Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. He has been suspended for 90 days, effective March 8 through June 5, and was fined $7,500. He was trainer of Medina Spirit, a horse that is now deceased but tested positive for the steroid betamethasone following the Kentucky Derby last May 1. Medina Spirit was stripped of the Kentucky Derby crown and collapsed and died on December 6, 2021 of a heart attack after a trianing run at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36190
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2022
Pages
p. B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2022
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Horses and horse racing
Kentucky Derby
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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State fair returns for month long run at Santa Anita Park-through August 20. Admission is $10, $7 for ages 60+ and ages 6-12.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36283
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
State Fair Entertainment Los Angeles
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Newspaper Index
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