Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Currently celebrating its 100th Anniversary, the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce traces its original roots to a group known as the Board of...
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- Oct 7, 2021
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Assistance League of Arcadia
Chartered by the National Assistance League in 1954, the original 10 members held meetings in their homes but as the group grew, the...
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- Sep 27, 2021
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Arcadia Historical Tid Bits- Coming Soon
Our next series of Historical Tid Bits will share how different organizations have contributed to our Arcadia Community. Several have...
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- Sep 23, 2021
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The Arboretum: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
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...
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- Sep 13, 2021
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Los Voluntarios
In October, 1966, Maria Stewart, wife of Arboretum Director Bill Stewart, recruited eighteen friends to volunteer their time with...
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- Sep 6, 2021
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Susanna Bryant Dakin: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Susanna Bryant Dakin (1905-1966) was widely and affectionately admired as one who did great good in a quiet way. Her talents were many...
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- Aug 31, 2021
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Dr. Samuel Ayres Jr. : Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Samuel Ayres had an idea that caught fire and the result was the development in Southern California of an Arboretum in Arcadia. He...
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- Aug 23, 2021
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Santa Anita Depot
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...
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- Aug 17, 2021
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Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden Peafowl
No avian species is more familiar to the Arboretum visitor than the peafowl, which roam freely throughout the grounds. Three pair were...
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- Aug 12, 2021
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Coach Barn: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
“Lucky” Baldwin treated his prize Thoroughbred horses more tenderly than some people treat their children. His Coach Barn, built in...
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- Aug 3, 2021
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Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden History of Ownership
500BC A native village later identified by Hugo Reid as Aleupkigna (place of many waters) is established near the natural lake on today’s...
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- Aug 3, 2021
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Baldwin Lake @ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Baldwin Lake is the aesthetic and spatial centerpiece of the Arboretum. The Lake and its surrounding environs provided a central...
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- Jul 29, 2021
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Queen Anne Cottage: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Tom McGah’s 1956 grid map, in 200 foot square quadrants, allowed for the recording of every plant on the Arboretum property. Originally...
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
He was ambitious, hard-working and resented the name “Lucky.” He came from humble, poor pioneer parents in the Ohio wilderness. He always...
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- Jul 12, 2021
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Aleupkigna (place of many waters)
Native Americans from the Stone Age Shoshone era, or Aleupkigna/Gabrielinos as they have become known, settled the land that the...
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- Jul 12, 2021
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The Adobe
The Adobe is the oldest historic structure at the Arboretum. It is the earthen building beside Baldwin Lake. Most likely it was the site...
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- Jul 12, 2021
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Hugo and Victoria Reid
In 1833, secularization of the Missions opened vast acreage to private ownership under the new Mexican government’s policy of land...
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- Oct 18, 2017
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Monument to commemorate Dr. Robert O. Wilson
Eighty years ago, a missionary dispatched from Arcadia Methodist church decided to remain in the war zone during the atrocity of Nanjing...
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- Aug 11, 2017
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John Muir, From Yosemite to Arcadia
Arcadia Public Library celebrates the 140th anniversary of John Muir’s first visit to Southern California with a special presentation on...
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- Apr 5, 2017
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LA Arboretum: Lucky Baldwin Poker Tournament – 6/10/2017
Lucky Baldwin Poker Tournament and Dinner by Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation TICKETS: $150 – $25,000 Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation...
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