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A massive hillside wild fire of "suspicious" origin raged into its second day Tuesday, consuming about 750 acres and forcing at least 500 Arcadia residents from their homes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18057
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
18259AN
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About 100 homes were evacuated last night as a stubborn blaze scorched between 200 and 300 acres north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18056
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 1999
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p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
18258AN
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A potential benefactor, who offered to rescue Arcadia's historic Anoakia mansion, said this week she is no longer interested in saving the property.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18061
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 1999
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p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
18263AN
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Joan Hallett, secretary to the City Librarian, died Tuesday at Huntington Memorial Hospital. She was struck by a car on Saturday and never regained consciousness. Joan had worked at the Arcadia Public Library nearly 40 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18063
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 1999
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 1999
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Hallett, Joan
Item ID
18265AN
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A mysterious woman who claims to represent a wealthy foundation has said she wants to buy Anoakia and preserve it.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17880
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 1999
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p. A1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
18079AN
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When the dark comedy "Numbers" hits the big screen, millions of viewers will believe the story unfolds in Harrisburg, PA, but local folks will know that they're really seeing a stretch of Huntington Drive in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18003
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Moving pictures
Item ID
18204AN
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A developer who wants to replace the historic Anoakia estate with a 31-home gated community received tentative approval Tuesday night from the Planning Commission.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17837
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1999
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p. A3 w/ photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/ photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
18037AN
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Arcadia set a local record for the highest percentage increase in the median price of an existing, single-family detached home in California, as compared to a year ago, with an increase of 28.2%.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17738
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 1999
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p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 1999
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
17938AN
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Workmen have been hustling all summer to get Santa Anita Park ready for racing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17469
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1 The Star w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1 The Star w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
17679AN
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Plans to build 31 homes on the site of Anoakia drew fire from a handful of area residents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17295
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 1999
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p. 1 The Star
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 1999
Pages
p. 1 The Star
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
16429AN
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Preservationists who are concerned about developers' plan to demolish Anoakia say the city and developers should try harder to save the historic home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17182
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1999
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p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
17601AN
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Arcadia is moving to tighten controls on "mansionization" - the replacement of small older homes with larger upscale new houses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16877
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Redevelopment
Item ID
14306AN
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Residents of E Monte say they're frustrated over plans for an all-nude 18-and-over club opening in Arcadia in a few months. the club, called Golden Eyes, will be within 1,000 feet of an El Monte residential neighborhood.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16875
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1999
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1999
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Business & Industry - Golden Eyes
Item ID
14304AN
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Western artist Joe Millazo discovered a wealth of drawing subjects when the Arcadia resident joined a cattle drive 10 years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16814
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 1999
Pages
p. A4 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 1999
Pages
p. A4 w/photo
Subjects
Arcadia Artists - Millazo, Joe
Item ID
14246AN
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Starting this spring, the new owner of Santa Anita Park, Frank Stronach, is planning the first of what will likely be massive renovations to the horse racing facility.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16664
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
17448AN
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Mimi Burdorf-Hennessy has been named Superintendent of Arcadia schools. She will replace retiring Terrance Towner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16582
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Burgdorf-Hennessy, Mimi
Item ID
17367AN
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Bond Furs of Arcadia has been selling glamour in the land of Stars since 1940, one of the last survivors in what might be the dying art of fur-making.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16485
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 1999
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 1999
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Bond Furs
Item ID
17262AN
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Threatened with a law suit from developers of a proposed striptease club, Arcadia city council members unanimously approved an emergency ordinance that clears the way for all-nude dancing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16199
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Business & Industry
Item ID
16945AN
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Threatened with a law suit, Arcadia may relax an ordinance governing adult business, clearing the way for an all-nude striptease club proposed for an industrial area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16198
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Business & Industry
Item ID
16944AN
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Obituary/death notice. Alice Ann Formanack, a 72-year-old grandmother, died after inhaling smoke from a fire in her home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15965
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Formanack, Alice Ann
Item ID
16722AN
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