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In This Issue El Monte - Temple City - Duarte - South El Monte - Monrovia - Sierra Madre - Arcadia - Rosemead - San Gabriel 117 years ago 39 residents of Arcadia voted to become an incorporated city In This issue July 27, 2020 Vol.3 No.7 On July 27, 1903, 39 residents of Arcadia voted to become an incorporated city. In honor of this anniversary, we’re sharing this 1941 map of Arcadia from our collection. In the early 1940s, the land that is now the Los Ange- les County Arboretum & Botanic Garden was owned by Harry Chandler (publisher of the LA Times) who bought it from Anita Baldwin in 1936. By 1947, at the urging of the Arboretum Committee of the Southern California Horticultural Institute, the State of California and County of Los Angeles jointly purchased 111 acres from Chandler to create an arboretum around Lucky Baldwin's home-site. Read up on more Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden history on our website: https://www.arboretum.org/explore-2/our-history/. Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Chronology ca. 500 B.C. A native village later identified by Hugo Reid as Aleupkigna (“place of many waters”) is established near the-natural lake on today’s site. 1771 Mission San Gabriel is founded. Native inhabitants are referred to as “Gabrielinos.” Ca. 1800 Rancho Santa Anita is established as an agricultural outpost of Mission San Gabriel. 1839 Don Perfecto Hugo Reid petitions for 3 square leagues (13,319 acres) of Rancho Santa Anita. He will re- ceive provisional title in 1841 and full title in 1845. 1840 Hugo Reid constructs “a house of stone” near the lake at Santa Anita. 1847 Henry Dalton purchases Rancho Santa Anita from Hugo Reid for $2,700. 1854 Dalton sells Rancho Santa Anita to Joseph Rowe for $33,000. 1858 Rowe sells Rancho Santa Anita at a loss to Albert Dibblee and William Corbitt 1865 William Wolfskill purchases 11,319 acres of Rancho Santa Anita for $20,000. 1872 William’s son Luis Wolfskill sells about 8,500 acres of Rancho Santa Anita, including the lakeside property, to Harris Newmark for $85,000. 1875 Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin purchases Rancho Santa Anita for $200,000. ca. 1877 Baldwin renovates the Hugo Reid Adobe, creating an 8-room, L-shaped home with a new wooden wing attached to the old adobe structure. ca. 1879 The red and white Coach Barn is constructed. ca. 1880 Baldwin imports peafowl from India to adorn his new Santa Anita property. 1885-86 The Cottage, Baldwin’s guesthouse, is completed on the shore of Baldwin Lake. ca. 1887 Lucky Baldwin deepens the lake basin by 10-12 feet and lines the perimeter with a granite boulder- WWW.CARDONMEDIA.COM topped wall. Continued on Page 2 July 27, 2020 San Gabriel Valley NOW WWW.SGVNOW.COM 2 Continued from Page 1 1890 The Santa Anita Depot is constructed at today’s Colorado Blvd. and Old Ranch Rd. using Baldwin-manufactured bricks. 1909 Lucky Baldwin dies of pneumonia in his Adobe home. 1912 Anita Baldwin constructs her own 50-room home, Anoakia, at the corner of today’s Baldwin Ave. and Foothill Blvd. 1936 Anita Baldwin sells the remaining 1,300 acres of Rancho Santa Anita to Harry Chandler of the Los Angeles Times. 1936-47 Chandler’s real estate organization, Rancho Santa Anita, Inc. undertakes subdivision of the old ranch lands. 1947 With urging from Dr. Samuel Ayres’ Arboretum Committee of the Southern California Horticultural Institute, the State of California and County of Los Angeles jointly purchase 111 acres from Rancho Santa Anita, Inc. to create an arboretum around the Baldwin home-site (deed granted Feb. 17; recorded Oct. 2). 1948 The California Arboretum Foundation is incorporated as a non-profit organization to sublease and administer the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum (Feb. 20). 1948 Dr. Frans Verdoorn is hired as the first Director of the Arboretum (Oct. 1). Dr. Verdoorn secures the first 1,000 volumes for an Arboretum library. George Spalding is hired as Arboretum horticulturist. 1949 An Historical Committee is created under Susanna Bryant Dakin to oversee the restoration of the historic buildings on The Arboretum grounds. 1949 The first Arbor Day ceremony is held at The Arboretum with the planting of a holly oak near the Coach Barn. 1949 Los Angeles County purchases a 9-acre, 200-foot wide strip along the eastern boundary (Baldwin Ave.) from Rancho Santa Anita, Inc. to cre- ate an esplanade and parking area. 1949 Pre-fabricated wooden buildings are erected on the grounds at the Old Ranch Rd. gate. The larger serves as an administration building/library and the other is the caretaker’s residence. 1949 The first Arboretum greenhouse with adjoining lath house is constructed in today’s African section. 1949 All plants growing on the grounds are inventoried and mounted specimens are made for Herbarium files. 1950 A Master Plan created by Harry Sims Bent is adopted by the County of Los Angeles and the California Arboretum Foundation. 1950 Dr. Russell Seibert is appointed Director of the Arboretum (June 1). 1950 County capital improvements include removal of trees from road areas, grading of roadways around the lake and west acres, and re- positioning of the lake outlet from south to north. 1950 An official weather station is established on The Arboretum grounds. 1950 Test plantings of Eucalyptus and Acacia are established in today’s Australian section. 1950 Los Angeles County contributes $34,000 toward an Arboretum research program for testing, propagation and introduction of new species and varieties of plants from worldwide sources. 1950 Volume 1, No. 1 of LASCA Leaves, an Arboretum quarterly journal, is issued (October). 1951 The first permanent plantings on The Arboretum grounds are initiated with some 1,000 trees. 1951 County capital improvements include grading the remainder of the major road system and installation of water main and sewage lines. 1951 The new Baldwin Avenue alignment is set; through access from Colorado Blvd. to Huntington Dr. will be available within a year. 1952 Restoration of the Queen Anne Cottage begins under the direction of the Historical Committee. It will be completed in 1953. 1953 The California Arboretum Foundation relinquishes direct management of The Arboretum to Los Angeles County, which establishes a new Department of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens to administer the property (July 1). 1953 Two additional parcels of land are purchased along Baldwin Ave. to bring the Arboretum to its present 127 acres. 1953 The first greenhouse is constructed for the new nursery/propagation area in the northeast corner of The Arboretum. 1953 The first wing of the Service building is begun. The complex will be completed in 1955. 1954 Photograph and slide files are begun. 1954 A hedge of bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii) is planted along the Baldwin Ave. fence as a sight and sound barrier. 1954 Public restrooms are completed at the Baldwin Ave. entrance. 1955 The Arboretum is formally opened to the public (Jan. 9), though tours are available on Sundays only at first. 1955 The Herb Garden is laid out by members of the Herb Society of America, Southern California unit. 1955 Director Seibert resigns. Dr. William Stewart becomes the new Arboretum Director. 1956 Color postcards of Baldwin Lake, the Queen Anne Cottage, the Coach Barn and the Jungle area are sold by CAF. 1956 The Herb Society of America plants a Victorian Rose Garden not far from the Herb Garden. 1956 The Annual and Perennial test and display garden is laid out in semi-circular beds in the west acres (today’s Meadowbrook). 1956 Archaeological work is begun in the Hugo Reid Adobe courtyard. The project will continue through 1958. 1956 California State Assembly Bill #430 authorizes the Arboretum to distribute new plant introductions at cost to commercial nurseries. 1956 Storm drains are completed underground across the entry (Bauer Pool) lawn. 1956 The Administration building and Gatehouse complex is completed. 1956 The Arboretum is opened to the public on a 7-day a week basis (December). 1957 The first 3 of 4 orchid greenhouses are constructed just west of the service area. Continued on Page 4 July 27, 2020 San Gabriel Valley NOW WWW.SGVNOW.COM 8 July 27, 2020 San Gabriel Valley NOW WWW.SGVNOW.COM 4 1957 Avocados, ornamental figs and an economic fruit orchard are added to Tallac Knoll plantings. Continued from page 2 1957 A formal Youth Education program is initiated with Saturday and after school classes for children. 1957 A formal Adult Education program begins in the fall. with eight classes taught by staff members. Subscribe to the San Gabriel Valley NOW digital newspaper to receive it in 1957 A school field tour program is begun using staff as guides. your inbox for FREE!! 1957 A system of grid markers is installed throughout The Arboretum at 200-foot intervals to facilitate a complete mapping of the grounds. 1957 Research topics include plant introductions, fire retardant plants, smog and plants, turf grasses, oak root fungus, and experiments with gibberellic acids. 1957 The Arboretum presents its first plant introduction, Felicia amelloides “Santa Anita” (a blue marguerite daisy). Plant introductions will continue on a yearly basis through 1991 1958 Sunset Home Demonstration Gardens are dedicated (May). 1958 The Lucky Baldwin Coach Barn is restored by the State of California. 1959 The Southern California chapter of the American Begonia Society donates a glasshouse for the Arboretum begonia collection. 1959 The Library/Lecture Hall complex is completed. 1959 The Biblical Garden atop Tallac Knoll is completed. 1959 Reconstruction of the Hugo Reid Adobe is undertaken by the State of California. Four native kiys are part of the project.
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