Author Description

The story of Irvine encompasses the expansive landscape of the American West. It's a tale of ranchos and silver saddles, of branding irons and banditos. It's the history of homesteaders and frontiersmen, county gentlemen and cultured ladies, a saga of the railroads and land barons, of war and patriotism and finally of the transformation of the Wild West into the wonderful West. Irvine is a planned community that has succeeded in providing a safe and pleasant environment for high-tech enterprise, higher education and top-rated entertainment. Combining homespun values and international flair, the city of Irvine offers the best of the past and the present to promise a portentous future.