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Arcadia is marking its 95th birthday. A history of the city is given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26391
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 13, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 13, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia city history
Chronology
Item ID
26591AN
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Newspaper Index
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1998 Year in Review for Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 31, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 31, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chronology
Item ID
26688AN
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Newspaper Index
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Writer Charles Cooper recounts the history of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, including previous landowners Hugo Reid and Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31039
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. ("Lucky")
Los Angeles County Arboretum - history
Rancho Santa Anita - history
Reid, Hugo
Item ID
31234AN
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Arcadia's centennial celebration kicks off with a Rose Parade float. Writer Charles Cooper gives a brief history of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30796
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
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p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia city history
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Item ID
30984AN
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This article describes Arcadia history at a glance, starting from 1771, when Shoshonean Indians occupied the area of today's Arcadia, to April, 1977, when the new City Council Chambers that cost $903,000 was dedicated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31751
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia history - 1771-1977
Item ID
31948AN
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A review of events in Arcadia for January - June, 1999.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 23, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 23, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chronology
Year-End-Review
Item ID
27360AN
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Newspaper Index
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A review of events in Arcadia for July - December, 1999.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 30, 2000
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p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 30, 2000
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Chronology
Year-End-Review
Item ID
27361AN
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Newspaper Index
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Gilb Museum of Arcadia History will spotlight Beacon Media photographer Terry Miller's 30+ year career in photojournalism, on exhibit January 17 through March 14.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34061
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 8, 2015
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 8, 2015
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Gilb Museum of Arcadia History
Miller, Terry
Photographers
Photography
Item ID
34255AN
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Arcadia Depot and Oakwood Hotel historical marker dedication January 26 at Arcadia Transit Plaza, the former site of Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's Arcadia Depot. It is the Arcadia Historical Society's 11th History Lives Here historical marker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34784
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
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p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Railroad history
Item ID
34975AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital is celebrating its 100th year in 2003. This article traces its history back to 1903 when the hospital started in downtown Los Angeles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30798
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
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p. 16, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 16, 17
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - history
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - Centennial - 1903-2003
Item ID
30986AN
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Arcadia--City of Sin, part II by Charles A. Coulombe. Continued from November 1, 2001. Arcadia's early history from 1903-1914.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Baldwin, Clara
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
City of Arcadia--history--incorporation
Clara Villa
Oakwood Inn--Fairyland Park
Stocker, Harold
Item ID
33624AN
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The history of the peafowl from Indian and Java that live in Arcadia is presented. Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin imported three pairs from India in the 1880s. His daughter Anita Baldwin added some birds from Java. The peacock is official bird of Arcadia, is protected, and should not be fed. See also VF "Peacocks" for copy of article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Peacocks
Peafowl
Item ID
30719AN
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A history of the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association. Float history is traced back to 1915.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25769
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 1996
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p. 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 17, 1996
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
25969AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital celebrates 60th anniversary. It opened in May 1957 with 138 beds. It had relocated from Los Angeles, where it served Angelenos for the previous five decades.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34991
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 12, 2017
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p. 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 12, 2017
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital-history
Item ID
35181AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital celebrates its centennial. There were 30 invited guests and local dignitaries, including past chiefs of staff. The hospital began in 1903 in a 2-story house on Hewitt Street in downtown Los Angeles. It was founded by the Women's Home Missionary Society and had 5 beds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31495
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2003
Pages
p. 19 w/photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2003
Pages
p. 19 w/photo
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - history
Centennial
Item ID
31690AN
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital celebrates its centennial next year. It was founded in 1903 with five beds in a 2-story house in downtown Los Angeles. In 1957, it relocated to Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30537
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2002
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2002
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - history
Centennial
Item ID
30725AN
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Newspaper Index
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A history of the peacocks in Arcadia and the nuisance issue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 1996
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 1996
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
25975AN
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In the 1920s and 1930s, Arcadia had a reputation as a poultry raising community. There were many poultry ranchers in Arcadia, including a Denmark royal family member named Prince Eric, cousin of the King of Denmark.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
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p. 8, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8, 16
Subjects
Arcadia history - 1920-1930
Arcadia history - 1930-1940
Chicken farms and farming
Eric, Prince of Denmark
Poultry ranches
Item ID
31884AN
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As part of Arcadia's centennial, the city is considering putting up historical markers around town as reminders of past people and events that have shaped Arcadia. There has been $12,000 in centennial funds allocated for the program and a tentative list of some 30 sites presented to Arcadia City Council. Some potential marker locations are given.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2003
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p. 1, 21
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
Arcadia history
Historical markers
Item ID
31731AN
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Historical information on Baldwin Lake, the four-acre body of water that adjoins the Queen Anne Cottage in the historical section of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, is presented. The history of lake extends from time of the Native Americans (they called their village Aleupkigna), to Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's ranch in 1873, to the movies and television shows in which it has appeared. Baldwin Lake played host to movie stars Johnny Weismuller, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The lake has appeared in Safari, Roots, and Fantasy Island. See also VF "Arboretum" for hard copy of article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Baldwin Lake
Films
Lakes
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Motion Pictures
Ponds
Queen Anne Cottage
Water
Item ID
30717AN
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Newspaper Index
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