The Irvington District is one of the five towns incorporated in 1956 to form Fremont. The "Five Corners" area of the early Irvington settlement – where Washington and Fremont Boulevards, and Union and Bay Streets converge – remains a hub of activity for Irvington today.
The Five Corners is home to the Broadway West Theatre Company, upscale cafes, and apparel boutiques. It is also home to the popular Irvington Farmer's Market held every Sunday throughout the year, and is the site of a new redevelopment project.
Irvington is benefitting from over $100 million in capital projects (2002-2007) to improve the streets, sidewalks, and landscape. In addition to this investment, townhouse developments are filling in along the major roads, and an Irvington BART station is planned.
Several major thoroughfares pass through Irvington, making it an ideal center for commerce. The Five Corners intersection experiences a high traffic count of over 57,000 vehicles per day. Washington and Fremont Boulevards connect directly to Interstates 680 and 880 within 1-mile and 2- miles respectively.
History
The 473-acre Irvington Redevelopment Project Area is located in the central part of Fremont and is within one of the City's four historic commercial districts. The area was originally part of Mission San Jose but during the Gold Rush, the town of Irvington developed around the prominent intersection of the main road between Oakland and San Jose and the road between Mission San Jose and Warm Springs Landing. Today this intersection is known as the "Five Corners" intersection of Washington and Fremont Boulevards and Bay Street. The two-story brick building known as Clark Hall on the corner of Fremont Boulevard and Bay Street is the oldest documented commercial building in Fremont. It was erected in 1876.
The Irvington Redevelopment Plan was originally adopted in 1977 to revitalize the historic commercial district and surrounding residential neighborhoods. The Plan was amended in 1998. The amendment updated the Redevelopment Plan goals, projects, and activities, added approximately 323 acres of neighboring land to the original project area, and fiscally merged the Irvington Project Area with Fremont's three other Project Areas.
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