On Sunday June 16, the Arcadia Historical Society unveiled a bronze plaque on the front of the Cuccia/Quint Educational Building on the...

A Special Session of the City Council was held on September 1, 1927. The motion before the Council was: “If the deeds to both Huntington...

Prior to 1922 little thought had been given to the control of flood waters that could devastate the city, its streets and low lying...

In 1917, plans for a city hall were formulated, completed and accepted in November 1917. Originally the building was to be built on a...

In 1915, The City bought baseball suits for the city team in the amount of $65.00. Trustees reminded the players that the suits belonged...

In March 1905, Baldwin announced that he would be holding dog and rabbit races on his ranch property. These races had been held in the...

Some time after Baldwin’s Santa Anita racetrack was closed (1909), rodeos were frequently held at the vacant facility. This activity...

The Hastings Ranch, an area in the northeastern part of Pasadena, is a part of the original Santa Anita Rancho and has an interesting...

Lucky Baldwin’s vast financial resources enabled him to purchase the beautiful Santa Anita Rancho. Now, he could develop property using...

One of the most astonishing theatrical productions ever conceived in San Francisco was “The Passion.” It was the story of Christ’s...

Growing up as a teenager in Indiana, Baldwin won the friendships of Jeremiah (Jerry) Garoutte and Schuyler Colfax. Jerry “went out west”...

This market complex was completed in 1929 on the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue. It was one of the first such...

The Nagel Garage was located on the southwest corner of Baldwin Ave. and Duarte Rd. behind the Ericsson’s Pharmacy. John Nagle is on the...

The Ericsson’s Pharmacy, located on the southwest corner of two busy streets in the West Arcadia business district, was the hub of...

“The Rig is up and Machinery Installed.” This headline called attention to the highly publicized oil venture that was consuming many...

In the 1920s, poultry and rabbit productions were among the largest of Arcadia’s industries. (Arcadia was considered the egg capitol of...

Anita began to dismantle the Anoakia Breeding Farm in 1921. It seems that this business became more of an expensive hobby than a...

Thoroughbred, Arabian and Percheron horses, Mammoth Jacks and Jennets, Holstein-Triesian cattle, and Berkshire and Poland-China swine...

In her Anoakia Breeding Farm catalogue (1916), Anita gave an excellent review of the workings and output of her dairy. It produced the...

Anita Baldwin was a very generous person, but in many cases, did not want her generosity revealed. One instance, in particular, was the...