By an act of Congress in 1935 and through the efforts of Congressman John Hoeppel, the War Department redeeded the land to Los Angeles...

Arcadia County Park, first called Santa Anita Regional Park, was dedicated on July 4, 1938. It was a great celebration for the residents...

The Albert Perkins family lived in this house on West Lemon Avenue in 1919 before moving a number of years later to West Huntington...

Frank and Will Rudesill and Will’s wife, Lyde, were owners of the Southern California Iris Gardens, located at 836 West Huntington Drive...

This historic dwelling was built by E. J. (Lucky) Baldwin for his daughter, Anita in May of 1902. It was said that Baldwin brought...

Located on the south-west corner of First Avenue and St. Joseph Street (233 N. First Avenue) was the Mc Coy Building, the first...

In 1931, twenty men were put to work clearing brush along the foothills above Arcadia in preparation for the construction of a road that...

Arcadians were serious about the condition of their roads, and were particularly demanding because of the damage being done to their new...

AUTOS LEAP INTO CHASM Two automobiles, one only minutes behind the other, plunged yesterday evening into the unguarded chasm of the Santa...

During Mr. Millard’s term on City Council, he was involved in the planning and execution of Arcadia’s first City Hall. He was proud of...

William Millard set up a solar heating system on the southern roof of his two-story home in the mid 1930s. (The Day & Night Company, then...

William Millard was a racehorse man, and was racing his horses at Los Angeles (Ascot Race-Track) at the time it closed. When Baldwin...

William Millard, a resident of Arcadia, regularly purchased hay from Mr. Baldwin. On one business visit with him, Baldwin invited him up...

Elias Jackson Baldwin was born in Hamilton County, Ohio on April 3, 1828.He was of English heritage, his great, great grandfather came...

In 1925, the Santa Anita Hunt and Riding Club, housed in the old Ross Field Officers Headquarters on Huntington Drive, petitioned the...

Arcadia has three interesting and unusual street names. Wigwam was named for an orange juice stand that was located at 141 E. Foothill...

Contrary to popular belief, Longden Avenue was not named for the jockey, Johnnie Longden, but for Orray W. Longden a distinguished...

Looking west down Sunset Blvd. from Golden West after a rainstorm, one can see the rural nature of this section of the city. A newspaper...

Corporal Andres Duarte was granted 7,000 acres of land in 1841 and he named it “Rancho Azusa de Duarte.” (The name “Azusa” was derived...

This photograph gives us the view of Huntington Drive looking west from First Avenue toward Santa Anita Avenue. We get a partial look at...