Glendora House
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/paintings73
- Artist
- Justine Wishek
- Description
- Glendora's First House -- George D. Whitcomb, the founder of Glendora, named the City after the word "glen" meaning a narrow canyon and his wife's name "Leadora". He was a firm believer in clean living and had a no-liquor clause inserted in the title of each lot he sold.
1 image
- Artist
- Justine Wishek
- Description
- Glendora's First House -- George D. Whitcomb, the founder of Glendora, named the City after the word "glen" meaning a narrow canyon and his wife's name "Leadora". He was a firm believer in clean living and had a no-liquor clause inserted in the title of each lot he sold.
- Item ID
- 35W
- Collection
- Paintings
Images
Arcadia doctor arrested. Dr. Badrudin Rajabali Kurwa was arrested on October 22 for alleged sexual battery of two employees in his Glendora office. Dr. Kurwa practices as an ophthamologist in both Arcadia and Glendora.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24699
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- October 23, 2002
- Pages
- p. A2
- Item ID
- 24893AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Glendora police have arrested a man believed to be the cat burglar who has plagued Arcadia and nearby cities in recent months.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1375
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- April 26, 1987
- Pages
- p. A-1
- Subjects
- Crime and Criminals
- Item ID
- 1374AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
John Rousselot (R) from San Marino will face Paul Conforti (D) from Glendora in the November election for the 26th Congressional district.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper855
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- June 6, 1974
- Pages
- p. 1
- Subjects
- California - Elections - 1974
- Item ID
- 855AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
The owners of the Derby restaurant, Charles "Chip" Sturniolo and his family, plan to open the Derby East in Glendora in August at the site of the Old Hickory Inn.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2385
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- June 27, 1990
- Pages
- p. A-1
- Subjects
- Restaurants, Bars, etc - The Derby
- Item ID
- 2339AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Jonathan Robert Poyner, 20, of Glendora, pleaded not guilty to 22 counts of child molestation, alleged by children he worked with at Rio Hondo Prep School.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29849
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- January 4, 2006
- Pages
- p. A3
- Subjects
- Arraignments
- Child molestation
- Crime and Criminals
- Poyner, Jonathan Robert
- Rio Hondo Preparatory School
- Item ID
- 30028AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Jonathan Robert Poyner, 21, of Glendora, will stand trial for numerous alleged lewd acts on 10 boys at Rio Hondo Preparatory School. He was a volunteer sports coach.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30193
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- September 1, 2006
- Pages
- p. A3
- Subjects
- Child molestation
- Crime and Criminals
- Poyner, Jonathan Robert
- Rio Hondo Preparatory School
- Trials
- Item ID
- 30380AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Single Pacific Electric Railway car (#1126) with destination card reading Monrovia-Glendora. Photographed on tracks in Arcadia at approximately First Avenue. Pacific Electric control tower is to right of car.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs393
- Date
- c.1941
1 image
- Date
- c.1941
- Subjects
- Pacific Electric Railway
- Railroads
- Physical Description
- 8x10 b&w
- ID
- 391
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Jonathan Robert Poyner, 20, of Glendora, a part-time employee at Rio Hondo Prep School in Arcadia, is accused of lewd acts on a child under 14 and two counts of attempted molestation.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29824
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- December 16, 2005
- Pages
- p. A1
- Subjects
- Child molestation
- Crime and Criminals
- Lewd conduct
- Poyner, Jonathan Robert
- Rio Hondo Prep School
- Item ID
- 30009AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Robert Berlien, who has been head of the Glendora Municipal Water Department for 9 years, has been named Water Manager for Arcadia, replacing John Grivich, who retired in June.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3601
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- July 20, 1975
- Pages
- p. A-1
- Subjects
- Water Department
- Item ID
- 3479AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Michael De Pietro, 8 years old, was injured when he was struck by a car driven by Earl Hummell of Glendora, in the crosswalk at Huntington Drive and Baldwin Avenue. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33955
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune,
- Date
- February 2, 1964
- Pages
- p. 1
- Subjects
- DePietro, Michael
- Hummell, Earl
- Item ID
- 34149AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
17 year old Angie Zamorano's death last week in a car accident less than a mile from Arcadia High School brought 300 people together Tuesday for a memorial service at Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper76
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- June 11, 1992
- Pages
- p. A-1 photo
- Subjects
- Zamorano, Maria
- Item ID
- 76AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
A draft report on the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension proposes stops in Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, Azusa, Glendora, San Dimas, LaVerne, Pomona and Claremont. City hearing will be held at Arcadia City Hall on June 14.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28143
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- May 1, 2004
- Pages
- p. A1, A5
- Subjects
- Environmental impact report (EIR) -- draft
- Light rail trains
- Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
- Item ID
- 28336AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Dr. Badurding Rajabali "Bud" Kurwa, an ophthalmologist who practices in Arcadia and Glendora, must accept or reject a plea bargain for allegedly touching two female employees. If no plea bargain is reached, his trial will begin July 14.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25868
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- July 7, 2003
- Pages
- p. A4
- Item ID
- 26068AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
The City of LaVerne has joined the Foothill Special Enforcement Team (FSET), a partnership of SWAT teams formed between Monrovia, Arcadia and Glendora. Officers with FSET are deployed to manage high risk incidents such as hostage situations, barricaded subjects and potentially dangerous arrests.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29738
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- October 19, 2005
- Pages
- p. A3
- Subjects
- Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
- Foothill Special Enforcement Team (FSET)
- Arcadia Police Department
- Partnerships
- Item ID
- 29923AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Last Tuesday's election showed that most of the San Gabriel Valley voted for Democrats--Governor-elect Jerry Brown and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. The majority of voters in Arcadia, Bradbury, Glendora, La Mirada, San Dimas and San Marino voted for the Republican candidates.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32225
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- November 7, 2010
- Pages
- p. A1, A4
- Subjects
- Elections--November 2, 2010
- Item ID
- 32424AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
San Gabriel Valley All-Star game ends season. The game was hosted by South Hills High School. Two longtime SGV coaches were inducted into the San Gabriel Valley Hall of Honor--Steve Gewecke of Alhambra and Dan Henley of Glendora. Gewecke had played for longtime Arcadia coach John Meiers.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36253
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- June 7, 2022
- Pages
- p. B2
- Subjects
- Coaches
- Gewecke, Steve
- Henley, Dan
- Meiers, John
- Sports
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
ELECTION 2020 - breaking down every area race - Voting: A look at who is on the ballots around the San Gabriel Valley, Whittier neighborhoods. So what’s going to be on the ballot? Congress Pasadena, Arcadia, Rosemead, Glendora and Claremont residents will choose between incumbent Judy Chu (D) and challenger Johnny Nalbandian (R) to represent the 27th District.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35829
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- November 1, 2020
- Pages
- p. A1
- Subjects
- Chu, Judy
- Elections-2020
- Nalbandian, Johnny
- United States Congress--House of Representatives
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Millions take part in annual earthquake drill called The Great Shake Out. From schools to food banks, Los Angeles County learned how to drop, cover, and hold. Municipalities whose local government employees participated include Arcadia, Glendale, Glendora, Culver City, Cudahy, Inglewood, Lakewood, Diamond Bar, Covina, Burbank, and many more.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36561
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- October 20, 2023
- Pages
- p. A3, A4
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Riders head to Pasadena, not Los Angeles. Ridership on the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension is surpassing expectations. The east Pasadena to Azusa/Glendora extension, which opened March 5 is carrying 4000-5000 riders on weekdays and 3800 to 4000 on Saturday and Sunday. 18 percent of the riders from Arcadia Station went to Pasadena. Other rider statistics are given.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34523
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- April 12, 2016
- Pages
- p. A1, A6
- Item ID
- 34715AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index