Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-21
THE HOTEL OAKw0OD.
Arcadia,s Pretty Hostelry Open for
the winter.

THE HOTEL OAKWOOD.
Arcadfa,s Pretty Hostelry Open for
the winter.
The San Gabriel valley is the gem Of
al creation, and the Santa Anita ranch
il in the heart of that valley, and the
prettiest spot in all its broad expanse. A
couple of years ago Mr.. E. J. Baldwin
laid out q townsite in the prettiest part
Of the ranch, which he called Arcadia.
Such views of mountain and valley, Of
farms and orchards, as Arcadia affords
are not to be had in the wide world else
where. For health the place is as re-
markable as for its views. The air is
perfect; the temperature is several de-
grees higher in the winter than at any
other point in the valley. And, as for
water, there is no such supply in the
county. It runs in rivers from the
mountain gorges, down granite beds as
clean as g cement pipe. The crystal
streams that debouch on the plains Just
above the hotel are as bright as star
beams in their purity.
At Arcadia Mr.. Baldwin put up one of
the prettiest country hotels in
the State. It is convenient to
the depot, and is surrounded
with ample grounds beautifully adorned
with flowers and shrubs. The hotel is
Of brick, we'll lighted, we'll ventilated.
with large, airy, sunny rooms, and it is
provided with all the very latest i'm
provements used in the best hotels of
She day. There are 35 rooms in the
hotel, and the building is surrounded by
wide verandas, and the grounds are pro-
vided with cement walks all through
them.
Each room is provided with hot and
cold water, fireplace and all the accom-
modations that minister to the comfort
of guests at the hotel.
The country all about is provided
with smooth roads that run up
to the mountains and into it's caflons, all
over the valley to the different towns,
including Los Angeles and Pasadena.
The San Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit
railroad and the Santa Fe main line pass
the doors of the hotel, providing numer.
ous trains and quick conveyance daily TO
the city or to any point of the valley
guests may wish to visit. 1t is only q
mile from Arcadia to Monrovia, and only
half as far to Sierra Madre. The place
is provided with all desirable convent
ences. There is telegraph Office, tele-
phone connection with Los Angeles and
other points. Wells, Fargo & Co. have
an Office at this point, and there is post
office. All these offices are in the Hotel
0akwood.
The house is furnished in the very best
manner in all respects. All the furni-
ture is new, and all the service up to the
highest level of 6ne city hotels. The
house is provided with gas in every
room.
When it comes to catering to the table
there are all the means at hand to secure
success. The great Baldwin ranch with
it's superb gardens lies all around Ar
cadia. So mild is the climate at Arcadia
that nearly all the vegetables that are
used in the modern cuisine operations
grow here all the year round. Green
peas, lima beans, fresh tomatoes, new
potatoes, fine cauliHower, celery and
other edible plants are produced in the
highest state of perfection, and all the
weeks of the fifty-two that constitute the
year. There will be sweet corn on the
ear gathered that day from the gardens
on the table at Christmas time and at
New Years Day, in February and in
cadia, but the Baldwin at San Francisco
also is supplied with fresh vegetables Just
gathered from the Santa Anita gardens.
all the winter months.
The hotel is furnished with one of the
finest bars in the State. Mr.. Baldwin's
wineries and distillery are on the ranch in
sight of the hotel. His wines and
brandies took all the prizes at the great
exposition at New Orleans. No other
exhibitor got anything until Mr.. Bald
win had made sweepstakes of all the
FIRST prizes. The bar is supplied from
the best vintages in the cellars and with
the best imported goods of all sorts.
Mr.. Baldwin has seen that the house
is in the hands of most
competent manager. He owns the
Taiiac House at Lake Tahoe,
in the mountains above Sacramento.
This is we'll known as one of the favorite
resorts of the Coast, where all the best
people OF San Francisco 60 each summer,
The lessee and manager of this house for
several years has been M. Lawrence. He
has fully met all the requirements of his
place. The Tallac is closed for the win
ter, and Mr.. Lawrence has leased the
Oakwood. He is in charge in person,
and giving his undivided attention to the
business. People from the East visiting
this section will find no such climate, no
such comfortable rooms, no such table,
no such attention, no such service, no
such views, no such sunshine, as at the
Oakwood. All one needs to do is try it to
become convinced that every statement