Orange County Business History
Schmid Collection

History of Land Development
Orange County, CA

The Walter Schmid Center
for International Business

Walter Schmid

Land Development

History of Orange County

Native Americans

Spanish Expedition

Spanish Expedition

Ranching

Cattle Ranching

Railroad

Agriculture

Housing Development

Historic Orange

Planned Communities

The Irvine Ranch

Mission Viejo

Coto de Caza

Newport Coast

Lake Forest

Rancho Santa Margarita

Crystal Cove

Ladera Ranch

Shady Canyon

Dove Canyon

Quail Hill

Woodbury

High Rise Living

Central Park West

The Plaza Irvine

Skyline at MacArthur

Platinum Triangle

Parks

The OC Great Park

Irvine Regional Park

Cleveland National Forest

Newport Back Bay

Water

Flood Control

Huntington Beach Harbor

Dana Point Harbor

Business Centers

Irvine Business Complex

Aliso Viejo Business Center

Newport Center

Golf Courses

Tijeras Creek

Tustin Ranch Golf Club

Pelican Hill

Strawberry Farms

Shady Canyon

Transportation

John Wayne Airport

El Toro Marine Air Base

Fullerton Airport

The Toll Roads

Pacific Coast Highway

OC Freeways

The Orange Crush

Entertainment

Orange County Fairground

Knott’s Berry Farm

Disneyland

Angel Stadium

Anaheim Convention Center

Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Honda Center

Shopping

South Coast Plaza

Fashion Island

Irvine Spectrum

The Market Place

The Block of Orange

Non-Profit Organizations

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Crystal Cathedral

Saddleback Church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple

Chapman University

University of California - Irvine

Cal State Fullerton

Soka University

Community Colleges

Community Colleges

St. Joseph Hospital

CHOC Hospital

Hoag Hospital

Redevelopment

Orange

Brea

Anaheim

The Future

Connection to 91

The Future

Green Construction

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