City of Irvine
Irvine’s development is attributed mostly to James Irvine I, who acquired 110,000 acres by purchasing his partner’s land rights in the 1860s. For many years, Irvine was mostly devoted to crops and sheep ranching. When James Irvine, Jr. took over, he shifted to mostly field crops, olives, and citrus orchards. When UC Irvine began development …





