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The Arcadia intersection of Huntington Drive and Sunset Blvd. was one of the nine worst in Los Angeles County in 1998 according to a study by the Automobile Association of Southern California.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 30, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 30, 1999
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p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Huntington Drive
Sunset Blvd.
Item ID
27337AN
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The windmill will stay as part of the redesign of Denny's at the corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive. The windmill was originally built for a Van de Kamp's coffee shop in 1967.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26977
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 12, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 12, 1999
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p. 1
Subjects
Restaurants - Denny's
Restaurants - Van de Kamp's
Architecture
Item ID
27176AN
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Newspaper Index
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The family of John Chan, the 44-year-old Arcadian who was killed by Lisa Welchert in a drunk driving traffic accident, filed a claim against the City because they feel the police officers left Welchert apparently passed out in her car and returned to their patrol cars, allowing her to escape from the police in her automobile.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26975
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
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p. 1
Subjects
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa
Automobile Accident
Drunk Driving
Lawsuits
Murder
Item ID
27174AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Downey Savings branch in Ralph's supermarket on Huntington Drive was robbed for the second time in ten days.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26883
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 18, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 18, 1999
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p. 1
Subjects
Robbery
Downey Savings
Ralph's Supermarket
Item ID
27083AN
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In a joint venture, the Monrovia and Arcadia redevelopment agencies have created a new logo which reads "Huntington Crossing" and it will top the sign where the 210 Freeway crosses Fifth Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26879
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 11, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Redevelopment
Signage
Item ID
27079AN
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Newspaper Index
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A Wells Fargo Bank branch located in Ralph's Market at 211 E. Foothill Boulevard was robbed and the suspect, Ali James Cooper, was captured the following day.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 3, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 3, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Cooper, Ali James
Robbery
Wells Fargo Bank
Item ID
26601AN
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Information about the formal opening of Huntington Drive on April 11, 1929 is presented.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26398
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 20, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 20, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Streets - Huntington Drive
Item ID
26598AN
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Analysis of the economics of a proposal to consolidate the Arcadia Fire Department into the Los Angeles County Fire Protection District found that the projected savings weren't there.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26389
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 23, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 23, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fire Department
Budget
Item ID
26589AN
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Two men suspected of robbing the California State Bank on Huntington Drive on February 5th have been arrested. Roosevelt Davis of Duarte and Steven Wesley Berry of Ontario are being held in the Arcadia City Jail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25946
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 12, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 12, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Robbery
California State Bank
Berry, Steven Wesley
Davis, Roosevelt
Item ID
26146AN
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A senior citizen scared off an armed rober who broke into an Arcadia home during a monthly bridge game.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25911
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Senior Citizens
Robbery
Item ID
26111AN
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Newspaper Index
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Seven firefighters were hospitalized from injuries suffered in an Arcadia house fire at a White Oak Drive residence.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25907
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Fire Department
Item ID
26107AN
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Seven firefighters were injured in Arcadia house fire on White Oak Drive. The Arcadia Fire Department (AFD) required assistance from Monrovia, Sierra Madre, El Monte, and Los Angeles County. Six from AFD were treated at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. The seventh firefighter, from Sierra Madre Fire Department, remained hospitalized in stable condition at St. Luke's Hospital in Pasadena. The house sustained extensive loss. Nearby residents wondered if the AFD needed so much help from outside fire departments because of recent cuts to the AFD.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
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p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Fires
Lavoie, Ken (Arcadia Fire Chief)
Item ID
32939AN
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Mayor Bob Harbicht will host "Speaking of Arcadia" at the Arcadia Historical Museum and will have a roundtable discussion with 5 people who lived here when Huntington Drive was two lanes and orange groves covered most of the city. "Speak of Arcadia" airs on cable channel 20.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
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p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia history
Contreras, Joe
Harbicht, Bob
Harpole, Ruth
Perkins, Bob
Ramsell, Roberts
Reeder, Ruth
Item ID
32943AN
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Ben Bridge Jeweler in Santa Anita Fashion Park was robbed at gunpoint of watches and jewelry valued at over $165, 000.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ben Bridge Jeweler
Robbery
Item ID
26042AN
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Arcadia resident Frank Jones helped save the life of Debora Del Moral in South Pasadena after seeing a fire at an apartment complex on Prospect Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25832
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Jones, Frank
Del Moral, Debora
Fires
Item ID
26032AN
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A profile of Ralph's Florist at 109 South First Avenue and original owner Ralph Yaish (Yack) and son Allen Yack.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25805
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 1997
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 1997
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Ralph's Florist
Streets - First Avenue
Yaish, Ralph
Yack, Allen
Item ID
26005AN
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The City Council voted 4 to 1 to deny the Walgreen's drive-through pharmacy to be built at 22 E. Foothill.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 1996
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 1996
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Walgreen Pharmacy
Item ID
25978AN
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Recently opened Nevada Bob's, at 411C East Huntington, is the first corporate store in California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25748
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 1996
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p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 1996
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Stores - Nevada Bob's
Item ID
25948AN
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A new street in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been named Asher Court after Arcadia resident and World War II Veteran Fred Asher who saved the USS Blue at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25739
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Asher, Fred
World War II
Streets
Item ID
25939AN
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The Arcadia Police Department has filed murder charges against Lisa Melinda Welchert, an alleged drunk driver involved in a fatal accident on Huntington Drive which killed John Chan.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Item ID
27082AN
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