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40 Ridge Avenue off Panoramic Highway Mill Valley California 94941
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| A Brief History of ... |
| Muir Woods Park Community Association |
| It was mud and dust that started the whole thing. Six inches of mud in the winter and six inches of dust in the summer blanketed Panoramic Highway (named Marin View Avenue back then). As the summer of 1935 progressed, the early residents on Throckmorton Ridge were choking on the thick clouds of dust churned up by tourists driving up the mountain now that the famous narrow gauge railway no longer ran up Mount Tamalpais. |
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The pioneering residents of the neighborhood determined to take collective action to get the road paved, and in September 1935 they formed the Muir Woods Park Improvement Association to pressure the County of Marin to get that job done. The MWPIA was originally incorporated as a nonprofit organization in January, 1937. In 1996 we re-incorporated as the Muir Woods Park Community Association. This was just the first of many successful battles fought by this group to improve and protect the neighborhood. It was for many years the largest improvement association in Marin County – one long recognized by the County Supervisors as a power to contend with. The community struggles, activities and achievements have included: |
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Mail delivery |
| • | School and Greyhound bus service on Panoramic |
| • | Natural gas piped to all homes on the mountain |
| • | Becoming our own voting precinct |
| • | Garbage collection |
| • | Road improvements, including paving Ridge Avenue |
| • | Defeating an ordinance prohibiting owners from repairing their property |
| • | Defeating a spot zone attempt at Four Corners to allow a gas station |
| • | More than doubling the number of fire hydrants on the mountain |
| • | Volunteer fire brigade |
| • | Zoning modifications to quarter acre, half acre and full acre lot sizes |
| • | Supporting acquisitions of parklands to gain open space |
| • | Defending the parklands against excessive exploitation |
| • | Developing a far-sighted master plan for proper land management |
| • | Festive potlucks, parties and special events for the community |
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Getting Highway 1 repaired and reopened following the 1989 earthquake |
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For
the past seventy-two years the MWPCA has brought together the
strong-willed individuals of the mountain to defend, protect and
improve the community and surrounding parklands. It promises to
continue these good works with your dedicated participation.
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