▁California ▁State ▁Route ▁ 2 6 1 , ▁which ▁runs ▁to ▁its ▁north west . ▁ ▁C ul ver ▁Drive ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Fred ▁" H um py " ▁C ul ver , ▁a ▁local ▁far mer ▁who ▁le ased ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁land ▁from ▁the ▁Ir v ine ▁R anch ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁large ▁house ▁with ▁a ▁wind mill ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁at ▁what ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁" C ul ver ' s ▁Cor ner ". ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁this ▁corner ▁was ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁C ul ver ▁Drive , ▁Tra bu co ▁Road , ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 1 0 1 ; ▁now ▁it ▁is ▁where ▁C ul ver ▁Drive ▁has ▁its ▁j unction ▁with ▁Inter state ▁ 5 . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁University ▁Park ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Ir v ine ▁was ▁first ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁( five ▁years ▁before ▁Ir v ine ' s ▁incorpor ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ), ▁Inter state ▁ 4 0 5 ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁near ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁C ul ver , ▁then ▁a ▁two - lane ▁road , ▁formed ▁the ▁main ▁route ▁into ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁As ▁the ▁later ▁neighborhood s ▁or ▁" v ill ages " ▁of ▁Ir v ine ▁formed , ▁C ul ver ▁Drive ▁became ▁a ▁natural ▁boundary ▁for ▁many ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : St re ets ▁in ▁Orange ▁County , ▁California ▁Category