Irvine -1953
The Irvine Company cleared land and leveled the hills in preparation for the Boy Scout Jamboree hence the namesake of road "Jamboree". There are 35,000 tents over what is now "Fashion Island" (photo courtesy of Orange County Archives) Information provided by The Irvine Historical Society. |
Irvine - 2017
Google Earth image of the same respective area around Newport Bluffs and Fashion Island. What is similar? What is different? How would you determine the increase in population since 1953? |