Arcadia Where Ranch and City Meet

Pat McAdam, Sandy Snider

ISBN 10: 0960639004 / ISBN 13: 9780960639007

Published by Friends of the Arcadia Public Library, 1981

About this Item

200 pages including an index. Illustrated throughout with photos, maps, drawings, and facsimiles. Map endboards. Inscribed on the title page and signed by both authors in pen. A nicely detailed history of Arcadia, from its beginnings with the Baldwin Ranch to the building of the town, cityhood, and the Baldwin legacy. Chapters include history through the decades. In Near Fine condition. Pages clean and bright, spine and binding solid and straight. In a dust jacket that shows a bit of rubbing to the corner tips and fade to teh spine. Long out of print and a fine book for any Arcadia township or California history. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. We accept all major credit cards and paypal. Additional photos emailed upon request.

Seller Inventory # 10-14-11 B28-2

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Arcadia Where Ranch and City Meet
• Publisher: Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0960639004
• ISBN 13: 9780960639007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY
  • SIGNED FIRST EDITION
  • TOWNSHIP HISTORY

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Synopsis

If a picture tells a thousand words, Arcadia: Where Ranch and City Meet will have done its job well. This photo history of the city of Arcadia chronicles man's changing use of the land he calls home. Elias Jackson (lucky) Baldwin began the transition form ranch to city land when in the 1880's he made his first subdivisions in the sprawling Baldwin Ranch. Orange groves dominated the landscape for years, however, and tourists came by the thousands to enjoy the scenic wonders of the ranch which then overshadowed a fledgling Arcadia town-site to the east. With its incorporation in 1903, Arcadia began to vie for attention. As mayor, Lucky Baldwin over saw a city condemned by many as "a gambling hell and booze pleasure park," a city with an acclaimed racetrack and one where saloons and roadhouses outnumbered schools, churches and general stores combined. The Pacific Electric heralded in creasing sub-urbanization, though, and with the death of Baldwin in 1909, a new city image took shape. This book illustrated the rich history of Arcadia with pictures and stories.