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Arcadia (City) History (1960-1970)

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1. "Facts about Arcadia, California." Brochure published by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, 1961. Two light green copies. 2. Arcadia City crest postcard. 3. "This is Arcadia." Booklet on City government published by the League of Women Voters, October 1962. Approximately twenty pages. 4. "Fac…
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1. "Facts about Arcadia, California." Brochure published by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, 1961. Two light green copies.
2. Arcadia City crest postcard.
3. "This is Arcadia." Booklet on City government published by the League of Women Voters, October 1962. Approximately twenty pages.
4. "Facts for voters of Arcadia." White brochure published by the League of Women Voters, 1962.
5. "The sixtieth anniversary die." Arcadia Tribune, 1963. News clip and photo showing Arcadia's birthday mail marker.
6. "Arcadia's sixtieth anniversary commemorating the first school house." Brochure published by the Arcadia Historical Society and the Arcadia Woman's Club, October 19, 1963.
7. "Arcadia - wealthy, beautiful." Pasadena Star News, February 13, 1963.
8. "Week of events to mark Arcadia's sixtieth birthday." Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley section, October 20, 1963.
9. "Arcadia's sixtieth birthday celebration." Pasadena Star News, October 17, 1963.
10 "Ground breaking ceremony." Brochure for the ground breaking ceremony of the Arcadia Masonic Temple at 60 W. Duarte Road in February 1964.
11. "Average income for Arcadians." One sheet of income data, no date.
12. "Dedication ceremonies." Brochure for the dedication of the Foothill Jewish Temple Center, May 16, 1965.
13. "Police force to end Arcadia love-in." Arcadia Tribune, June 8, 1967.
14. "A bedroom city wakes up to dope danger." Los Angeles Herald Examiner, May 11, 1969.
15. "This is Arcadia." Booklet on City government published by the League of Women Voters, January 1969. Approximately twenty pages.
16. "Lucky Baldwin: This is paradise." Los Angeles Herald Examiner, December 20, 1963.
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Arcadia (City) History (1960-1970)
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Arcadia (City) History (1970-1980)

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1. "Community economic profile for Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California." Statistics prepared by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, June 1971, four pages. Two copies. 2. "1971 was a year of moment in Arcadia." Arcadia Tribune, January 2, 1972. 3. "Arcadia Towne Centre building dedication issue…
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1. "Community economic profile for Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California." Statistics prepared by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, June 1971, four pages. Two copies.
2. "1971 was a year of moment in Arcadia." Arcadia Tribune, January 2, 1972.
3. "Arcadia Towne Centre building dedication issue." Foothill Intercity Newspaper supplement devoted to the dedication of eight story building at 150 North Santa Anita, May 25, 1972.
4. "City of Arcadia Planning Department information bulletin." Arcadia statistics sheet, August 4, 1972. Two copies.
5. "City folk go rural at Arcadia Farm." Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley section, December 23, 1973. Two copies."
6. "This is Arcadia." Booklet on City government published by the League of Women Voters, January 1973. Approximately twenty pages. Two copies.
7. "City progress." Arcadia City Newsletter, Fall 1973.
8. "Top Arcadia stories: 1973 tear of redevelopment." Arcadia Tribune, December 30, 1973.
9. "Balloon rides, Fiesta de Mexico mark anniversary." Arcadia Tribune, August 16, 1973.
10. "Stone soup ladles farm life." Arcadia Tribune, August 1, 1974.
11. "Fashion Park tops 1974 stories." Arcadia Tribune, December 26, 1974.
12. "Arcadia sees energy as top priority." Arcadia Tribune, January 3, 1974.
13. "1977 recap." Arcadia tribune, January 1, 1978.
14. "1979: taxes, school are top issues." Arcadia Tribune, December 27, 1979.
15. "Old service station makes way for progress." Arcadia Tribune, May 22, 1975.
16. "City Manager (Lyman Cozar) to resign." Arcadia Tribune, August 11, 1977.
17. "Diamond Jubilee festivities." Highlander, October 18, 1978.
18. "Rotary honors senior member, Hugh Buck." Arcadia Tribune, January 20, 1974.
19. "Old pharmacy (Arcadia Pharmacy, Huntington Drive) closing." Arcadia Tribune, April 28, 1974.
20. "CRA-dominated council election, trash battle also mark city year," Arcadia Tribune, December 26, 1974. Recap of year. Photos of Charles Gilb, Jack Saelid, Floretta Lauber, Dr. Gary Mills and Gloria Horstmann. Photo and caption of cars lining up during the gas shortage of winter of 1974. Photo and caption of Michael Bieder, owner of Royal Oaks Liquor at 551 N. First Avenue, surveying damage at his liquor store, when a driver rammed through the front window.
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Arcadia (City) History (1970-1980)
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City Council (1903-1970)

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1. "Harry A. Link." News clip, circa 1933? 2. "Henry A. Seaman." News clip, circa 1933? 3. "Mayor named by Arcadia's new Council (Earl Busse)." Pasadena Star News, circa 1934? 4. "Final rites held (William Millard)." Arcadia Tribune, November 11, 1965. 5. "Services for Mr. Kennett (Raymond Ken…
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1. "Harry A. Link." News clip, circa 1933?
2. "Henry A. Seaman." News clip, circa 1933?
3. "Mayor named by Arcadia's new Council (Earl Busse)." Pasadena Star News, circa 1934?
4. "Final rites held (William Millard)." Arcadia Tribune, November 11, 1965.
5. "Services for Mr. Kennett (Raymond Kennett)." News clip, circa 1960s.
6. "Former Mayor Stocker (James A. Stocker)." Arcadia Tribune, September 22, 1968.
7. "Death takes Jess Balser." Arcadia Tribune, January 7, 1968.
8. "Arcadia's elected officials." News Post photo, March 13, 1969.
9. Photo of Mayor and Councilmen, Arcadia City Newsletter, November 1968.
10. "Mrs. Emma Hainer." Circa 1933?
11. "Shall Arcadia be plunged into turmoil." News clip, June 8, 1934.
12. "Arcadia's future is in hands." News clip, March 3, 1934.
13. "Rancher Baldwin placed cronies on early council." Arcadia Tribune, January 12, 1978.
14. "Board of Trustee Presidents and Mayors of the City of Arcadia, 1903-1980. (Board changed to City Council in 1928)." List prepared by City Clerk Christine Van Maanen, February 1987.
15. "'Lucky' was City's first Mayor, 1903." News clip, undated.
16. "History of officials of the City of Arcadia, 1903-1986." Prepared by City Clerk Christine Van Maanen, 1987.
17. "Arcadia mayor is selected by Council (John M. Walshe)." Pasadena Star News, April 22, 1940.
18. "Warm contest decided at Arcadia." Pasadena Star News, April 15, 1940.
19. Councilman quits track job in Arcadia bookie scandal - Hoffman resigns and suspensions of policemen at the same time, Lieutenants Edwin Kiem and Joe Filkas. Independent, January 26, 1938. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936 - January 1, 1939, Arcadia Historical Society.
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City Council (1903-1970)
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City Council (1970-1979)

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1. "Floretta Lauber is dedicated." Arcadia Tribune, August 30, 1973. 2. "Mayor and City Council." Arcadia City Newsletter, Spring 1976. 3. "Jack Saelid elected." Arcadia City Newsletter, Spring 1977. 4. "Gilb family sells stock." Pasadena Star News, July 19, 1978. 5. "Strub says Gilb acts in A…
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1. "Floretta Lauber is dedicated." Arcadia Tribune, August 30, 1973.
2. "Mayor and City Council." Arcadia City Newsletter, Spring 1976.
3. "Jack Saelid elected." Arcadia City Newsletter, Spring 1977.
4. "Gilb family sells stock." Pasadena Star News, July 19, 1978.
5. "Strub says Gilb acts in Arcadia's best interests." Pasadena Star News, July 22, 1978.
6. "Children, seniors, new Mayor Bob Margett's priorities." Arcadia Tribune, April 19, 1979.
7. "Board of Trustee Presidents and Mayors of the City of Arcadia, 1903-1980. (Board changed to City Council in 1928)." List prepared by City Clerk Christine Van Maanen, February 1987.
8. "History of officials of the City of Arcadia, 1903-1986." Prepared by City Clerk Christine Van Maanen, 1987.
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City Council (1970-1979)
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Historic Houses

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1. "Historic house faces wreckers." Pasadena Star News, March 2, 1961. O.D. Harris home. 2. "The start of it all." News clip, no date. Hiram Unruh home. 3. "The first house on Arcadia town site." Note paper printed by Edna Lenz. O. D. Harris home. 4. "Historic Otto Winkler house demolished." …
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1. "Historic house faces wreckers." Pasadena Star News, March 2, 1961. O.D. Harris home.
2. "The start of it all." News clip, no date. Hiram Unruh home.
3. "The first house on Arcadia town site." Note paper printed by Edna Lenz. O. D. Harris home.
4. "Historic Otto Winkler house demolished." Arcadia Tribune, April 27, 1975.
5. Letter from W. T. Beckwith regarding the Richard Neutra designed house on Sycamore and Oakwood.
6. "The Unruh home." Arcadia Tribune, August 16, 1973.
7. Fact sheet on the house at 100 North First Avenue.
8. "Colorful bit of history torn down." Arcadia Tribune, June 22, 1978.
9. "An old house gets a new look. Peter Cuccia home, now owned and used by Our Savior Lutheran Church at 512 West Duarte Road." Arcadia Tribune, October 19, 1978.
10. Title search papers conducted on property at 15 West Colorado Boulevard. O.D. Harris house shows place built circa 1887.
11. Title search on property at 206 North First Avenue, north-east corner of First and Santa Clara, February 1981. Five pages from Title Insurance listing names and owners from Hugo Reid to date.
12. Historical Arcadia home to be shown on Holiday Homes Tour. Includes name of colonel Northam who originally built the Clara Baldwin Stocker house.
13. "Old jailhouse faces destruction." Arcadia Tribune, circa 1964-1965.
14. "City Council has expressed interest in creating as a historical site - the jail." Arcadia Tribune, circa 1964-1965.
15. Pasadena Showcase House of Design catalog describing house at 995 Hampton Road built by Roland E. Coate, Sr. for Lawrence and Josephine Garat Wilcox Barker of Barker Brothers fame. Apr/May 2000.
16. Arcadia 1940's estate is Showcase House of Design. (995 Hampton Road) Pasadena Star News Spring 2000.
17. "Twin Oaks" home background written by Sandy Snider. (Clara Baldwin Home)
18. "Robin's Nest reflects turn-of-century elegance." Article on the two-story house at 6502 Temple City Blvd. that was built as a honeymoon cottage for Anita Baldwin on the occasion of her marriage to George Baldwin. The house was named "The Robin's Nest" and was a gift from her father Elias "Lucky" Baldwin. Temple City Times. January 6, 1977.
19. Memo from Jason Kruckeberg, Arcadia Assistant City Manager/Development Services Director dated November 6, 2012 recommending a special use permit to allow the Pasadena Showcase House to renovate a property and house for the 2013 Pasadena Showcase House and Design Event from April 21, 2013-May 19, 2013. The showcase house will be 995 Hampton Road in Arcadia.
20. Pasadena Showcase House of Design catalog describing house at 995 Hampton Road built by Roland E. Coate, Sr. (bio p. 46) for C. Lawrence Barker and Josephine Garat Barker (bio p. 47) of Barker Brothers furniture fame. Apr/May 2013.
21. Description and history of house at 995 Hampton Road, Arcadia, a 1941 "Monterey Colonial"house designed by architect Roland E. Coate. It has been the site of Pasadena Showcase House of Design in the past. Description and history written by Tim Gregory.
22. Table 4.5-2 list of "Built Environment Historic Resources" (addresses of possible historic structures) from the Arcadia General Plan Update Draft Program EIR 2010. Retrieved from www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/docs/deir_4.5_cultural resources_7-19-10.pdf on May 31, 2014.
23.Five documents: 1. Arcadia Citywide Historic Resources Survey (by Architectural Resources Group-ARG) frequently asked questions. 2. Arcadia Historic Preservation Ordinance Draft August 2, 2018. 3. Fact Sheet Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance. 4. Translation in Chinese text of Fact Sheet Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance. 5. Notice of Special Meeting study session to report, discuss revisions to the draft Historic Preservation Ordinance, September 27, 2018.
24. 2020 Pasadena showcase house selected in Arcadia, the first time Arcadia has hosted since 2013 and third time ever. The house is at 1220 Rancho Road. From Arcadia Weekly, October 17, 2019.
25. 2020 Pasadena Showcase House: The Locke House, in Arcadia, is for sale. Asking price $6.998 million. It is a 1937 Federal country-style estate by Hollywood's society architect Gerard R. Colcord, in the Santa Anita Oaks neighborhood.
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Historic Houses
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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1858-1865)-William Corbitt and Albert Dibblee

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1. "The well-known rancho, Santa Anita." An article from the book, California Ranchos and Farms, 1846-1862, published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1967.
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1. "The well-known rancho, Santa Anita." An article from the book, California Ranchos and Farms, 1846-1862, published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1967.
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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1858-1865)-William Corbitt and Albert Dibblee
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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1865-1872)-William Wolfskill

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1. "William Wolfskill - the first man to raise oranges commercially in California." Magazine source and date unknown. 2. Notes from visit with Marcella Palethorpe, great-granddaughter of William Wolfskill, March 3, 1980. Present were Arcadia Librarian Pat McAdam and Sandy Snider of the Los Angele…
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1. "William Wolfskill - the first man to raise oranges commercially in California." Magazine source and date unknown.
2. Notes from visit with Marcella Palethorpe, great-granddaughter of William Wolfskill, March 3, 1980. Present were Arcadia Librarian Pat McAdam and Sandy Snider of the Los Angeles Count Arboretum.
3. "Wolfskill paid $20,000 for rancho in 1865." Arcadia Tribune, December 8, 1977 by Anna Wallace.
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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1865-1872)-William Wolfskill
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Houses

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1. "Tour of new Bluth home to aid American Red Cross." Arcadia Tribune, June 4, 1981 with photo. 2. "Bluth's open mountaintop mansion for charity event." Arcadia Tribune, June 7, 1981. 3. Information on the homes of Harry Ainsworth/Babs Ainsworth Hawkins. 4. "Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wi…
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1. "Tour of new Bluth home to aid American Red Cross." Arcadia Tribune, June 4, 1981 with photo.
2. "Bluth's open mountaintop mansion for charity event." Arcadia Tribune, June 7, 1981.
3. Information on the homes of Harry Ainsworth/Babs Ainsworth Hawkins.
4. "Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson." Magazine clip, undated.
5. "Christmas Memories" booklet, 47th annual Holiday Homes Tour, December 7, 2001, benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California.
6. Report to the City Council in reference to appeal of Planning Commission denial for a proposed Arcadia Eco-Home at 1327-29 S. Eighth Street which would be energy smart and environmentally friendly. Submitted by Ed Huang. May 3, 1999. Also includes the Development Services Department Staff Report, June 1, 1999.
7. "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" booklet, 49th annual Holiday Homes Tour, December 12, 2003, benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California. Includes card listing the featured homes.
8. "Christmas is Joy" 46th Annual Holiday Homes Tour booklet, December 1, 2000 benefiting Methodist Hospital of Southern California.
9. Handwritten information about house at 1050 Paloma Drive. House was at northwest corner of Paloma Drive and Monte Vista. Copies of photographs. People in photos: Earl, Charles Francis and Earl, William. 7 pages.
10. Some dwellings erected with a dozen more in prospect. Homes cost $5000 and below on Sixth Avenue, Huntington Drive, Valnett, Alice Street, Santa Anita Avenue. Pasadena Star News, May 16, 1921.
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Houses
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Housing

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1. Housing Assistance Plan. Prepared for City Council consideration, 1975. 2. Draft housing element: Arcadia General Plan, June 1981, 45 pages.
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1. Housing Assistance Plan. Prepared for City Council consideration, 1975.
2. Draft housing element: Arcadia General Plan, June 1981, 45 pages.
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Housing
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Real Estate

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1. California's choicest locality. Brochure describing San Gabriel Valley. n.d. circa 1900. 2. A.P. Green subdivision. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Realty Co. about tract at Baldwin Avenue and Green Street. January 1, 1927. 3. R.D. Vedder tract. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Co. about t…
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1. California's choicest locality. Brochure describing San Gabriel Valley. n.d. circa 1900.
2. A.P. Green subdivision. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Realty Co. about tract at Baldwin Avenue and Green Street. January 1, 1927.
3. R.D. Vedder tract. Brochure from Carroll & Pearce Co. about tract at Live Oak Avenue and Monte Vista Avenue. January 20, 1927.
4. "Egg Basket" into city. Arcadia Tribune January 22, 1978.
5. We were shown the other day by H.A. Unruh, manager for E.J. Baldwin, a map of land which he proposes to put on the market. Copy of news item in Sierra Madre Vista March 26, 1891.
6. English Oaks homes development. Pasadena Star News June 20, 1980.
7. Santa Anita Oaks is unique among homeowners groups. Arcadia Tribune June 8, 1980.
8. O.E. Winkler, owner of Peach Orchard Subdivision. Copy of sales contract dated May 3, 1929; made from original loaned by son, Adrian Winkler.
9. Grant Deed from Anita Baldwin to Otto Winkler and Rudolph H. Schwarzkopf dated July 1, 1920; made from original loaned by son, Adrian Winkler.
10. Santa Anita Rancho, Anoakia Breed Farm, Anita Baldwin, Prop. Bill of sale to Winkler & Schwarzkopf December 27, 1921.
11. Arcadia Investment and Development Co. Tract #6641. Flyer on tract offered by A.N. Muler, O.E. Winkler and D.M. Payne. n.d. Made from original loaned by son, Adrian Winkler.
12. Map of Arcadia - Santa Anita Tract 1887. Copied from original at the Huntington Library; another copy in Maps 1880-1949.
13. Santa Anita Tract; part of the celebrated Santa Anita Ranch. Ad. n.d. circa 1887.
14. 2,000 acres in five to 25 acre lots at $400 to $600 per acre, with water. Ad as it appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Herald January 23, 1887.
15. Choice home sites on Baldwin Acres. Los Angeles Express January 29, 1916.
16. Fine suburban property. Los Angeles Tribune January 30, 1916.
17. Complaints spark controversy. Highlander p. 1 February 3, 1988.
18. Santa Anita Oaks advertisement. Pasadena Star News January 25, 1948.
19. Santa Anita Highlands ready for new homes. Los Angeles Times, June 15, 1941. The area north of Foothill Boulevard and east of Santa Anita Avenue is open for the construction of homes. This subdivision was formerly a part of the Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin Rancho and is now owned by the Three Cities Land Co.
20. "Lucky Baldwin's daughter made Santa Anita part of Arcadia," by Lauren McSherry, Pasadena Star News, March 13, 2010, p. 2 of Real Estate section. Gives history of Santa Anita Oaks area (bounded by Baldwin Avenue to the west, Santa Anita Avenue to the east, Sierra Madre Boulevard to the north and Foothill Boulevard to the south) and Rancho Santa Anita area. Homes for sale in the Santa Anita area given, starting at $2.148 million.
21. "TV producer selling one-acre Georgian estate in Arcadia," Pasadena Star News, March 28, 2010, Real Estate section. Television producer, writer and director Sheldon Bull (written for shows MASH, Newhart, Coach, Sabrina the Teenage Witch) and his wife, interior designer Annette Bull, have listed their one-acre Georgian estate in the Santa Anita Oaks area of Arcadia at $3,588,000. It was designed by architect Leslie Lippich.
22. Restrictions Santa Anita Highlands, Tract 4129, by Three Cities Land Co., 1941. Declaration of certain restrictions for certain lots in Tract 4129. Notable for page 3: "That none of said lots, nor any portion thereof, shall be sold, conveyed, leased or occupied by any person other than one of the Caucasian race, except that persons of other than the Caucasian race may be used in the domestic service of the owner or occupants of any of said lots." CC&Rs. Separate copy in History Desk right drawer.
23. In Arcadia real estate, 4 is a negative number. Many Chinese buyers shy away from 4, because in Cantonese and Mandarin the words for it and death sound similar. A law allowing address changes may be revived. Los Angeles Times, May 21, 201. Article by Ching-Ching Ni. Retrieved from Internet on June 4, 2011, from www.latimes.com.
24. The exceptional story of Arcadia real estate (45% higher median home price than a year ago and almost 60% more homes on the market, Chinese buyers), by Josh Ritnimit, Arcadia Weekly, p. 15, September 4, 2014.
25. Cash Pad: Chinese money transforms a California suburb (Arcadia) (Why are Chinese millionaires buying mansions in an L.A. suburb?) by Karen Weise. Bloomberg Newsweek, October 20-October 26, 2014, pp. 52-57. See also printed online version in VF Population.
26. Arcadia housing boom with Chinese dollars? Bloomberg Business Week says kickbacks and Chinese cash deals are fuelind the rapid growth of mansions in Arcadia. Arcadia Weekly, pp. 1, 32, 33, October 30, 2014.
27. How Arcadia is remaking itself as a magnet for Chinese money, by Christopher Hawthorne. Los Angeles Times, December 3, 2014. Retrieved from www.latimes.com on December 4, 2014.
28. Arcadia high-end home sales decrease in early 2015, by Joe Taglieri. Arcadia Weekly, March 26, 2015.
29. Arcadia faces mansion mayhem: how will home size restrictions impact property values within the city? Pasadena Star News, March 18, 2016. By Courtney Tompkins. Floor area ratio (FAR).
30. Arcadia zoning regulations will have to wait a little longer pending an economic impact study. Pasadena Star News, February 27, 2016. By Courtney Tompkins. Re: floor area ratio (FAR) , or a maximum allowable square footage for a home based on lot size.
31. Mansionization: debate spurs Arcadia to adopt new home-size law (floor area ratio-FAR), building height, setbacks, basement, parking and hillside standards. By Courtney Tompkins. Pasadena Star News, p. A1, A4, April 4, 2016.
32. Measure targeting mansions derailed after city clerk's office discovered a discrepancy in the number of qualifying signatures. Pasadena Star News, p. A1, A4, April 6, 2016.
33. Proposed ballot initiative "Saving Arcadia responsible development, reasonable standards," designed to curb mansionization. Door hanger to join movement to "Save Arcadia" from mansionization. (Did not make it onto April 2016 ballot.)
34. Update to housing standards approved but changes possible after council election Tuesday (mansions, floor-area ratio). Pasadena Star News, April 7, 2016.
35. Smaller home ordinance official (mansions, floor-area ratio). By Scott Hettrick, April 21, 2016 from Arcadiasbest.com.
36. New city housing standards approved (mansions, floor-area ratio). By Courtney Tompkins, Pasadena Star News, April 21, 2016.
37. Arcadia updated its building code to combat mansionization. But are the new rules working? From Pasadenastarnews.com, September 7, 2016.
38. USC Study. Mansionization, home expansions obliterating urban greenscapes. As houses get bigger, trees and shrubs are disappearing, increasing the heat island effect. The Weekly Star, May 7, 2017.
39. Median home values 5-year estimates for 2005-2009, 2006-2010, 2007-2011, 2008-2012, 2009-2013, 2010-2014, 2011-2015, 2012-2016 from American FactFinder website, Census data, printed January 3, 2018. 4 pages front and back.
40. Race restrictions in Arcadia assures future property investments. No colored population in city, a record unparalleled in this section of the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia Bulletin, August 31, 1939.
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Real Estate
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Senior Citizen Housing

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1. Retirement hotel approved. Arcadia Highlander November 28, 1984 with photo. 2. Brochure for Santa Anita Retirement and Assisted Living Center located on the border of Arcadia and Temple City at 5600 Gracewood Avenue. c.2001. 3. Brochure for Arcadia Gardens Retirement Hotel located at 720 W.…
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1. Retirement hotel approved. Arcadia Highlander November 28, 1984 with photo.
2. Brochure for Santa Anita Retirement and Assisted Living Center located on the border of Arcadia and Temple City at 5600 Gracewood Avenue. c.2001.
3. Brochure for Arcadia Gardens Retirement Hotel located at 720 W. Camino Real in Arcadia. c.2001.
4. Program for the Heritage Park at Arcadia Ground Breaking Ceremony, Wednesday, August 20, 2003. 54-unit apartment complex with affordable housing for senior citizens at 150 W. Las Tunas Dr.
5a. Ribbon cutting program "Campus Commons" May 10, 2012. 5b. Campus Commons Grand Opening from Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Website. Campus Commons is a two-story low-income senior housing complex at 16 Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA.
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Senior Citizen Housing
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