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The Breeders' Cup, known as the world championship of horse racing, was held at Santa Anita Park last Friday and Saturday. The event has helped the local economy in Arcadia, with an estimated $50 million spent on restaurants, hotels, wagering, taxis, etc.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31798
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2009
Pages
p. A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2009
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Item ID
31995AN
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Racing fans from across the country are filling hotels for the 20th Annual Breeders' Cup.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26657
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Hotels
Breeders' Cup
Item ID
26859AN
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Monrovia's Aztec Hotel is showcasing fine art in its non-profit Aztec Art Center Route 66 Gallery. Visitors are not just from Monrovia, but from Pasadena, Duarte and Arcadia. A painting by Manuel Barillas is pictured. The hotel is owned by Kathie Reece-McNeill. The hotel was designed in 1925 by English architect Robert Stacy-Judd and was inspired by Mayan and Aztect structures. The building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31378
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Art
Aztec Hotel - Monrovia, California
Barillas, Manuel
Historic Buildings
Monrovia Association of Fine Arts
Pettie, Ron
Route 66 Gallery
Reece-McNeill, Kathie
Scully, Richard
Stacy-Judd, Robert
Item ID
31572AN
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An exhibit at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum spotlights Route 66. It features photographs of motels, restaurants, and some ephemera. It runs until March 28, 2009.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31356
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Dunn, Dana, Curator
Exhibits
Route 66
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
31551AN
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A September grand opening is tentatively planned for Heritage Park Arcadia, a 54-unit development at 150 W. Las Tunas Drive. It provides housing for low income seniors and meets the special needs of elderly.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29071
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Heritage Park Arcadia
Affordable Housing
Low income senior housing
Item ID
29257AN
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Four people are arrested and two are charged in the slaying of Alberto Castillo at Arcadia Motel 6.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29264
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Santisteven, Peter
Martinez, Carlos
Castillo, Alberto
Arcadia Motel 6
Shootings
Item ID
29449AN
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Jim and Dorothy Clark of Arcadia are pictured at the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29194
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Clark, Dorothy
Clark, Jim
Item ID
29379AN
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In an opinion piece, writer Frank C. Girardot laments the suicide of Hunter S. Thompson. He shot and killed himself on Sunday, February 20, 2005. He had written two of his famous works, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", and "Strange Rumblings in Aztlan", when he lived in an Arcadia hotel in 1971.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29448
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2005
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2005
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Thompson, Hunter S.
Girardot, Frank C.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Strange Rumblings in Aztlan
Arcadia Authors
Item ID
29633AN
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Arcadia-based Girl Scouts Mt Wilson Vista Council has launched a $3.9 million fundraising campaign to deal with the councils growth in the San Gabriel Valley. Marlee Matlin is the honorary campaign chair.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29171
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29. 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29. 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Girl Scouts
Mt. Wilson Vista Council
Fundraisers and fundraising campaigns
Matlin, Marlee
Item ID
29356AN
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Mount Wilson Vista Girl Scout Council will host a benefit dinner to raise funds for its "Pathway to Promise" program. The program reaches out to girls in underserved areas such as Montebello, El Monte, Rosemead and San Gabriel.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29892
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 30, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 30, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Mount Wilson Vista Girl Scout Council
Girl Scouts
Fundraisers
Item ID
30078AN
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Gary Kovacic, Mayor of Arcadia, speaks at the Grand Opening of the Heritage Park apartment complex

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29148
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2004
Pages
p. A3 w / photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2004
Pages
p. A3 w / photo
Subjects
Heritage Park
Low income housing
Seniors
Grand openings
Item ID
29333AN
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A Texas man was fatally shot outside a Motel 6 room at 225 Colorado Place. He is Latino and in his 40's. Police did not find any suspects.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29192
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2004
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Shootings
Motel 6
Deaths
Item ID
29377AN
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Carlos Martinez and Christian Martinez were found guilty of the 2004 murder of Alberto Castillo, a Texas man, at a Motel 6 in Arcadia. Peter Santisteven, another suspect, is awaiting trial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30605
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
Subjects
Castillo, Alberto
Crime and Criminals
Martinez, Carlos
Martinez, Christian
Murders
Santisteven, Peter
Trials
Item ID
30793AN
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The city Planning Commission approved a plan for a senior citizen condominium complex across the street from the Santa Anita Park race track. It will be 78 units. A 58-year old motel will be demolished.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29320
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Senior housing
Condominium developments
Planning Commission
Item ID
29504AN
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City council members and Arcadia city officials take a tour of the new wing of the mall. The Grand Opening is set for October 1, 2004.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29059
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita
Shopping malls
Expansion
Westfield Corp., Inc.
Item ID
29245AN
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Arcadia police are investigating two separate incidents as possible homicides. One man was shot and killed during a robbery at a motel and a 35 year-old transient woman was found dead at Arcadia County Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29195
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Homicides
Murder
Deaths
Item ID
29380AN
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The top ten San Gabriel Valley high school baseball teams will compete in the Arcadia Elks Tournament starting tomorrow. The top ten includes teams from Arcadia High School, Alhambra High School, Monrovia High School, Maranatha High School, St. Francis High School, Temple City High School, Gabrielino High School, San Marino High School, South Pasadena High School, and La Canada High School. Pictured are Arcadia High School pitcher/short stop Garrett Tuck, first baseman Tim Smoley, and pitcher Bryce Rutherford.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C3
Subjects
Arcadia Elks Tournament
Arcadia High School sports
Boys basketball
Rutherford, Bryce
Smoley, Tim
Tuck, Garrett
Item ID
31591AN
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Robert Zook, co-founder of Douglass and Zook Mortuary in Monrovia, has died at the age of 78. His is the second oldest business in Monrovia. The article includes a biography.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2005
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2005
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Zook, Robert ("Bob")
Business and Industry
Douglass and Zook Mortuary
Deaths
Item ID
29979AN
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The lockup at Santa Anita Superior Court in Monrovia will close at the end of the month. The closure, due to budget cuts, will have a direct effect on the Monrovia and Arcadia police departments.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24704
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Superior Court
Arcadia Police Department
Item ID
24898AN
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Dr. Stephen Liu, CEO and chairman of the board of Tomato Bank, is shown in photo. Tomato Bank is opening a branch in Arcadia at 1317 S. Baldwin Avenue with a grand opening celebration on Saturday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30562
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2007
Pages
p. Local 3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2007
Pages
p. Local 3
Subjects
Banks
Business and Industry
Liu, Stephen
Tomato Bank
Item ID
30750AN
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Newspaper Index
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