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Downtown 2000, the redevelopment project that has served as a lightning rod for discontent at City Hall, received an Award of Excellence this week from the California Redevelopment Association.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: March 18, 2000

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: March 18, 2000

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Community Redevelopment - Downtown 2000

Item ID: 18861AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City will pay $1.25 million to the Sully Miller Contracting Co. to settle a breach-of-contract lawsuit the company filed after it was fired from the Downtown 2000 project.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 7, 1997

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 7, 1997

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Community Redevelopment - Downtown 2000

Item ID: 8855AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

One year has passed since the Sully-Miller Contracting Co. filed a $2 million breach-of-contract suit against Arcadia, claiming the City illegally terminated it from the Downtown 2000 project.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 25, 1996

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 25, 1996

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Community Redevelopment - Downtown 2000

Item ID: 7984AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Items regarding First Avenue

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 3, 1934 p. A-6 (photo of corner at Huntington Drive); January 5, 1947 p. 1 (extension); January 30, 1947 p. 1 (picture); March 4, 1954 p. 1 (widening); December 4, 1961 p. 1 (railroad crossing gate)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 3, 1934 p. A-6 (photo of corner at Huntington Drive); January 5, 1947 p. 1 (extension); January 30, 1947 p. 1 (picture); March 4, 1954 p. 1 (widening); December 4, 1961 p. 1 (railroad crossing gate)

Subjects: Streets - First Avenue

Item ID: 4266AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Merchants on First Avenue question whether the Farmers Market should be continued.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 3, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 3, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Farmers Market; Streets - First Avenue

Item ID: 26681AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A profile of Orozco Jewelers at 203 South First Avenue and the owner, Richard Orozco.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 3, 1997

Pages: p. 4

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 3, 1997

Pages: p. 4

Subjects: Streets - First Avenue; Orozco Jewelers; Orozco, Richard

Item ID: 26013AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A profile of Ralph's Florist at 109 South First Avenue and original owner Ralph Yaish (Yack) and son Allen Yack.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 20, 1997

Pages: p. 4

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 20, 1997

Pages: p. 4

Subjects: Ralph's Florist; Streets - First Avenue; Yaish, Ralph; Yack, Allen

Item ID: 26005AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A profile of Jack Lamb and Glasser-Miller-Lamb Arcadia Mortuary at 500 S. First Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 15, 1997

Pages: p. 4

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 15, 1997

Pages: p. 4

Subjects: Lamb, Jack; Glasser-Miller-Lamb Arcadia Mortuary; Streets - First Avenue

Item ID: 26025AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council considers changing the street named El Monte Avenue to Seabiscuit Avenue in honor of the legendary thoroughbred horse.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 23, 2004

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 23, 2004

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Seabiscuit Avenue; Street Names; El Monte Avenue; Arcadia City Council

Item ID: 29046AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council approves proposed downtown development zoning changes, specifically regarding downtown Arcadia mixed-use development. Council member April Verlato recused herself from these discussions.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 19, 2018

Pages: p. 1, 11

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 19, 2018

Pages: p. 1, 11

Subjects: Arcadia City Council; Development; Downtown Arcadia; Verlato, April

Item ID: 35416AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city has taken its first step toward condemning part of a desirable downtown block to make way for the expansion of the Rusnak Mercedes Benz. The City Council voted unanimously to move forward with eminent domain proceedings against Arcadia Self Storage, a four-story building on Huntington Drive just west of Santa Anita Avenue. This building is one of five under threat of condemnation.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: March 9, 2006

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: March 9, 2006

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: Eminent domain; Rusnak Mercedes Benz - expansion; Automobile Dealerships; Arcadia City Council

Item ID: 30134AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council gave preliminary approval of proposal to refinance its redevelopment agency to make money available for future projects.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 22, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 22, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia City Council; Community Redevelopement Agency; Police Station; Bond issues

Item ID: 29229AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center. City council member Dennis Lojeski at the podium. People are sitting on chairs and standing on the grass at the soon-to-be construction site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1993

Date: January 11, 1990

1 image

Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Lojeski, Dennis

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1973

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. Unknown man at the podium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1992

Date: January 11, 1990

1 image

Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1972

Collection: Photographs

Images

ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Charles Gilb at the podium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1986

Date: January 11, 1990

1 image

Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Gilb, Charles

Physical Description: 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1966

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Roger Chandler at the podium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1987

Date: January 11, 1990

1 image

Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Chandler, Roger

Physical Description: 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1967

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Mary Young at the podium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1988

Date: January 11, 1990

1 image

Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Young, Mary

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1968

Collection: Photographs

Images

ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Robert Harbicht at the podium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1989

Date: January 11, 1990

1 image

Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Harbicht, Robert

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1969

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Dennis Lojeski at the podium.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1990

Date: January 11, 1990

1 image

Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Lojeski, Dennis

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1970

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council member Charles Gilb holds the end of a shovel, with unidentified woman.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1998

Date: January 11, 1990

1 image

Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Gilb, Charles

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1978

Collection: Photographs

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Downtown 2000, the redevelopment project that has served as a lightning rod for discontent at City Hall, received an Award of Excellence this week from the California Redevelopment Association.

The City will pay $1.25 million to the Sully Miller Contracting Co. to settle a breach-of-contract lawsuit the company filed after it was fired from the Downtown 2000 project.

One year has passed since the Sully-Miller Contracting Co. filed a $2 million breach-of-contract suit against Arcadia, claiming the City illegally terminated it from the Downtown 2000 project.

Items regarding First Avenue

Merchants on First Avenue question whether the Farmers Market should be continued.

A profile of Orozco Jewelers at 203 South First Avenue and the owner, Richard Orozco.

A profile of Ralph's Florist at 109 South First Avenue and original owner Ralph Yaish (Yack) and son Allen Yack.

A profile of Jack Lamb and Glasser-Miller-Lamb Arcadia Mortuary at 500 S. First Avenue.

Arcadia City Council considers changing the street named El Monte Avenue to Seabiscuit Avenue in honor of the legendary thoroughbred horse.

Arcadia City Council approves proposed downtown development zoning changes, specifically regarding downtown Arcadia mixed-use development. Council member April Verlato recused herself from these discussions.

Arcadia City Council gave preliminary approval of proposal to refinance its redevelopment agency to make money available for future projects.

ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center. City council member Dennis Lojeski at the podium. People are sitting on chairs and standing on the grass at the soon-to-be construction site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive.

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. Unknown man at the podium.

Images

ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Charles Gilb at the podium.

Images

ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Roger Chandler at the podium.

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Mary Young at the podium.

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Robert Harbicht at the podium.

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Dennis Lojeski at the podium.

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council member Charles Gilb holds the end of a shovel, with unidentified woman.

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