
“By Gads! This must be paradise,” is the expression famously attributed to Lucky Baldwin in 1875 upon first seeing the land that would, years later, become the City of Arcadia. Arcadia’s founding father, Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin, will be honored for his pioneering and visionary contributions to Arcadia and the San Gabriel Valley with a bronze statue entitled “A Dawn in the West” that will be unveiled and dedicated on Tuesday, … [Read more...]










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