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Opposing forces are preparing for the March 1 City Council meeting. At this time the Council will decide whether to permit Mr. McCaslin to develop the area in lots of 18,000 to 20,000 square feet and keep the mansion, or to hold him to the 30,000 square feet set by the Planning Commission and risk losing the house built by Anita Baldwin.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 20, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 20, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 428AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Residents have petitioned the Planning Commission to change the area's zoning from R-1 (7500 square feet) to R-O&D (30,000 square feet) because of fears that Mr. McCaslin, owner of Anoakia, may build too densely.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 14, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 14, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 420AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mr. McCaslin received a blow to his plan to subdivide the 20 acre parcel when the Planning Commission changed the zoning in the area from R-1 (7,500 square feet per unit) to R-O (30,000 square feet per unit).

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 2, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 2, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 426AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council unanimously approved a zone change that would prohibit future lot splits in the Lower Rancho Area. The revision increased the minimum lot size from 15,000 to 20,000 square feet.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 9, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 9, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Real Estate - Lower Rancho

Item ID: 2291AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council approved a zone change for the 19 acre Anoakia property allowing development of 29 to 32 homes on 20,00 square feet lots.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 431AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Detail of peacock etched in glass entry door at Anoakia. Note: inscription on back of photo done by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin. Inscription reads: Anoakia-Home of Anita Baldwin, Arcadia, CA. 1977. Etched peacock on door leading to Peacock Room.

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Date: 1977

1 image

Date: 1977

Subjects: Anoakia; Peacocks; Tiffany, Louis Comfort

Physical Description: 8x10 color vertical

ID: 73

Collection: Photographs

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Public hearing on Anoakia-area zone change allows citizen input. Hearing is on a Planning Commission resolution recommending approval of a zone change from R-0 30,000 to R-0 30,000 and D for the Anoakia area. This means that residential lots must contain at least 30,000 square feet. The D stands for "design overlay," which gives the property owners' association an opportunity to review architectural plans for development.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Development; Zoning

Item ID: 34113AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Construction has started on the expansion of the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. There will be two parking structures to replace current surface parking, 104,400 square feet of retail space, 18,400 square feet of restaurants, a 7,800 square foot food court, 45,000 square feet of specialty stores, 54,300 square feet of movie theaters, and a 5,400 square foot auto center. The tenant list includes an AMC theater, Borders bookstore, and a Sports Chalet. The expansion is scheduled to be completed September 2004. City manager Bill Kelly said Arcadia will proceed to expand Fire Station 105 to serve as the new fire department headquarters and will rebuild Station 106. The city is considering building a new City Hall and youth center from city revenues from Santa Anita Park. The new police station, the first city facility partly financed through bonds, will be open this fall. A $1/2 million project to remodel City Council Chambers is finally complete, with the opening of the council conference room.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 24, 2003

Pages: p. 18

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 24, 2003

Pages: p. 18

Subjects: Arcadia Police station; Civic buildings; Fire station 105 headquarters; Malls; Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita

Item ID: 31507AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia residents hoping to vote to curb home sizes. Groups want city to have a lot less 'mansionization' and are circulating a petition for a ballot initiative that aims to set square footage regulations for new residential development projects.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: August 15, 2015

Pages: p. A1, A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: August 15, 2015

Pages: p. A1, A4

Subjects: Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Assocation (HOA); Houses; Mansions; Santa Anita Village Homeowners Association (HOA); Thompson, Laurie; Verlato, April; Zoning codes

Item ID: 34467AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Lowery McCaslin, owner of Anoakia, has asked that his application for a general plan change for the property be withdrawn. He has been working with a local builder who has a good feel for the area and would like to develop the property at a density of 2.4 homes per acre. Late in this same meeting, the council voted to change the zoning on the estate to match the existing general plan. What this might do to future McCaslin plans is not clear.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 14, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 14, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 425AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Battle lines seem to be drawn between the residents of the area, who want 0-2 dwelling units per acre as the general plan calls for, and owner Lowery McCaslin, who would like 0-4.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 11, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 11, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 423AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Work scheduled to begin shortly on new 1,200 square foot banquet room at the Derby Restaurant, 233 East Huntington Drive, in the Arcadia redevelopment area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 15, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 15, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Restaurants, Bars, etc - The Derby

Item ID: 2337AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council considers adopting a floor area ratio (FAR) guideline for single family homes. The FAR sets the total buildable size of a home at a percntage figure of the lot size.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 1, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 1, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Design review; Floor area ratio (FAR) guidelines; Homes; Mansionization

Item ID: 30691AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Planning Commission has approved a zone change for the Anoakia property from R-O 30,000 to R-O and D 22,000. The zone change will allow owner Lowrey McCaslin to develop the 19.13 acre site with 29 to 32 homes instead of 23.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Anoakia

Item ID: 432AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Alaskan design by Maynard Dixon carved into newel post at foot of stairs leading to Jinks Room.

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Date: 1976

1 image

Date: 1976

Subjects: Anoakia; Dixon, Maynard

Physical Description: 8x8 color

ID: 70

Collection: Photographs

Images

Fireplace in dining room at Anoakia. The carving over fireplace is Baldwin Family Crest. Tiffany chandelier-type light fixtures. Note: inscription on back of photo by Eunice Easely, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

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Date: 1977

1 image

Date: 1977

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 80

Collection: Photographs

Images

The Arcadia City Council has decided not to reappoint Gary Kovacic to the Planning Commission. In a related story, Robert Harbicht's recent proposal to reduce the size of the Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members seems likely to be approved.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 632AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The new 11,700 square foot fire station in West Arcadia will house three separate areas for dormitories and locker and dressing rooms, making recruitment of female firefighters easier.

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Newspaper: Star Tribune

Date: August 21, 1992

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Star Tribune

Date: August 21, 1992

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: Fire Station

Item ID: 121AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council postpones decision on 1217 Mayflower Avenue home construction project. Scott Yang of Figure 8 Group Inc. seeks to replace a one-story 988 square foot ranch style house built in 1923 with a 5046 square foot home in the "modern" architectural style. In June, Planning Commission denied Yang's project.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 6, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 6, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 17

Subjects: Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Planning Commission; Houses; Yang, Scott

Item ID: 34475AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Fall of the House of Baldwin. Part 3 of a 6 part series: What happened to the Jinks Room murals by Maynard Dixon? The Jinks Room had nine Dixon murals. The Lowry B. McCaslin family, which owned Anoakia at the time, held onto three murals, the rest were donated to the University of Southern California (USC). The McCaslin family bought the Anoakia estate after Anita Baldwin passed. By Galen Patterson. See hard copy in VF Baldwin, Anita

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 24, 2019

Pages: p. 1, 4

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 24, 2019

Pages: p. 1, 4

Subjects: Anoakia; Baldwin, Anita; Dixon, Maynard; McCaslin, Lowry B.; Murals; Patterson, Galen

Item ID: 35651AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Residents have petitioned the Planning Commission to change the area's zoning from R-1 (7500 square feet) to R-O&D (30,000 square feet) because of fears that Mr. McCaslin, owner of Anoakia, may build too densely.

Mr. McCaslin received a blow to his plan to subdivide the 20 acre parcel when the Planning Commission changed the zoning in the area from R-1 (7,500 square feet per unit) to R-O (30,000 square feet per unit).

The City Council unanimously approved a zone change that would prohibit future lot splits in the Lower Rancho Area. The revision increased the minimum lot size from 15,000 to 20,000 square feet.

The Arcadia City Council approved a zone change for the 19 acre Anoakia property allowing development of 29 to 32 homes on 20,00 square feet lots.

Detail of peacock etched in glass entry door at Anoakia. Note: inscription on back of photo done by Eunice Easley, secretary to Lowry McCaslin. Inscription reads: Anoakia-Home of Anita Baldwin, Arcadia, CA. 1977. Etched peacock on door leading to Peacock Room.

Images

Arcadia residents hoping to vote to curb home sizes. Groups want city to have a lot less 'mansionization' and are circulating a petition for a ballot initiative that aims to set square footage regulations for new residential development projects.

Battle lines seem to be drawn between the residents of the area, who want 0-2 dwelling units per acre as the general plan calls for, and owner Lowery McCaslin, who would like 0-4.

Work scheduled to begin shortly on new 1,200 square foot banquet room at the Derby Restaurant, 233 East Huntington Drive, in the Arcadia redevelopment area.

The City Council considers adopting a floor area ratio (FAR) guideline for single family homes. The FAR sets the total buildable size of a home at a percntage figure of the lot size.

Arcadia Planning Commission has approved a zone change for the Anoakia property from R-O 30,000 to R-O and D 22,000. The zone change will allow owner Lowrey McCaslin to develop the 19.13 acre site with 29 to 32 homes instead of 23.

Alaskan design by Maynard Dixon carved into newel post at foot of stairs leading to Jinks Room.

Images

Fireplace in dining room at Anoakia. The carving over fireplace is Baldwin Family Crest. Tiffany chandelier-type light fixtures. Note: inscription on back of photo by Eunice Easely, secretary to Lowry McCaslin.

Images

The Arcadia City Council has decided not to reappoint Gary Kovacic to the Planning Commission. In a related story, Robert Harbicht's recent proposal to reduce the size of the Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members seems likely to be approved.

The new 11,700 square foot fire station in West Arcadia will house three separate areas for dormitories and locker and dressing rooms, making recruitment of female firefighters easier.