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Aerial view of City Hall at 240 W. Huntington Drive looking SE across maintenance buildings for Arcadia County Park as well as the park itself in the distance.

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Date: c.1966

1 image

Date: c.1966

Subjects: City Hall

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 493

Collection: Photographs

Images

All four "tree-sitters" arrested while protesting the destruction of an 11-acre oak woodland in Arcadia appeared in Alhambra Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to one count each of trespassing and obstruction a police officer. They are John Quigley, 50, of Glendale, Julia Jaye Posin, 23 of Venice Beach, Travis Jochimsen, 28, of Lancaster and Andrea Bowers, 45 of Los Angeles. They rejected an offer of community service and payment of restitution from the District Attorney's office. The four will appear in court again April 22 for a pre-trial hearing.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: March 24, 2011

Pages: p. A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: March 24, 2011

Pages: p. A4

Subjects: Activists; Bowers, Andrea; Environment; Jochimsen, Travis; Oak trees; Posin, Julia Jaye; Quigley, John; Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site

Item ID: 32554AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council members in a decorated Hupmobile Touring Car parked on Huntington Drive next to City Hall. Behind is a fire truck, also decorated, with 10 firemen on the truck or near by. The man at the wheel of the fire truck is Jim Nellis. The Councilmen are: Rear seats,L-R: Ferd E. Gram; Arthur N. Multer; and Charles Hawk. Front seat,L-R: Samuel L. Wheeler; John T. Joyce, the Hupmobile Dealer. Fifth member of Council, John Granville was not present. Seated at the base of the pillar of City Hall is Adrian Winkler and standing beside him is George Newton. The vehicles are on their way to dedication of new concrete span over Santa Anita Wash.

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Date: 1925

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Date: 1925

Subjects: Gramm, Ferd E; Hawk, Charles; Multer, Arthur Nelson; Wheeler, Samuel L.; Joyce, John T.; Newton, George; City Hall; Winkler, Adrian

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1075

Collection: Photographs

Images

Area residents pray, reflect on September 11 attacks. Memorial services were held at area city halls including Arcadia, where about 300 people paid tribute to the victims.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 12, 2002

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 12, 2002

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: September 11, 2001; City Hall

Item ID: 24612AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Articles regarding City Hall.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 24, 1917 p. 1 (site of new building); December 18, 1917 p. 1 (contract); March 19, 1918 p. 1 (near completion); July 13, 1918 p. 1 (dedication); July 20, 1918 p. 1; January 29, 1936 p. 1 (old City Hall); March 18, 1948 p. 1 (new building erected from Santa Anita head tax fund); March 27, 1949 p. 1 (old City Hall); January 7, 1950 p. 1 ( " ); January 25, 1950 p. 3 ( " )

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 24, 1917 p. 1 (site of new building); December 18, 1917 p. 1 (contract); March 19, 1918 p. 1 (near completion); July 13, 1918 p. 1 (dedication); July 20, 1918 p. 1; January 29, 1936 p. 1 (old City Hall); March 18, 1948 p. 1 (new building erected from Santa Anita head tax fund); March 27, 1949 p. 1 (old City Hall); January 7, 1950 p. 1 ( " ); January 25, 1950 p. 3 ( " )

Subjects: City Hall

Item ID: 4146AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

CDC optimism is a shot in the arm. New guidelines ease restrictions on vaccinated people. On Saturday, March 13, Maitely Weissman, cofounder of Essential Caregivers Coalition, and other grassroots activists will be marching at 1:00 PM at Arcadia Community Regional Park, while socially distanced, to honor those who have died in long-term care facilities since the March 13, 2020 visitation ban and those who are isolated inside. The "honor walk" in Arcadia is part of a series of coordinated events across 17 states in commemoration of the anniversary of the ban.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: March 9, 2021

Pages: p. A5

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: March 9, 2021

Pages: p. A5

Subjects: Activists; Arcadia County Park; Coronavirus-COVID-19; Long-term care facilities; Pandemics; Weissman, Maitely

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council is facing the need to either refurbish and enlarge the existing Council Chambers or to build a new building. the second alternative seem the most likely, as the space vacated in the present City Hall could be used for crowded city departments.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 29, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 29, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Hall

Item ID: 2268AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Hall taken from location in front of a rose bed and looking east. There are about eleven automobiles parked in front.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs492

Date: December 9, 1950

1 image

Date: December 9, 1950

Subjects: City Hall

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 488

Collection: Photographs

Images

Community commemorations of September 11 will be held at the Arcadia City Hall, congregation Shaarie Torah, and the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum. A description of each event is given.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 11, 2002

Pages: p. A7

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: September 11, 2002

Pages: p. A7

Subjects: September 11, 2001; Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum; City Hall

Item ID: 24611AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Environmental activists gathered at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration to demand an investigation into the county's destruction last week of oak woodland in Arcadia. Shown in photo are activists Camron Stone, John Quigley, Andrea Bowers and Julie Posin.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 19, 2011

Pages: p. A1, A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 19, 2011

Pages: p. A1, A4

Subjects: Activists; Bowers, Andrea; Environment; Los Angeles County Public Works; Oak trees; Posin, Julia or Posin, Julie; Quigley, John; Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site; Stone, Camron

Item ID: 32497AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

First building used as City Hall. (The very first City Hall offices were located in the Oakwood Hotel and next in the McCoy Building.) This apparently was known as the A.W. Hibbard Building (see Eberly, p. 69) and was used for only about two years; June 1914 to April 1916. It was on First Street at LaPorte. Sign on left above window reads: Standard Oil Co. Scrip Accepted. Back of photo reads, "first City Hall, 1913, Walter and Nell Schrader. Mr. Schrader converted old City Hall into garage." Arcadia Garage building shown with a car/truck "for sale" and a little boy posing by the back tire.

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Date: c.1917

1 image

Date: c.1917

Subjects: City Hall

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 490

Collection: Photographs

Images

Front view of City Hall looking at it from a location very close to Huntington Drive.

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Date: c.1972

1 image

Date: c.1972

Subjects: City Hall

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 491

Collection: Photographs

Images

General information regarding Civic Center

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1931 p. 1; May 1, 1931 p. 1 (site studied); December 13, 1943 p. 1 (map of porposed site); March 16, 1947 p. 1; May 8, 1947 p. 1 (purchase of site); February 29, 1948 p. 1 (ground breaking); March 4, 1948 p. 1; August 11, 1955 p. 1; November 22, 1955 p. 1; March 12, 1956 p. 1; April 12, 1956 p. 1; May 24, 1956 p. 1 (plans); July 5, 1956 p. 1 (contract award); July 16, 1956 p. 1 (ground breaking); March 25, 1957 p. 3 (construction); January 6, 1958 p. 1; January 16, 1958 p. 1 (Open House - Civic Center complex including new Police Station and City Hall)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1931 p. 1; May 1, 1931 p. 1 (site studied); December 13, 1943 p. 1 (map of porposed site); March 16, 1947 p. 1; May 8, 1947 p. 1 (purchase of site); February 29, 1948 p. 1 (ground breaking); March 4, 1948 p. 1; August 11, 1955 p. 1; November 22, 1955 p. 1; March 12, 1956 p. 1; April 12, 1956 p. 1; May 24, 1956 p. 1 (plans); July 5, 1956 p. 1 (contract award); July 16, 1956 p. 1 (ground breaking); March 25, 1957 p. 3 (construction); January 6, 1958 p. 1; January 16, 1958 p. 1 (Open House - Civic Center complex including new Police Station and City Hall)