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Arnold Schifrin print, "Canyon Kitchen," 1968
Arnold Schifrin's print, "Canyon Kitchen," shows hippie customers at the Canyon Kitchen restaurant at 123 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Caracol ad, Malibu's first Mexican restaurant, 2/2
Ad for Caracol, Malibu's first Mexican dinner restaurant
18661 PCH, Malibu (Topanga Beach).
George W. Evinger, owner.
David Jimenez, manager.
Frank Campo, cuisinero (chef).
18661 PCH, Malibu (Topanga Beach).
George W. Evinger, owner.
David Jimenez, manager.
Frank Campo, cuisinero (chef).
The dance floor is under construction at Cooper's Camp
At Cooper's Camp at Topanga Beach, a store sells Coca-Cola, and a dance floor is under construction. The Topanga Lagoon is in the background.
Shaleena walks on a surfboard in The Rodeo Grounds
Gary Bertram helps daughter Shaleena Bertram walk on a Mike Perry surfboard at 3767 Rodeo Grounds.
J. Murf and George Trafton play in the band Blue Juice
J. Murf and George Trafton play guitars in the band Blue Juice at The Yellow House at Topanga Beach at night. Murf holds a cigarette.
The McMahon family stands by The Yellow House
Three generations take a group photo by The Yellow House at Topanga Beach: Ernie McMahon, Mick McMahon, Shane McMahon, and Tasha McMahon. (Shane’s dog is Shambae).
Robbie Dick and Mick McMahon in the beach parking lot
Surfers Robbie Dick and Mick McMahon stand by a VW Beetle in the Topanga Beach parking lot.
Chuck Freeman stands on the hill above Topanga Lane
Chuck Freeman stands on the hill above Shane McMahon's house at 3861 Topanga Lane.
George's Market ad, c. 1972
George's Market ad says, "Groceries that are fresh and at reasonable prices always." 456-9521. 18713 PCH.
James Mathers painting, "Cottonwood Tree," c. 1999
James Mathers's painting shows the artist standing below the spirit in the Cottonwood Tree in The Rodeo Grounds.
James Mathers painting, "Rodeo Grounds at Night," c. 1999
James Mathers's painting shows the sky above The Rodeo Grounds at night, with the dark shapes of bamboo (arundo) and eucalyptus trees.
James Mathers painting, "Hummingbird," c. 1999
James Mathers's painting shows a hummingbird perched on a Yucca plant on the hill above The Rodeo Grounds.
James Mathers painting, "Rodeo Grounds Car," c. 1999
James Mathers's painting shows a car parked by bamboo (arundo) on the dirt road in The Rodeo Grounds.
Pablo Capra painting, "Hammocks," c. 1999
Pablo Capra's painting shows hammocks hanging from sycamore trees by newly sprouting bamboo (arundo) in his backyard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
Pablo Capra painting, "Arundo," c. 1999
Pablo Capra's painting, "Arundo," shows bamboo growing in The Rodeo Grounds.
A sign after the flood says, "Keep out. Looters are shot."
Mike Bundy, Tom DeWitt ("Dewey"), and Thea Armand stand by Topanga Creek in The Rodeo Grounds. A sign posted by residents after the flood says, "Keep out. Looters are shot. This is not Disneyland. Sightseers beware."
Jerry Anderson, Nancy Anderson, and Larry Anderson
Siblings Jerry Anderson (4), Nancy Anderson (6), and Larry Anderson (8) stand on Robinson Rd. with lunch boxes before walking to school.
Shane McMahon, Nation brothers, and Lasky brothers
Shane McMahon, Marty Nation, Brandy Lasky, Johnny Nation, and Matt Lasky sit by driftwood at Topanga Beach.
Traffic barricades close Topanga Beach during COVID-19
Los Angeles County ordered a COVID-19 pandemic, Topanga Beach closure from March 30, 2020, to May 1, 2020. Traffic barricades display "No Parking" signs along PCH. Another sign says, "Topanga State Beach 300 Feet."
Smoke from a fire obscures the sunset at Topanga Beach
Smoke from the Old Topanga Fire obscures the sunset at Topanga Beach. Evacuations cause traffic at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH. Cars park at the Malibu Feed Bin and Thrifty Gas Station.
Carole Winter and Jace Winter evacuate from the fire
Lower Topanga residents Carole Winter and her son Jace Winter evacuate from the Old Topanga Fire.
Fire approaches Ginger Snips Salon & Spa
A fire truck from the El Monte Fire Department sprays water from a hose onto Ginger Snips Salon & Spa (at 18803 PCH) as the Old Topanga Fire approaches.
A tree kept a house from being swept away by the creek
A tree prevented a flood-damaged house from being swept away by Topanga Creek, possibly at Brookside.
The flood damages a car in The Snake Pit, 7/7
A pickup truck lies upside down in mud after a flood by the Snake Pit houses of Larry Payne (3904 Topanga Lane, above) and Ginger Kershner (3908 Topanga Lane, below). The owner had hoped to save it by chaining it to a tree.
The 2010 Topanga Days T-shirt: "One canyon, one world"
The 37th annual Topanga Days Country Fair T-shirt says, "One canyon, one world." The artwork includes flowers and butterflies.
View from The Point restaurant shows South Topanga Beach
View from The Point restaurant shows a broken fence, South Topanga Beach houses, and the Villa Leon.
Shane McMahon hangs five at Topanga Beach
Shane McMahon hangs five while surfing a wave at Topanga Beach.
Three men watch a rodeo in The Rodeo Grounds
Three men by a fence on Topanga Canyon Blvd watch either the Moose Rodeo (1923/09/8-9) or the Tom Mix Rodeo (1923/09/30) in the Rodeo Grounds. One man has binoculars.
A car parks by a rodeo in The Rodeo Grounds
A car parks by The Rodeo Grounds during either the Moose Rodeo (1923/09/8-9) or the Tom Mix Rodeo (1923/09/30).
Kids participate in a three-legged race at Topanga Beach, 2/2
Unknown children participate in a three-legged race on a paddle-tennis court at Woody Woodward's birthday party at Topanga Beach.
Kids participate in a three-legged race at Topanga Beach, 1/2
Children participate in a three-legged race on a paddle-tennis court at Woody Woodward's birthday party at Topanga Beach. The pairs at center are Emily Smith and Cathy Fitzpatrick, and Danny Bernstein and Tim Roach.
Woody Woodward skimboards in the Topanga Lagoon, 2/2
Woody Woodward rides a skimboard in the Topanga Lagoon with an unknown friend. Behind them is the house of Joseph J. Lilley at 18726 W. Topanga Beach Rd.
Woody Woodward skimboards in the Topanga Lagoon, 1/2
Woody Woodward rides a skimboard in the Topanga Lagoon.
Woody and Victoria Woodward sit on their porch, 2/2
Woody Woodward and Victoria Woodward sit on rattan chairs on the porch of their Topanga Beach house with their dog and cat.
Woody and Victoria Woodward sit on their porch, 1/2
Woody Woodward and Victoria Woodward sit on rattan chairs on the porch of their Topanga Beach house with their dogs and a cat.
Woody Woodward wears his wetsuit by a Christmas tree
Woody Woodward wears his gift, a new wetsuit, by a Christmas tree.
Woody and Brenda Woodward pick clams at Topanga Beach
Woody Woodward and his mother Brenda Woodward pick cockle clams from under the low-tide rocks at Topanga Beach. They stick out their tongues.
Woody Woodward hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach
Woody Woodward hangs ten while surfing a wave at Topanga Beach.
June Hartley painting, "Woody Woodward," c. 1959
June Hartley's painting shows Woody Woodward riding a wave on a surf mat at Topanga Beach.
Woody Woodward sits on the rocks at Topanga Beach
Woody Woodward sits on the low-tide rocks at Topanga Beach. His smile is missing a tooth.
Woodward rides his Hobie surfboard at Topanga Beach
Woodward rides a wave on his Hobie surfboard at Topanga Beach
Woody Woodward, Joey Saenz, and Will Hannon
Woody Woodward, Joey Saenz, and Will Hannon sit on Woody's paddle-tennis court at Topanga Beach.
Woody Woodward holds his first surfboard, 2/2
Woody Woodward holds his first surfboard, a Hobie, in the living room of his Topanga Beach house.
Woody Woodward holds his first surfboard, 1/2
Woody Woodward holds his first surfboard, a Hobie, on his paddle-tennis court at Topanga Beach.
Woody Woodward stands on his porch at Topanga Beach
Woody Woodward wears orange on the porch of his Topanga Beach house. His knee is bandaged.
Woody Woodward holds a leopard shark at Topanga Beach
Woody Woodward holds a leopard shark and a fishing pole at his Topanga Beach house.
Woody Woodward and his friends play paddle tennis
Woody Woodward (right) and unknown friends play on his paddle-tennis court at Topanga Beach.
Danny Bernstein rides a horse at Topanga Beach
Danny Bernstein rides a horse by the pink house at Woody Woodward's birthday party at Topanga Beach.
Victoria Woodward rides a horse at Topanga Beach
Victoria Woodward rides a horse by the pink house at Woody Woodward's birthday party at Topanga Beach. Woody stands beside them.
Woody Woodward rides a horse at Topanga Beach
Woody Woodward rides a horse by the pink house at his birthday party at Topanga Beach. An unknown boy stands beside them.
The Woodward family sits in their Topanga Beach house
The Woodward family sits on a couch in the living room of their Topanga Beach house.
Jean Appleton painting, "The Woodward House," 1960s
Jean Appleton's painting shows the deck of Woody Woodward's house with an American flag at Topanga Beach.
Steve Lindsay, Andy Mercer, and Rick Miller wax surfboards
Steve Lindsay, Andy Mercer, and Rick Miller wax their surfboards by Topanga Beach houses.
Brenda Woodward holds son Woody Woodward on her lap
Brenda Brady (Brenda Woodward) holds her baby son Brendan Brady Woodward (Woody Woodward) on her lap. The family moved to Topanga Beach a year after Woody was born in Japan on September 14, 1954.
The T-shirt of surfboard shaper Robbie Dick
A T-shirt shows the logo of shaper Robbie Dick. It says, "Custom Surfdesign R. Dick Surfboards"
An embroidered denim shirt by Bunny
Surfer Anne Fuchs ("Bunny") was known for her embroidered designs like the ones on this denim shirt.
An embroidered denim skirt by Bunny
Surfer Anne Fuchs ("Bunny") was known for her embroidered designs like the ones on this denim skirt.
Heidi Staun dresses up for the Topanga Days Parade
Heidi Staun and others dress up for the Topanga Days Parade on Memorial Day. Heidi's car and umbrella are decorated with flowers.
A surfer nabs a big wave outside at Topanga Beach
A surfer nabs a big green wave breaking outside the line-up at Topanga Beach.
Topanga Beach cover of the "Topanga New Times"
The cover of the "Topanga New Times" newspaper shows a woman carrying a surfboard between palm trees along a Copacabana boardwalk by the Topanga Lagoon.
The giant table remains after Rosenthal Wine Bar burned
The oversized chairs, table, wine bottle, and glasses remain after Rosenthal Wine Bar (18741 PCH) burned in the Palisades Fire.
The Topanga Beach Bus stops in a Woodland Hills parking lot
The Topanga Beach Bus stops in a parking lot in Woodland Hills. Lindsey Horvath, a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District, rides with her dog Winston in a cartoon.
The Topanga Beach Bus stops in the parking lot
The Topanga Beach Bus stops in the parking lot. Sheila Kuehl, a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District, waves with other passengers in a cartoon.
A Reel Inn sign points to Claude Bal: "Hippies Use Backdoor"
Claude Bal wears sunglasses and stands by a sign at The Reel Inn seafood restaurant that says, "Hippies Use Backdoor. No Exceptions."
The surf-rock band Blue Juice began as Eclypse, 2/2
The surf-rock band Blue Juice began as Eclypse in The Rode Grounds with J. Murf (guitar), Bob Gordon (bass), Robert Bailey (“Bullet”) (drums), and George Trafton (guitar).
Leslie May's boarded-up house at 3914 Topanga Lane
Bougainvillea flowers grow by Leslie May's boarded-up house at 3914 Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit) during the eviction of Lower Topanga by State Parks.
Jessica Sanderson carries arundo in The Snake Pit
Jessica Sanderson carries a piece of arundo in The Snake Pit. The back of the Topanga Ranch Motel is at the end of the dirt road.
Dave and Jessica Sanderson visit The Snake Pit
Dave Sanderson (aka Big Dave, the Mayor) and his daughter Jessica Sanderson visit his old neighborhood, The Snake Pit.
The Topanga Beach Bus doesn't stop at Topanga Beach
The Topanga Beach Bus returned to its regular schedule a year and a half after the Palisades Fire on June 15, 2026. (It had been running on a limited schedule says April 21, 2025.) However, a sign on the bus announces, "Due to construction, bus will…
A sign protests the Topanga Lagoon Restoration project
A sign on a surfboard, held up by arundo, says, "No Lagoon Project." It protests the Topanga Lagoon Restoration project proposed by the Resource Conservation District.
Sheriffs watch a surfer ride a wave at Topanga Beach
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) begins their LASD Beach Patrol Mission, which runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Sheriffs watch a surfer ride a wave at Topanga Beach.
A COVID-19 sign hangs in the Topanga Beach parking lot
Los Angeles County ordered a COVID-19 pandemic, beach closure from July 3 through July 6, 2020 (Fourth of July weekend), because of a rise in infections. A sign in the Topanga Beach parking lot has been altered to say, "Attention! By order of the…
Surfers collide on a wave at Topanga Beach
Surfers collide on a wave at Topanga Beach. One tries to catch the other.
Neighbors have a party at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
Danny Faircloth, Herb Bermann, Mike Gray, Maria Nation, and Margaret Cohen have a party at the Cohen home at 3739 Rodeo Grounds. Margaret is standing in front of Jan-Michael Vincent and Mae Boren Axton.
Moonstar Greene takes a photo in a photo booth
Moonstar Greene takes a photo in a photo booth. She wears a T-shirt showing Farrah Fawcett.
View from the hill shows Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH
The view from the hill above Topanga Lane shows the gas station at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.
Mae Boren Axton visits the Vincent family
Bonnie Vincent, Mae Boren Axton (the "Queen Mother of Nashville"), Amber Vincent (on her lap), and Jan-Michael Vincent sit below a unicorn painting in the Vincent home at 3719 Rodeo Grounds.
Amber Vincent and Ramona Handel-Bajema eat ice cream
An unknown boy, Amber Vincent, and Ramona Handel-Bajema eat ice-cream cones in The Rodeo Grounds. The boy and Amber hold hands.
Bonnie and Amber Vincent walk in The Rodeo Grounds
Bonnie Vincent and daughter Amber Vincent walk dogs and a horse in The Rodeo Grounds.
Joan Goodfellow kneels on Topanga Beach with her dogs
Joan Goodfellow kneels on Topanga Beach with her dogs Fly and Tasha. At right is Paul Randall's Topanga Beach house, which became the lifeguard tower.
Ella Kvacz holds baby Daniel Faircloth Jr. at Topanga Beach
Ella Kvacz holds baby Daniel Faircloth Jr. by 18642 Topanga Beach Rd.
Peter Smith's house at 18642 Topanga Beach Rd., 2/2
Peter Smith's beach house was at 18642 Topanga Beach Rd. A catamaran is parked in front.
Peter Smith's house at 18642 Topanga Beach Rd., 1/2
Peter Smith's beach house was at 18642 Topanga Beach Rd.
Sissy Voriotis and Daniel Faircloth Jr. ride Sea Star
Sissy Voriotis and Daniel Faircloth Jr. ride the horse Sea Star by 3707 Rodeo Grounds.
Ernest Batchelder tiles adorn a bridge on the Blvd.
Ernest Batchelder tiles adorn a bridge on Topanga Canyon Blvd. The bridge was built circa 1930.
Alyssa Crosby painting, "Reel Inn," 2024
Alyssa Crosby's painting "Reel Inn" shows the seafood restaurant's neon sign. A pun on the blackboard reads, "Here's looking at you squid."
A wave breaks by a red bougainvillea
A wave breaks by a red bougainvillea at sunset at Topanga Beach,
Bacteria levels exceed State standards at Topanga Beach
Topanga Beach surfers ride a wave by a sign that says, "Warning! Bacteria levels exceed State standards. Ocean water may cause illness. No swimming."
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