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Santa Anita Park honors longtime Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants scout George Genovese today by naming the 10th and final race "Happy 90th George Genovese."

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 28, 2012

Pages: p. C2

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 28, 2012

Pages: p. C2

Subjects: Genovese, George; Santa Anita Park--2011-2020

Item ID: 33013AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Changes made in zoning for Santa Anita Village

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 31, 1968

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 31, 1968

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Real estate - Santa Anita Village

Item ID: 4159AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 2, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 2, 2001

Pages: p. 1, 9

Subjects: Jockeys; Statuary; Woolf, George

Item ID: 33501AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mark Verge resigns as Santa Anita Park CEO. No replacement has been named. George Haines will remain the track's General Manager.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 10, 2012

Pages: p. A1, A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 10, 2012

Pages: p. A1, A4

Subjects: Haines, George; Santa Anita Park--2011-2022--employees; Verge, Mark

Item ID: 33457AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

George Haines, General Manager of Santa Anita Park race track, writes an open letter in support of the Caruso Affiliated development called The Shops at Santa Anita.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 30, 2005

Pages: p. A15

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 30, 2005

Pages: p. A15

Subjects: Haines, George; Santa Anita Park race track; Shops at Santa Anita; Developers; Caruso Affiliated; Advertisements

Item ID: 29982AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Actor George Takei, discusses social media, justice, and his family's internment, which started at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. He spoke at Cal Poly Pomona.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 20, 2013

Pages: p. A5

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 20, 2013

Pages: p. A5

Subjects: Actors; Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese; Takei, George

Item ID: 33616AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Burnell, George Edwin

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Contents: 1. Copy of photo of George Edwin Burnell, circa 1885. 2. Basic data on Burnell Estate, 290 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia. Typed on William F. Salisbury letterhead. 3. "George Edwin Burnell: scholar, lecturer and interpretive philosopher of Los Angeles, California." Advance Bio-Bulletin, no date, r…

Contents: 1. Copy of photo of George Edwin Burnell, circa 1885.; 2. Basic data on Burnell Estate, 290 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia. Typed on William F. Salisbury letterhead.; 3. "George Edwin Burnell: scholar, lecturer and interpretive philosopher of Los Angeles, California." Advance Bio-Bulletin, no date, reprint.; 4. "George E. Burnell." National Cyclopedia of American Biography, no date.; 5. "George Edwin Burnell." News clip, no date. Possibly related to #12.; 6. Copy of wedding photograph of Mary Georgene Forgey and Chester Ferrell Salisbury. Forgey was granddaughter of George E. Burnell. Wedding site was the living room of the Burnell Mansion, 290 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia. July 1941.; 7. Enlarged copy of wedding photograph of Mary Georgene Forgey and Chester Farrell Salisbury, no date.; 8. Grounds of Burnell Estate. Drawn from memory by W.F. Salisbury, June 1988.; 9. "Storied Arcadia mansion razed." The Tribune, February 18, 1962, page 23.; 10. "Attractive suburban home of George Edwin Burnell." Los Angeles Daily Times, January 1, 1916, page 128.; 11. Diagram of the Burnell estate, no date.; 12. "Prominent Angelinos." Los Angeles Examiner, no date, page I9, reprint.; 13. Photo of George Edwin Burnell, no date.; 14. Publisher's announcement, 1902.; 15. Article on Burnell. Notables of the West, Volume I, 1913.; 16. "George Edwin Burnell as man and teacher." Originally in Christian, October 2, 1902, by H.A. Burch.; 17. List of stenographic reports by George Edwin Burnell. 46 page published by the Burnell Foundation, 1982.; 18. "George Burnell, noted religious instructor dies." Los Angeles Times, 1948.; 19. "The noble kingdom of heaven." Lecture 150 by G.E. Burnell, September 1925. Small leatherbound book with gilt edges.; 20. "The convert." Lecture 166 by G.E. Burnell, no date. Small black book.; 21. Copies of 5 letters written by George Edwin Burnell to his wife in June 1915.; 22. Copies of photos with descriptions of Burnell Estate.; 23. Legal description and list of improvements to Burnell Estate.; 24. Correspondence from William F. Salisbury to City Clerk, June Alford, regarding the Burnell Family and Estate, May 4, 1989.; 25. Obituary for Mrs. George Edwin Burnell.; 26. Copies of stock certificates owned by George Edwin Burnell. California Irrigated Farms Company and San Joaquin Farms Company.; 27. Copy of title for Burnell Estate.; 28. Copy of invitation to 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George Edwin Burnell, 1941.; 29. "Wedding announcement - Mrs. Chester Ferrell Salisbury." Pasadena Post, July 6, 1941.; 30. "Wedding announcement - Mrs. Chester Ferrell Salisbury." Arcadia Tribune, July 10, 1941.; 31. Funeral services at Burnell Estate for George Edwin Burnell; deceased October 24, 1948.

Subjects: Burnell, George Edwin

Item ID: 40AF

Collection: Subject Files

Exterior view of Sir George's Restaurant at the northwest corner of Las Tunas and Santa Anita Avenue. Address was 9 West Las Tunas in Arcadia. Food was served smorgasbord / buffet style. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: c. April 2001

1 image

Date: c. April 2001

Subjects: Sir George's Restaurant; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2236

Collection: Photographs

Images

City Employees (Watts, George)

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Contents: 1. "Watts quits after he is asked to step down." News clip, undated. 2. Open letter to all residents of Arcadia from nine former mayors of the City of Arcadia regarding George Watts termination, May 22, 1992. 3. "City manager search could take months." Arcadia Tribune, May 24, 1992. 4. "Mayors'…

Contents: 1. "Watts quits after he is asked to step down." News clip, undated.; 2. Open letter to all residents of Arcadia from nine former mayors of the City of Arcadia regarding George Watts termination, May 22, 1992.; 3. "City manager search could take months." Arcadia Tribune, May 24, 1992.; 4. "Mayors' letter sheds light on removal of the city manager." Sierra Madre News, June 11, 1992.; 5. City of Arcadia invitation to "Goodbye George Party", June 14, 1992.; 6. "Its name belies goings-on." Pasadena Star News, June 14, 1992, column by editor Charles Cherniss.; 7. "Mailbag" letters to the editor regarding termination of George Watts. Arcadia Tribune, June 14, 1992.; 8. "Former mayors denounce watts' ouster." Arcadia Tribune, June 14, 1992.; 9. Letter from Dick Young to citizens who responded to the open letter from the nine former mayors, June 15, 1992.; 10. "Four councilmen defend action." Sierra Madre News, June 18, 1992.; 11. "Dispute over ex-City Manager grows." Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley section, June 21, 1992.; 12. "Council joins Watts resignation debate." Arcadia Tribune, June 21, 1992.; 13. "mailbag" letters to the editor entitled, "Voter Outrage" from Scott Downie. Arcadia Tribune, June 21, 1992.; 14. Letters to the editor. Arcadia Tribune, June 21, 1992.; 15. Letters to the editor. Pasadena Star News, June 29, 1992.; 16. Open letter to the Citizens of Arcadia from Mayor George Fasching and Councilmen Joseph Ciraulo, Dennis Lojeski, and Robert Margett, July 10, 1992.; 17. Same as #16 with envelope addressed to Alis and Roger Horning.; 18. Letters to the Pasadena Star News, August 4, 1992.; 19. Arcadia Political Newsletter, February 26, 1993.