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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on September 16 NOT to charge a $.25 admission fee at the Arboretum.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1975
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
444AN
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Enormous cut backs, reduced operating hours, and admission fees are all being contemplated as solutions to keeping the Arboretum going in the face of Proposition 13 caused revenue losses.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 22, 1978
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 22, 1978
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p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
446AN
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has extended the summer concert series at the Arboretum for an additional five years. The California Philharmonic is under the direction of Victor Vener.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26418
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
California Philharmonic
Item ID
26618AN
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County Supervisors approved a 20-year contract Tuesday establishing a joint partnership with the nonprofit California Arboretum Foundation, to operate the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 1998
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
12464AN
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a program for the development of a Hall of Environmental Education at the Arboretum. The Arboretum foundation has pledged $500,000 to the total $1,295,000 bill. There is no timetable for the work, but it will take approximately 2 or 3 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper440
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
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p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
440AN
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General admission for adults to the arboretum will be raised to $5 beginning September 1.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
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p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
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p. A-3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
177AN
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Los Angeles County officials discussed the possibility of closing the Arboretum and using its $2.5 million budget to keep 22 other county parks open.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper179
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 13, 1993
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p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 13, 1993
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p. A-1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
179AN
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County supervisors called a halt to a plan to merge the Department of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens with the county Museum of Natural History because the county's Economy and Efficiency Commission has not made sufficient progress on it and because the board needs to replace recently retired arboreta department head Francis Ching.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
462AN
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Francis Ching, 60, a native Hawaiian, is retiring after 20 years as supervisor of the Los Angeles County Dept. of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens, which includes the LA County Arboretum in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 1, 1990
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 1, 1990
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
466AN
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Photo and text of an L.A. Times newspaper article titled "Historic Santa Anita Tract Deed Delivered to County," describing the transfer of deed for 111-acre tract from Rancho Santa Anita, Inc. to the Los Angeles County Supervisors. The article states that the property will be converted into an arboretum.

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Date
March 27, 1947
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Date
March 27, 1947
Subjects
Arboretum
Rancho Santa Anita, Inc.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1506
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Photographs
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Six men are seen standing in a group. L-R:Los Angeles County Supervisor John Anson Ford, Superintendent William A. Smith, Superintendent Raymond V. Darby (Chairman), F. Wesley Davies (Manager Rancho Santa Anita, Inc.), and Superintendent Leonard J. Roach. Davies is seen handing deed to 111-acre tract of historic Rancho Santa Anita to Superintendent Darby. This was to be developed into the Arboretum.

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Date
March 1947
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Date
March 1947
Subjects
Arboretum
Davies, F. Wesley
Rancho Santa Anita, Inc.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1505
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"A Late Summer Night's Dream" was the theme of a benefit party organized to raise funds for the los Angeles County Arboretum. A detailed description of the entire evening is given.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2002
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p. D2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2002
Pages
p. D2
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
24717AN
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The fountain created by Millard Sheets which sits at the entrance to the Los Angeles County Arboretum may be removed and replaced by another water feature. The plan is in the early stages and the final decision will be make by the Arboretum Foundation Board of Trustees.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 18, 2002
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 18, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arboretum
Sheets, Millard
Item ID
25022AN
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Story about Insect Fair at Los Angeles County Arboretum.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
14 April, 2002
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
14 April, 2002
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p. A1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
23296AN
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A worse case scenario list of cuts to county services includes the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arboretum
Los Angeles County Botanic Garden
Item ID
25288AN
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One of the houses on the north cove of the lake at the Arboretum which was built for the filming of the movie "Road to Singapore," starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and Bob Hope. The house is up on stilts in the lake. The movie was filmed in 1940.

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Date
c.1940
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Date
c.1940
Subjects
Arboretum
Film industry
Motion pictures
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8x10 b&w
ID
1360
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The California Arboretum Foundation and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation are negotiating their roles for future management of the Arboretum.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
September 13, 1996
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p.
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Sierra Madre News
Date
September 13, 1996
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p.
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
7980AN
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Los Angeles State and County Arboretum officials are considering ways to make budget cuts.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 2, 1992
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p. 3
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Star Tribune
Date
August 2, 1992
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
110AN
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A four-year effort at the Los Angeles County Arboretum has transformed the tropical forest.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 1995
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
4492AN
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The Los Angeles County Arboretum will transfer from the financially strapped Los Angeles County Department of Arboreta and Botanica to the larger Department of Parks and Recreation on January 1, 1993.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 16, 1992
Pages
p. A-4
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Star Tribune
Date
December 16, 1992
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
295AN
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