This residence was probably built in the 1920s.  The Cuccia family owned a peach orchard covering 60 acres, extending from Lovell to...

In 1924, Prince Erik of Denmark married the Booth lumber fortune heiress of Canada and came to Arcadia to live.  He bought 8 acres of...

Known over the years as ”The Mellon House,” this interesting ranch type house is over 104 years old having been built in 1913. It has a...

Mike Vercillo added this bit of information about Arcadia’s Pastoral Scene: “I love this picture. It is the area that currently...

It is easy to pass by the small building at 1424 South Baldwin Avenue and not realize its  interesting history. The Serbian Orthodox...

The first firefighter to give his life fighting a fire in Arcadia was Jerry Lee Broadwell.  He died on August 22, 1975 of burns received...

In April 1909 the White City Saloon was completely destroyed by fire because the city did not have proper fire fighting equipment. ...

On its dark and dusty streets, Arcadia’s saloons and gambling halls were open 24 hours a day for the gaming crowds, and drunkenness,...

A report in a 1903 edition of the Los Angeles Times stated that Baldwin sought incorporation of his Arcadia township to avoid paying road...

In 1903, Baldwin decided to incorporate Arcadia, to give it a government with tax money of its own.  An election was held on July 27,...

Patrolman Albert Matthies observed a parked car, without lights, on a side street in Arcadia on the evening of July 18, 1927. He left his...

This Medical Clinic was built on the southwest corner of First Avenue and Bonita Street in 1925, and is a good example of the Art Deco...

A motion picture theater, “Arcadia Theatre,” was built at 42-44 E. Huntington Drive and was the city’s first real theater.  As it was...

“The Fleeta,” Arcadia’s first apartment complex, was built in 1935 by William F. Gettle. Mr. Gettle was a successful businessman who had...

This newspaper plant was built in 1930 as the headquarters of the Arcadia News and the Arcadia Journal. It was located next to Arcadia’s...

In 2011, the Arcadia Historical Society placed a “History Lives Here” Marker on The Derby site to commemorate its history as being one of...

The Southern California Gas Company building is one of Arcadia’s oldest remaining business buildings, built in 1927.  When the Southern...

Harris Newmark, first placed sheep on the land in 1872 when he purchased the land for $85,000. At that time there was good money in the...

Baldwin acquired adjoining ranches and merged them into the Santa Anita until he had about 54,000 acres. Parts of the ranch were planted...

This general store served the employees of the ranch, residents of surrounding communities and the village of Sierra Madre. It was...