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Topanga Elementary School, Third & Fourth Grade Class, 1958-59
Topanga Elementary School, Mrs. Bertha Hangen's Third & Fourth Grade Class, 1958-59
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1. unknown, 2. unknown, 3. Jimmy Dehr, 4. unknown, 5. Scott Morris, 6. unknown, 7. unknown
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1. unknown, 2. unknown, 3. unknown, 4. Frances "Franny"…
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1. unknown, 2. unknown, 3. Jimmy Dehr, 4. unknown, 5. Scott Morris, 6. unknown, 7. unknown
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1. unknown, 2. unknown, 3. unknown, 4. Frances "Franny"…
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class, 1960-61
Topanga Elementary School, Mr. Fred Ruge's Sixth Grade Class, 1960-61
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1. Max Penner, 2. Kathy Ezzell, 3. Charles Wilson, 4. Ron Jenkins, 5. Ronald or Robert Masterson, 6. Robert Filmore
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1. unknown, 2. Joy Jupp, 3. Mack Yallou, 4.…
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1. Max Penner, 2. Kathy Ezzell, 3. Charles Wilson, 4. Ron Jenkins, 5. Ronald or Robert Masterson, 6. Robert Filmore
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1. unknown, 2. Joy Jupp, 3. Mack Yallou, 4.…
Topanga Post Office and General Store
A woman stands on the porch of the Topanga Post Office and General Store.
Day laborers ride their float in the Topanga Days Parade
"Day Laborers of Topanga" ride their float in the Topanga Days Parade.
Halloween parade, Topanga Elementary School, 1966
Students participate in a Halloween parade at the Topanga Elementary School playground in 1966. Laurie Lanaro wears a witch costume. Her brother Perry Lanaro wears a Daniel Boone costume.
Halloween parade, Topanga Elementary School, 1966
Students participate in a Halloween parade at the Topanga Elementary School playground in 1966. Laurie Lanaro wears a witch costume. Her brother Perry Lanaro wears a Daniel Boone costume.
The DeWitts and the Woods at the Wood stone house
Norah DeWitt, Betsy DeWitt, Bobby DeWitt (hat), Lynn Wood, Karen Wood, Lannis Wood, Iky DeWitt at the Wood stone house.
Bobby Driscoll and the Wood sisters
Bobby Driscoll (actor) with Karen, Lannis, and Lynn Wood at the Wood stone house.
The DeWitts and the Woods at Fernwood Market (1/2)
Iky DeWitt, Billy DeWitt, Bob DeWitt, Jerry Maren (Munchkin from "The Wizard of Oz"), Lord Richard Buckley (comedian), Lannis Wood, Bobby DeWitt, Karen Wood, Lynn Wood, Betsy DeWitt at the Fernwood Market and Jane Gentle's bookstore The Treasure…
Lynn's Hair Design beauty salon
Lynn's Hair Design, at the time Topanga's only beauty salon for men and women, opened on February 4, 1978. Lynn Linderman, who had been a Topanga resident for 16 years, renovated the front room of the building that used to house Cepin Realty.
Elkhorn Camp sign on Topanga Canyon Blvd.
A car drives by Elkhorn Camp's sign and picnic benches on Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Lower Topanga.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, 1980s
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, from Las Tunas Beach to the Chart House Restaurant, along Pacific Coast Highway.
A flood engulfs Robert Varnum's house on Brookside Dr.
The Topanga Creek flood engulfs Robert Varnum's house and a panel truck (or van) on Brookside Dr.
A fire burns to Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Firemen stand by a fire truck, watching as a fire burns to Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Lower Topanga.
The Topanga Creek flood wrecks cars against debris
The Topanga Creek flood wrecks two cars against debris on Shady Lane in Lower Topanga Canyon.
Lower Topanga residents flee past downed telephone poles
Lower Topanga residents, some of them carrying pets, flee from the flood danger, past downed telephone poles, along Topanga Canyon Blvd. Numerous mudslides were reported during the 1969 storm.
A man watches a house wrecked by the flood
A man watches a house that the Topanga Creek flood had carried for half a mile in Lower Topanga Canyon.
John Foundoukos carries a girl across Topanga Creek flood
Greek fisherman John Fondukas [John Foundoukos] carries a girl across Topanga Creek during a flood in Lower Topanga Canyon. Firemen, deputy sheriffs, and private citizens used rowboats and swam to rescue those marooned by the 1941 rainstorm.
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class, 1968-69
Topanga Elementary School, Mr. Lusk's Sixth Grade Class, 1968-69
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1. Danny Stewart, 2. Chad Nounan, 3. Jimmy Sawday, 4. Gary Varner, 5. Jimmy Harrigan, 6, David Gunn, 7. Donald Long, 8. Eddy Vale, 9. John Weld, 10. Gary Book
MIDDLE…
TOP ROW
1. Danny Stewart, 2. Chad Nounan, 3. Jimmy Sawday, 4. Gary Varner, 5. Jimmy Harrigan, 6, David Gunn, 7. Donald Long, 8. Eddy Vale, 9. John Weld, 10. Gary Book
MIDDLE…
Women in bikinis eat popsicles at The Raft restaurant
Two women in bikinis eat popsicles at The Raft restaurant at 18661 Pacific Coast Highway, Topanga Beach. Behind them is a ship's figurehead with large breasts.
Anne Lanaro with kids Perry and Laurie on Webb Trail
Mrs. Lanaro with kids Perry and Laurie in front of their house on Webb Trail
Barbara and John Williamson opened Sandstone Retreat
John and Barbara Williamson opened Sandstone Retreat, a nudist and free-love commune, off Saddle Peak Rd., in 1969.
The Williamson were middle-class professionals who felt constrained by the traditional view of marriage and monogamy. Not long…
The Williamson were middle-class professionals who felt constrained by the traditional view of marriage and monogamy. Not long…
Nudists jump on a trampoline at Sandstone Retreat, 1/2
Nudists jump on a trampoline at Sandstone Retreat, a free-love commune that opened off Saddle Peak Rd. in 1969.
Cornelia Trujillo with kids Rosagua, and Dolores Jr.
Cornelia Trujillo with kids Rosagua (Rose Wiley), and Dolores Jr.
Emil Zimmerman, the Woods, and the DeWitts
Nature Boy Emil Zimmerman in loincloth and sandals raising an old shed to the second story of a new extension to the Wood stone cottage in Hondo Canyon. In the foreground are... Back row: Vera Wood, Iky DeWitt, Doreen "Doi" DeWitt (holding baby Billy…
Ramblin' Jack Elliott and wife June Shelley
Ramblin' Jack Elliott and wife June Shelley, also a folk musician, with guitar and banjo. They met at Will Geer's herb farm (Theatricum Botanicum), and stayed together for five years. They traveled throughout Europe, performing together.
A stagecoach raises dust in the S-Turns
A stagecoach, drawn by six horses, raises dust on the dirt road through the S-Turns.
Danny Reinhart, stonemason, in the Messenger
Danny Reinhart, stonemason, poses with the tools of his trade for a photo that was published in the "Messenger," to illustrate editor Colin Penno's article about his mosaic work, "Topanga Arts."
Don MacVicar, bassist of surf rock band Blue Juice
Don MacVicar, bassist of surf rock band Blue Juice, pours a glass of beer at Madame Wong's West in Santa Monica.
Lori Shellist hugs J. Murf, singer of Blue Juice
Lori Shellist hugs J. Murf, the leader of the surf-rock band Blue Juice, as he plays guitar at Madame Wong's West in Santa Monica.
Ginger Snips Salon & Spa, Menu of Services, c. 2001
Ginger Snips Salon & Spa. "A Magical Oasis." 18803 Pacific Coast Highway. Malibu, CA 90265. (310) 455-2460. Menu of Services. Body. Hair.
Canned Heat on Topanga Beach after a flood, 1/2
The band Canned Heat poses on Topanga Beach with driftwood: Larry Taylor, Bob Hite, Alan Wilson, Henry Vestine, and Adolfo de la Parra.
Canned Heat on Topanga Beach after a flood, 2/2
The band Canned Heat poses on Topanga Beach with driftwood: Bob Hite, Henry Vestine, Larry Taylor, Alan Wilson, and Adolfo de la Parra.
Woody Woodward does headstand on Makaha skateboard
Woody Woodward, aka "Woody the King," does a headstand on a Makaha skateboard.
Cyril and Vera Wood with baby Lannis in Red Rock Canyon
Cyril and Vera Wood with baby Lannis and nanny in Red Rock Canyon
Logo for the Wood family's jewelry business Cyvra
Vera Wood created this ink drawing as the logo of the Wood family's jewelry business called Cyvra, a combination of Cyril's and Vera's names. Vera would say that these two angels were her future daughters Lynn and Karen, born in 1948 and 1949.
Molly Gordon at Topanga Beach
Molly Gordon, a couple months before marrying Topanga Beach resident Larry Franklin.
Evelyn Franklin at Topanga Beach
Evelyn Franklin sitting on the bench that Charles Pritchard built at Topanga Beach
The Berkeley family with wrestler Primo Carnera and friends
TOP: Ted and Sylvia Berkeley, unknown. BOTTOM: Primo Carnera, Bob and Kay McLaughlin, unknown, Bunny and Dorothy Berkeley. At the Franklin family's house at Topanga Beach.
Sylvia and Ted Berkeley, with daughters Wendy and Bonnie
Sylvia and Ted Berkeley, with daughters Wendy and Bonnie, pose with Ted's surfboard at Topanga Beach.
Robbie Dick shapes a surfboard with Glen Kennedy
Robbie Dick shapes a surfboard with Glen Kennedy in the Wilken factory on 22nd St. in Santa Monica. Glenn, a Wilken team rider, was working on a knee board when Robbie and Rich Wilken found him using the wrong tools. Robbie humorously went overboard…
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."
First surfboard shaped by Dave Sweet and Howard Terrill
First surfboard shaped by Topanga Beach surfers Dave Sweet and Howard Terrill from balsa wood in the 1940s. Dave Sweet became a pioneer of shaping foam surfboards in the 1950s.
Actress Lindsey Wagner at Topanga Beach
Lindsey Wagner starred in "The Bionic Woman," a TV show that aired from January 14, 1976, to May 13, 1978.
Surfer JoJo Perrin displays his artwork
In the early 1980s, surfer JoJo Perrin (1950-2023) would spend the afternoons in the parking lot at Topanga Beach nearly every day, selling his artwork from his van.
JoJo was revered for his an innovative surfing style. In the 1960s and '70s, he…
JoJo was revered for his an innovative surfing style. In the 1960s and '70s, he…
Big money encroaches on Topanga, Jody Roberts, 1992
Artist Jody Roberts drew this comic map for the "Messenger" newspaper, showing "Big Bucks Estates" and "Big Development" encroaching on Topanga.
A beach house wrecked by a storm and big waves
Just west of the Topanga Beach Lagoon, a house is wrecked by a storm and big waves.
Topanga Elementary School sign
Laurie and Anne Lanaro pose in front of the Topanga Elementary School sign on Laurie's first day of kindergarten in 1962.
Topanga Beach map, 1868
Topanga Beach map, 1868, shows: Laguna de Topanga [Topanga Lagoon], a post in a mound of stone, Rocky Point (Mal Paso) [Arch Rock]
Topanga Beach map, 1874
Topanga Beach map, 1874, shows: Arroyo Topango [Topanga Creek], a post in a mound of stone at Point Topanga [sic], a point of rocks (Mal Paso) [Arch Rock]
Topanga Beach map, 1877
Topanga Beach map, 1877, shows: Tepango Canon [Topanga Canyon], Johnson Peak, and a kelp bed.
Rancho Boca de Santa Monica map, 1851
Rancho Boca de Santa Monica map, 1851, specifically a diseño (a rough map required to accompany Spanish and Mexican land grant petitions), shows: Punta de Topanga [Topanga Point], Lomas Alta [high hills of the Pacific Palisades], Santa Hermonica…
Topanga Beach map, 1876
Topanga Beach map, 1876, shows: Tepango Canon [Topanga Canyon], Johnson Peak, and kelp bed.
George Demont Otis painting, "Topanga," c. 1920s
George Demont Otis painting, "Topanga," oil on canvas, 30" x 36 1/4".
George Demont Otis painting, "Topanga Canyon," c. 1923
George Demont Otis painting, "Topanga Canyon," c. 1923, oil on canvasboard, 12" x 16".
Painter George Demont Otis paints Topanga Creek
Painter George Demont Otis paints Topanga Creek. The back of the photo says, "Given to Mavis by Mrs. G. Otis -- Clara. Topango Canyon 1923"
Topanga Beach, 1924
Topanga Beach, 1924, showing beach houses, tents, Cooper's Camp, and cars on the highway.
Fisherman Spere Aneme mends his net
Captain Spere Aneme [Speero Anegone] mends his net. He lived at Topanga Beach with fellow Greek fishermen John Foundoukos and Mike Leonadas [Mike Leonis]. They opened a fish market there around 1923.
Greek fishermen at Topanga Beach
Greek fishermen at Topanga Beach.
1. Captain Spere Aneme [Speero Anegone] and partner Mike Leonadas [Mike Leonis] take a boat to their lobster traps.
2. Captain Spere throws back a baby lobster.
3. Captain Spere measures a lobster to see if…
1. Captain Spere Aneme [Speero Anegone] and partner Mike Leonadas [Mike Leonis] take a boat to their lobster traps.
2. Captain Spere throws back a baby lobster.
3. Captain Spere measures a lobster to see if…
Aldo Vidali
In 1930, Aldo was born to an Italian family in Ixelles, Belgium. As a child he went to Italy and from there he began his life of traveling. His travels have taken him to almost every continent in the world. He has studied at the University of…
Camp Wildwood Swim Club membership card
Camp Wildwood Swim Club membership card: "This certifies that [YOUR NAME] is an amateur athlete representing the Wildwood Swim Club Topanga, Calif., and is registered with the S.P.A.A.A.U. Bring this card with you to all competitions."
Las Tunas Isle Motel brochure
From the brochure for the Las Tunas Isle Motel, located on Las Tunas Beach: "On the Ocean Side at famous Malibu, Las Tunas Isle Motel offers the ultimate in comfort and relaxation for the casual and commercial traveller, The Las Tunas has been the…
George Trafton rides a wave in Blue Cheer ad "Cheer Up!"
George Trafton rides a wave in "Cheer Up!" ad for Blue Cheer surfboards, 3112 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403.
Horse, carriage, and three men at Arch Rock, c. 1880
Horse, carriage, and three men at Arch Rock, c. 1880. Two more carriages approach in the background.
Bonifacio Marquez and son Miguel, c. 1875
Bonifacio Marquez and son Miguel, c. 1875, of the Rancho Boca de Santa Monica. Bonifacio inherited the Topanga portion of the ranch.
Topanga Beach map, 1881
Topanga Beach map, 1881, showing Arch Rock ("Rocky Point Mal Paso") and markers in stone mounds.
Topanga Beach map, 1881
Topanga Beach map, 1881, showing Arch Rock ("Arch in conglomerate rock," "Rocky Point Mal Paso") and markers in stone mounds.
Land allotted to Bonifacio Marquez in 1883
Land allotted to Bonifacio Marquez in 1883 from the Rancho Boca de Santa Monica.
Rancho Boca de Santa Monica cattle brands
Rancho Boca de Santa Monica cattle brands belonging to Francisco, Ramona, Francisca, Bonifacio, and Ysidro Marquez.
Topanga Beach map, 1895
Topanga Beach map, 1895, shows a Mexican's house at Las Tunas Beach, a house in Tuna Canyon, and plowed land in Peña Canyon.
Topanga Beach map, 1896
Topanga Beach map, 1896, shows a Mexican's house at Las Tunas Beach, a house in Tuna Canyon, and plowed land in Peña Canyon.
Two men with rifle under Arch Rock, 1890s
Two men with rifle under Arch Rock, 1890s. Stereoscope image.
Summit to Summit Trail, looking north
Looking toward San Fernando Valley (North) from the 19.9 acre site. Note: Hiking and riding trail on left.
Summit to Summit Trail, looking south
Looking south into Summit Valley from the 19.9 acre site, showing trail linkage.
Summit to Summit Trail, looking northwest
Looking northwest into Mulholland Heights (formerly Sunnyglen) from deeded open space, showing planted Oaks and dedicated trail.
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