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Unveiling of Anita May Baldwin statue brings peace and beauty. Anita May Baldwin was dedicated down the road from the statue of her father, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue was unveiled yesterday at the official grand opening of the Le Meridien Hotel on Huntington Drive in Arcadia. The statue is called "A Legacy of Charity," made by artist Alfred Paredes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36088
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita M.
Gibson, Margaux
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Tay, Sho
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Woman ahead of her time honored. Anita May Baldwin statue to debut at Le Meridien Hotel. She was philanthropist, key figure in racetrack. The statue is named "A Legacy of Charity," by artist Alfred Paredes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita M.
Gibson, Margaux
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Tay, Sho
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Anita Baldwin statue to be unveiled at Le Méridien Hotel in Arcadia The Anita May Baldwin statue at the Le Méridien Hotel will be unveiled on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at 11 a.m. Anita is the daughter of city founder, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue will be featured on the opposite end of the Huntington Drive islands’ hotel property. “We are very excited to be bringing Anita back to Arcadia,” said Mayor Sho Tay in a statement released by the city. “I would like to thank the Shen, Liu and Chen Families, Jeff Lee, the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, Heather D. Gibson and Margaux L. Gibson, and the Arcadia Historical Society, for their generous donations.” “On behalf of the Baldwin family, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Arcadia City Council, the Arcadia Historical Society, the Le Méridien Hotel and all those who have supported this effort to pay homage to my great-great grandmother, Anita May Baldwin,” said Margaux Gibson. “This magnificent statue of Anita will showcase a strong woman who was ahead of her time. I am proud to call Anita May Baldwin my great-great grandmother, and I am truly proud to be a part of this historic project.” The Anita statue was sculpted by local artist and southern California native Alfred Paredes — who created the Lucky Baldwin statue on the corner of Huntington Drive and Holly Avenue — and is aptly named, “A Legacy of Charity” in honor of Anita’s contributions to life in early Arcadia and throughout California.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita
Gibson, Heather D.
Gibson, Margaux L.
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Public Art
Statuary
Statues
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A statue to honor Anita M. Baldwin, daughter of Arcadia's founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, will be built at the new Le Meridien Hotel, a luxury hotel in Arcadia. The artist/sculptor is Alfred Paredes, who also created the Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin statue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35909
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Baldwin, Anita M.
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Le Meridien Hotel
Marriott Hotels
Marriott International
Public Art
Statuary
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First phase of Le Meridien Hotel taking shape across from Santa Anita Park. Ground broke more than two years ago. The five-story building, on the site formerly occupied by the Santa Anita Inn (its address was 130 West Huntington Drive), was set to open first quarter of 2020, but it has been delayed. It will have a combination of Art Deco elements, inspired by nearby Santa Anita Park, with Modernist features. Architecture firm Architects Orange, interior design firm Linda Snyder Associates, and Snyder Langston is the construction team building the Le Meridien development that spans 6.5 acres.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35850
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 1, 2020
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 1, 2020
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Le Meridien by Marriott
Santa Anita Inn
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Arcadia's historic Derby Restaurant may be relocated. A mixed-use project may take the place of The Derby and Embassy Suites at 211 East Huntington Drive - 233 East Huntington Drive. Local historian Sandy Snider expressed concern that the 99 year-old building may end up being razed. George Woolf bought the Derby in 1938, originally named Proctor Tavern when it operated in 1922. Councilman Paul Cheng supports the relocation of The Derby. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 2, August 13, 2020 for "The Derby-what's next?"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35768
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
The Derby Restaurant
Embassy Suites
Historic Buildings
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Proctor Tavern
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Snider, Sandy
Woolf, George
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Le Meridien hotel by Marriott in Arcadia is taking shape. Photo. The site of the former Santa Anita Inn, now razed, is the site for an ambitious new $300 million hotel and mixed-use condominium project opposite the Santa Anita Park racetrack. Contruction has been swift, but delayed a bit this week due to the rain. Developer Chateau Group USA held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the project on June 27, 2018.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35664
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 12, 2020
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 12, 2020
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Le Meridien Hotels
Marriott
Chateau Group
Hotels, Motels, etc.
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Arcadia Seabiscuit Pacifica Project-Phase 2 calls for revised mixed-use project. Arcadia City Council decided on July 3 they want to see more artists' renderings of what Phase 2 will ultimately look like, before going ahead with the $300 million hotel project on the former Santa Anita inn site. The applicant Chateau Group is also requesting to merge the two abutting properties a 100 and 180 West Huntington Drive into the Specific Plan area and change the General Plan Land use Designation from "Commercial with Downtown Overlay" to "Downtown Mixed Use," to revise the General Plan Land Use Map to reflect the changes, rezone the properties from "General Commercial with Downtown Overlay" to "Seabiscuit Pacifica Specific Plan," and include a Height Overlay of H8 on 180 West Huntington Drive to allow a portion of the mixed-use building on that property. The Santa Anita Inn was a 2-story hotel comprised of 6 buildings, 110 rooms, 34,775 s.f., that was originally constructed in 1955 and remodeled in 1985.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35223
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 12, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 12, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Development
Flamingo Hotel
Hotels and motels
Le Meridien
MacMillan, Robb (photo)
Marriott
Ramada Inn
Santa Anita Inn
Item ID
35412AN
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California State Treasurer John Chiang and Arcadia leaders shower accolades at the groundbreaking of Le Meridien, One Gallop Way. It is a $300 million hotel and mixed-use development on seven acres, opposite Santa Anita Park race track. Developer Chateau Group USA held the ceremonal groundbreaking on June 27. Le Meridien is a Marriott brand. CEO Eric Chen spoke. Architects Orange, interior design firm Linda Snyder Associates and construction company Snyder Langston have been tapped to work this project. To open in 2020.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35211
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Chateau Group
Chen, Eric
Chiang, John
Hotels and motels
Le Meridien
Marriott
Item ID
35400AN
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Le Meridien hotel by Marriott to break ground next week on the former site of Santa Anita Inn. See hard copy in VF Hotels and Motels.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35209
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2018
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2018
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Hotels and motels
Le Meridien
Marriott
Mixed use development
Item ID
35398AN
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President Eric Chen of Chateau Group and Robb Macmillan, Development Director, to share plans for new Marriott Le Meridien Hotel and Conference Center to be located directly across from the historic Santa Anita Park Race Track. Construction to start in 2018 and be completed by fourth quarter of 2019. On the site of the former Santa Anita Inn and Ramada Inn.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 3, 2018
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 3, 2018
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Chateau Group
Chen, Eric
Development
Hotels and motels
Macmillan, Robb
Marriott Le Meridien Hotel and Conference Center
Item ID
35290AN
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Major changes on tap for Arcadia in the new year. Delta Marriott Hotel slated for the old Santa Anita Inn; Arcadia's tallest building, currently housing Bank of America at 150 N. Santa Anita Avenue, has gone up for sale. The current Arcadia Self Storage at 35 W. Huntington Drive is proposed to become a modern food vendor location, reminiscent of the Grand Central Market in Downtown Los Angeles or the Anaheim Packing House.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35034
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 14, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 14, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Business and Industry
Commercial development
Hotels
Item ID
35225AN
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Goodbye 50-year-old sequoia trees. Hello Marriott development. Santa Anita Inn, including some 50-year-old healthy Seqoia trees, will be demolished for the development of a Marriott hotel with 220 rooms. The Sierra Club thinks minimal consideration was given to the ecology or preservation of the environment. Jason Kruckeberg, Assistant City Manager, addressed the environmental concern, stating the city followed a "compliance process (in 2014) with the California Environment Quality Act (CEQA)."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34953
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 31, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 31, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
California Environment Quality Act (CEQA)
Marriott Hotels
Santa Anita Inn
Sequoia trees
Item ID
35143AN
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Projected Marriott hotel development breaks ground in 2018; Seqoia trees already down (on site of Santa Anita Inn). The developer did try to save some redwood trees on the site.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 31, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 31, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Environment
Marriott Hotels
Santa Anita Inn
Trees
Item ID
35145AN
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Armed robbery at Santa Anita Inn, 130 West Huntington Drive. Suspect struck victim with gun, causing lacerations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34414
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 24, 2015
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 24, 2015
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Hotels and motels
Santa Anita Inn
Item ID
34606AN
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Armed robbery at Hilton Garden Inn in Arcadia. Tattooed suspect still at large.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34156
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 23, 2015
Pages
p. 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 23, 2015
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Hilton Garden Inn
Hotels
Item ID
34350AN
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Marriott seeks two hotels in Arcadia. Andrew Chang, of Continental Assets Management, and owner of Santa Anita Inn, is proposing to build two Marriott hotels on the property. His proposal seeks to add 110 rooms to the West Huntington Drive property and would include a six-story Residence Inn and a four-story Fairfield Inn and Suites (Marriott brands). The Santa Anita Inn was built in 1955. The project will require approval from the Planning Commission and City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33701
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2013
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2013
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Chang, Andrew
Hotels and motels
Marriott Hotels
Santa Anita Inn
Item ID
33897AN
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Online company Expedia has pulled out of the Arcadia, CA marketplace because of the recently approved Measure D, which adds a 10 percent hotel occupancy tax to services provided by online travel companies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33105
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 12, 2012
Pages
p. A13
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 12, 2012
Pages
p. A13
Subjects
Ballot measures
Hotels
Occupancy taxes
Item ID
33302AN
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A class action lawsuit filed against the city of Arcadia and Extended Stay Hotels claims the city "improperly levied a daily room tax" on guests staying beyond 30 days and violated state and local law.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33067
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Extended Stay Hotels
Hotel occupancy tax
Lawsuits
Item ID
33264AN
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Arcadia voters consider extending hotel-room tax in the ballot Measure D. It is meant to close a loophole in a city ordinance on the transient tax. Currently, the city imposes a tax rate of 10% of the rent paid by guests to occupy a room up to 30 consecutive days. If the measure passes by a majority vote, the occupancy tax would be imposed the first 90 days of a stay.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32909
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2012
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Elections, April 2012--Ballot Measure D
Hotel room tax
Item ID
33106AN
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