Fun Facts Regarding University Town Center's Columbia Square Neighborhood's Street Addresses
Back in the early 1980's, people unfamiliar with the way in which the University Town Center's Columbia Square community was developed, were often confused by the street names and numbers. This persisted for a number of years as only the house numbers were located on each condo/townhome, adding to the confusion and difficulty of visitors finding the proper addresses. The running joke was that you could order a Domino's Pizza, and be sure of getting a free pizza, because it would take the delivery person longer than 30 minutes to locate the home!
Columbia Square condos, in the village of the University Town Center, are privately owned--the streets of which include Exeter, Oxford, and Columbia. Built by Donald Bren between 1981 and 1983, Columbia Square is a community of 78 condos situated along side and around Columbia Square Park. Some of the condos have views of Columbia Square Park--a beautifully designed space that includes a community pool and spa, barbeques, a sand volleyball court, a tot lot, and basketball courts.
The confusion arises on several fronts. First the street Exeter is divided between condos/townhomes located within the neighborhood of Columbia Square and number odd between 1 through 87 Exeter and number even from 2 through 48 Exeter.
Columbia Court, on the other hand, which is owned by the Irvine Apartment Communities number 89 Exeter through 203 Exeter.
Oxford Street poses confusion as well to the uninitiated. The odd numbered streets on Oxford belong to the Columbia Square neighborhood, while the even numbered streets on Oxford belong to the Cambridge Court community. Similarly, the odd numbered streets on Columbia belong to Cambridge Court, while the even numbered streets on Columbia are a part of Columbia Square.
This was finally corrected by the Columbia Square Homeowner's Association in the early 1990's when the street names as well as the numbers were finally placed on each condo, putting an end to residents' "free lunch," but making life in the neighborhood a little bit easier for the Columbia Square residents.
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