In the summer of 1953, more than 50,000 boy scouts from all over the country gathered on the Irvine Ranch for the Boy Scout Jamboree. Not only was this a momentous moment in the lives of those who attended, it also marked a changing point in the development of the Irvine area. Most of the infrastructure built for the Jamboree laid the groundwork for future communities in Newport Beach and in Irvine.
This week, OC Historian and author Phil Brigandi discusses the Jamboree and its impact on Orange County.
Listen to the Podcast Here...
Click here to see a 1953 documentary about the Jamboree, produced by Cecil B DeMille.
For more work by OC Historian Phil Brigandi...I recommend his website... So Cal Historyland
and his books Orange County Place Names A to Z...... and Orange County Chronicles
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