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James Dobson, a previous Arcadia resident, founded the nonprofit Christian ministryFocus on the Family in the city in 1977. Its original office still stands on the south side ofFoothill Blvd. Focus grew to larger quarters in the city, and in intervening yearsexpanded to Monrovia for warehouse space before moving out of Arcadia completely in1990.In the late 1990s, Native American activists threatened to sue Arcadia High School overits use of the "Apache" mascot. The high school's use of Native American symbols,including an "Apache Joe" mascot, the Pow Wow school newspaper, the "Apache News"television program, the "Smoke Signals" news bulletin boards, the school's auxilaryteam's marching "Apache Princesses" and opposing football team fans' "Scalp theApaches" signs were viewed by these Native American activists and many Arcadiacommunity members as being offensive. The school consulted with Native Americangroups and made some concessions but refused to change the mascot. Some residents ofArcadia, who are former students at the school and have Native American ancestory, donot take offense to the school's use of these symbols.In August 2000, the 1912 mansion and 19 acre (77,000 m²) estate of Anoakia, the oldestremaining private property in the city, was bulldozed to clear space for 31 luxury homes,which would come to be derided by many as McMansions. The estate, which oncebelonged to the daughter of city founder Elias "Lucky" Baldwin, featured numerous oneof-a-kindarchitectural features and a structure whose facade was a replica of ThomasJefferson's Monticello.Further reading: Pat McAdam and Sandy Snider: Arcadia: Where Ranch and City Meet.Published by "Friends of the Arcadia Public Library", 1981, ISBN 0-9606390-0-4.Online edition"Visions of Arcadia: A Centennial Anthology", 2003, ISBN 0-931995-01-9, edited andpublished by Gary Kovacic is a collection of 130 essays and over 90 historic photographsabout life in Arcadia that was unveiled on August 5, 2003, the city’s 100th birthday.Arcadia in popular cultureThe famous Route 66, immortalized in song and literature, passes through Arcadia, whereit is known as Huntington Drive. Running parallel to and about a mile south of the 210freeway, it cuts across the middle section of Arcadia.The city is mentioned by Jack Kerouac in his novel On The Road: Sal, the protagonist, isrun out of town by a group of hostile teens when he stops for food at a local drive-inrestaurant with a young Mexican woman. The vignette demonstrates the intolerance andracism prevalent in many places during 1950s America. The drive-in restaurant may bebased on Carpenter's, located on Route 66 next to Santa Anita Racetrack.In a motel located in Arcadia across the street from Santa Anita Racetrack, author HunterS. Thompson wrote much of his infamous novel, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in the