Currently celebrating its 100th Anniversary, the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce traces its original roots to a group known as the Board of...

Chartered by the National Assistance League in 1954, the original 10 members held meetings in their homes but as the group grew, the...

Our next series of Historical Tid Bits will share how different organizations have contributed to our Arcadia Community. Several have...

Since the beginning of the dream of an Arboretum, it has grown and addressed issues of how to not only be a place of beauty, but a place...

In October, 1966, Maria Stewart, wife of Arboretum Director Bill Stewart, recruited eighteen friends to volunteer their time with...

Susanna Bryant Dakin (1905-1966) was widely and affectionately admired as one who did great good in a quiet way. Her talents were many...

Samuel Ayres had an idea that caught fire and the result was the development in Southern California of an Arboretum in Arcadia. He...

In 1890, “Lucky” Baldwin gave the Santa Fe Railroad the right-of-way on his property on the condition that in addition to the Arcadia...

No avian species is more familiar to the Arboretum visitor than the peafowl, which roam freely throughout the grounds. Three pair were...

“Lucky” Baldwin treated his prize Thoroughbred horses more tenderly than some people treat their children. His Coach Barn, built in...

500BC A native village later identified by Hugo Reid as Aleupkigna (place of many waters) is established near the natural lake on today’s...

Baldwin Lake is the aesthetic and spatial centerpiece of the Arboretum. The Lake and its surrounding environs provided a central...

Tom McGah’s 1956 grid map, in 200 foot square quadrants, allowed for the recording of every plant on the Arboretum property. Originally...

He was ambitious, hard-working and resented the name “Lucky.” He came from humble, poor pioneer parents in the Ohio wilderness. He always...

Native Americans from the Stone Age Shoshone era, or Aleupkigna/Gabrielinos as they have become known, settled the land that the...

The Adobe is the oldest historic structure at the Arboretum. It is the earthen building beside Baldwin Lake. Most likely it was the site...

In 1833, secularization of the Missions opened vast acreage to private ownership under the new Mexican government’s policy of land...

Eighty years ago, a missionary dispatched from Arcadia Methodist church decided to remain in the war zone during the atrocity of Nanjing...

Arcadia Public Library celebrates the 140th anniversary of John Muir’s first visit to Southern California with a special presentation on...

Lucky Baldwin Poker Tournament and Dinner by Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation TICKETS: $150 – $25,000 Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation...