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Profile and biography of jockey George Woolf, also known as Iceman. Woolf rode race horse Seabiscuit to fame in 1938. He died in 1946. There is a statue in his memory at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33305
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Jockeys
Statuary
Woolf, George
Item ID
33501AN
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Heaviest bidding at the I. M. Chart Gallery auction was on items connected to Seabiscuit, jockey George Woolf, and horse owner Charles Howard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25865
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Auctions
Seabiscuit
Woolfe, George
Howard, Charles
Item ID
26065AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's historic Derby Restaurant may be relocated. A mixed-use project may take the place of The Derby and Embassy Suites at 211 East Huntington Drive - 233 East Huntington Drive. Local historian Sandy Snider expressed concern that the 99 year-old building may end up being razed. George Woolf bought the Derby in 1938, originally named Proctor Tavern when it operated in 1922. Councilman Paul Cheng supports the relocation of The Derby. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 2, August 13, 2020 for "The Derby-what's next?"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35768
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
The Derby Restaurant
Embassy Suites
Historic Buildings
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Proctor Tavern
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Snider, Sandy
Woolf, George
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Newspaper Index
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Javier Castellano gets prestigious George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award at Santa Anita Park. The Woolf Award has been presented annually since 1950. Winner determined by a vote of jockeys nationwide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36437
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2023
Pages
p. B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2023
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Castellano, Javier
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Newspaper Index
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Woolf, Apr. 11.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14243
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 19, 1956
Pages
p. 20
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 19, 1956
Pages
p. 20
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Woolf, son
Item ID
14817AN
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Newspaper Index
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Hall of Fame jockey and Sierra Madre resident Gary Stevens is doing well after a fall that injured his lung and shoulders at the Arlington Million. Stevens, in his first acting role, starred as George "The Iceman" Woolf in the Universal film, Seabiscuit. Stevens has won the Santa Anita Derby.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31839
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Actors
Jockeys
Stevens, Gary
Item ID
32036AN
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Race horse Apollicee, a 4-year-old California-bred son of Apollo, is enjoying his 15 minutes of fame and occupying the same stall that famous race horse Seabiscuit did back in the 1930s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32719
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Item ID
32916AN
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The Western Jubilee Crystal Ball of the Methodist Hospital Foundation was held on Oct. 5 at the Autry Museum. Mickey Segal, Chair of the hospital foundation, presented the Berger Award in philanthropy to the Forest Lawn Foundation. Approximately $130,000 was raised to benefit the new Maternal Child Health Center at the hospital.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24706
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 18, 2002
Pages
p. D1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 18, 2002
Pages
p. D1
Subjects
Methodist Hospital
Berger Award
Item ID
24900AN
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The Universal Studios film, Seabiscuit, based on the non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, will be filmed at Santa Anita Park race track in November and December. Arcadia mayor Gail Marshall will be an extra on the film.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30659
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 2002
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 2002
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Marshall, Gail
Motion Pictures
Seabiscuit - Film
Universal Studios
Woolf, George
Item ID
30847AN
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Westfield mall properties in West Covina, Sherman Oaks, Arcadia, and Palm Desert, have a new tenant--Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries. Forest Lawn has information carts in malls in a new marketing effort.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33557
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 30, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 30, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Cemeteries
Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries
Westfield Santa Anita
Item ID
33752AN
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As a result of the forest fires in Agoura-Malibu and Mandeville Canyon, the City Council will reopen the topic of non-combustible roofs on new buildings in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper681
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Building Laws
Item ID
681AN
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Santa Anita Park announces 2018 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award finalists. They are jockeys Alex Birzer, Javier Castellano, Jose Ferrer, Rodney Prescott and Joe Talamo. This award has been presented annually by Santa Anita Park since 1950. Winner to be announced in February.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35023
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2017
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Birzer, Alex
Castellano, Javier
Ferrer, Jose
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award
Prescott, Rodney
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Talamo, Joe
Item ID
35214AN
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Breeders' Cup: a classic debate. Horse Bayern veers sharply out of the gate, goes wire to wire, and stays on top after inquiry into the start of the race. Bayern wins the Breeders' Cup Classic. Photos. See also p. B1 and B9 commentary on trainer D. Wayne Lukas and race horse Take Charge Brandi by columnist Mark Whicker. See also p. B8, 35-year-old trainer Chad Brown had a memorable weekend, having saddled 3 Breeders' Cup winners.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34023
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2014
Pages
p. B1, B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2014
Pages
p. B1, B8
Subjects
Breeders' Cup World Championships
Brown, Chad (trainer)
Garcia, Martin (jockey)
Horses and horse racing
Lukas, D. Wayne
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Whicker, Mark
Item ID
34217AN
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Baldwin Park man John Bucalo has lifelong love affair with race horses. His career highlights included training one of Seabiscuit's offspring for the 1949 motion picture "The Story of Seabiscuit."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29440
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bucalo, John
Horse racing
Horse training and trainers
Item ID
29625AN
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Floy Torvid Pairs Lawn Bowling Tournament held last week at Arcadia County Park. Photo of first place winners Marinko Tudor and Gene Plunkett.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33773
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2014
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2014
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Lawn Bowling
Plunkett, Gene
Santa Anita Bowling Green Club
Tudor, Marinko
Item ID
33968AN
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Four gardeners working on a grassy lawn, with tools of their trade--lawn mower, buckets, and shovel--possibly on a golf course, and probably Par 3 Golf Course in Arcadia.

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Date
unknown
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Date
unknown
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Par 3 Golf Course
Gardeners
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1927
Collection
Photographs
Images
thumbnail
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Dewey Butler's Sweet Corn stand with three cars parked at an angle in front is shown next to the Santa Anita Motor Inn, which opened in 1938 at 101 W. Huntington Drive.

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Date
c.1938-1939
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Date
c.1938-1939
Subjects
Dewey Butler's Sweet Corn
Hotels, motels, etc - Santa Anita Motor Inn
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1527
Collection
Photographs
Images
thumbnail
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Arcadia city council agrees to accept gift statue of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. His great-great-great granddaughter, Margaux Viera, 34 of Pasadena, will commission a bronze statue for display next to Arcadia Community Center. The statue will be worth close to $60,000. The city will pay for pedestal, lighting and landscaping, up to $25,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32649
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Baldwin descendants
Statuary
Viera, Margaux
Item ID
32846AN
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Overall business is brisk at Santa Anita Park. The Great Race Place will stay with a four-day race week through closing day, April 22.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32843
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 23, 2012
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 23, 2012
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33040AN
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Another horse euthanized at Santa Anita Park after training injury. It was a 3-year-old colt named Uncle Boogie, owned by Eric Homme and trained by Andrew Lerner. Eleven horses died from a racing or training injury during the winter/spring meet, which ended June 20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36043
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 1, 2021
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 1, 2021
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Euthanasia
Homme, Eric
Horses and horse racing
Lerner, Andrew
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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