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Formal portrait: four generations of Baldwins: left to right: Rosebudd Mullender, with hand on shoulder of her son, Joseph Mullender, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin (seated), and Clara Baldwin. Rosebudd was Clara's daughter.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin family; Baldwin, Clara; Mullender, Rosebudd Doble; Mullender, Joseph

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 108

Collection: Photographs

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View of front of house and especially front door taken about 20 feet from front stairs of Clara Baldwin home, at 291 W. Foothill Boulevard.

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Date: August 1976

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Date: August 1976

Subjects: Historic houses; Baldwin, Clara

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 252

Collection: Photographs

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Clara Baldwin's home, reported to have been built in 1906. This view shows back of house. Located at 291 W. Foothill Boulevard.

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Date: August 1976

1 image

Date: August 1976

Subjects: Historic houses; Baldwin, Clara

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 253

Collection: Photographs

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Clara Baldwin home at 291 W. Foothill Boulevard. This view shows portion of front. Reported to have been built in 1906.

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Date: August 1976

1 image

Date: August 1976

Subjects: Historic houses; Baldwin, Clara

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 254

Collection: Photographs

Images

View of front drive and entry of Clara Baldwin home, reported to have been built in 1906, located at 291 W. Foothill Boulevard. Station wagon parked in front.

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Date: August 1976

1 image

Date: August 1976

Subjects: Historic houses; Baldwin, Clara

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 255

Collection: Photographs

Images

Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker and W.T. McGinley, her business manager, pictured probably about 1890. Article this was copied from related to son of Clara, Albert E. Snyder and daughter, Rosebudd Mullender, accusing McGinley in September of 1929, of getting thousands of dollars in gifts and property from their mother through fraud.

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Date: c.1890 or 1895

1 image

Date: c.1890 or 1895

Subjects: Baldwin, Clara; McGinley, Walter T.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 934

Collection: Photographs

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Clara Baldwin portrait from a newspaper. She is shown in later years, wearing a felt hat that has a feather decoration. She is also wearing beads in a choker style.

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Date: c.1923

1 image

Date: c.1923

Subjects: Baldwin, Clara; Baldwin family

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 958

Collection: Photographs

Images

The Arcadia City Council has approved a design review process for the upcoming addition to the Santa Anita Park race track. The procedure adopted requires review by the Planning Commission and the City Council of all preliminary site plans, floor plans, exterior architectural improvements, and new construction.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 14, 2001

Pages: p. 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 14, 2001

Pages: p. 9

Subjects: Santa Anita Park race track; Expansion; Development; Design review process; Zoning; Planning Commission

Item ID: 29998AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A rare studio photograph of Clara Baldwin was discovered by local history expert, Jack McCaskill.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1987

Pages: p. 1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1987

Pages: p. 1 photos

Subjects: Baldwin, Clara

Item ID: 590AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Baldwin, Clara

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Contents: 1. "The late Clara Baldwin Stocker." News photo, April 1934. Original and a copy. 2. "Mrs. Stocker in Buick little 6," Monrovia Messenger, March 17, 1916. 3. "Court decision ruled in Clara Baldwin's favor." Pacific Coast Hotel and Apartment Record, 1916. 4. "Says Mrs. Stocker in incompetent." …

Contents: 1. "The late Clara Baldwin Stocker." News photo, April 1934. Original and a copy.; 2. "Mrs. Stocker in Buick little 6," Monrovia Messenger, March 17, 1916.; 3. "Court decision ruled in Clara Baldwin's favor." Pacific Coast Hotel and Apartment Record, 1916.; 4. "Says Mrs. Stocker in incompetent." Arcadia Journal, November 30, 1918.; 5. "Stuart Harold, who will take this part of Count Di Luna in 'Il Trovatore'. " (Harold Stocker - Clara's husband) The Valley Vista, February 24, 1900, p. 2.5; 6. "Clara Baldwin." Summary of life of Clara Baldwin prepared by Sandy Snider, received April 1980.; 7. Inventory of personal property, estate of Clara Baldwin. Transcribed by Sandy Snider from the Anita McClaughry Baldwin's manuscript collection at the Huntington Library. Received April 1980.; 8. "Lucky Baldwin heiress passes." Los Angeles Times, February 28, 1929.; 9. 1978 real estate ad on sale of home. Arcadia Tribune, October 29, 1978.; 10. "Clara's cottage is seeking new owners." Pasadena Star News, December 9, 1984.; 11. "50 years ago today - February 1913." Los Angeles Times, February 1963.; 12. Studio shot of Clara Baldwin found by local history expert. Photo of Clara Baldwin and article concerning Baldwin and Jack McCaskill. Arcadia Tribune, March 22, 1987, page A1.; 13. Clara's home built in 1907 by Colonel Northum.; 14. Coldwell Banker advertising brochure for Clara Baldwin Stocker's "Twin Oaks" estate at 291 W. Foothill Boulevard. 1984.; 15. Copies of photographs of Clara Baldwin housed in the Arboretum Historical files. Acquired 1995.; 16. Information from the MCLS Reference Service on Walter McGinley, manager of the Baldwin-Stocker estates until Clara's death in 1929. (1) Los Angeles Times, September 19, 1932, p. 14. (2) California in the South by John Steven McGroarty, Volume V, Biographies, p. 285-288, c. 1935.; 17. Manuscript "My Inheritance" by Rosebudd Doble Mullender with cover letter to Baldwin M. Baldwin. Original given to Arboretum by Hugh and Anne Baldwin Purcell. Anne received the manuscript from her father, Baldwin M. Baldwin. The manuscript describes Rosebudd's relationship with her mother Clara Baldwin Stocker. circa 1938-1939.; 18. "DAR chapter to visit Clara Baldwin's home." Arcadia Tribune, January 13, 1985, p. A-7.; 19. Coldwell Banker advertisements for the sale of Clara Baldwin Stocker's home "Twin Oaks" located at 291 Foothill Blvd. Includes description of all rooms in the house. Kim Atkinson-Melin, realtor. c1984 (6 items); 20. Letter to Kim Atkinson at Coldwell Banker Realty from J. Lyle Cunningham, President of the Arcadia Historical Society stating the $1,400,000 asking price for the Clara Baldwin property was greater than the City of Arcadia could afford to pay. July 9, 1984.; 21. Information on Colonel Robert Northam who originally built the Clara Baldwin Stocker house at 291 West Foothill Boulevard. History of Hollywood by Edwin O. Palmer, pages 106-107, 132-133.; 22. "Simple service marks obsequies of Mrs. Stocker." Los Angeles Times, March 3, 1929.; 23. Who was Clara Baldwin Stocker? By Galen Patterson, Arcadia Weekly, April 11, 2019.

Subjects: Baldwin, Clara

Item ID: 22AF

Collection: Subject Files

Arcadia City Council is divided over preservation vs. development. Should the city update a 2001 historic preservation survey of buildings and homes in Arcadia? Council members held a lively discussion about merits and costs of preserving Arcadia's historical commercial buildings and homes, designed by renowned architects.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 4, 2014

Pages: p. 1, 14

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 4, 2014

Pages: p. 1, 14

Subjects: Arcadia City Council Meetings; Development; Historic preservation

Item ID: 34232AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia city officials to seek opinions today on residential development. This was the second and final meeting for the update process to amend the city's Zoning and Subdivision Codes, which establish what can be built on individual properties in Arcadia, and determine the application review process.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 26, 2015

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 26, 2015

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Arcadia City Council--2010-2019; Development; Housing; Zoning

Item ID: 34294AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council chooses to hold a comprehensive zoning code update, which backers said would have included changes to create a more business-friendly atmosphere, encourage economic growth, and curb overdevelopment in the sprawling foothills community.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: June 18, 2015

Pages: p. A1, A8

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: June 18, 2015

Pages: p. A1, A8

Subjects: Arcadia City Council--2010-2019; Development; Housing; Mansions; Zoning

Item ID: 34398AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Planning Commission denies 2236 Hollis Lane project, citing the applicant's lack of effort in finding a middle ground between the developers and the neighbors that oppose it. The applicant Marvin Fong aims to replace a 624 square-foot home with a 2500 square-foot home. Many Arcadians are concerned with "oversized" homes.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 10, 2015

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 10, 2015

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Arcadia Municipal Code; Arcadia Planning Commission; Development; Fong, Marvin; Houses; Mansions

Item ID: 34485AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Planning Commission denies Marvin Fong's plan for a large development at 2236 Hollis Lane. The proposed project is 4 times larger than the existing property, which upset a grass roots group effort to prevent "mansionization."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 10, 2015

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 10, 2015

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Municipal Code; Arcadia Planning Commission; Development; Fong, Marvin; Houses; Mansions

Item ID: 34486AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia settles building project lawsuit, paves the way to update residential zoning code and including Highland Oaks neighborhood in a citywide historic preservation survey.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: October 8, 2015

Pages: p. A1, A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: October 8, 2015

Pages: p. A1, A4

Subjects: Development; Historic preservation survey; Jiang, Zig; Kwo, Lee; Lawsuits; Mansions; Racism; Segal, Mickey; Verlato, April

Item ID: 34515AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

PAC contributes heavily to Bob Harbicht's campaign coffers: Nevis Capital, LLC named. Developer Jeff Lee says there is discrimination in Arcadia over his Highlands property and potential development.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 24, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 12

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 24, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 12

Subjects: Arcadia City Council elections-2011-2020-April 2016; Arcadia Neighbor Mutual Help Group; Beck, Thomas; California Homeowners Association; Development; Harbicht, Bob; Kovacic, Gary; Lee, Jeff; Mansions; Nevis Capital, LLC; Political action committees (PAC); Real Estate; Tay, Sho; Verlato, April

Item ID: 34707AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Anti-mansionization goes to the ballot. Zoning code issue continues as anti-mansionization group Saving Arcadia (an outgrowth of Save the Arcadia Highlands) takes it to the ballot in April 2018. At issue are Floor Area Ratios (FAR). See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 17, April 7, 2016-initiative did not make it onto ballot because of signature discrepancy.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 31, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 13

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 31, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 13

Subjects: Arcadia City Council Elections-2011-2020; Ballot initiatives; Chandler, Roger; Development; Mansions; Real Estate; Tay, Sho; Verlato, April; Zoning codes

Item ID: 34708AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ballot initiative targeting large scale homes in Arcadia (often referred to as McMansions) will not make it on the ballot after all. The city clerk's office discovered a discrepancy in the number of qualifying signatures. Saving Arcadia is the local activist group behind the initiative.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 7, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 7, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 17

Subjects: Arcadia City Council Elections-2011-2020; Ballot initiatives; Floor area ratios (FAR); Development; Mansions; Real Estate; Zoning codes

Item ID: 34711AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

New Arcadia city housing standards approved, new zoning codes effective as law May 20, 2016. Included in Arcadia's new standards is a sliding-scale floor-area ratio (FAR) for the first time in the city's history. The FAR is a development tool that helps determine how large a home can be built on any given lot based on a percentage of the land.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 21, 2016

Pages: p. A1, A6

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 21, 2016

Pages: p. A1, A6

Subjects: Development; Floor-area ratio (FAR); Houses; Kruckeberg, Jason; Mansions; Real Estate; Zoning codes

Item ID: 34733AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Formal portrait: four generations of Baldwins: left to right: Rosebudd Mullender, with hand on shoulder of her son, Joseph Mullender, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin (seated), and Clara Baldwin. Rosebudd was Clara's daughter.

Images

View of front of house and especially front door taken about 20 feet from front stairs of Clara Baldwin home, at 291 W. Foothill Boulevard.

Images

Clara Baldwin's home, reported to have been built in 1906. This view shows back of house. Located at 291 W. Foothill Boulevard.

Images

Clara Baldwin home at 291 W. Foothill Boulevard. This view shows portion of front. Reported to have been built in 1906.

Images

View of front drive and entry of Clara Baldwin home, reported to have been built in 1906, located at 291 W. Foothill Boulevard. Station wagon parked in front.

Images

Images

Clara Baldwin portrait from a newspaper. She is shown in later years, wearing a felt hat that has a feather decoration. She is also wearing beads in a choker style.

Images

A rare studio photograph of Clara Baldwin was discovered by local history expert, Jack McCaskill.

Baldwin, Clara

Arcadia City Council chooses to hold a comprehensive zoning code update, which backers said would have included changes to create a more business-friendly atmosphere, encourage economic growth, and curb overdevelopment in the sprawling foothills community.

Arcadia Planning Commission denies Marvin Fong's plan for a large development at 2236 Hollis Lane. The proposed project is 4 times larger than the existing property, which upset a grass roots group effort to prevent "mansionization."

Arcadia settles building project lawsuit, paves the way to update residential zoning code and including Highland Oaks neighborhood in a citywide historic preservation survey.

PAC contributes heavily to Bob Harbicht's campaign coffers: Nevis Capital, LLC named. Developer Jeff Lee says there is discrimination in Arcadia over his Highlands property and potential development.

Ballot initiative targeting large scale homes in Arcadia (often referred to as McMansions) will not make it on the ballot after all. The city clerk's office discovered a discrepancy in the number of qualifying signatures. Saving Arcadia is the local activist group behind the initiative.