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Cedar Walk on Ranch. Hugo Reid Adobe appears to be directly at the end of this walk. Note bell from San Gabriel Mission hanging in shelter made for it. Framed photos are of Baldwin's three hotels: Tallac at Lake Tahoe, Baldwin Hotel & Theater, San Francisco, and the Oakwood, Arcadia.

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Date: February 12, 1894

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Date: February 12, 1894

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Baldwin Ranch

Physical Description: 8x20 b&w

ID: 128

Collection: Photographs

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Close up of ad in first Arcadia newspaper, Arcadia Bulletin. The ad is for the Bonita Hotel. Ben Newman is listed as proprietor.

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Date: May 7, 1904

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Date: May 7, 1904

Subjects: Bonita Hotel; Newspapers-Arcadia Bulletin

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1086

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1087

Collection: Photographs

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Photo reduction of p.13 pt. I of November 28, 1911 Los Angeles Times newspaper. Contains photo with caption describing fire which totally destroyed Oakwood Hotel on November 26, 1911, a Sunday night.

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Date: 1911

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Date: 1911

Subjects: Oakwood Hotel

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 390

Collection: Photographs

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Another view of Oakwood Hotel just after being destroyed by fire. Standing beside structure are an older and younger sister of Vesta Tucker Reeves. Their father was Lowen Tucker, ranch foreman for Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

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Date: Nov. 12, 1911

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Date: Nov. 12, 1911

Subjects: Oakwood Hotel

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1079

Collection: Photographs

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Cook & Woodley tract just north of Foothill Blvd. and one block east of Santa Anita Ave. This tract was developed on land owned by Clara Baldwin. House seen on right still stands at SE corner of Sycamore and Oakwood Ave. It was home of James B. Slemons.

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Date: 1927

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Date: 1927

Subjects: Cook and Woodley Tract

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 893

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Motor Inn

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 12, 1936

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 12, 1936

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, etc.

Item ID: 3960AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Aerial view showing Eaton's Santa Anita in foreground, looking south from Colorado Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue. Lucky Baldwin's one mile training track built in 1876 is visible with stud barn buildings on south end of track.

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Date: March 7, 1940

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Date: March 7, 1940

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky" - Horses and horse racing; Colorado Boulevard; Michillinda Avenue; Rancho Santa Anita; Restaurants, bars, etc - Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1525

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view of Rancho Santa Anita taken above Dairy, looking north, with 5,000,000 gallon reservoir in lower left, and Baldwin's one mile training track built in 1876 with stud barn buildings on south end of track. Eaton's Santa Anita at Colorado Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue just visible at top of photo.

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Date: March 7, 1940

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Date: March 7, 1940

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky" - Horses and horse racing; Colorado Boulevard; Michillinda Avenue; Rancho Santa Anita; Restaurants, bars, etc - Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1526

Collection: Photographs

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Westerner Motel

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 19, 1946

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 19, 1946

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, etc.

Item ID: 3962AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bus transportation between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Arcadia approved. Six buses will leave the Flamingo Hotel daily. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

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Newspaper: Arcadia News Post

Date: August 21, 1967

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia News Post

Date: August 21, 1967

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Flamingo Hotel; Los Angeles International Airport (LAX); Transportation

Item ID: 34146AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A portion of the Eaton's restaurant property on the corner of Colorado and Michillinda has been sold by the Times Mirror Company to Younson Construction, who will build 18 residences on the site.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 5, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 5, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Restaurants, Bars, etc - Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant

Item ID: 1498AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The famed old Eaton's Restaurant will be demolished and plans have been submitted for a smaller building which will house: a) CoCo's - a high class coffee shop b) Plankhouse - steak, lobster, bar, entertainment. The owners will be Far West Services, Inc., which owns such restaurants as the Reuben E. Lee in Newport.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Restaurants, Bars, etc - Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant

Item ID: 1499AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Relics of Eaton's Restaurant will be on sale during the next 3 or 4 weeks by Mead House Wrecking prior to the demolition which is to make room for 2 new restaurants.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 3, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 3, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Restaurants, Bars, etc - Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant

Item ID: 1500AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Demolition of the Santa Anita Motor Inn is being completed. Built in 1938, it had become an architectural curio - built as it was to resemble a ship with streamlined characteristics.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 5, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 5, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

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

Item ID: 1839AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Full account of the murder of Oakwood housewife Mrs. Rene Kane, wife of attorney Robert Kane. Two accounts of murder have been filed; one for Mrs. Kane and one for her unborn child.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals; Murder - Kane, Rene

Item ID: 1349AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Huntington Bank on First Avenue between Wheeler and Santa Clara Streets. Former site of Oakwood Hotel.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: Huntington Bank; Oakwood Hotel

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1228

Collection: Photographs

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Granada Rouale 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: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1272AN

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

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

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Cedar Walk on Ranch. Hugo Reid Adobe appears to be directly at the end of this walk. Note bell from San Gabriel Mission hanging in shelter made for it. Framed photos are of Baldwin's three hotels: Tallac at Lake Tahoe, Baldwin Hotel & Theater, San Francisco, and the Oakwood, Arcadia.

Images

Close up of ad in first Arcadia newspaper, Arcadia Bulletin. The ad is for the Bonita Hotel. Ben Newman is listed as proprietor.

Images

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.

Images

Photo reduction of p.13 pt. I of November 28, 1911 Los Angeles Times newspaper. Contains photo with caption describing fire which totally destroyed Oakwood Hotel on November 26, 1911, a Sunday night.

Images

Another view of Oakwood Hotel just after being destroyed by fire. Standing beside structure are an older and younger sister of Vesta Tucker Reeves. Their father was Lowen Tucker, ranch foreman for Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

Images

Cook & Woodley tract just north of Foothill Blvd. and one block east of Santa Anita Ave. This tract was developed on land owned by Clara Baldwin. House seen on right still stands at SE corner of Sycamore and Oakwood Ave. It was home of James B. Slemons.

Images

Santa Anita Motor Inn

Aerial view showing Eaton's Santa Anita in foreground, looking south from Colorado Boulevard and Michillinda Avenue. Lucky Baldwin's one mile training track built in 1876 is visible with stud barn buildings on south end of track.

Images

Images

Westerner Motel

Bus transportation between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Arcadia approved. Six buses will leave the Flamingo Hotel daily. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

A portion of the Eaton's restaurant property on the corner of Colorado and Michillinda has been sold by the Times Mirror Company to Younson Construction, who will build 18 residences on the site.

Relics of Eaton's Restaurant will be on sale during the next 3 or 4 weeks by Mead House Wrecking prior to the demolition which is to make room for 2 new restaurants.

Demolition of the Santa Anita Motor Inn is being completed. Built in 1938, it had become an architectural curio - built as it was to resemble a ship with streamlined characteristics.

Full account of the murder of Oakwood housewife Mrs. Rene Kane, wife of attorney Robert Kane. Two accounts of murder have been filed; one for Mrs. Kane and one for her unborn child.

Huntington Bank on First Avenue between Wheeler and Santa Clara Streets. Former site of Oakwood Hotel.

Images

Granada Rouale 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.

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.

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