The motto of the Lyon Park Community Center at its creation, stated in its constitution, is, "A social, civic and recreative center: so democratic as to attract the humblest: so wholesome as to appeal to the exclusive: so broad in scope as to bring youth maturity and old age into closer companionship to the benefit of all."
The article below describes how the community center continues to have a greater role in the civic life of the citizens as of September 16, 1938. The article describes how the center was used for the meetings of several organizations including the Arlington Civic Federation, the Lyon Park Citizens' Association, and the Lyon Park Woman's Club.
The community center was developed by realitors Lyon and Fitch. The money to build the house was contributed by the members of the Lyon Park Community Center Committee, who each donated around $25.
The debt created by the building and establishment of the community house was finally paid off in 1938, after which they decided they should begin renovations on the center. The Lyon Park Community House is currently planned to undergo
renovations in 2011 to 2012.
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