Balboa Island Museum: Transforming the Irvine Ranch

Join the Balboa Island Museum at our upcoming Speaker Event with  Michael Stockstill and H. Pike Oliver for a discussion of their book, Transforming the Irvine Ranch.  The two spent years working at the Irvine Company and have documented Orange County history in their book.

Most people who live in our surrounding communities visit The Irvine Ranch® on a regular basis. However, most are probably unaware of its extraordinary history.  This 93,000-acre land mass is situated in the heart of Orange County and comprises more than one-fifth of Orange County’s total 798 square miles.

Check out the new exhibit and learn about the amazing history and importance of a privately-owned environment that has been heralded as “one of the largest and most successful master-planned urban environments in the United States.