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The peafowl population in Arcadia continues to grow and annoy some residents living near the Arboretum. Others defend the peafowl. A census three years ago found there are 228-250 peafowl in the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29655
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Peafowl
Peacocks
Residents
Nuisances
Birds
Item ID
29840AN
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Historical information on Baldwin Lake, the four-acre body of water that adjoins the Queen Anne Cottage in the historical section of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, is presented. The history of lake extends from time of the Native Americans (they called their village Aleupkigna), to Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's ranch in 1873, to the movies and television shows in which it has appeared. Baldwin Lake played host to movie stars Johnny Weismuller, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The lake has appeared in Safari, Roots, and Fantasy Island. See also VF "Arboretum" for hard copy of article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30529
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Baldwin Lake
Films
Lakes
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Motion Pictures
Ponds
Queen Anne Cottage
Water
Item ID
30717AN
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Newspaper Index
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The peacock is the official bird of Arcadia. The designation happened last week.The city has had an official flower, the azalea, since 1963. City Council selected the oak as the official tree.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33317
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia city seal
Peacock
Peafowl
Item ID
33513AN
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City council denied an ordinance that would restrict residents from feeding peafowl on private property.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30360
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Ordinances
Peacocks
Peafowl
Item ID
30547AN
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Animal Pest Management Services, Inc. will conduct a peafowl census in Arcadia during the week of May 20. The results and courses of action to contain the peafowl population will be given to City Council to review.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30323
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 16, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 16, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Peacocks
Peafowl census
Population
Item ID
30509AN
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The City Council formally designated the Peacock as Arcadia's official city bird. It also named the oak (no particular type) as the official city tree.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21452
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Peacocks, birds
Trees, oak
Item ID
21674AN
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A photo and caption of museum education coordinator Hwee-Ching Sinclair shows some of the exhibit called "Childhood Memories of Our Dolls." See also VF Museums-Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum for a hard copy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30828
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2007
Pages
p. Local 2
Subjects
Dolls
Exhibits
Museum employees
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Sinclair, Hwee-Ching
Item ID
31016AN
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Arcadia will conduct a "peafowl census" in response to a petition signed by 42 homeowners who feel the birds are a nuisance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23499
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
23707AN
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An 8-foot tall bronze tribute to Arcadia's official bird, the peacock, will be unveiled August 5, as part of the city's centennial celebration. The statue will be located in the fountain at Peacock Corner, in the front of Arcadia County Park, at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. The sculptor of the peacock is Dave Chapple and the sculpture cost $30,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31748
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Artists
Chapple, Dave
Statuary -- Peacock Corner
Item ID
31945AN
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The city of Arcadia hired Animal Pest Control Management Services to conduct a census of the city's peafowl. This was in response to the many complaints of the loose birds vandalizing residential properties.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23688
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 4, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 4, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
23895AN
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Construction begins on Anoakia luxury housing development, on the former site of Anoakia, Anita Baldwin's mansion, on the corner of Baldwin Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia. The Anoakia Mansion was demolished last August to make way for 31 homes to be built by Hover Development Inc. of Newport Beach. Anita Baldwin, daughter of Lucky Baldwin, lived there until her death in 1939. It was used as a girls' school from 1941 to the late 1970s. The new housing development is 19 acres.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33318
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia housing development
Anoakia Mansion--history
Anoakia School
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
33514AN
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Writer Charles Cooper recounts the history of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, including previous landowners Hugo Reid and Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31039
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. ("Lucky")
Los Angeles County Arboretum - history
Rancho Santa Anita - history
Reid, Hugo
Item ID
31234AN
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Carol Libby and Scott Hettrick of the Arcadia Historical Society are both on the Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee, which wants to restore the Hugo Reid Adobe on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Arboretum. They want to re-create the adobe as it was in its heyday, when Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin lived there from 1875 until he died in 1909.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31725
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee
Hettrick, Scott
Historic preservation
Hugo Reid Adobe
Libby, Carol
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Item ID
31922AN
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The Hugo Reid Adobe still stands in disrepair at the Los Angeles County Arboretum five years after preservation and restoration efforts should have started. At issue is whether it should be preserved as the Hugo Reid Adobe or reinterpreted as the Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin Adobe.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30237
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2006
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 11, 2006
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Getty Foundation
Historic Buildings
Hugo Reid Adobe
Landmarks
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Preservation
Item ID
30424AN
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Anoakia Estates model homes to open for viewing by this spring. The community is made up of 31 luxury homes. Developer is Tom Hover. The homes were constructed on the site of Anoakia, an estate owned by Anita Baldwin, daughter of Arcadia city founder, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, at Foothill Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue. The homes will be 2-stories, and 5,000-6,000 square feet.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Anoakia Estates
Baldwin, Anita
Housing developments
Hover, Tom
Item ID
33614AN
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Arcadia's official city birthday party will be held August 5, a date that reflects the official declaration of Arcadia cityhood by the Board of Supervisors, back in 1903. The 100th birthday party includes a scavenger hunt, the release of the anthology "Visions of Arcadia," unveiling the bronze peacock statue at Peacock Corner, a mixer at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum, and a birthday party at the Community Center. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 18, July 31, 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31743
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Item ID
31940AN
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The fountain at Peacock Corner is being repaired. It has some small cracks and leaks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30882
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Fountains
Peacock Corner
Statuary
Item ID
31070AN
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Councilman Gary Kovacic has suggested that Arcadia establish a sister city relationship with Whiteriver, the main community on the White Mountain Indian Reservation, upon which the White Mountain Apache Tribe live.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30484
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 11, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 11, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Apache Nation
Native American Indian Tribes
Sister cities
White Mountain Indian Reservation
Whiteriver (City)
Item ID
30671AN
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Arcadia celebrated 100 years of cityhood with a cameo appearance by Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, portrayed by John Reuter. Activities included a scavenger hunt, author book signing for Visions of Arcadia, and the unveiling of the bronze peacock topping the fountain. The peacock was sculpted by Dave Chapple.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25952
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Arcadia County Park
Reuter, John
Chapple, Dave
Item ID
26154AN
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The Hugo Reid Family sculpture created in 1937 by sculptor Preston Prescott is being moved from the Arcadia County Park to the Arcadia Historical Museum. Details of the move are given. See also May 2, 2003 and May 3, 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25439
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Museums - Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Hugo Reid Family Statue
Prescott, Preston
Reid, Hugo
Statuary
Item ID
25638AN
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