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The City Council stated they are not responsible for control of peacocks who pose a nuisance to city property owners.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2181
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
2158AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A peacock fleeing a fight smashed a plate glass window and splattered shards of glass near a one-year-old child at a home on Valido Ave. Steve Bocian, assistant to the Arcadia City Manager, said the incident appears to be a historic first.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2180
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
2157AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council formally designated the Peacock as Arcadia's official city bird. It also named the oak (no particular type) as the official city tree.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21452
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Peacocks, birds
Trees, oak
Item ID
21674AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Photographs show a woman walking and a peacock while spring flowers are in bloom at the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30044
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Spring
Flowers
Peacocks
Item ID
30231AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Celebrate Arcadia's favorite peafowl today 10am-2pm on Peacock Day, a family event at Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 301 North Baldwin Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36448
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2023
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Peacocks
Peafowl
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Arboretum kicks off summer. Visitors to the 127-acre botanical garden and historical site, once the heart of Rancho Santa Anita--can enjoy seeing peacocks and the "Twilight Music and Cocktails at the Peacock Cafe Terrace."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36268
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum
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Arcadia will conduct a "peafowl census" in response to a petition signed by 42 homeowners who feel the birds are a nuisance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23499
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
23707AN
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The city of Arcadia hired Animal Pest Control Management Services to conduct a census of the city's peafowl. This was in response to the many complaints of the loose birds vandalizing residential properties.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23688
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 4, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 4, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
23895AN
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The fountain at Peacock Corner is being repaired. It has some small cracks and leaks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30882
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Fountains
Peacock Corner
Statuary
Item ID
31070AN
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The City Council awarded a $30,000 commission to an Irvine artist, David Chapple, to create a bronze peacock sculpture as the focal point for the fountain at "Peacock Corner" in Arcadia County Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24843
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Parks - Arcadia County Park
Peacock Corner
Chapple, David
Item ID
25039AN
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Arcadia County Park fountain rededicated. The fountain in the park, which is a memorial to wartime casualties, was rededicated to honor those who perished in last year's September 11th terrorist attack. The fountain is being redone and will have a bronze peacock on the top of the fountain. The renovated landmark will be called Peacock Corner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23028
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Parks - Arcadia County Park - Fountain
Peacock Corner
Item ID
23236AN
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The peafowl population in Arcadia continues to grow and annoy some residents living near the Arboretum. Others defend the peafowl. A census three years ago found there are 228-250 peafowl in the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29655
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Peafowl
Peacocks
Residents
Nuisances
Birds
Item ID
29840AN
Collection
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The Peacock Faire, an event with something for the whole family, will be held September 30 at Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper885
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 6, 1978
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 6, 1978
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, Etc. - Diamond Jubilee, 1978
Item ID
885AN
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City council denied an ordinance that would restrict residents from feeding peafowl on private property.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30360
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Ordinances
Peacocks
Peafowl
Item ID
30547AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The float design for the 1976 Rose Parade has been chosen. It features five stylized peacocks under a canopy of flowering trees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3461
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 2, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
3347AN
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The exhibit "Petals, Peacocks and Princesses" features more than 80 years of Arcadia's Rose Parade heritage. It is on display through February at the Arcadia Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27206
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
27404AN
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A new exhibit, "Petals, Peacocks and Princesses," featuring photographs and memorabilia from the city's participation over the years in the Tournament of Roses parade, is opening at the Arcadia Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26984
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2003
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
27183AN
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Newspaper Index
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Your step-by-step guide to the Rose Parade entries lists Spirit of the West Riders, an equestrian unit from Arcadia, at number 16. Also, at number 24, the Scripps Miramar Ranch equestrian unit will be accompanied by Santa Anita Park bugler Jay Cohen.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36611
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 31, 2023
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 31, 2023
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Cohen, Jay
Equestrians
Horses
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2024
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Spirit of the West Riders
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21315
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1967
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1967
Pages
p. 7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Peacock, Arelia
Item ID
21542AN
Collection
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Obituary/death notice. Radio personality and singer Veeva "Suzy" Hamblen has died at the age of 101, in Santa Clarita, California. She and husband Stuart Hamblen (died 1989), also a radio entertainer, had a ranch in Arcadia for many years and were known as some of the leading trainers at Santa Anita Race Track in the late 1940s. Stuart and Veeva rode their Peruvian Paso horses in the Rose Parade from 1979 to 1989. Veeva was also famous as a gospel songwriter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31025
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Celebrities
Entertainers
Famous people
Hamblen, Veeva Ellen Daniels "Suzy" (1907-2008) - biography
Hamblen, Stuart
Singers
Songwriters
Item ID
31220AN
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Newspaper Index
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