The Wilderness Park Project was undertaken by John Panatier, Arcadia’s Recreation Director from 1955 to 1970. Mr. Panatier believed that...

Prior to its development as a park, this land was the site of “Ross Field,” the World War I Balloon School. Anita Baldwin sold her...

In 1908, Mayor Baldwin sold 4 acres of land at the corner of Second Avenue and Falling Leaf Avenue (Huntington Drive) to the city for $...

After World War II, building restrictions eased in Arcadia and the school district began the construction of new schools.  Between 1945...

No longer satisfied with the school being housed in a packing shed, Arcadia’s parents wanted a “real school building” for their children....