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Two hotels are being proposed for redevelopment property along Huntington Drive in Arcadia, potentially creating a "hotel row" between East Arcadia and West Monrovia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 17, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 17, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, etc.

Item ID: 1821AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

By February 14, 1985, the Granada Royale Hometel will be known as the Embassy Suite Hotel. The hotel was purchased in April 1984 by Embassy Suites, a subsidiary of Holiday Inn.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 27, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 27, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Embassy Suites

Item ID: 1822AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Construction will begin in November on the $20 million hotel-office complex on the site of the Ramada Inn, according to John Kirkpatrick, the developer. He expects that the hotel and one office building will be completed before the 1984 Olympics. The new hotel will be first class with a well-known name.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 6, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 6, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Ramada Inn

Item ID: 1833AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council approved the zone change necessary to allow a seven-story, 150 room hotel to be built at 130 West Huntington Drive, the current site of the Ramada Inn.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 15, 1982

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 15, 1982

Pages: p. A-2 photo

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, etc.

Item ID: 1819AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In spite of a feasibility study that "came up poorly," the Hometel Corporation is still interested in building an eight-story hotel in Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 5, 1980

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 5, 1980

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Hometel Corporation

Item ID: 1824AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia city staff is preparing an Exclusive Right to Negotiate with Emkay Development Co. to build a 7-story hotel, restaurant, and 3 office buildings north of Huntington Dr. in East Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 21, 1986

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 21, 1986

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, etc.

Item ID: 1820AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Construction of the Granada Royale Hometel hotel will probably begin shortly after January 1. Completion can be expected 12 months later.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 29, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Hometel Corporation

Item ID: 1827AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Granada Royale Hometel is interested in building a $10 million hotel at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Huntington Drive, according to Mike Lloyd, a consultant to Republic Development Company.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Hometel Corporation

Item ID: 1825AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The 121-unit Marriott Residence Inn is scheduled to open for business on January 23. An "all-suites" hotel, the inn offers kitchens in every unit to entice "extended-stay" travellers.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 11, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 11, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Marriott Residence Inn

Item ID: 1832AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Poisonous chlorine gas sent 8 employees of Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel to the hospital Sunday following what was apparently an accidental mixing of chemicals in the laundry room. This was the second incident of its kind in a little over 2 months.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 19, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 19, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Embassy Suites

Item ID: 1823AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Granada Royale Hometel is being sold along with the other hotels in the chain to the Holiday Inns.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 15, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 15, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Hometel Corporation

Item ID: 1829AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Santa Anita Inn was purchased 2 weeks ago by developer Charles Bluth, who is already implementing plans to turn the hotel at the corner of Huntington Drive and Colorado Place into a four-star inn. Renovation (with a New Orleans motif) should be completed by January.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 28, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 28, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Santa Anita Inn

Item ID: 1837AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Marriott Corporation is actively seeking a site for a "Courtyard by Marriott" moderately priced hotel in the Arcadia Monrovia area. Craig Lambert, vice president of marketing wants to develop 8 to 12 properties in the Southern California area over the next 3 years and the Arcadia-Monrovia area ranks high on the company's list.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 21, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 21, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Marriott Corp.

Item ID: 1831AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Theresa Eskola, 63, head housekeeper at the 87-room Motel 6 across from the Santa Anita Park race track, is the first employee to work 25 years for the hotel chain. Her gifts included $2500 in $100 bills, a limousine ride and the day off. Photo.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1989

Pages: p. A-1, 2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1989

Pages: p. A-1, 2

Subjects: Eskola, Theresa; Hotels, Motels, etc. - Motel 6

Item ID: 1526AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police confiscated $30,000 worth of marijuana and arrested 4 men in a sting operation at Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 10, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1375AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Council has voted 3-2 in favor of the disposition and development agreement with Hometel Development Corporation to construct a 150 suite Granada Royale Hometel. The hotel is considered the key to redevelopment of the area. Office buildings proposed for the surrounding area want hotels.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment.

Item ID: 1279AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council voted to raise the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (a hotel/motel "bed tax") from 5% to 8% effective October 1.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3332AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A public hearing on the proposed hotel at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue is scheduled for December 16. Article outlines the financial details of the project and the thoughts of the various councilmen on the idea.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 14, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 14, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1278AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

On behalf of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency, Mayor Gilb accepted a check for $250,000 from Hometel of America Corporation. This is the first of several payments toward the purchase of the property at the northeast corner of Second Ave. and Huntington Dr.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 11, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 11, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Hometel Corporation

Item ID: 1826AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Construction on the Granada Royale Hometel at Second Avenue and Huntington Drive in Arcadia at least six months behind schedule. The project was to be completed and open by August 13 of this year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 22, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 22, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Hometel Corporation

Item ID: 1828AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Two hotels are being proposed for redevelopment property along Huntington Drive in Arcadia, potentially creating a "hotel row" between East Arcadia and West Monrovia.

By February 14, 1985, the Granada Royale Hometel will be known as the Embassy Suite Hotel. The hotel was purchased in April 1984 by Embassy Suites, a subsidiary of Holiday Inn.

City Council approved the zone change necessary to allow a seven-story, 150 room hotel to be built at 130 West Huntington Drive, the current site of the Ramada Inn.

In spite of a feasibility study that "came up poorly," the Hometel Corporation is still interested in building an eight-story hotel in Arcadia.

Arcadia city staff is preparing an Exclusive Right to Negotiate with Emkay Development Co. to build a 7-story hotel, restaurant, and 3 office buildings north of Huntington Dr. in East Arcadia.

Construction of the Granada Royale Hometel hotel will probably begin shortly after January 1. Completion can be expected 12 months later.

Granada Royale Hometel is interested in building a $10 million hotel at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Huntington Drive, according to Mike Lloyd, a consultant to Republic Development Company.

The 121-unit Marriott Residence Inn is scheduled to open for business on January 23. An "all-suites" hotel, the inn offers kitchens in every unit to entice "extended-stay" travellers.

Poisonous chlorine gas sent 8 employees of Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel to the hospital Sunday following what was apparently an accidental mixing of chemicals in the laundry room. This was the second incident of its kind in a little over 2 months.

Granada Royale Hometel is being sold along with the other hotels in the chain to the Holiday Inns.

The Santa Anita Inn was purchased 2 weeks ago by developer Charles Bluth, who is already implementing plans to turn the hotel at the corner of Huntington Drive and Colorado Place into a four-star inn. Renovation (with a New Orleans motif) should be completed by January.

Theresa Eskola, 63, head housekeeper at the 87-room Motel 6 across from the Santa Anita Park race track, is the first employee to work 25 years for the hotel chain. Her gifts included $2500 in $100 bills, a limousine ride and the day off. Photo.

Arcadia Police confiscated $30,000 worth of marijuana and arrested 4 men in a sting operation at Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel.

Council has voted 3-2 in favor of the disposition and development agreement with Hometel Development Corporation to construct a 150 suite Granada Royale Hometel. The hotel is considered the key to redevelopment of the area. Office buildings proposed for the surrounding area want hotels.

The Arcadia City Council voted to raise the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax (a hotel/motel "bed tax") from 5% to 8% effective October 1.

A public hearing on the proposed hotel at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue is scheduled for December 16. Article outlines the financial details of the project and the thoughts of the various councilmen on the idea.

On behalf of the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency, Mayor Gilb accepted a check for $250,000 from Hometel of America Corporation. This is the first of several payments toward the purchase of the property at the northeast corner of Second Ave. and Huntington Dr.

Construction on the Granada Royale Hometel at Second Avenue and Huntington Drive in Arcadia at least six months behind schedule. The project was to be completed and open by August 13 of this year.