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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.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
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.

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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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A statue to honor Anita M. Baldwin, daughter of Arcadia's founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, will be built at the new Le Meridien Hotel, a luxury hotel in Arcadia. The artist/sculptor is Alfred Paredes, who also created the Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin statue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35909
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Baldwin, Anita M.
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Le Meridien Hotel
Marriott Hotels
Marriott International
Public Art
Statuary
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Le Meridien hotel by Marriott in Arcadia is taking shape. Photo. The site of the former Santa Anita Inn, now razed, is the site for an ambitious new $300 million hotel and mixed-use condominium project opposite the Santa Anita Park racetrack. Contruction has been swift, but delayed a bit this week due to the rain. Developer Chateau Group USA held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the project on June 27, 2018.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35664
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 12, 2020
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p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 12, 2020
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Le Meridien Hotels
Marriott
Chateau Group
Hotels, Motels, etc.
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First phase of Le Meridien Hotel taking shape across from Santa Anita Park. Ground broke more than two years ago. The five-story building, on the site formerly occupied by the Santa Anita Inn (its address was 130 West Huntington Drive), was set to open first quarter of 2020, but it has been delayed. It will have a combination of Art Deco elements, inspired by nearby Santa Anita Park, with Modernist features. Architecture firm Architects Orange, interior design firm Linda Snyder Associates, and Snyder Langston is the construction team building the Le Meridien development that spans 6.5 acres.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 1, 2020
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 1, 2020
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Le Meridien by Marriott
Santa Anita Inn
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Arcadia through the years: Mayor Paul Cheng hosts 48th Annual Community Breakfast and State of the City on September 6, 2023 at Le Meridien hotel at 130 West Huntington Drive. Ed Andersen of Arcadia Historical Society and Rotchana Sussman, owner of White Springs Cafe, are featured speakers.

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Mountain Views News
Date
September 2, 2023
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p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 2, 2023
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Andersen, Ed
Cheng, Paul
Sussman, Rotchana
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Theresa Eskola, 63, head housekeeper at the 87-room Motel 6 across from the Santa Anita Park race track, is the first employee to work 25 years for the hotel chain. Her gifts included $2500 in $100 bills, a limousine ride and the day off. Photo.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1989
Pages
p. A-1, 2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 6, 1989
Pages
p. A-1, 2
Subjects
Eskola, Theresa
Hotels, Motels, etc. - Motel 6
Item ID
1526AN
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Two hotels are being proposed for redevelopment property along Huntington Drive in Arcadia, potentially creating a "hotel row" between East Arcadia and West Monrovia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Item ID
1821AN
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By February 14, 1985, the Granada Royale Hometel will be known as the Embassy Suite Hotel. The hotel was purchased in April 1984 by Embassy Suites, a subsidiary of Holiday Inn.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 27, 1985
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 27, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Embassy Suites
Item ID
1822AN
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Construction will begin in November on the $20 million hotel-office complex on the site of the Ramada Inn, according to John Kirkpatrick, the developer. He expects that the hotel and one office building will be completed before the 1984 Olympics. The new hotel will be first class with a well-known name.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Ramada Inn
Item ID
1833AN
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On February 27, 1979, James Hooper, an Arcadia mailman, entered an Arcadia residence through a window when he heard moaning inside. An elderly woman, living alone, had fallen and broken her hip. On February 26, 1981, Hooper again heard moaning sounds at the same residence and entered to find the same woman had again fallen. She was taken to the hospital.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1981
Pages
p. A-7
Subjects
Postal Service - Hooper, James
Item ID
2242AN
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City Council approved the zone change necessary to allow a seven-story, 150 room hotel to be built at 130 West Huntington Drive, the current site of the Ramada Inn.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Item ID
1819AN
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In spite of a feasibility study that "came up poorly," the Hometel Corporation is still interested in building an eight-story hotel in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 5, 1980
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 5, 1980
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Hometel Corporation
Item ID
1824AN
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Arcadia city staff is preparing an Exclusive Right to Negotiate with Emkay Development Co. to build a 7-story hotel, restaurant, and 3 office buildings north of Huntington Dr. in East Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 21, 1986
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 21, 1986
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Item ID
1820AN
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Construction of the Granada Royale Hometel hotel will probably begin shortly after January 1. Completion can be expected 12 months later.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 29, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 29, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Hometel Corporation
Item ID
1827AN
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Granada Royale Hometel is interested in building a $10 million hotel at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Huntington Drive, according to Mike Lloyd, a consultant to Republic Development Company.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Hometel Corporation
Item ID
1825AN
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The 121-unit Marriott Residence Inn is scheduled to open for business on January 23. An "all-suites" hotel, the inn offers kitchens in every unit to entice "extended-stay" travellers.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 11, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Marriott Residence Inn
Item ID
1832AN
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A 90-year-old woman was found dead in her Arcadia home, an apparent murder victim.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder
Item ID
1379AN
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A 58-year-old woman was raped and her house robbed by two males in their 20's.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 21, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 21, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1382AN
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Poisonous chlorine gas sent 8 employees of Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel to the hospital Sunday following what was apparently an accidental mixing of chemicals in the laundry room. This was the second incident of its kind in a little over 2 months.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Embassy Suites
Item ID
1823AN
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