Arthur William Reese (1872-1956) was a railroad agent who lived in Burbank for decades. The Missouri native came first to Monrovia in 1892. He had a few rough years, getting his fingers crushed while coupling rail cars and then being divorced by his first wife Pearl, who accused him of non-support and “insane jealousy”. (She got custody of their two kids, but it appears they maintained a close relationship with Dad.) Reese and his second wife Frances (1879-1927) moved to Burbank in 1914 and built a home on Palm Avenue, where they spent the rest of their lives – his longer than hers, obviously. Although the couple bought and sold land all over town, Reese Place, named in 1922, was actually on land owned by John and Alice Parish.
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