AGOURA/AGOURA HILLS
By SHIRLEY RICHARDS
In the picturesque setting northwest of the San Fernando Valley one finds a delightful community called Agoura. Close to the bustle of Los Angeles, Agoura is a quiet diversion of rolling hills, open spaces, diversified housing tracts, and gentle breezes with pleasant temperatures.
Named for an early settler, Pierre Agoure, the community continues to be surrounded by grass filled areas. Mr. Agoure was a prosperous sheep farmer and later a cattleman, and the western image is still maintained with some local celebrations such as Pony Express Days.
Although most of Agoura's housing is north of Ventura Freeway along Kanan Road, several desirable housing tracts and horse properties are at the other exits such as Liberty Canyon, Lost Hills, Reyes Adobe, and Lindero Canyon. Popular roads are those leading through the scenic mountains to the Pacific Ocean, namely Kanan and Las Virgenes/Malibu Canyon.
Agoura is composed of two counties. The Los Angeles portion has incorporated as the city of Agoura Hills and has the zip code 91301. Its school district is called Las Virgenes Unified. The Ventura portion uses the name of Agoura or Oak Park and has the 91377 zip code. The County of Ventura's Board of Supervisors guides Oak Park residents. Its school district is labeled Oak Park.
A couple local landmarks on the Agoura Hills scene are Ladyface Mountain, which rises over 2000 feet above the residents, and the Indian Statue perched atop a knoll south of the freeway. Ladyface is so-named because the profile resembles a lady reclining on her back. The Indian reminds one of the peaceful, farming tribe called Chumash which settled long ago in the area.
Do consider the good life-Agoura (Oak Park) and Agoura Hills!
SHIRLEY RICHARDS, CRB, CRS, e-PRO
COLDWELL BANKER
818-889-4083; 805-370-2851
E-mail: Shirley@ShirleyRichards.com
Website: www.ShirleyRichards.com
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