Costco to Host Book Signing for Local Agoura Hills Author

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - July 21, 2014 - PRLog -- Agoura Hills,from local author Susan M. Pascal with a foreword by Sen. Fran Pavley, boasts more than 200 vintage images including the diverse landscape.

Nestled amongst the Santa Monica Mountains, Agoura Hills is considered the western gateway to Los Angeles County. Originally inhabited by the Chumash Indians, the area was a well-known stagecoach stop for early settlers heading west thanks to its accessibility to well water.

In 1927, Paramount Pictures purchased a ranch and started making movies; hence, the town became known as Picture City, having drawn the likes of silent film star Laura LaPlante (for whom a street was named), Gary Cooper, Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. The town was renamed by the Post Office to Agoura Hills after French settler Pierre Agoure. In 1982, the residents voted to officially incorporate the 7.9-square-mile region, making Agoura Hills Los Angeles County's 82nd city.

Today, Agoura Hills is a flourishing, family-friendly community known for its award-winning schools, lush and beautiful parks, biking and hiking trails, and burgeoning businesses. The area has become one of the most desirable places to live in Los Angeles, yet the population remains relatively low at approximately 20,000 residents.

Highlights of Agoura Hills include:

Rediscovered Chumash Indians
The George Lewis family comes to town
Reyes Adobe
Picture City, Paramount Ranch and Hollywood stars
Picture City becomes Agoura

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

5700 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village CA 91362

When: Saturday, August 2^nd, 2014; 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9780738599519/Agoura-Hills).

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit http://www.arcadiapublishing.com.


Agoura Hills

by Susan M. Pascal, Foreword by Sen. Fran Pavley

Images of America Series

128 pages/ softcover

Available: June 17,  2013