Looking East on Huntington Drive in 1927
This photograph shows Huntington Drive in 1927, looking east toward Monrovia from Santa Anita Avenue. On the left is Arcadia’s only...
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- Feb 5, 2018
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Foothill Blvd in 1929
Foothill Blvd was originally named White Oak (1882) and was one of two routes that ran east to west through the region, the other being...
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- Jan 29, 2018
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Early Arcadia on Baldwin Avenue in 1922
This scene is of Baldwin Avenue in 1922, looking north from about 300 feet south of Duarte Road. Bruce Wetmore’s property is on the left...
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- Jan 22, 2018
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Early Santa Anita Avenue
Santa Anita Avenue was named by E. J. Baldwin, and was first noted in 1883 on maps of the Santa Anita Tracts that advertised the sale of...
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- Jan 15, 2018
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Parker Lyon “Runs” for President of the United States
To our knowledge no other Arcadian has thrown “his hat into the ring” and run for the office of President of the Untied States. But,...
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- Jan 8, 2018
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O.D. Harris Home
Purchased in 1925, the house located at 12 E. Colorado Blvd., on the northeast side of the Santa Anita-Colorado intersection, was long...
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- Jan 1, 2018
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William Parker Lyon was a big, colorful character and as intriguing as the collection he amassed at
William Parker Lyon was a big, colorful character and as intriguing as the collection he amassed at his Pony Express Museum. A man born...
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- Dec 25, 2017
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Pony Express Museum was an instant success
The Pony Express Museum was an instant success and drew record crowds until its closure in 1955. In 1939, Mr. Lyon purchased an...
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- Dec 19, 2017
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The Pony Express Museum
William Parker Lyon created the first Pony Express Museum in San Marino after making a fortune from his Lyon Van & Storage Company. His...
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- Dec 11, 2017
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Arcadia Elk’s Lodge
A plaque on the east side of the Elk’s Lodge at 27 W. Huntington Drive, just west of Santa Anita Avenue, commemorates the building’s...
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- Dec 4, 2017
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Arcadia’s First Schoolhouse Celebrates 110th
Arcadia’s first schoolhouse was built in 1907 on First Avenue and California. It became inadequate and was replaced with a new facility...
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- Nov 29, 2017
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The Jasper Teague Estate
In the 1920s, on South Santa Anita Avenue was located the Jasper Teague estate. Jasper Newton Teague was known as the “Cauliflower King,’...
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- Nov 20, 2017
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The Burnell Oaks Estate
This estate, located almost directly across Foothill Blvd. from Clara’s estate, was built in 1910 by George Winship. (It is said that he...
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- Nov 13, 2017
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Anoakia, Anita Baldwin’s Estate
In 1913, Anita Baldwin built a three story, fifty-room mansion located on nineteen acres at the northeast corner of Baldwin Avenue and...
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- Nov 6, 2017
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Clara Baldwin Stocker’s Home
One of Arcadia oldest homes known as “Twin Oaks,” remains occupied today, and is in excellent condition. Located in the 200 block on West...
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- Oct 31, 2017
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Anita Baldwin Sells Baldwin Ranch Acreage
In 1936, Anita Baldwin sold 1,300 acres of the Baldwin Ranch to Harry Chandler who represented a real estate syndicate. The sale included...
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- Oct 25, 2017
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Parts of the Baldwin Ranch Become the “Upper Rancho” and “Baldwin Stocker Acres”
Anita owned ninety-three acres north of Foothill Blvd. west of Baldwin Avenue and east of Michillinda Avenue, land that was not within...
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- Oct 16, 2017
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Clara Baldwin Stocker’s Land is Acquired
In 1923, the Cook Woodley Company acquired the title to a large parcel of Clara Baldwin Stocker’s land. This land extended from White Oak...
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- Oct 15, 2017
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Arcadia’s Growth continues following WWI
The end of WWI in 1918 brought about renewed growth of large portions in Arcadia. The first tract that was developed after the war was...
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- Oct 2, 2017
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Arcadia Begins to Grow
Arcadia began its first growing period in 1912 when 300 acres between 1st and 10thAvenues and, on the south, Duarte Road and today’s...
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