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COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 19, NO. 49
George Fasching Leads Campaign to Get Denny’s to Fire Up Historic Van De Camp Windmill BY TERRY MILLER
The original Van de Kamp windmill, seen here on Monday evening at sundown, may soon be in motion again if George Fasching has anything to say about it, and he does.
Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakery, founded in 1915, was a Los Angeles institution for much of the twentieth century. Its trademark Dutch windmill appeared on its bakeries
and coffee shops across the region, but today only one windmill survives intact, atop a Denny’s on the corner of Huntington and Santa Anita avenues. According to LA Con-
servancy, the building was completed in 1967 and was designed by Pasadena architects Harold Bissner and Harold Zook. It features a large update of the company’s Dutch windmill sitting
Santa Anita’s Gold Line Bridge Dedicated Tuesday Night
atop the building’s circular folded-plate roof. You have to hand it to former Mayor of Arcadia, George Fasching: Not only does he keep our horseless carriages shining brightly
our community pride, running for political office, mildmannered George Fasching knows you have to go to the top of the food chain to get SEE PAGE 22
$80K for Street Striping, El Niño Preparedness, Youth Council BY JOE TAGLIERI
BY TERRY MILLER The City Council and other VIPs braved the cool night air Tuesday to dedicate a special bridge built by the taxpayers of Arcadia thanks to Measure A. Mayor Kovacic pointed out that this bridge was an absolute necessity unless one wanted crossing stop lights “every five minutes on Santa Anita Avenue - in perpetuity.” The Gold Line Grade Separation Bond Citizen Oversight Committee was also on hand for the event. The colorful lights will fluctuate and hopefully not confuse drivers as they pass
while en-route to a Day at The Races, but he’s always on top of what is good for the business community atlarge, specifically downtown Arcadia. Whether its polishing
- Photo by Terry Miller
under the Gold Line bridge, which will be seeing pas-
– Photo by Terry Miller
senger trains running next March.
The Arcadia City Council on Tuesday approved nearly $80,000 for annual upgrades to pavement markings. In addition to green-lighting the establishment of a local youth advisory panel, members also received an update from the county on preparing for the upcoming rainy season. Each year the city repaints traffic lanes and crosswalks on all major thoroughfares and streets adjacent to schools in the summer when classes are not in session, according to a city staff report. Less trafficked roads, called SEE PG. 19
El Niño reached a record weekly high in mid-November and hasn't let up since. - Photo Courtesy NOAA