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The Book Rack, a bookstore that has served Arcadia for 40 years, is closing. The owner Karen is retiring. Doors close permanently on February 23, 2024. The store's address is 204 South First Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 24, 2024
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 24, 2024
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
The Book Rack
Bookstores
Small business
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Newspaper Index
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Profile on local Arcadia business The Book Rack at 204 South First Avenue and its owner Karen Klopp.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Business and Industry
Klopp, Karen
Small business
The Book Rack
Item ID
34656AN
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Newspaper Index
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Bookstore fights to survive in middle of global pandemic. Karen Kropp, owner of The Book Rack in Arcadia, says she'll weather the pandemic storm for the love of reading. Kropp took over the business 17 years ago from original owner Pat Carlson, who started the business 35 years ago.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 13, 2020
Pages
p. 1, 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 13, 2020
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
The Book Rack
Bookstores
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Small business
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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The Book Rack, a bookstore specializing in paperbacks, has moved from Duarte Road to 204 S. First Avenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Book Rack
Bookstores
Business and Industry
Item ID
31023AN
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Newspaper Index
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Margaret Pappas, who runs the Back on the Rack consignment shop at 118 South First Ave., says the store is "99.95% women's clothing" that "must be impeccable." Items not sold in 90 days either go back to the customer or are donated to charity.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 9, 1995
Pages
p. 15 photo
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 9, 1995
Pages
p. 15 photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Back on the Rack
Item ID
4363AN
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Newspaper Index
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Horse lover and photographer Karen Davis has published a book called "Santa Anita Morning Rhapsody." It is a photographic collection of the Santa Anita Park race track in the early morning.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2006
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2006
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Davis, Karen
Authors
Books
Photographers
Santa Anita Park -- 2001-2010
Item ID
30316AN
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Newspaper Index
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Washington Mutual bank on the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue in downtown Arcadia. Above the northern entrance of the building is a tile mosaic mural by artist Millard Sheets Address is 60 East Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91006. This location later became Chase Bank. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date
2001
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Date
2001
Subjects
Banks
Downtown Arcadia
Sheets, Millard
Washington Mutual
Physical Description
4x6 b&w
ID
2248D
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Washington Mutual bank on the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue in downtown Arcadia. Above the northern entrance of the building is a tile mosaic mural by artist Millard Sheets. Address is 60 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA 91006. This location later became Chase Bank. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date
2001
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Date
2001
Subjects
Banks
Downtown Arcadia
Sheets, Millard
Washington Mutual
Physical Description
4x6 b&w
ID
2249D
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Arcadia store specializes in goods made by Indians. When Thea Connolly opened her store on South First Avenue in Arcadia 20 years ago, she called it White Eyes Indian Shop, an Indian name of White Eyes bestowed on her by Chief Joe of the Hopi tribe.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 4, 1983
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 4, 1983
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
White Eyes Indian Shop
Item ID
847AN
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Newspaper Index
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Karen Garr is one of 400 pari-mutual clerks behind the betting windows at Arcadia's Santa Anita Park. The 44 year old Arcadia resident has been close to the race track since 1969, when she started as a "pony girl" in the back stretch of Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 2, 1992
Pages
p. B-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 2, 1992
Pages
p. B-2
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - People
Garr, Karen
Item ID
22AN
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Arcadia resident Gloria Horstman, a book columnist for San Gabriel Valley newspapers, begins a monthly book review program at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 7, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 7, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Horstman, Gloria
Item ID
1749AN
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Nine year old Arcadian Karen Spurney won in her age group in the 47th Annual "Search for Talent Competition."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News Hometown
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. H4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News Hometown
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. H4
Subjects
Spurney, Karen
Item ID
4783AN
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Newspaper Index
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Karen and Amy Towner recently opened Arcadia Coffee Brewing Co. the town's first coffee shop. It is located at 107 S. First Ave.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune, Business section
Date
November 7, 1992
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune, Business section
Date
November 7, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry - Arcadia Coffee Brewing Co.
Towner, Karen and Amy
Item ID
286AN
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Newspaper Index
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Spotlight on local business, a hair salon called 1st Ave Salon, located at 10 N. First Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Owner is Veka Estrada, a Temple City resident.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2011
Pages
p. A15
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2011
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Business and Industry
Estrada, Veka
Hair salons
Small business
Item ID
32575AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education chose Karen M. Cline, assistant principal at Ramona Intermediate School in Bonita, to be the new principal for First Avenue Junior High School.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 13, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 13, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees - Cline, Karen M.
Item ID
2824AN
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Nine year old Karen Spurney of Arcadia won in her age group in the 47th annual "Search for Talent Competition" sponsored by the National Exchange Club. She played a rendition of Bach on the piano.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Spurney, Karen
Item ID
4702AN
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Newspaper Index
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State offers funds for LGBTQ center in Whittier. The closest center like it are in Arcadia, Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles. The San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center is located at Prince Erik Hall, 2607 South Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006, behind Arcadia Congregational Church--which is temporarily closed due to COVID-19). The SGV location was found on the website sgvlgbtq.org

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ)
Prince Erik Hall
Social Services
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Friends of the Arcadia Public Library Bookstore will feature a non-fictioin selection of more than 3500 donated books from a local estate.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2002
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 20, 2002
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Item ID
24968AN
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Newspaper Index
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First Avenue Middle School, 301 South 1st Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date
2001
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Date
2001
Subjects
Middle schools
First Avenue Middle School
Physical Description
4x6 b&w
ID
2240
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Three Arcadia High School students win First Place in Ninth Circuit 2018 Civics contest in the video competition. Their names are Veronica Yu, Cindy Law, Karen Thai.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2018
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2018
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Awards, honors, recognitions
Law, Cindy
Thai, Karen
Yu, Veronica
Item ID
35401AN
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Newspaper Index
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