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Car crosses 1980 Floodwaters
This sports car's owner was actually lucky; many cars were lost to the creek in 1980.
Car wash advertised at Shell Service Station
Car wash advertised at Shell Service Station, a gas station at Topanga Cyn. Blvd. and PCH
Caracol ad, Malibu's first Mexican restaurant, 1/2
Caracol Mexican Restaurant, 18661 PCH, Malibu. George W. Evinger, owner. David Jimenez, manager. Frank Campo, cuisinero (chef).
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).
Carl Barlow and Ron Shepherd carry a volleyball
Carl Barlow and Ron Shepherd carry a volleyball on Topanga Beach.
Carl Barlow reads Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises"
Carl Barlow reads Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises" on Topanga Beach. Margaret Warren sleeps at bottom right.
Carl Barlow stands on the deck of The Yellow House
Carl Barlow stands on the deck of The Yellow House at Topanga Beach. A wetsuit dries on the balcony. A red surfboard stands upright beside a clothesline. Driftwood and rocks border the beach houses.
Carl Barlow, Margaret Warren, and Doug Smith
Carl Barlow, Margaret Warren, and Doug Smith hang out on the deck of The Yellow House. Surfboards lean against the railing.
Carole Merritt and Jean-Louis Bartoli talk in the art studio
Carole Merritt and Jean-Louis Bartoli talk in the doorway of James Mathers's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Jean-Louis wears pajamas, slippers, and a skin-care facial mask
Carole Winter and friend hang out by Topanga Beach house
Carole Winter (right) and an unknown friend hang out on the rocks in front of Dr. Schweiger’s Topanga Beach house.
Carole Winter and friends stand in mud in The Snake Pit
Carole Winter (center) takes a group photo with friends, standing in the mud after a flood in The Snake Pit. Alexandra "Sasha" Dillon holds a cigarette at right.
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.
Carole Winter and Michael Morales's house is boarded up
The house of Carole Winter and Michael Morales, at 3681 Topanga Canyon Blvd., is boarded up during the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Graffiti says, "Idlers of the Bamboo Grove." A faded historic sign on the side advertises,…
Carole Winter and Shane McMahon hug by burned houses
Carole Winter wears a swimsuit and sits on the railing of Sid and Marge Bernstein's burned house on Topanga Beach. Shane McMahon hugs her. The house next door is also burned.
Carole Winter stands with a man at a Topanga Beach house
Carole Winter, wearing a swimsuit, stands with a man on the deck of a Topanga Beach house.
Carole Winter walks by Topanga Beach houses
Carole Winter walks by Topanga Beach houses with hair in her face. Behind her is the Gulf gas station.
Carole Winter watches Topanga Creek flood The Snake Pit
Carole Winter stands by the Topanga Creek as it floods Paul Lovas's house in The Snake Pit.
Carole Winter's Topanga Beach friends see her off
Carole Winter takes a group photo with her Topanga Beach friends on the steps at LAX airport. She is moving to the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, and they are seeing her off.
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Aricia Stanton (Aricia Halley), Claudia [SURNAME?], and Cindy…
BACK ROW:
Aricia Stanton (Aricia Halley), Claudia [SURNAME?], and Cindy…
Caroline Hansen at John Heron's cabin
Caroline Hansen, whose parents owned the Outside Inn, at John Heron's cabin on a Saddle Peak slope.
Carolyn Day does a Paul Strauch Five at Topanga Beach
Surfer Carolyn Day does a Paul Strauch Five on a wave at Topanga Beach.
Carolyn See, John Espey, and Lisa See Kendall are honored
Carolyn See, John Espey, and Lisa See Kendall receive commendations from Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley for "outstanding achievements in the writing of 'Lotus Land,' detailing the history of L.A."
Cars are buried in mud after a flood in The Snake Pit
Cars and a surfboard are buried in mud after a flood in The Snake Pit.
Cars drive on a dirt road at Topanga Beach
Cars drive on a dirt road at Topanga Beach near the former site of Arch Rock.
Cars float down Topanga Boulevard, 2004
In the wettest season ever, cars float down Topanga Canyon Boulevard at Highvale Trail on December 31, 2004.
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood, 1/3
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood. Above, a pipe carries water to The Rodeo Grounds.
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood, 2/3
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood. Above, a pipe carries water to The Rodeo Grounds.
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood, 3/3
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood. Above, a pipe carries water to The Rodeo Grounds.
Cars park at Red Carpet Realtors at 18741 PCH, 1/2
Cars park at Red Carpet Realtors at 18741 PCH. Across the street are trucks from Spina’s Moving & Storage.
Cars park at Red Carpet Realtors at 18741 PCH, 2/2
Cars park at Red Carpet Realtors at 18741 PCH. Across the street is the sign for La Mer restaurant.
Cars park at Ted's Rancho at South Topanga Beach
Cars park at Ted's Rancho at South Topanga Beach. The seafood restaurant was considered to be the borderline of Malibu.
Cars pass Jack Rabbit Lodge at Topanga Beach
Cars pass Jack Rabbit Lodge and the Topanga Lagoon at Topanga Beach.
Cartoon shows a big wave strike the Ameco
Cartoon shows a big wave strike the Ameco as it wallows in a sea trough.
The fishing boat "Ameco" capsized off Topanga Beach, and 16 people drowned on Memorial Day, May 30, 1930. This remains the worst boating accident in the Santa Monica Bay.
The fishing boat "Ameco" capsized off Topanga Beach, and 16 people drowned on Memorial Day, May 30, 1930. This remains the worst boating accident in the Santa Monica Bay.
Casa Pequeña gate
Tomas Braverman and his wife Kiyo spent many years crafting their home at 1135 Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Today the house is called Rosewood.
Catamarans line up in front of The Chart House
Catamarans line up in front of The Chart House restaurant to race in a regatta at Topanga Beach.
Catherine Holliss stands by her house at Brookside
Catherine Holliss stands by her house at 3221 Brookside Drive.
Cave in the Santa Maria area
Hikers stand in a cave in the Santa Maria area, near where Native American pictographs were found.
Ceramicist Rebecca Andrews displays decorative tiles
Ceramicist Rebecca Andrews displays decorative tiles from the business she created, Touchstone Ceramics. She moved to Topanga in the late 1960s with her husband and six children, often employing the latter and their friends to assist her. She…
Ceramists Jim and Sue Sullivan at their art studio
Ceramists Jim and Sue Sullivan made fine art pieces at their studio and home at the end of Greenleaf Canyon. In the 2010s, they moved to Petaluma, CA.
Chairs dot the Capra family's yard in The Rodeo Grounds
Chairs are scattered across the Capra family's yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Pablo Capra and Calvin Lunsford meet under the rings. Bernt Capra's office at right partially conceals Pablo Capra's greenhouse at far right.
Charles Farley under an Old Topanga bridge
UCLA graduate Charles Farley wrote a legal brief that won him the right to live homeless under an Old Topanga bridge.
Charles Greenleaf, daughter Mabel, and grandchildren
Charles Greenleaf, daughter Mabel, and grandchildren Charles and Janet.
Charles Hudson leaves Topanga Beach in a canoe
A cartoon shows Charles Hudson leaving Topanga Beach in a canoe after boasting that he could reach Catalina Island.
Charlie Chaplin escapes from prison in "The Adventurer"
Charlie Chaplin runs away from the chain gang and prison camp at Topanga Beach, in his film "The Adventurer," 1917
Charlie Chaplin with Topanga cameraman Roland Totheroh
Charlie Chaplin with Topanga cinematographer Roland Totheroh (far right) and assistant cameraman Jack Wilson on the set of the silent film Gold Rush in Truckee, CA.
Charlie Sexton walks three dogs by a volleyball net
Charlie Sexton carries a cup and walks three dogs by Topanga Beach houses and a volleyball net.
Charlie Vic stands by a bulldozer on Topanga Lane, 1/2
A shirtless man with a shovel, Charlie Vic, attempts to free cars stuck in the mud after a flood on Topanga Lane. Behind him is a bulldozer.
Charlie Vic stands by a bulldozer on Topanga Lane, 2/2
A shirtless man, Charlie Vic, attempts to clear mud after a flood at 3875 Topanga Lane. At left is a bulldozer.
Charlie, Reagan, Bernie, Dave, and Crumpet in The Snake Pit
Charlie [SURNAME?], Reagan [SURNAME?], Bernie Consten, Dave Sanderson, and John "Crumpet" Dabrowski give the middle finger in The Snake Pit. They are standing by a pickup truck.
Cheese Rock in Old Topanga Canyon
Cheese Rock in Old Topanga Canyon Narrows is gouged with holes or "tafoni" caused by differential weathering.
Cheney Family Ranch Aerial View
Photograph of Cheney family ranch located on Cheney and Callon Drives
Cheney Family Ranch and Adjoining Property - Aerial View
Photograph of Cheney Family ranch and adjoining property - aerial view
Cheney Ranch Aerial View 1970
Black and white photo taken in 1970 of Cheney Ranch aerial view from same vantage point as photograph taken in 1912
Chester and Joena King with their children.
Chester and Joena King with their children. Daughter Zoe Otterback is at center.
Chester Griffiths Sr., Chester Griffiths Jr., & Clayton Colbert
Chester Griffiths Sr., Chester Griffiths Jr., and Clayton Colbert spend the second night of the Palisades Fire on the roof of the Griffiths' house with a fire hose at 18830 Topanga Beach Dr. They saved the houses on their short street, while most of…
Chevy Metal
The Chevy Metal band at Abuelitas restaurant: Taylor Hawkins (also in the Foo Fighters), Achim "Dange" St. Dangersfield, and Wiley Hodgden.
Children are pulled in a basket over Topanga Creek
Children are pulled in a basket chair over Topanga Creek after the flood at Topanga Lane.
Children have a party on Topanga Lane
Children have a party on Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit). In front are John Baum, April Newman, Dale Newman, and unknown. The girl drinking from a cup is Sappho, a Venice family friend.
Children play on the dirt road in The Rodeo Grounds
Michele Capra (running), Maya Listama, Calvin Lunsford, and Scotty Dittrich (on a bicycle) play on the dirt road in The Rodeo Grounds.
Children play with sticks on a fallen tree at Topanga Beach
Children play with sticks on a fallen tree trunk at Topanga Beach. The beach access mat is at left.
Children set in a circle on a Topanga Beach volleyball court
Children set in a circle on a volleyball court at the Lasky house on Topanga Beach.
Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine and Wylie's Bait & Tackle
Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine (18763 PCH) and Wylie's Bait & Tackle 18757 PCH) are burned by the Palisades Fire. Only their blackened signs still stand.
Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine and Wylie's Bait & Tackle burn
Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine (18763 PCH) and Wylie's Bait & Tackle (18757 PCH) burn in the Palisades Fire.
Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine enforces social distancing
Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine (18763 PCH) has a sign that says, "Open for takeout only." Transactions are made at a window. Fences, traffic cones, and police tape separate spaces for entering and exiting to enforce social distancing.
During the…
During the…
Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine serves take-out food only
Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine (18763 PCH) has a sign that says, "Open for takeout only," one week after a ban on outdoor dining. Two women order at a window by a neon sign at night. Barrels separate spaces for entering and exiting to enforce social…
Cholada, Wiley's, and Rosenthal Wine Bar burned
Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine, Wiley's Bait & Tackle, and Rosenthal Wine Bar burned in the 2025 Palisades Fire. A fire truck drives on PCH by Old Malibu Road.
Chris Rohloff and Mike Kope sit under the lifeguard tower
Teenagers Chris Rohloff and Mike Kope sit by their surfboards under the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Chris Rohloff sits on his surfboard at Topanga Beach
Chris Rohloff sits on his surfboard in the ocean at Topanga Beach.
Chris Rohloff, Ricky Shaffer, and Norman Ollestad
Teenagers Chris Rohloff, Ricky Shaffer, and Norman Ollestad (holding a surfboard) take a group photo by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Chris' Kitchen ad, 1981
Introducing... Chris' Kitchen
featuring home-style cooked breakfast from 7 a.m.
Lunch from 11:30 til closing.
GOOD WHOLESOME NUTRITIOUS FOOD
Excellent hamburgers, fresh fish & chips,
Speciality Sandwiches. Always Fresh!
Open…
featuring home-style cooked breakfast from 7 a.m.
Lunch from 11:30 til closing.
GOOD WHOLESOME NUTRITIOUS FOOD
Excellent hamburgers, fresh fish & chips,
Speciality Sandwiches. Always Fresh!
Open…
Christian Andersen holds a red surfboard at Topanga Beach
Christian Andersen: "My mom's Hawaiian boyfriend had this surfboard made for me in Hawaii with my named stenciled on it in 1966. It was the first short longboard that any of the Topanga guys had seen."
Christian Science Church
Members park their car on Topanga Highway for Christian Science Church services.
Christian Science Society
The Christian Science Society, the first denomination to build a church in Topanga, meets at Adelaide Gibbon's home. FRONT: Mrs. Tremullen, May Kneen, Cecilia Johnston, four unknowns, Adelaide Gibbon, Cora Trippet, Mrs. Cilker. BACK: Mr. Cilker,…
Christina Coy drinks a glass of wine at Rosenthal Wine Bar
Christina Coy drinks a glass of wine on a balcony overlooking Topanga Creek at Rosenthal Wine Bar at 18741 PCH.
Christoph Marquardsen finds his Mercedes in the creek
Friends tried to drive Christoph Marquardsen's Mercedes-Benz across Topanga Creek as the water rose. The car got stuck and then was carried several hundred feet downstream.
Christopher Connelly runs from police cars in "Mannix"
Christopher Connelly runs from police cars as they approach a dry Topanga Creek bed on the dirt road of the Rodeo Grounds, in a still from "Mannix," a detective TV series on CBS, Season 6, Episode 9: "One Step to Midnight," which aired on November…
Chuck Freeman stands on the hill above Topanga Lane
Chuck Freeman stands on the hill above Shane McMahon's house at 3861 Topanga Lane.
Chuck Thayer, Ed Stalcup, Ray Casser, and Bud Skibitzke
Ed Stalcup hugs his dog Tom on the Rodeo Grounds bridge he helped build. Behind him in the group photo are Chuck Thayer (who led the construction), Ray Casser, and Bud Skibitzke (Thayer's architect friend from the Pacific Palisades who donated the…
Cinematographer Max Penner
Cinematographer Max Penner followed after his father John's profession. He is shown here on a film location in Cape Town, South Africa.
Circus friends Oka Stewart, Bert Goodrich, Forrest Stroupee
Circus friends Oka Stewart, Bert Goodrich, and Forrest Stroupee were known as The Three Jacks.
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