1. "Frances Xavier Lourdes." A brief biography written by his grandson, Art Swift. 2. "Frances Xavier Lourdou." Photocopy of portrait, 1918. Original portrait is in Arcadia Photos file, #1252.
The City of Arcadia has contracted with Gonzalez Goodale Architects to plan for a new City Hall. Both Upper and Lower City Hall buildings will be torn down after completion of the new facility.
Architectural drawings and the design for the new Arcadia City Hall have drawn criticism from the City Council. The new City Hall building is estimated to cost $11 million.
Plans for a new City Hall building have moved into a second design phase, after officials approved a preliminary design package and dedicated a five-month process to fleshing out further details.
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.
Group of people facing front of Arcadia City Hall at First Street and Huntington Drive for a 4th of July celebration. There is a speaker addressing the crowd of people in front and one can notice soldiers in uniform and dignitaries seated behind the speaker. Flags displayed on the second story. Ivy covers the walls. Four columns in the front. The address of City Hall was 3 N. First Avenue, as listed in the city directory.
Miscellaneous files from Arcadia City Hall, City Clerk’s Office. Acquired 2009.
Arcadia H S Band Trip to Washington DC 1957
Arcadia-Monrovia Cab Co. 1954-56
SGV Cab Co
Arcadia Publishing Co. Child Care at 12 and 16 W. Huntington
Arcadia Small Animal Hospital - Lee H. Darrow
Arcadia Wash E Branch
U…
Miscellaneous files from Arcadia City Hall, City Clerk’s Office. Acquired 2009.
Arcadia H S Band Trip to Washington DC 1957
Arcadia-Monrovia Cab Co. 1954-56
SGV Cab Co
Arcadia Publishing Co. Child Care at 12 and 16 W. Huntington
Arcadia Small Animal Hospital - Lee H. Darrow
Arcadia Wash E Branch
US Army C/E Relocation Agreement
Bicentennial Commission 1976
Census 1970
City Council Newsletter Jan 1984-85
City Parks: Eisenhower Park, Golden West Park, Fairview Av.
Original Discussions Concerning CRA (Chicago Park)
C R A Hearings (Arcadia Redevelopment Agency, Proposed Redevelopment Plan for Central Redevelopment Project, July 1973)
CRA-Newspaper Clippings
CRA-Correspondence from Citizens
Detective Agency Mildred E. Carr
1150 W. Colorado Bl. EATONS (OLD)
1150 W. Colorado Bl. Eaton Property
(Proposed Townhouse Development)
1130-1150 Colorado
Eaton Property Residential & Commercial
Old Thrifty Site Robert Donaldson
(65 E. Huntington Dr.)
First & Huntington (Thrifty Drug Store)
(55, 59, 65 E. Huntington Dr).
Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna (News clipping testimony) Completed 6/30/1980 (2 folders)
Miscellaneous files from Arcadia City Hall, City Clerk’s Office. Acquired 2009.
Land Purchase – Duarte & Santa Anita
De Lance P B
Library Board (Book) – The Last Temptation of Christ
Newcastle Park – 143 W. Colorado Blvd.
Old Library Use (1st & Wheeler)
Agreement Pacific Telephone Co.
C 609
Park (A…
Miscellaneous files from Arcadia City Hall, City Clerk’s Office. Acquired 2009.
Land Purchase – Duarte & Santa Anita
De Lance P B
Library Board (Book) – The Last Temptation of Christ
Newcastle Park – 143 W. Colorado Blvd.
Old Library Use (1st & Wheeler)
Agreement Pacific Telephone Co.
C 609
Park (Acquisition)
302 S. 2nd Av.
Park – Sixth & Longden Avenues
Private Investigator
Sheehan, Earl
Sunday Racing
Sunday Racing: Newspaper Clipping
Poll Results
Sunday Racing: Pro and Con Correspondence
Scientology (J. Michael Smith)
Solicitation – Polk Co. City Directory
Stables
Tax Reform Committee (see also “Jarvis Initiative 6-6-78” file)
Jarvis Initiative 6-6-78
Proposition “13” (see also “Tax Reform Committee” file)
Unification Church (Moonies)
Westerner Motel
View west across First Avenue at front entrance of Arcadia's first City Hall built for this purpose. This is a painting done by Edna Lenz, photographed by David McAdam. Original painting is housed at Arcadia Public Library. note: slides housed separately; negative housed with other 4x5 negatives; print housed with photos.
Arcadia's new city government first formed in 1903 and its first meeting took place at Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's Oakwood Hotel, located at First Avenue and Santa Clara Road. Baldwin's hotel featured gambling and fine dining along with city government. The Oakwood Hotel burned down in 1911, and the city government moved to the McCoy Building at First Avenue and St. Joseph Street. Two years later, City Hall moved across the street to the Hibbard Building. In 1917, the first building was constructed as a City Hall at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue (?). A two-story colonial building was built for $18,000. This City Hall opened on July 13, 1918. City Hall moved in 1949 to a 13-acre parcel between Huntington Drive and the Pacific Electric railroad tracks.
Lower Arcadia City Hall walkway that leads to the upper part of City Hall. Notice no murals on the walls, they have not been uncovered yet. 240 West Huntington Drive. Photograph by Terry Miller.
Thrifty Drug Store building at NW corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue. There are no identifying signs on the building. The signs were removed after the store closed. Former site of first City Hall.
Ground was broken on March 28, 1976 for the new City Council Chambers addition to City Hall. It will be a completely separate building to the west of the present structure.