A boy and girl are shown with live Easter bunnies, with two men and four other children standing around. Hugo Reid statue is in the background at Arcadia County Park. Hugo Reid Statue has since moved to a location between the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage and the Arcadia Community Center. Photograph by Paul Kennedy, Arcadia, CA.
A crowd, mostly of children, looks on from bleachers at Arcadia Recreation Department event, featuring a cowboy on a horse, perhaps a rodeo demonstration, on a baseball field. Photograph by Paul Kennedy Studios, Arcadia, CA.
A boy and a girl pose, each with an egg, standing behind crates, while a crowd looks on at Arcadia Recreation Department Easter egg event. San Gabriel Mountains in the background. Photograph by Paul Kennedy, Arcadia, CA.
A crowd, mostly of children, looks on from bleachers at Arcadia Recreation Department event, featuring a cowboy doing rope tricks atop a horse, perhaps a rodeo demonstration on a baseball field. Photograph by Paul Kennedy Studios, Arcadia, CA.
A crowd, mostly of children, looks on from bleachers at Arcadia Recreation Department event featuring a cowboy doing rope tricks with both hands, and a horse, perhaps a rodeo demonstration, on a baseball field. Photograph by Paul Kennedy Studios, Arcadia, CA.
Full length view of Hugo Reid Family statue (Reid, wife Victoria Reid, and two children) at Arcadia County Park. Swings are in the background. This was before the statue was moved to the Gilb Museum. Photograph by Terry Miller.
Another view of Hugo Reid Family statue at Arcadia County Park. Swings are in the background. This was before the statue was moved to the Gilb Museum. Photograph by Terry Miller.
Another view of Hugo Reid Family statue at Arcadia County Park. Swings are in the background. This was before the statue was moved to the Gilb Museum. Photograph by Terry Miller.
Full length view of Hugo Reid Family statue (of Reid, wife Victoria Reid, and two children) including the base showing an ox and cart and horse, at Arcadia County Park. Swings are in the background. This was before the statue was moved to the Gilb Museum. Photograph by Terry Miller.
Closer up view of Hugo Reid Family statue, showing the faces of the family, at Arcadia County Park. Swings are in the background. This was before the statue was moved to the Gilb Museum. Photograph by Terry Miller.
The Arcadia County Park swimming pool will be closed for the summer, to be demolished and rebuilt at a later date. The pool is 70 years old and officially known as the Norman S. Johnson Aquatic Center. On July 19, a chlorine spill sent 17 children to the hospital. The repairs would cost $80,000, so the County chose to not reopen the pool for the three weeks left of this summer.
The 37-acre Arcadia County Park, which costs the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department $234,000 a year to operate, may be fenced off and "abandoned" if the Department is forced to slash 25% of its budget.
View across dry grass field toward fenced area with two cows grazing. A house with some outbuildings appears in center background. Flood control label indicates it is along Santa Anita Wash.
The 9th annual "Remembering Our Veterans and Their Families" event was held at Arcadia County Park to honor our soldiers. Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich attended.
A photo with a caption shows the Hugo Reid statue's move from Los Angeles County Park to a place outside the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum. The statue is of Hugo Reid, his wife Victoria Reid, her children, and the family dog.
The cause of the excess chlorine in the Arcadia County Park swimming pool that sent 17 children to the hospital on July 19 was found to be human error. Workers at the pool mistakenly primed the chemical pump twice, allowing up to 20 extra gallons of chlorine into the water.