Janet: According to Gary Reese's book "Origins of Pierce County Place Names" he has Ardena listed as a community 7 miles from downtown Tacoma on the old Tacoma Sumner Highway two miles east of Willow Junction. It is a farming community & was once a stop on the Puyallup street car oine from Tacoma;,,It was named for Alfred Tennyson's poem :Enoch Arden". For your info Janet. Have a nice Thanksgiving. Maxine A.