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Zev Yaroslavsky, Frank Andrews, and Equine Response Team
County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and Frank Andrews of Animal Care & Control present a check for $25,000 to Equine Response Team while volunteers Alli Acker (third from right) and Stephanie Abramson beam their thanks.
Yim Moon at Topanga Creek Market
Yim Moon at Topanga Creek Market. When he took over from "Joe Creek" Gerson in 1986, it became known as Moon's Market.
Yacht Harbor proposed by LAAC
The Los Angeles Athletic Club proposed building a Yacht Clubhouse and Harbor south of Topanga Beach.
Writer Carolyn See
Writer Carolyn See wrote many critically acclaimed books. She moved to Topanga in 1963, and speaks of her early days in the Canyon through the voice of Edith Langley in the 1987 novel "Golden Days."
Writer Al Martinez in his home office
Writer Al Martinez in his home office. He moved to Topanga in 1972, and became a popular columnist for the "Los Angeles Times."
Writer Al Martinez
Al Martinez (1929-2015) was a novelist, essayist, and Los Angeles Times columnist.
Woody's Shack at the Theatricum Botanicum
Artist James Mathers stands on the doorstep of Woody's Shack at the Theatricum Botanicum. Folk singer Woody Guthrie lived here in 1952.
Woody Woodward's Skateboarding Hall of Fame T-shirt
Woody Woodward skates on a T-shirt created by Logan Earth Ski to commemorate his induction into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2013.
Woody Woodward, John Murphy, and Jeff Horseman
Woody Woodward, John Murphy (J. Murf), and Jeff Horseman in the Topanga Beach parking lot
Woody Woodward rides his new Hobie surfboard
Woody Woodward rides a wave on his first new surfboard, from Hobie.
Woody Woodward does headstand on Makaha skateboard
Woody Woodward, aka "Woody the King," does a headstand on a Makaha skateboard.
Woody Guthrie's Shack
Will Geer and Herta Ware's first Topanga home later became "Woody Shack" when their famous musician friend took it over.
Women sit beside a large rock, holding flowers
Women, wearing dresses and large hats, hold flowers and sit with men in suits beside a large rock on the bank of Topanga Creek in Lower Topanga.
Woman's Club installations, 1950s
Topanga Community Woman's Club installations: Kay Olson, Betty Niklas, Mary Griffith, Mary Belle Alexander, Julia Butler, Georgia Collamer, unknown, Dorothy Boehme, Mildred Buerckel, unknown, Maxine Carnes, Hazel Talbot, Helene Pervine, May Lewis.
Woman's Club former presidents
Topanga Community Woman's Club former presidents at the 50th Anniversary Tea Party: Linda Hinrichs, Rebecca Andrews, Kathy Briles, Harriet Swenson, Julie Du Bois, Julia Shugerman, Ellen Mills, and Terry Valente.
William Wills Coolbaugh holds a Native-American skull
William Wills Coolbaugh holds a Native-American skull that he dug out of a mound in Lower Topanga.
William Santa Maria and Cecil Gehr- Arizona Hunting Trip
Black and white photo of Bill Santa Maria (left) and Cecil Gehr (right), captain of the Topanga Fire Station, on Arizona hunting trip circa 1920
William Fitch Wray painting, "Untitled," 1930s-40s
"Untitled (Topanga Scene)," a painting by British émigré William Fitch Wray.
Will Geer at his Theatricum Botanicum
Will Geer breaks ground for the Shakespeare garden at his Theatricum Botanicum.
Will Geer and his family
Will Geer and his family at the Theatricum Botanicum: Herta Ware, Peter Alsop, Melora Marshall, Will Geer, Ellen Geer
Will Geer and Ellen Geer in "The Tempest"
Actors Will Geer and Ellen Geer as Prospero and Miranda in William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest," performed at the Theatricum Botanicum.
Where Topango Creek meets the ocean
"Where Topango Creek meets the ocean".... The view shows the last turn before the Topanga Lagoon
Western Saloon movie set at Topanga Summit
A father and son pose in front of the Western Saloon movie set at Topanga Summit.
Western actors with rifles and wagons play settlers
D. W. Griffith directed the Western "Crossing the American Prairies in the Early Fifties" in Lower Topanga. He spoke through a megaphone from the saddle of a cream-colored horse. He included 200 cowboys from nearby ranches, 50 women and children, 120…
Western actors play Native Americans and settlers
D. W. Griffith directed the Western "Crossing the American Prairies in the Early Fifties" in Lower Topanga. He spoke through a megaphone from the saddle of a cream-colored horse. He included 200 cowboys from nearby ranches, 50 women and children, 120…
West Topanga Beach Road, 18622 to 18722
West Topanga Beach Road was a private driveway serving the homes 18622 to 18722.
Waterlily Café
The Waterlily Café was one of the first businesses to open in the Pine Tree Circle mall.
Water tank in the shape of a milk bottle
Thomas W. ("Bill") Kneen built this water tank on Red Rock Road in the shape of a milk bottle in the 1930s.
Warren Roberts, Topanga Fish Market owner
Warren Roberts opened the Topanga Fish Market, a restaurant and market near the lumber store, which was in business from the 1970s-1990s. Warren also owned the Reel Inn on Pacific Coast Highway.
Walter "Buck" Buchanan
Walter "Buck" Buchanan, a businessman and minister, ran for 14 major political offices from 1934-1984, including President of the United States. He never won.
Wally High and Pat Burke
Wally High and Pat Burke at Pat's Topanga Grill in Coulson Center soon after it opened.
Wallace Berman, Shirley Morand, and Allen Ginsberg
Assemblage artist Wallace Berman enticed notables to Topanga, including poet Allen Ginsberg.
Waitresses at Rust's Barbecue restaurant (2/2)
Waitresses at Rust's Barbecue restaurant: Mabel, Dolly, and Cleo Wendill.
Waitresses at Rust's Barbecue restaurant (1/2)
Waitresses at at Rust's Barbecue restaurant: Dolly, Ina Rust, Mabel, and Cleo Wendill.
W. D. Hacker cabin in Fernwood Park
Weekend cabin of Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Hacker built in 1924 in the Fernwood Park development at the northwest corner of Fernwood Pacific and Horseshoe Drives.
Von Arnswaldts' cabin in Red Rock Canyon
Tony von Arnswaldt and his wife's cabin in Red Rock Canyon opened the area to development.
Virgil Just, aircraft engineer
Virgil Just, aircraft engineer, spent three years building his home, at the pace that he could afford materials in. He said, "No lending institution would lend you a dime to build in Topanga."
Viewridge Estates, fire company basecamp, 1993
Day 2 of the 1993 fire, fire companies from throughout the Western U.S. line up at the Viewridge Estates neighborhood.
View of San Fernando Valley from Topanga Summit
View of San Fernando Valley from Topanga Summit, with The Topanga Story's Preface by Kenneth H. York, and Introduction by Buz Tarlow.
Vance Hoyt on Red Rock Trail
Vance Hoyt on Red Rock Trail, near his home. He arrived in Topanga in 1910.
Vance Hoyt and his gray fox
Vance Hoyt wrote his popular novel "Silver Boy" about the wild gray fox that learned to sleep by the hearth of his Bonnell Park home.
Valerie Spencer, owner of Abuelitas Mexican restaurant
Standing: Uncle Sal, Valerie Spencer, Michael Spencer, Adam Silbar, Debra Silbar. Seated: Valerie's abuelo, Valerie's abuelita Aurelia.
Unknown artist painting, "Jack Rabbit Lodge," early 1900s
The lodge beside the Topanga Lagoon was inhabited by fishermen until prospector William Wills Coolbaugh bought it in 1909. A deputy sheriff burned it down on March 22, 1911, to evict the illegal homesteader.
Two men with rifle under Arch Rock, 1890s
Two men with rifle under Arch Rock, 1890s. Stereoscope image.
Two men in suits walk down Topanga Canyon Road
Two men in suits walk down Topanga Canyon Road in Lower Topanga. They have draped their coats over their shoulders.
Two cars park on the newly widened Topanga Canyon Road
Two cars full of people park on the newly widened Topanga Canyon Road in Lower Topanga. On the right, a man gets water from a spring.
Trujillo family (Dolores , Cornelia, Rosagua, and Dolores Jr,) with Miss Ericson
Dolores Trujillo, 53, with wife Cornelia, children Rosagua and Dolores Jr, their teacher Miss Ericson, and their lamb Buckoo.
Town Council President Gary Davis and founder Jan Moore
First official Topanga Canyon Town Council President Gary Davis and founder Jan Moore square dance at Topanga Days.
Topographical Sheet map, 1933
Topographical Sheet map shows houses on Topanga Beach and Las Tunas Beach.
Topango Radiant Springs truck
Distributor Harry "Sox" Kuhlmeyer stands with his Topango Radiant Springs truck. The company delivered water from a spring at the bottom of the S-turns. Joy Pierce was the manager.
Topanga's Eighth Grade Graduates, 1946
Topanga's Eighth Grade Graduation. With 19 members the Class of 1946 was one of the largest and most promising ever to be graduated from the Canyon school. Left to right—Standing: Mrs. Elva Sigrist, principal; Robert Winton, Larry Allen, Dale Cutter,…
Topanga Yacht Club race off Topanga Beach
Topanga Yacht Club races promoted the cause of a Topanga Yacht Harbor at Topanga Beach. Emmett Harvey of Los Angeles won this race in his Vagabond. Second was Dr. Fred Ott of Inglewood in his Goat. Floyd Alexander was third in Sea Horse.
Topanga Yacht Club membership cards, 1933-1936
Topanga Yacht Club membership cards, signed by Oka Stewart (member), Helene Raymond and Henry Gledhill Jr. (secretaries), and Vesey O’Davoren (commodore).
Topanga Women's Auxiliary
Topanga Women's Auxiliary threw an old-fashioned community picnic in 1942, precursor to the fairs. Standing from left: Elva Sigrist, unknown, Hermoine Cox, unknown, Virley Harlan, Mrs. Theriault, Nelle Upham, unknown, Louise Adams, Helen Blencourt,…
Topanga Turnout destroyed by floods of 1998
Topanga Turnout became a victim of the El Nino rains of 1998 when a landslide doomed the little shopping center.
Topanga Tavern on Old Topanga Canyon
Topanga Tavern was built in 1909 on Old Topanga Canyon just south of the Narrows.
Topanga Symphony Conductor Jerome Kessler
Topanga Symphony Conductor Jerome Kessler takes a bow from the Community House stage.
Topanga Strawberry Festival News Release, 1977
14th Annual Topanga Strawberry Festival News Release, June 29, 1977.
The Topanga Community Improvement Association (TCIA) was formed in 1959 with Cyril C. Wood as provisional president. They helped create the Resource Conservation District of the…
The Topanga Community Improvement Association (TCIA) was formed in 1959 with Cyril C. Wood as provisional president. They helped create the Resource Conservation District of the…
Topanga Shopping Center, 1966
Topanga Shopping Center featured the Best Food Center and Topanga Cleaners.
Topanga Service Station gas station ad
Topanga Service Station gas station advertisement. "Where Topanga Road Meets the New Coast Highway." Red Crown and Union Gasoline at City Prices. Clayton C. Rust Proprietor.
Topanga Sea Scouts
In 1947, Topanga Sea Scouts were awarded the ship "Pelete" for winning the scout regatta. Co-skippers Chuck Russell, Fireman Robert Etz, and Fire Captain Desmond Barton stand uniformed in foreground.
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