Prominent Old Agoura entryway signs get much needed makeover

If you've driven into Old Agoura lately, you may have noticed those rustic entryway signs looking sharper than they have in years. Back in 1989, Ron Troncatty — then president of the Old Agoura Homeowners group — dreamed up a way to put the neighborhood's character into physical form. Now 77, he still sums it up perfectly: "We're a rustic, eclectic, rural community that is first and foremost equestrian. We love our dirt, hate concrete."

That's Old Agoura in a nutshell — one of the oldest residential pockets in Agoura Hills, where horse trails outrank sidewalks and nobody's in a hurry to pave paradise. The signs at the neighborhood's entrances have always been more than markers; they're a handshake, a promise that you're entering someplace that refuses to lose its soul.

So when The Acorn reports those signs got a much-needed makeover, it's worth a nod. Small fix, big meaning. Here's to the dirt, the horses, and the neighbors who keep Old Agoura exactly the way it was meant to be.