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Unruh, Hiram Augustus

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1. Original personal check signed by Hiram A. Unruh to Los Angeles County Bank (N & Co.) dated Aug. 8, 1887. Gift to Library from Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Walker in 1980. 2. Hiram Augustus Unruh. Los Angeles Daily Times. Jan. 1, 1914. 3. Hiram A. Unruh - the man behind Lucky Baldwin. Compiled …
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1. Original personal check signed by Hiram A. Unruh to Los Angeles County Bank (N & Co.) dated Aug. 8, 1887. Gift to Library from Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Walker in 1980.
2. Hiram Augustus Unruh. Los Angeles Daily Times. Jan. 1, 1914.
3. Hiram A. Unruh - the man behind Lucky Baldwin. Compiled by D.H. Crandall 1999. Copied from files of Arcadia Historical Society.
4. Marriage certificate of H.A. Unruh and Jennie Dunn. Copied from certified copy belonging to Ann Archer.
Subjects
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
Item ID
249AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Mack's Chevron Service at SE corner of First Ave. and Huntington Drive. Former site of home of Hiram Unruh.

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Date
1979
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Date
1979
Subjects
Mack's Chevron Service
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
Physical Description
4x5 color
ID
1233
Collection
Photographs
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Photographer David Unruh, son of Baldwin's business manager, Hiram Unruh, is standing on SE corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive in front of his family's home. Two men standing to left are not identified. Auto on First Avenue is approaching intersection with Huntington Drive. Part of panorama, ID#s 916-921.

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Date
1927
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Date
1927
Subjects
Unruh, David
Physical Description
7x10 b&w part of panorama
ID
919
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Photographs
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The Hiram Unruh home located on SE corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive. This view is looking SE from center of Huntington Drive. Overhead is highway sign (also referred to as a "Welcome" sign) which hung over this intersection reading: ARCADIA.

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Date
c.1927 or 1928 or 1933 (see VF Historic Houses Item #6)
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Date
c.1927 or 1928 or 1933 (see VF Historic Houses Item #6)
Subjects
Historic houses
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
First Avenue
Huntington Drive
Welcome signs
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
956
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Photographs
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Six men standing in front of a tent. One is holding a shotgun. E.J.Baldwin (in black hat and suit) is pictured in center of photo. The tall man in the far left is Hiram Augustus Unruh, Baldwin's business manager and, later, executor of the Baldwin estate. The other men are unidentified.

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Date
c.1905
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Date
c.1905
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1163
Collection
Photographs
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Close up of five Board of Trustees for City of Arcadia (now, City Council). Upper left, Hiram Unruh; upper right, Melville Lawrence (manager of Oakwood Hotel). Lower left, Harold Stocker; lower right, George Lowen Tucker; center, E.J.Baldwin. This was from first issue of Arcadia Bulletin.

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Date
May 7, 1904
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Date
May 7, 1904
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Lawrence, Melville
Stocker, Harold
Tucker, George Lowen
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
Newspapers-Arcadia Bulletin
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8x10 b&w
ID
1087
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Photographs
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Houses

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1. "Tour of new Bluth home to aid American Red Cross." Arcadia Tribune, June 4, 1981 with photo. 2. "Bluth's open mountaintop mansion for charity event." Arcadia Tribune, June 7, 1981. 3. Information on the homes of Harry Ainsworth/Babs Ainsworth Hawkins. 4. "Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wi…
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1. "Tour of new Bluth home to aid American Red Cross." Arcadia Tribune, June 4, 1981 with photo.
2. "Bluth's open mountaintop mansion for charity event." Arcadia Tribune, June 7, 1981.
3. Information on the homes of Harry Ainsworth/Babs Ainsworth Hawkins.
4. "Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson." Magazine clip, undated.
5. "Christmas Memories" booklet, 47th annual Holiday Homes Tour, December 7, 2001, benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California.
6. Report to the City Council in reference to appeal of Planning Commission denial for a proposed Arcadia Eco-Home at 1327-29 S. Eighth Street which would be energy smart and environmentally friendly. Submitted by Ed Huang. May 3, 1999. Also includes the Development Services Department Staff Report, June 1, 1999.
7. "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" booklet, 49th annual Holiday Homes Tour, December 12, 2003, benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California. Includes card listing the featured homes.
8. "Christmas is Joy" 46th Annual Holiday Homes Tour booklet, December 1, 2000 benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California.
9. Handwritten information about house at 1050 Paloma Drive. House was at northwest corner of Paloma Drive and Monte Vista. Copies of photographs. People in photos: Earl, Charles Francis and Earl, William. 7 pages.
10. Some dwellings erected with a dozen more in prospect. Homes cost $5000 and below on Sixth Avenue, Huntington Drive, Valnett, Alice Street, Santa Anita Avenue. Pasadena Star News, May 16, 1921.
Subjects
Houses
Item ID
129AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Historic Houses

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1. "Historic house faces wreckers." Pasadena Star News, March 2, 1961. O.D. Harris home. 2. "The start of it all." News clip, no date. Hiram Unruh home. 3. "The first house on Arcadia town site." Note paper printed by Edna Lenz. O. D. Harris home. 4. "Historic Otto Winkler house demolished." …
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1. "Historic house faces wreckers." Pasadena Star News, March 2, 1961. O.D. Harris home.
2. "The start of it all." News clip, no date. Hiram Unruh home.
3. "The first house on Arcadia town site." Note paper printed by Edna Lenz. O. D. Harris home.
4. "Historic Otto Winkler house demolished." Arcadia Tribune, April 27, 1975.
5. Letter from W. T. Beckwith regarding the Richard Neutra designed house on Sycamore and Oakwood.
6. "The Unruh home." Arcadia Tribune, August 16, 1973.
7. Fact sheet on the house at 100 North First Avenue.
8. "Colorful bit of history torn down." Arcadia Tribune, June 22, 1978.
9. "An old house gets a new look. Peter Cuccia home, now owned and used by Our Savior Lutheran Church at 512 West Duarte Road." Arcadia Tribune, October 19, 1978.
10. Title search papers conducted on property at 15 West Colorado Boulevard. O.D. Harris house shows place built circa 1887.
11. Title search on property at 206 North First Avenue, north-east corner of First and Santa Clara, February 1981. Five pages from Title Insurance listing names and owners from Hugo Reid to date.
12. Historical Arcadia home to be shown on Holiday Homes Tour. Includes name of colonel Northam who originally built the Clara Baldwin Stocker house.
13. "Old jailhouse faces destruction." Arcadia Tribune, circa 1964-1965.
14. "City Council has expressed interest in creating as a historical site - the jail." Arcadia Tribune, circa 1964-1965.
15. Pasadena Showcase House of Design catalog describing house at 995 Hampton Road built by Roland E. Coate, Sr. for Lawrence and Josephine Garat Wilcox Barker of Barker Brothers fame. Apr/May 2000.
16. Arcadia 1940's estate is Showcase House of Design. (995 Hampton Road) Pasadena Star News Spring 2000.
17. "Twin Oaks" home background written by Sandy Snider. (Clara Baldwin Home)
18. "Robin's Nest reflects turn-of-century elegance." Article on the two-story house at 6502 Temple City Blvd. that was built as a honeymoon cottage for Anita Baldwin on the occasion of her marriage to George Baldwin. The house was named "The Robin's Nest" and was a gift from her father Elias "Lucky" Baldwin. Temple City Times. January 6, 1977.
19. Memo from Jason Kruckeberg, Arcadia Assistant City Manager/Development Services Director dated November 6, 2012 recommending a special use permit to allow the Pasadena Showcase House to renovate a property and house for the 2013 Pasadena Showcase House and Design Event from April 21, 2013-May 19, 2013. The showcase house will be 995 Hampton Road in Arcadia.
20. Pasadena Showcase House of Design catalog describing house at 995 Hampton Road built by Roland E. Coate, Sr. (bio p. 46) for C. Lawrence Barker and Josephine Garat Barker (bio p. 47) of Barker Brothers furniture fame. Apr/May 2013.
21. Description and history of house at 995 Hampton Road, Arcadia, a 1941 "Monterey Colonial"house designed by architect Roland E. Coate. It has been the site of Pasadena Showcase House of Design in the past. Description and history written by Tim Gregory.
22. Table 4.5-2 list of "Built Environment Historic Resources" (addresses of possible historic structures) from the Arcadia General Plan Update Draft Program EIR 2010. Retrieved from www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/docs/deir_4.5_cultural resources_7-19-10.pdf on May 31, 2014.
23.Five documents: 1. Arcadia Citywide Historic Resources Survey (by Architectural Resources Group-ARG) frequently asked questions. 2. Arcadia Historic Preservation Ordinance Draft August 2, 2018. 3. Fact Sheet Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance. 4. Translation in Chinese text of Fact Sheet Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance. 5. Notice of Special Meeting study session to report, discuss revisions to the draft Historic Preservation Ordinance, September 27, 2018.
24. 2020 Pasadena showcase house selected in Arcadia, the first time Arcadia has hosted since 2013 and third time ever. The house is at 1220 Rancho Road. From Arcadia Weekly, October 17, 2019.
25. 2020 Pasadena Showcase House: The Locke House, in Arcadia, is for sale. Asking price $6.998 million. It is a 1937 Federal country-style estate by Hollywood's society architect Gerard R. Colcord, in the Santa Anita Oaks neighborhood.
Subjects
Historic Houses
Item ID
97AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Baldwin, Clara. Houses

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Artist
Edna Lenz
Description
Clara Baldwin's Home -- Harold and Clara Baldwin Stocker purchased this home in 1907. Located on Foothill Blvd between Baldwin and Santa Anita Avenues, it still stands as a private residence.
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Edna Lenz
Description
Clara Baldwin's Home -- Harold and Clara Baldwin Stocker purchased this home in 1907. Located on Foothill Blvd between Baldwin and Santa Anita Avenues, it still stands as a private residence.
Item ID
93L
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Paintings
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Historic houses in Arcadia

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 5, 1947 p. 1 (first home on First Avenue)
March 23, 1950 p. 14 (first home built in Arcadia) photo
August 16, 1973 p. C-3 (picture)
March 12, 1961 p. 12 (O. d. Harris home, oldest existing)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 5, 1947 p. 1 (first home on First Avenue)
March 23, 1950 p. 14 (first home built in Arcadia) photo
August 16, 1973 p. C-3 (picture)
March 12, 1961 p. 12 (O. d. Harris home, oldest existing)
Subjects
Historic houses
Item ID
3946AN
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Newspaper Index
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The site of Arcadia's first home, the Unruh house at the corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue, is now occupied by the new Standard Station.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune & News p 2 w / photo
Date
December 13, 1951
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p 2 w / photo
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Arcadia Tribune & News p 2 w / photo
Date
December 13, 1951
Pages
p 2 w / photo
Subjects
Uhruh, Hiram
Business & Industry - Standard Station
Item ID
11176AN
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Newspaper Index
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Harris, O.D.. Houses. Arcadia Board of Trade

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Artist
Edna Lenz
Description
Arcadia's First House -- Built in 1880 by O.D. Harris on what is now the corner of Colorado Boulevard at Santa Anita Avenue, this was reportedly Arcadia's first house. The initial meeting of the Arcadia Board of Trade was held here in 1914. The house was torn down in the 1950s.
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Edna Lenz
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Arcadia's First House -- Built in 1880 by O.D. Harris on what is now the corner of Colorado Boulevard at Santa Anita Avenue, this was reportedly Arcadia's first house. The initial meeting of the Arcadia Board of Trade was held here in 1914. The house was torn down in the 1950s.
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Estate of H. A. Unruh delinquent tax notice.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
February 5, 1921
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Journal
Date
February 5, 1921
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Unruh, H. A.
Item ID
4565AN
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Newspaper Index
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Strawberry patch. Looking northeast between First Avenue and Second Avenue. Houses and mountains in view.

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Date
c.1910-1915
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Date
c.1910-1915
Subjects
Houses
San Gabriel Mountains
Agriculture
Arcadia(City)-History-1903-1919
Physical Description
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ID
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Developers hoping to build 31 houses on land where the Anoakia mansion sits have won a court victory that clears the way for the house to be torn down.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2000
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
19501AN
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Newspaper Index
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Photo from a page of the 1907 Los Angeles Racing Association Souvenir Booklet showing a portrait of H.A. Unruh and a short biography. Mr. Unruh is wearing a three-piece suit and tie and is seated behind a desk.

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Date
1907 season
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Date
1907 season
Subjects
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
Physical Description
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ID
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The Arcadia City Council added a new amendment to the city building code reducing the size of new houses.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 6, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 6, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal
Item ID
2076AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia is moving to tighten controls on "mansionization" - the replacement of small older homes with larger upscale new houses.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Redevelopment
Item ID
14306AN
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Newspaper Index
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Nine out of ten houses of worship voted "no" in the Arcadia Fire Suppression District election last week.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Elections - Fire Suppression District
Item ID
10179AN
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Newspaper Index
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Paul Johenk will be presented with the Hiram Award. Biographical notes on Johenk, Arcadia Citizen of the Year in 1974, are included.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 4, 1989
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 4, 1989
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Johenk, Paul
Item ID
1873AN
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Newspaper Index
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