The Ice House was an important facility in the 1920s. Consumers picked up their blocks of ice every few days, or had them delivered to...

On Duarte Road, west of Baldwin Avenue and just outside Arcadia’s city limits, stood an old brick reservoir. The congregation of the...

Development of West Arcadia began in about 1916 when large tracts of land were placed on the market for approximately $1500 per acre....

On the southwest corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive, one of the country’s first drive-in markets was opened in 1929. It was...

Arcadia’s first theater was a brick and stucco building located at 42-22 East Huntington Drive. It served the community for about twenty...

Arcadia’s first church was built on the northeast corner of Falling Leaf Avenue (Huntington Drive) and Santa Anita Avenue in 1918 and was...

Huntington Drive was first named Falling Leaf Avenue by Lucky Baldwin and Hirum Unruh when Arcadia was developed in 1887. The name change...

In July 1935, The Arcadia Tribune reported that plans for the establishment of a “top-notch” polo field would be established in the 74...

A plan for the development of the San Gabriel Valley was published in 1929 by the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission. In it...

In 1926 when air travel became important, it was necessary to find airport locations, particularly in the eastern part of Los Angeles. A...

Alhambra was one of the first to transport passengers, operate a flying school and begin U.S. Airmail service. The Monrovia Airport, also...

Ultimately, the Army no longer needed Ross Field and only a skeleton crew remained. The land was ideal for use as an airport, and in the...

A recreation center included a swimming pool that was once one of Baldwin’s early reservoirs. The center included an officers’ clubhouse,...

Stables from Baldwin’s racetrack became storehouses and barracks. The command headquarters, officers’ quarters, a hospital and machine...

Shortly after World War I was declared on April 6, 1917, the War Department negotiated with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors...

The intersection of Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road, with 4-way stop signs, as it appeared in the 1920s. The gasoline station is located...

Hiram Unruh was a city councilman, a mayor, Baldwin’s ranch manager, and active in community affairs as well. Folks took notice of...

This photograph appeared in an Arcadia newspaper in the 1930s, a part of a feature story of the city’s history. The corner pictured is...

Dewey Butler’s Corn Stand This popular vegetable stand (circa 1920 – 1930) was located in the proximity of the Baldwin home’s East Gate....

Neighborhood “Pocket Parks” were also Past Recreation Director John Panatier’s idea. Today Arcadia has numerous such parks throughout the...