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Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 1995-1996 Remodel

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Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 1995-1996 Remodel. 1) Control Joints, Aug 24, 1995. 2) Taper Layout, July 25, 1995. 3) Revised steel connections, Nov. 13, 1995. 4) Structural steel drawings, June 26, 1995. 5) Exterior columns, Nov. 28, 1995. 6) Simplex Fire Alarm P…
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Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 1995-1996 Remodel. 1) Control Joints, Aug 24, 1995. 2) Taper Layout, July 25, 1995. 3) Revised steel connections, Nov. 13, 1995. 4) Structural steel drawings, June 26, 1995. 5) Exterior columns, Nov. 28, 1995. 6) Simplex Fire Alarm Panels, Aug. 25, 1995. 7) Revised GFRC shop drawings, Jan. 2, 1996. 8) Arcadia Public Library roof plan, Phase I, Aug. 24, 1995. 9) Sheets 1, 2, 3, Floor Plan, Elevation & details for Dorst & Dryden Glass Contractors—revised, Sept. 27, 1995. 10) Furniture/Book Stack/Signage Plan, Feb. 18, 1994. 11) Final Floor Plan, October 1996. 12) Structural and misc. steel, columns, beams, roof ladder, Dec. 22, 1995. 13) Revised mechanical roof screen shop drawings, Nov. 17, 1995.
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Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 1995-1996 Remodel
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 119
Shelf Number
Shelf H16
Item ID
432AF
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Subject Files
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Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 2002-2003 Renovation

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Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 2002-2003 Renovation. 1) Arcadia Public Library Floor Plan, sheets 2, 3—June 27, 2002. 2) 2002 Arcadia Public Library Floor Plan, Sheets 1,2--June 13, 2002. 3) Arcadia Public Library Renovation, Charles Walton Assoc. 2002-2003. Plans fo…
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Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 2002-2003 Renovation. 1) Arcadia Public Library Floor Plan, sheets 2, 3—June 27, 2002. 2) 2002 Arcadia Public Library Floor Plan, Sheets 1,2--June 13, 2002. 3) Arcadia Public Library Renovation, Charles Walton Assoc. 2002-2003. Plans for demolition, floor, reflected ceiling, interior elevations, furniture, mechanical plumbing, electrical. 4) Library Phase I Remodel Plans 2002-2003, demolition, grading, structural, construction, irrigation, planting.
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Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 2002-2003 Renovation
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 118
Shelf Number
Shelf H16
Item ID
431AF
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Subject Files
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Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints April 4, 1960

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Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints, April 4, 1960. William Guy Garwood, Architect. Foundation, framing, plumbing, levels, interior and exterior details, etc.
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Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints, April 4, 1960. William Guy Garwood, Architect. Foundation, framing, plumbing, levels, interior and exterior details, etc.
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Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints April 4, 1960
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 120
Shelf Number
Shelf H16
Item ID
433AF
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Subject Files
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Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Selected plans and blueprints

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Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Selected plans and blueprints. 1) South Patio Renovation (no date). 2) South Patio Schematic (no date). 3) 2008 Air Handler. 4) Emergency Exit from Basement, 1991.
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Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Selected plans and blueprints. 1) South Patio Renovation (no date). 2) South Patio Schematic (no date). 3) 2008 Air Handler. 4) Emergency Exit from Basement, 1991.
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Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Selected plans and blueprints
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 117
Shelf Number
Shelf H16
Item ID
430AF
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Subject Files
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Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints for Library Remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd.

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Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued in Box 025B.
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Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued in Box 025B.
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Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints for Library Remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd.
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 025A
Shelf Number
Shelf H14
Item ID
448AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints for Library Remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd.

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Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued from Box 025A.
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Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued from Box 025A.
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Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints for Library Remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd.
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 025B
Shelf Number
Shelf H15
Item ID
449AF
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Subject Files
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Pony Express Museum

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Note: 1939 Arcadia City Directory lists Lyon's Pony Express Museum address as 130 W. Huntington Drive. It opened formally on Sunday, March 31, 1935. Last appeared in 1953-54 directory. Was vacant in 1955 directory. 1. Promotional brochure from Pasadena location. Photocopied at Pasadena Public Lib…
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Note: 1939 Arcadia City Directory lists Lyon's Pony Express Museum address as 130 W. Huntington Drive. It opened formally on Sunday, March 31, 1935. Last appeared in 1953-54 directory. Was vacant in 1955 directory. 1. Promotional brochure from Pasadena location. Photocopied at Pasadena Public Library, March 1931.
2. Pasadena man saves relics. Christian Science Monitor, circa 1933.
3. Pony Express Museum. Overland Monthly. March 1933.
4. Relics recall thrilling days of daring rides. copied from unknown source, December 11, 1930.
5. History book with a shingle roof. Los Angeles Times December 4, 1930?
6. Bandits gun imbedded in log. Pasadena Star News January 7, 1932.
7. Highlights from 1934. Arcadia Tribune December 28, 1934.
8. To attract thousands. Arcadia Tribune November 2, 1934.
9. To re-zone for Museum. Arcadia Tribune November 16, 1934.
10. W.P. Lyon will buy old camps. Arcadia Tribune October 16, 1934.
11. Museum to be opened on Sunday. Arcadia Tribune. March 29, 1935.
12. Formal opening of Pony Express Museum held on Sunday; Oldfield here. Arcadia Tribune April 5, 1935.
13. Relics of the frontier. Good photos taken from unknown periodical. n.d.
14. Pony Express Museum may be shipped to Sacramento for Jubilee Fete. Arcadia Tribune December 6, 1938.
15. Buffet supper to be served. Arcadia Tribune October 12, 1939.
16. Pony Express Museum to get Twain books. Arcadia News Post. March 7, 1932.
17. Irving Cobb, Eight Wooden Indians. Pasadena Star News May 6, 1940.
18. The sprawling old frame. from: LOS ANGELES: A GUIDE TO THE CITY AND ITS ENVIRONS (AMERICAN GUIDE SERIES). New York: Hastings House, 1941.
19. His relic collection is famous. Arcadia Daily Tribune. August 31, 1936.
20. When Arcadia museum relic collector sought U.S. appropriation. Arcadia Tribune. October 2, 1941.
21. Pony Express Museum. Pacific Pathways. June 1946.
22. Graveyard for ghost towns. American Magazine, January 1946; 2p., photos.
23. Recovery completed. Arcadia Tribune. May 27, 1948.
24. W. Parker Lyon, Pony Express Museum owner dies. Pasadena Star News December 15, 1949.
25. Pony Express Museum to move. Los Angeles Times March 4, 1954.
26. Pony Express Museum to be moved. Arcadia Tribune March 4, 1954
27. Historical Society founds Arcadia Park Museum. Arcadia Tribune February 21, 1955.
28. Pony Express Museum to have home in Nevada. Arcadia Tribune January 20, 1955.
29. The man who beat City Hall. Arcadia Tribune November 20, 1968.
30. Notepaper with Pony Express themes, one by Edna Lenz and one by Justine Wishek.
31. Presidential cigar butts among. Arcadia Tribune February 2, 1978.
32. Pony Express Station. news clip December 11, 1930.
33. Train of 1875 rolls again. Pasadena Star News May 6, 1940.
34. Museum itself copies old Pony Express Post. news photo and caption, March 13, 1930.
35. Pony Express Museum. news clip December 11, 1930.
36. Pony Express Museum in Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune August 2, 1935.
37. Sail away. Nevada State Journal, p.3 photo and caption June 9, 1975
38. Special guest pass from Harrah's auction.
39. Wild West Museum wowed patrons. Pasadena Star News "Cheers" section, February 25, 1994.
40. W. Parker Lyon, man of many pasts, dies suddenly after 84 full years. Arcadia Journal December 21, 1949. copied from paper in Scrapbook #8.
41. W. Parker Lyon Narrow Gauge Railroad "Haw Haw Route" first class ticket. (Stored in Box #31 with museum scrapbook.)
42. E-mail dated October 31, 2000 from Leon F. Case describing his memories of the museum when he was a young boy of 8 years.
43. W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum promotional flyer published after move from Pasadena to Arcadia. 8 1/2 x 11, 2-sided w/photos, c.1935, 6 copies.
44. Pad of forms used by the museum for western property rentals. c.1940s.
45. "Parker Lyon's Pony Express Museum."Arcadia Weekly, August 22, 2002; p. 17.
46. "William Parker Lyon's Pony Express Museum," by Donald Duke. Page 7. The Branding Iron - Westerners Los Angeles Corral, Spring 2005, Number 239.
47. Print out of scanned postcard image of Old Clothes Line, Pony Express Museum, Arcadia, Calif. Clothes line hangs in front of a "Chinese laundry."
48. Ton of relics added to Pony Express Museum by Lyon after Nevada trek. Arcadia Tribune, p1, August 9, 1935.
49. A Remarkable Express Museum, Express Messenger, December 1928. Description of W. Parker Lyon's Express Museum, at his home Oak Knoll estate in Pasadena at 1161 Virginia Road, which is shown by special appointment. Article describes his collections.
50. Midcentury modern gets landmark status. W. Parker Lyon House gets Pasadena City Council backing for designation. Designed by architect Thornton Ladd and built in 1948, the midcentury modern home is located at 280 California Terrace, Pasadena, CA.
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Pony Express Museum
W. Parker Lyon
Ladd, Thornton
Item ID
174AF
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Sister City

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In February 2015, it was announced that some Arcadia city council members and city employees would travel to China and Taiwan to foster sister-city relationships. The trip was cancelled. 1. Arcadia given $20,000 by Chinese firms for business travel to China and Taiwan to foster sister-city relation…
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In February 2015, it was announced that some Arcadia city council members and city employees would travel to China and Taiwan to foster sister-city relationships. The trip was cancelled. 1. Arcadia given $20,000 by Chinese firms for business travel to China and Taiwan to foster sister-city relationships and to learn more about government services, residential design and the culture in an effort to "better serve...Arcadia." By Courtney Tompkins, Pasadena Star News, February 8, 2015.
2. Arcadia officials to travel to China, Taiwan. By Courtney Tompkins, Pasadena Star News, February 17, 2015.
3. Experts question relationship between donors, Arcadia officials. By Courtney Tompkins. Pasadena Star News, February 23, 2015.
4. California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) warned Arcadia of gift limits. By Courtney Tompkins, Pasadena Star News, February 23, 2015.
5. Arcadia to call off China, Taiwan visits. By Courtney Tompkins, Pasadena Star News, February 26, 2015.
6. Legal analyses illuminate Arcadia government's reasoning for China Trip, Arcadia Weekly, March 12, 2015. By Joe Taglieri.
7. Memo re: Arcadia City Council Ordinance number 2161 to recommend deleting the Sister City Commission as an official Commission of the City of Arcadia. Adopted by City Council 4 to 0, see City Council Meeting minutes July 2, 2002.
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Sister City
Item ID
304AF
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Sister City - Newcastle, Australia

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1. Arcadia acquires another sister city - "down under" - Arcadia News-Post August 1, 1973. 2. New sister city adopted - Newcastle, Australia selected. Arcadia Tribune September 6, 1973. 3. Newcastle: Pacific friend. Arcadia Tribune June 30, 1974 4. Newcastle dignitary visits. Arcadia Tribune…
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1. Arcadia acquires another sister city - "down under" - Arcadia News-Post August 1, 1973.
2. New sister city adopted - Newcastle, Australia selected. Arcadia Tribune September 6, 1973.
3. Newcastle: Pacific friend. Arcadia Tribune June 30, 1974
4. Newcastle dignitary visits. Arcadia Tribune July 4, 1974.
5. Newcastle growth a challenge. Arcadia Tribune July 4, 1974.
6. Newcastle gains a sister city. Newcastle Morning Herald September 5, 1973.
7. The City of Newcastle - Armorial Bearings. Brochure from City, n.d.
8. Newcastle the holiday center. Brochure of the city, n.d.
9. Newcastle Girls High School. Catalog from school, n.d.
10. The Hunter Valley tourist guide map, n.d.
11. NEWCASTLE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION by Sheila Gray, 1984.
12. This is Newcastle, New South Wales, 1974.
13. This is Newcastle, New South Wales, 1975.
14. This is Newcastle, New South Wales, 1976.
15. Your visit to Newcastle Steel Works. n.d.
16. Newcastle Region Public Library annual report, 1975.
17. same, 1976.
18. Newcastle the Holiday Center. 1977
19. This is Newcastle, New South Wales, 1977.
20. This is Newcastle, New South Wales, 1978.
21. Newcastle New South Wales, 1979.
22. Down under at the end of long road for Apaches. Highlander Community News June 30, 1982.
23. Newcastle Region Public Library annual report, 1981.
24. same, 1982
25. same, 1983
26. This is Newcastle and the Hunter Region, 1983.
27. same, 1984
28. same, 1985
29. Newcastle Region Public Library annual Report, 1984.
30. same, 1985
31. Retail Co-operatives in the Lower Hunter Valley by D. Patricia Hampton.
32. Newcastle Region Public Library annual report, 1986
33. same, 1987.
34. City of Arcadia Resolution establishing affiliation with City of Newcastle. Dated September 4, 1973. Laminated. Gift from City Hall, 2005.
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Sister City - Newcastle, Australia
Physical Description
2 folders
Item ID
234AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Sister City Program

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Sister City Program. Report of activities, articles, correspondence. 1982, 1988, 1989, 1992.
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Sister City Program. Report of activities, articles, correspondence. 1982, 1988, 1989, 1992.
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Sister City Program
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 90
Shelf Number
Shelf C6
Item ID
396AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Sister City-Tripolis, Greece

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1. Arcadia eyes sister city in Greece. News-Post October 4, 1962. 2. A resolution of the City of Arcadia joining with the City of Tripolis, Greece in a people-to-people covenant. December 18, 1962. 3. Pages describing Tripolitza from Baedeker's on Greece (1889?) 4. Pages describing Tripolis f…
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1. Arcadia eyes sister city in Greece. News-Post October 4, 1962.
2. A resolution of the City of Arcadia joining with the City of Tripolis, Greece in a people-to-people covenant. December 18, 1962.
3. Pages describing Tripolitza from Baedeker's on Greece (1889?)
4. Pages describing Tripolis from the Blue Guide.
5. Information about Tripolis from Webster's Geographical Dictionary and Lippincott's Gazeteer of the World.
6. Arcadia-Tripolis, a guide to participating in the Arcadia-Tripolis Sister City program. prepared by the Sister City Commission, 1965.
7. Sister City Commission elects leader. Daily News-Post April 23, 1969 with picture of Arcadia's first Sister City Commission.
8. Arcadia City Council invitation to the first Arcadia-Tripolis Friendship Club meeting November 20, 1969.
9. Arcadia-Tripolis Club plans tour. Arcadia Tribune November 26, 1969
10. Agenda for general membership meeting for Friendship Club October 28, 1969.
11. Trangas Brothers (travel agents) proposed itinerary for trip July 1, 1970.
12. City of Arcadia and City of Tripolis. history of alliance, n.d.
13. Arcadia's residents slate tour. Arcadia News-Post September 30, 1970.
14. Arcadians arrive in sister city. Arcadia Tribune October 4, 1970.
15. Greeks impressive in welcome for Arcadians. Arcadia Tribune October 11, 1970.
16. Arcadians get gifts; entertained in Greece. Arcadia Tribune October 18, 1970.
17. Arcadians share tour highlights. news clip - October or November 1970.
18. Arcadians thrill over Greek trip. news clip, n.d. Fall 1970
19. Arcadians taken into Greek homes. Arcadia Tribune October 4, 1970.
20. Arcadia-Tripolis friendship. Arcadia News-Post April 6, 1971.
21. Sister City mayor greeted. Daily News-Post December 29, 1971.
22. Sister City mayor and wife are welcomed. Daily News-Post December 28, 1971.
23. Visitors from Greece welcomed. Arcadia Tribune January 2, 1972.
24. Arcadia Welcomes Tripolis visitors. news clip December 1971.
25. Visitors from Greece continue round of tours and receptions. Arcadia Tribune January 2, 1972.
26. Arcadia, USA and Tripolis, Greece: two Sister Cities. article from Today's World - an American-Hellenic magazine, June 1973.
27. Booklet presented by representatives from our Sister City Tripolis, Greece at the City sponsored Centennial Dinner on January 17, 2003.
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Sister City-Tripolis, Greece
Item ID
235AF
Collection
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W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum Scrapbook

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1. W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum Scrapbook Photos
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1. W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum Scrapbook Photos
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W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum Scrapbook
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 31
Shelf Number
Shelf B3
Item ID
340AF
Collection
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