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The surprising Anna May Wong. Like many, author Katie Salisbury was startled to learn of the star, then couldn't stop looking. Wong was a famous Chinese-American movie star in the 1920s and 1930s and had her own television series in the early 1950s. Salisbury's nonfiction book about Wong's life is titled Not Your China Doll. The author is half-Chinese and grew up in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36657
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
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p. C4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2024
Pages
p. C4
Subjects
Actresses
Arcadia Authors - Salisbury, Katie
Nonfiction books
Wong, Anna May
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36299
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 14, 2022
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p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 14, 2022
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p. A7
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Obituary or death notice
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Snelling, Betty May
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Unveiling of Anita May Baldwin statue brings peace and beauty. Anita May Baldwin was dedicated down the road from the statue of her father, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue was unveiled yesterday at the official grand opening of the Le Meridien Hotel on Huntington Drive in Arcadia. The statue is called "A Legacy of Charity," made by artist Alfred Paredes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36088
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
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p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
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p. A3, A5
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita M.
Gibson, Margaux
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Tay, Sho
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Woman ahead of her time honored. Anita May Baldwin statue to debut at Le Meridien Hotel. She was philanthropist, key figure in racetrack. The statue is named "A Legacy of Charity," by artist Alfred Paredes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36087
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita M.
Gibson, Margaux
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Tay, Sho
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Anita Baldwin statue to be unveiled at Le Méridien Hotel in Arcadia The Anita May Baldwin statue at the Le Méridien Hotel will be unveiled on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at 11 a.m. Anita is the daughter of city founder, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue will be featured on the opposite end of the Huntington Drive islands’ hotel property. “We are very excited to be bringing Anita back to Arcadia,” said Mayor Sho Tay in a statement released by the city. “I would like to thank the Shen, Liu and Chen Families, Jeff Lee, the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, Heather D. Gibson and Margaux L. Gibson, and the Arcadia Historical Society, for their generous donations.” “On behalf of the Baldwin family, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Arcadia City Council, the Arcadia Historical Society, the Le Méridien Hotel and all those who have supported this effort to pay homage to my great-great grandmother, Anita May Baldwin,” said Margaux Gibson. “This magnificent statue of Anita will showcase a strong woman who was ahead of her time. I am proud to call Anita May Baldwin my great-great grandmother, and I am truly proud to be a part of this historic project.” The Anita statue was sculpted by local artist and southern California native Alfred Paredes — who created the Lucky Baldwin statue on the corner of Huntington Drive and Holly Avenue — and is aptly named, “A Legacy of Charity” in honor of Anita’s contributions to life in early Arcadia and throughout California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36071
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita
Gibson, Heather D.
Gibson, Margaux L.
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Public Art
Statuary
Statues
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Fisher family reunion celebrated during Monrovia Day. Forty-four descendants of Julian Fisher and Gladys Fisher are still around in this area. Julian Fisher was Monrovia's first African American police officer and his father was recruited to come work on Lucky Baldwin's race horses. Julian and Gladys Fisher had 11 children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35514
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
African Americans
Fisher, Gladys
Fisher, Julian
Fisher, Vivian
Thomas, Frederick
Vance, Jason
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35242
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2018
Pages
p. A17
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2018
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p. A17
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May, William J.
Item ID
35431AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35071
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2018
Pages
p. 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2018
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p. 11
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Carlson, Rowena May Crandell
Item ID
35260AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35068
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2018
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2018
Pages
p. A8
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Tressel, Frederick Gabriel
Item ID
35257AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34691
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 21, 2016
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 21, 2016
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p. A6
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McCormac, May L.
Item ID
34883AN
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Arcadia Unified School District revives middle school athletics. In 1995, the middle school sports program was dismantled when the district transitioned junior high to the middle school model (6th-8th grades), then the focus veered heavily toward academics. On December 3, 2015, First Avenue Middle School faced off with Dana Middle School for the first time in two decades.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34463
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
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p. 23
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 23
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Bramley, Scott
McDonald, Laurie
Middle school sports
Ruiz, May S.
Wilson, Jeffrey
Item ID
34655AN
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Teen brothers, ages 15 and 16, beaten to death in their home on 400 block of Fairview Avenue, just west of Holly Avenue. The suspect is their uncle by marriage, who is believed to have fled to China. The FBI was working with Chinese authorities. The victims appeared to have suffered "blunt force trauma." The suspect was already being sought in an attack on his wife. His wife filed a restraining order against him and began divorce proceedings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34424
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Murders
Shi, Deyun
Item ID
34616AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34379
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2015
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2015
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p. A4
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Roberts, Elizabeth May
Item ID
34572AN
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Obituary/death notice. See hard copy in VF Baldwin Family.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34307
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 2015
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 2015
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p. A4
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Hopper, Dextra Baldwin
Stokes, Alfred E.
Item ID
34501AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34305
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2015
Pages
p. A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2015
Pages
p. A10
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Stokes, Alfred E.
Item ID
34499AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34267
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2015
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2015
Pages
p. A4
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Rue, Laura May
Item ID
34461AN
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Local resident Carol Ulrich celebrates 90 years of age and 70 years of marriage with Peter Ulrich.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34082
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2015
Pages
p. 14
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2015
Pages
p. 14
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Anniversaries
Birthdays
Senior Citizens
Ulrich, Carol
Ulrich, Peter
Item ID
34276AN
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New legislation gives city clerks statewide authority to sanctify marriages. Gene Glasco, Arcadia City Clerk, has authority to marry couples in California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34068
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 22, 2015
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p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 22, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Clerk
Glasco, Gene
Marriage
Weddings
Item ID
34262AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34007
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 2014
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 2014
Pages
p. A6
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Samp, John Frederick
Item ID
34201AN
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https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34006
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 9, 2014
Pages
p. A4
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 9, 2014
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p. A4
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Subjects
Foster, Frances L.
Keeler, Frederick
Item ID
34200AN
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