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Aerial view west toward Santa Anita Ave. from above First Avenue, site of new grammar school. Long driveway heads to Jaspar N. Teague home in center of 10 acre orange grove. (Address in City Directory for this name is 1380 S. Santa Anita.) House to left and south was that of Charles W. Stewart in another 10 acre plot. Both ranches are now occupied by First Avenue Junior High School.

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Date: November 1929

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Date: November 1929

Subjects: Houses; Teague, Jaspar; Stewart, Charles W.; Agriculture; First Avenue Junior High School; Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 12

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia City Council clears way for massive new homes at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive, despite opposition to the increasing "mansionization," from several members of the Highland Oaks Homeowners Association (HOA). City Council voted to move forward with both projects, finding they complied with city's zoning codes and were exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The two homes met the city's design guidelines and met the resolution that governs design in the HOA areas.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 6, 2015

Pages: p. A1, A8

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 6, 2015

Pages: p. A1, A8

Subjects: Arcadia City Council--2010-2019; Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA); Arcadia Planning Commission; Architecture; Houses; Mansions; Real Estate

Item ID: 34281AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council debates home design controls.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 29, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 29, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Home design reviews; Houses; Mansionization

Item ID: 30756AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council delays vote on Arcadia Highlands home building projects. Council will address the matter again on February 3, to allow for more time to vet newly received petitions from area residents and a detailed letter from an attorney representing a leading opponent of the developments, that the City received last week. Both projects, one at 1600 Highland Oaks Drive, the other at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue, and both designed by Robert Tong of Arcadia-based Sanyao International Inc., involve the demolition of vintage homes to make room for larger residences.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 22, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 22, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 16

Subjects: Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association--Architectural Review Board; Arcadia Planning Commission; Houses; Mansions; Real Estate; Tong, Robert; Verlato, April

Item ID: 34270AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Councill will look at possible changes in the city code on floor area ratio (FAR), lot coverage, and design review for single-family homes. FAR refers to the combined floor area of buildings on a lot, compared to the size of the lot. Arcadia has a lot coverage rule that single-story homes can cover 45% of the lot and 2-story dwellings 35%. Arcadia currently has a citizen-run design review effort within homeowner associations in northern parts of Arcadia, but no citywide system.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 28, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 28, 2003

Pages: p. 17

Subjects: Design review; Houses; Mansions

Item ID: 32043AN

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

Arcadia Fire Department and Monrovia Fire Department resonded to a fire that destroyed a vacant Arcadia house in the 1300 block of South First Avenue. The house was in the process of being sold and was in escrow. The damage is estimated at $300,000.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 4, 2012

Pages: p. A5

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 4, 2012

Pages: p. A5

Subjects: Fires; Houses

Item ID: 33023AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia housing standards campaign to launch. City officials will engage in a "public education campaign" to inform residents about the city's current residential development standards and to look at what other communities are doing.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: August 20, 2015

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: August 20, 2015

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Arcadia City Council; Chandler, Roger; Houses; Kovacic, Gary; Mansions; Segal, Mickey; Tay, Sho; Wuo, John; Zoning codes

Item ID: 34469AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Back door view of a two-story house. House number is 947. Street unknown. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: Houses

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2238

Collection: Photographs

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Building at 22 E. Foothill Blvd (south side), built c. 1930, and used as both a residence and a business. This view is from the sidewalk in front and a bit west of building.

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Date: Feb. 1978

1 image

Date: Feb. 1978

Subjects: Houses; Business & industry

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 b&w

ID: 264

Collection: Photographs

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A city committee charged with creating design guidelines for residential architecture agreed to split south Arcadia neighborhoods into 2 or 3 areas to create neighborhood review boards for each area.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star Tribune

Date: February 10, 1993 photo

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star Tribune

Date: February 10, 1993 photo

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Houses; Residential architecture

Item ID: 9563AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council voted unanimously to expand design review for single-family homes citywide. It is the latest effort in the fight against boxy mansions being built in Arcadia. The review board thinks Asian families like the big houses and the Asian families say they do want to fit in with the community.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 17, 2005

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 17, 2005

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Mansions; Developers; Architecture Design Review; Houses

Item ID: 29959AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Crystal Court, a new housing development, 6 beautiful homes. View is looking east toward the cul-de-sac, from Christina Street, at First Avenue and East Crystal Court. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: Crystal Court; Houses; Housing developments

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2248A

Collection: Photographs

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Ed Huang, an architect who works as a senior planner for the city of Los Angeles, gives a tour of his "green" home in Arcadia. His house is a model of energy efficiency, using solar panels and other environmentally and ecologically friendly design elements. Huang had been Arcadia's planning commissioner from 1992-2002.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 23, 2008

Pages: p. News 1, 10

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 23, 2008

Pages: p. News 1, 10

Subjects: Environment; Homes; Houses; Huang, Ed

Item ID: 31177AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Front view of a two-story house. House number is 947. Street unknown. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: Houses

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2238A

Collection: Photographs

Images

Front view of brick building, probably built as a home in 1930's, but used primarily as a business. It is located at 22 E. Foothill Blvd, south side. There is a large (bare) jacaranda tree on right side of entrance in this photo.

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Date: Feb. 1978

1 image

Date: Feb. 1978

Subjects: Houses; Business & industry

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 b&w

ID: 257

Collection: Photographs

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Home and office of Dr. Fletcher Sanborn on NE corner of First and Wheeler. Note his professional sign on the lawn. There is chicken-wire fence showing in front. This house had many lives; its last was home for H.O.Y. Clinic until this was torn down about 1977.

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Date: March, 1921

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Date: March, 1921

Subjects: Sanborn, Dr. Fletcher G.; Houses

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 824

Collection: Photographs

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Home of Charles and Pearl Strong at 460 W. Duarte Road. View shows small clapboard house standing by itself. There is a high-sided trailer standing at left of house. What appears to be chicken houses show in the photo. Claimed to be first white leghorn chicken ranch in Arcadia.

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Date: 1921

1 image

Date: 1921

Subjects: Agriculture; Houses; Poultry; Strong, Charles

Physical Description: 4 3/8 x 2 5/8 b&w

ID: 276

Collection: Photographs

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House at 22 E.Foothill Blvd, apparently built c. 1930. It probably was built as a residence but was used much of its life time as a business.

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Date: Feb. 1978

1 image

Date: Feb. 1978

Subjects: Houses; Business & industry

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 b&w

ID: 261

Collection: Photographs

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House at 22 E. Foothill Blvd. It housed a dress shop called the Copy Cat from about 1967-1975. During the 1930's and a bit into the 1940's, it was operated as a popular family restaurant. Prior to the Copy Cat years (about 1952-1960), Rita Thompson had it as her real estate office.

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Date: Feb. 1978

1 image

Date: Feb. 1978

Subjects: Houses; Business & industry

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 b&w

ID: 260

Collection: Photographs

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The Arcadia City Council debates home design controls.

Arcadia Fire Department and Monrovia Fire Department resonded to a fire that destroyed a vacant Arcadia house in the 1300 block of South First Avenue. The house was in the process of being sold and was in escrow. The damage is estimated at $300,000.

Arcadia housing standards campaign to launch. City officials will engage in a "public education campaign" to inform residents about the city's current residential development standards and to look at what other communities are doing.

Back door view of a two-story house. House number is 947. Street unknown. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Building at 22 E. Foothill Blvd (south side), built c. 1930, and used as both a residence and a business. This view is from the sidewalk in front and a bit west of building.

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A city committee charged with creating design guidelines for residential architecture agreed to split south Arcadia neighborhoods into 2 or 3 areas to create neighborhood review boards for each area.

Crystal Court, a new housing development, 6 beautiful homes. View is looking east toward the cul-de-sac, from Christina Street, at First Avenue and East Crystal Court. Photo by Terry Miller.

Images

Front view of a two-story house. House number is 947. Street unknown. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Front view of brick building, probably built as a home in 1930's, but used primarily as a business. It is located at 22 E. Foothill Blvd, south side. There is a large (bare) jacaranda tree on right side of entrance in this photo.

Images

Home and office of Dr. Fletcher Sanborn on NE corner of First and Wheeler. Note his professional sign on the lawn. There is chicken-wire fence showing in front. This house had many lives; its last was home for H.O.Y. Clinic until this was torn down about 1977.

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Home of Charles and Pearl Strong at 460 W. Duarte Road. View shows small clapboard house standing by itself. There is a high-sided trailer standing at left of house. What appears to be chicken houses show in the photo. Claimed to be first white leghorn chicken ranch in Arcadia.

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House at 22 E.Foothill Blvd, apparently built c. 1930. It probably was built as a residence but was used much of its life time as a business.

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House at 22 E. Foothill Blvd. It housed a dress shop called the Copy Cat from about 1967-1975. During the 1930's and a bit into the 1940's, it was operated as a popular family restaurant. Prior to the Copy Cat years (about 1952-1960), Rita Thompson had it as her real estate office.

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