Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a United States Marine Corps Air Station located next to the community of El Toro and was then adjacent to the city of Irvine.
Aerial view from southwest in 2010, eleven years after its closure.
Aerial view from northwest in 1947
Aerial view from south in 1993
Air Station El Toro stood on land originally part of Rancho Cañada de los Alisos, granted in 1842 to José Antonio Serrano.
Great Park (Irvine)
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The Great Park is a public park in Irvine, California, with a focus on sports, agriculture and the arts. It is a non-aviation reuse of the decommissioned Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. The Orange C
Marine Corps Air Station El Toro
…BBC's Top Gear franchise. About 1,300 acres (530 ha) of land originally taken by the air station was converted into a large recreational center, the Orange County Great Park, while the rest was re-zoned for residential and commercial development. In May 1942, Lieutenant Colonel William Fox was directed to select the sites…
Part of the Great Park as seen from the Great Park Balloon in 2018
The balloon ride was the first attraction to open at the Great Park