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Writer Charles Cooper recounts the history of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, including previous landowners Hugo Reid and Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 13, 2003

Pages: p. 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 13, 2003

Pages: p. 16

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. ("Lucky"); Los Angeles County Arboretum - history; Rancho Santa Anita - history; Reid, Hugo

Item ID: 31234AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A community picnic was held in honor of Arcadia's founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. Maddie Haynes and Leslie Heiburg are in the photo.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 24, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 24, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky" - biography; Haynes, Maddie; Heiburg, Leslie; Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic

Item ID: 30841AN

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

TV's Mario Lopez to host Lucky Baldwin Poker Tournament on June 10. It is a fundraiser to preserve the 1880s architecture of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's home at the site of Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 30, 2017

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 30, 2017

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Lopez, Mario; Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden; Preservation; Viera, Margaux

Item ID: 35032AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The history of the peafowl from Indian and Java that live in Arcadia is presented. Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin imported three pairs from India in the 1880s. His daughter Anita Baldwin added some birds from Java. The peacock is official bird of Arcadia, is protected, and should not be fed. See also VF "Peacocks" for copy of article.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 8, 2002

Pages: p. 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 8, 2002

Pages: p. 9

Subjects: Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909; Peacocks; Peafowl

Item ID: 30719AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article concerning Baldwin's grape and wine production.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 6, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 6, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. (Lucky) - Wine and Wine Making

Item ID: 591AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

General items

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 22, 1932 p. 1; August 3, 1934 p. A-1; March 23, 1950 p. 3; August 24, 1944, p. 1; June 5, 1952 Section 2, p. 2; October 9, 1968 p. 2; March 23, 1950 p. 3 (partial contents of will); April 23, 1956, p. 1 (reminiscences); September 19, 1957 p. 5 (heirlooms in posession of nephew Jack Fawcett in Alabama)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 22, 1932 p. 1; August 3, 1934 p. A-1; March 23, 1950 p. 3; August 24, 1944, p. 1; June 5, 1952 Section 2, p. 2; October 9, 1968 p. 2; March 23, 1950 p. 3 (partial contents of will); April 23, 1956, p. 1 (reminiscences); September 19, 1957 p. 5 (heirlooms in posession of nephew Jack Fawcett in Alabama)

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J (Lucky)

Item ID: 3641AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Horses and racing

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 4, 1938 p. 1 (first horse); December 5, 1960 p. 8 ("Thouroughbred History" film)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 4, 1938 p. 1 (first horse); December 5, 1960 p. 8 ("Thouroughbred History" film)

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J (Lucky)

Item ID: 3642AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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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

In keeping with the theme of "The Year of Community and Communication," the City of Arcadia will host the first Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on Sunday, October 28, 2001, at Arcadia County Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 4, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 4, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic

Item ID: 30283AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Special events to be featured at the second annual Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on October 27 include sack races, a spelling bee, and pumpking carving contest. The highlight will be the drawing to select a boy or girl to ride on the city's Rose Parade float.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 17, 2002

Pages: p. 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 17, 2002

Pages: p. 16

Subjects: Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic

Item ID: 30817AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Articles regarding Rancho Santa Anita

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 17 thru March 31, 1938 p. 1 ("Romance of Santa Anita"); April 27 ,1939 p. 2 (25 acres donated)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 17 thru March 31, 1938 p. 1 ("Romance of Santa Anita"); April 27 ,1939 p. 2 (25 acres donated)

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita - 1909 - 1947; Baldwin, Anita

Item ID: 3951AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Who was Clara Baldwin Stocker? Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's eldest daughter lived lavishly at her home Twin Oaks in Arcadia. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Clara.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 11, 2019

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 11, 2019

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: Baldwin, Clara; Baldwin Stocker, Clara; Historic houses

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia--City of Sin, part II by Charles A. Coulombe. Continued from November 1, 2001. Arcadia's early history from 1903-1914.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 8, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 8, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Baldwin, Clara; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; City of Arcadia--history--incorporation; Clara Villa; Oakwood Inn--Fairyland Park; Stocker, Harold

Item ID: 33624AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Anoakia Oaks, LLC, developers of the Anoakia estate, are willing to give away the Anita Baldwin mansion or it will be demolished.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 11, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 11, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Anoakia Oaks, LLC; Baldwin, Anita

Item ID: 27353AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Fall of the House of Baldwin. Part 1 of a 6 part series about Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's younger daughter Anita Baldwin. By Galen Patterson. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Anita

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 10, 2019

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 10, 2019

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Baldwin, Anita; Patterson, Galen

Item ID: 35649AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council voted to allow the developer, Anoakia Oaks, to proceed with the tearing down of Anoakia, the 1913 Anita Baldwin mansion, and to build 31 houses on the property.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 9, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 9, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Anoakia Oaks; Baldwin, Anita

Item ID: 27356AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Anoakia Estates model homes to open for viewing by this spring. The community is made up of 31 luxury homes. Developer is Tom Hover. The homes were constructed on the site of Anoakia, an estate owned by Anita Baldwin, daughter of Arcadia city founder, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, at Foothill Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue. The homes will be 2-stories, and 5,000-6,000 square feet.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 7, 2002

Pages: p. 1, 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 7, 2002

Pages: p. 1, 9

Subjects: Anoakia Estates; Baldwin, Anita; Housing developments; Hover, Tom

Item ID: 33614AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Construction begins on Anoakia luxury housing development, on the former site of Anoakia, Anita Baldwin's mansion, on the corner of Baldwin Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia. The Anoakia Mansion was demolished last August to make way for 31 homes to be built by Hover Development Inc. of Newport Beach. Anita Baldwin, daughter of Lucky Baldwin, lived there until her death in 1939. It was used as a girls' school from 1941 to the late 1970s. The new housing development is 19 acres.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 16, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 16, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia housing development; Anoakia Mansion--history; Anoakia School; Baldwin, Anita

Item ID: 33514AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lucky Baldwin's ranch manager.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 23, 1964 p. 17; June 24, 1965 p. 1 (death)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 23, 1964 p. 17; June 24, 1965 p. 1 (death)

Subjects: Davies, F. Wesley

Item ID: 3891AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Writer Charles Cooper recounts the history of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, including previous landowners Hugo Reid and Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin.

A community picnic was held in honor of Arcadia's founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. Maddie Haynes and Leslie Heiburg are in the photo.

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

TV's Mario Lopez to host Lucky Baldwin Poker Tournament on June 10. It is a fundraiser to preserve the 1880s architecture of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's home at the site of Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.

Article concerning Baldwin's grape and wine production.

General items

Horses and racing

In keeping with the theme of "The Year of Community and Communication," the City of Arcadia will host the first Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on Sunday, October 28, 2001, at Arcadia County Park.

Special events to be featured at the second annual Lucky Baldwin Day Community Picnic on October 27 include sack races, a spelling bee, and pumpking carving contest. The highlight will be the drawing to select a boy or girl to ride on the city's Rose Parade float.

Articles regarding Rancho Santa Anita

Who was Clara Baldwin Stocker? Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's eldest daughter lived lavishly at her home Twin Oaks in Arcadia. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Clara.

Arcadia--City of Sin, part II by Charles A. Coulombe. Continued from November 1, 2001. Arcadia's early history from 1903-1914.

Anoakia Oaks, LLC, developers of the Anoakia estate, are willing to give away the Anita Baldwin mansion or it will be demolished.

Fall of the House of Baldwin. Part 1 of a 6 part series about Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's younger daughter Anita Baldwin. By Galen Patterson. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Anita

The City Council voted to allow the developer, Anoakia Oaks, to proceed with the tearing down of Anoakia, the 1913 Anita Baldwin mansion, and to build 31 houses on the property.

Lucky Baldwin's ranch manager.