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Ronne Troup holds a mug at her Topanga Beach house
Ronne Troup holds a mug by the open door of her Topanga Beach house.
Ronne Troup and her dog Luke sit on Topanga Beach
Ronne Troup leans on driftwood while drinking from a mug at Topanga Beach. Her dog Luke sits by the bare feet of photographer Bob Dietrich.
Rone Prinz drawing, "Jim and Nancy Lane House," 1992
Rone Prinz's drawing shows the front door of Jim and Nancy Lane's house, located at 3805 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd. #C.
Ronald Croci painting, "Topanga Anger," 2009
Ronald Croci's watercolor painting, "Topanga Anger," shows surfers fighting on Topanga Beach.
Ron Bouseman plays Donkey Baseball
Ron Bouseman "found out that the terra was never more firma" when his donkey bucked him in a game of Donkey Baseball in Bonnell Park.
Roland Totheroh, Charlie Chaplin's cameraman
Cinematographer Roland Totheroh built a two-room cabin next to the creek on South Topanga Canyon Blvd. in 1923, while working on silent films with actor Charlie Chaplin.
Roger Sweet's gas station gives customers free turkeys
Roger Sweet, Shell Service Station operator at Topanga Cyn. Blvd. and PCH, gives free Thanksgiving turkeys to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bartley of Topanga, and D. R. Corzine of Malibu.
Roger Sweet's gas station advertises free turkeys
Roger Sweet, Shell Service Station operator at Topanga Cyn. Blvd. and PCH, offers his customers free turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Roger Bobo directs the Topanga Philharmonic
Roger Bobo directs the Topanga Philharmonic at the Theatricum Botanicum.
Rodger Horsey shapes a surfboard
Rodger Horsey wears a surgical mask after shaping a surfboard. He is covered in foam dust.
Rodeo performer "Tuck" Gibson rides his horse
Rodeo performer "Tuck" Gibson rides his horse Steamboat in the Rodeo Grounds.
Rodeo Grounds residents park their cars across the creek
Rodeo Grounds residents park their cars on the side of Topanga Creek that's closest to Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Rodeo Grounds house #11
Rodeo Grounds house #11 belonged to retired fire captain Davis Cottle, his wife Fanny, and their daughter Dolly.
Rock riprap along Topanga Creek, near PCH
Boulders were placed as rock riprap along the right bank of Topanga Creek, 600 feet upstream from Pacific Coast Highway.
Roberto Fassone photographs, "The Origin of the Universe"
Robert Fassone's conceptual artwork "The Origin of the Universe" ("Le origini dell'Universo") was shown at Fanta Spazio gallery in Milan, Italy, from December 4, 2018 to January 25, 2019.
The idea behind his artwork was to fill a white wall with a…
The idea behind his artwork was to fill a white wall with a…
Roberta Kirby and Ami Kirby at Earth Day
Roberta Kirby and Topanga Historical Society Librarian Ami Kirby at the Community House's Earth Day celebration.
Robert Downey Jr. prays in The Rodeo Grounds
Robert Downey Jr. wears an angel costume with wings and prays by arundo as performance art in Michael Greene's yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Robert Downey Jr. crosses his arms in The Rodeo Grounds
Robert Downey Jr. crosses his arms while shirtless and smoking a cigarette in Michael Greene's yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Robert Campbell painting, "Pablo and Lucas Capra," 1988
Robert Campbell's painting shows brothers Pablo Capra and Lucas Capra at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
Robert Campbell painting, "Capra House," 1980s
Robert Campbell's watercolor painting shows the Capra family's house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
Robert Campbell and Pablo Capra sit in The Rodeo Grounds
Robert Campbell and Pablo Capra sit in the yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
Robert Campbell and Pablo Capra look at comic art
Robert Campbell (1951-2004) shows Pablo Capra his graphic novel On a Purple Spiral Floating in Capra's greenhouse at 3712 Rodeo Grounds in 2002, the year they cofounded Brass Tacks Press. Capra celebrated the 20th anniversary in 2022 by publishing…
Robbie Dick stands in his surfboard shaping room
Robbie Dick stands in his surfboard shaping roomat 3843 Topanga Canyon Blvd.From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
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…
Robbie Dick shapes a surfboard in Lower Topanga
Robbie Dick wears a face mask while shaping a surfboard in his shaping room at 3843 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Robbie Dick shaped this surfboard for Miki Dora
Robbie Dick shaped this "Da Cat"-model, "Super Tanker" surfboard for Miki Dora at the Natural Progression surf shop in Malibu in 1985.
It's 8'10" long and has a square tail. The signature on the foam says, "85 583 R. Dick for M. S. Dora XXV."…
It's 8'10" long and has a square tail. The signature on the foam says, "85 583 R. Dick for M. S. Dora XXV."…
Robbie Dick prays on a circle of surfboards
Shaper Robbie Dick prays while lying on his surfboards, which have been arranged in a circle like flower petals or a mandala, in his yard at 3843 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Robbie Dick holds a surfboard in his shaping room
Robbie Dick holds a surfboard with an off-center stripe in his shaping room at 3843 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
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.
Ricky Schaffer surfs a wave at Topanga Beach
Ricky Schaffer surfs a wave as a seagull flies by at Topanga Beach.
Rick talks to a woman by Topanga Beach houses
Rick talks to a woman by Topanga Beach houses. In the background, a low tide reveals rocks.
Rick Rietveld painting, "Reel Inn Mermaid," c. 2015
Rick Rietveld's painting, "Reel Inn Mermaid," shows a mermaid lying on Topanga Beach at night. In the background is the Reel Inn seafood restaurant at 18661 PCH.
Rick Hodgson, Mary Richardson, and Woody Woodward
Rick Hodgson, Mary Richardson, and Woody Woodward sit on the railing of a Topanga Beach house. The boys wear trunks, a wetsuit hangs to dry, and there's a surfboard on the roof.
Rick Hodgson drawing, "Topanga Beach Houses," c. 1970
Rick Hodgson's drawing "Topanga Beach Houses" also shows the Topanga Lagoon at left.
Richie Zall in a wetsuit vest holds a Harbour surfboard
Richie Zall in a wetsuit vest holds a Harbour surfboard by the Topanga Beach houses of Doug & Reva Meredith and John Mills.
John Clemens: "John Mills lived in the house with the low porch. He turned his porch into a one-table restaurant to make…
John Clemens: "John Mills lived in the house with the low porch. He turned his porch into a one-table restaurant to make…
Richard J. Oliver painting, "Topanga Lagoon," 2020
Richard J. Oliver's painting, "Topanga Lagoon," sits on the artist's easel and looks nearly identical to the scene behind it. A tree growing on Topanga Beach is reflected in the lagoon.
Richard J. Oliver painting, "Las Tunas Beach House," 2021
Richard J. Oliver's painting sits on the artist's easel and looks nearly identical to the scene behind it. It shows arundo bamboo, trees, and bougainvillea flowers growing by the Las Tunas Beach house with solar panels on the roof at 18808 Topanga…
Richard Erickson and Wendie Malick
Richard Erickson and his wife, actress Wendie Malick, joined the Tijuana Maverick Building Brigade.
Richard Dix's house on Saddle Peak
Western movie star Richard Dix's house, a 15-room mansion with an ocean view built in 1929.
Richard "Dick" Sherman
Richard "Dick" Sherman founded Topanga Underground in 1971, a business specializing in designing and installing septic systems, water mains, and underground utilities.
Rich Melendez sits on a chair by a Topanga Beach house
Rich Melendez sits on a beach chair by other teenagers. Behind them is a Topanga Beach house.
Reverend Frederick Post with Dolores Trujillo
The Reverent Frederick Post lost his extensive library when his home burned.
Residents walk their dogs by Topanga Beach houses
Residents walk their dogs by Topanga Beach houses.
They are John Menelson, Nancy Wood, Doris Ollestad, Clyde Wood, Wheeler Coberly, Maggie Coberly, Dick Steele, Marge Bernstein, and Syd Bernstein.
The three-legged dog at right is Sunshine.
They are John Menelson, Nancy Wood, Doris Ollestad, Clyde Wood, Wheeler Coberly, Maggie Coberly, Dick Steele, Marge Bernstein, and Syd Bernstein.
The three-legged dog at right is Sunshine.
Residents protest State Parks' herbicide use, 3/3
James Mathers holds a sign that say "Save Yourself." Daisy McCrackin's sign says, "State Parks, shame on you!" They stand at the corner of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH to protest State Parks' use of herbicides like glyphosate and Roundup to kill the…
Residents protest State Parks' herbicide use, 2/3
Resident James Mathers protests State Parks' use of herbicides like glyphosate and Roundup to kill the arundo bamboo in Lower Topanga. He has painted a skull and crossbones on a banner along Topanga Canyon Blvd., near PCH.
Residents protest State Parks' herbicide use, 1/3
Lower Topanga residents James Mathers, Pablo Capra, and Christoph Marquardsen protest State Parks' use of herbicides like glyphosate and Roundup to kill the arundo bamboo in Lower Topanga. They are standing along PCH, in front of the Topanga Ranch…
Residents dug a runoff ditch after the 1993 Old Topanga Fire
Residents dug a runoff ditch after the 1993 Old Topanga Fire to prevent mudslides in The Rodeo Grounds. At left are (maybe) John Volk and the dog Panda.
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1981, 5/5
Architect Bernt Capra (standing) and Craig Halley (right) build the Rodeo Grounds bridge out of telephone poles.
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1981, 4/5
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek out of telephone poles. Architect Bernt Capra is standing on a ladder.
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1981, 3/5
Michael Greene crouches by a ladder while building the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek out of telephone poles.
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1981, 2/5
Craig Halley (top) and other residents climb ladders to build the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek out of telephone poles.
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1981, 1/5
Architect Bernt Capra (standing) and Craig Halley (right) build the Rodeo Grounds bridge out of telephone poles.
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1970, 5/5
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge while a boy plays in Topanga Creek. Ladders and a bicycle are in the foreground.
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1970, 4/5
Jim Hum (maybe) spreads his arms while building the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek with his neighbors.
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1970, 3/5
Architect Bud Skibitzke stands on a cement cylinder while building the Rodeo Grounds bridge. Chuck Thayer (maybe) approaches from his right. The other men are unknown. The house of Ed and Ann Stalcup is at left, 3767 Rodeo Grounds.
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1970, 2/5
Chuck Thayer (maybe) builds the Rodeo Grounds bridge.
Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1970, 1/5
Architect Bud Skibitzke stands on a cement cylinder while building the Rodeo Grounds bridge. An unknown man stands behind him.
Rendezvous Restaurant
The Rendezvous Restaurant was a short-lived coffeeshop in the Turnout building that was destroyed by mudslides in 1998. Owner Rajier Ahmadpor watches customers Jack Chambers, Felice Matare, and Doug Kirby.
Renate Sprickman crosses a bridge over the creek
Renate Sprickman crosses a plank of wood over the creek, taking bags of her possessions and her dogs away from her flood-damaged home on Topanga Lane.
Renate Casser dedicates the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 2/2
Renate Casser breaks a bottle of champagne to dedicate the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek.
The men who worked on the bridge are Lester Cohen, Ed Stalcup, Jim Hum, Ray Casser, Bud Skibitzke (Chuck Thayer's architect friend from the…
The men who worked on the bridge are Lester Cohen, Ed Stalcup, Jim Hum, Ray Casser, Bud Skibitzke (Chuck Thayer's architect friend from the…
Renate Casser dedicates the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1/2
Renate Casser breaks a bottle of champagne to dedicate the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek.
The men who worked on the bridge are Lester Cohen, Ed Stalcup, Jim Hum, Ray Casser, Bud Skibitzke (Chuck Thayer's architect friend from the…
The men who worked on the bridge are Lester Cohen, Ed Stalcup, Jim Hum, Ray Casser, Bud Skibitzke (Chuck Thayer's architect friend from the…
Renate and Ray Casser stand by a flooding Topanga Creek
Renate Casser, holding a pink umbrella, stands by a flooding Topanga Creek with her husband Ray Casser in The Rodeo Grounds.
Renate and Ray Casser sit in a Strandkorb in Rodeo Grounds
Renate and Ray Casser sit in a Strandkorb at 3703 Rodeo Grounds.
Renate and Ray Casser at home in The Rodeo Grounds
Renate (1939-2022) and Ray Casser (1934-2024) were both from Westphalia, Germany. Ray, a gardener, moved to Topanga Lane in Lower Topanga in 1960. Renate, a nanny, married him a short time after. They moved to higher ground at 3703 Rodeo Grounds…
Renata Casser and Coliene Rentmeester sit in the yard
Renata Casser and Coliene Rentmeester sit in Coliene's yard at 3715 Rodeo Grounds.
Ren MacDonald, Keira Leneman, and Marshall Safanov
Fourth graders build a split-level home for bats: Ren MacDonald, Keira Leneman, and Marshall Safanov.
Regina Rosa, owner of Topanga Kids clothing store
Regina Rosa, owner of Topanga Kids clothing store, shows off one of her bubble guns.
Reel Inn dining room panorama, 2009
Panorama shows the Reel Inn seafood restaurant at 18661 PCH. Long picnic tables fill the dining room. The menu is written on chalkboards. Surfboards hang from the ceiling.
Reel Inn business card, 2/2
The Reel Inn's business card has a drawing of a swimming fish.
Reel Inn restaurant, fresh fish market
18661 PCH, Malibu, CA 90265
(Across from Topanga Beach)
Phone (310) 456-8221
Fax (310) 456-3568
Reel Inn restaurant, fresh fish market
18661 PCH, Malibu, CA 90265
(Across from Topanga Beach)
Phone (310) 456-8221
Fax (310) 456-3568
Reel Inn business card, 1/2
The Reel Inn's business card shows benches in the dining room, surfboards hanging from the ceiling, and the neon sign in front.
"Best fresh fish in Malibu."
American Airlines
Reel Inn, fresh fish-market, restaurant
Open daily 11 a.m. to 9…
"Best fresh fish in Malibu."
American Airlines
Reel Inn, fresh fish-market, restaurant
Open daily 11 a.m. to 9…
Reel Inn ad boasts that it has the best puns on PCH, 2018
Reel Inn ad boasts that it has the best puns on "P Sea H" (PCH). The seafood restaurant's neon sign stands at 18661 PCH. The wet-erase blackboard says, "Nice Bass" (Nice Ass).
Red Rock Canyon geology
Red Rock Canyon (Dry Canyon Quadrangle)
Lower Sespe Conglomerate Rock Cliff
Yucca Whipplei Intermedia
Platanus Racemosa
Quercus Agrifolia
Lower Sespe Conglomerate Rock Cliff
Yucca Whipplei Intermedia
Platanus Racemosa
Quercus Agrifolia
Red flowers grow by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower
Red flowers grow by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower, one week after Los Angeles County partially ended their COVID-19 pandemic, beach closure on May 13, 2020. Lying or sitting on the sand was still prohibited.
Red Cross Building
During World War I, ladies sold Mrs. Julian's "Canadian War Cakes" to tourists in front of this Red Cross Building at Old and New Canyon junctions to raise money for the war effort.
Ray Casser walks on the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 2/2
Ray Casser walks on the Rodeo Grounds bridge, anchored by crossed telephone poles, over Topanga Creek with his dog and Ed Stalcup's dog Tom. Behind him are eucalyptus trees.
Ray Casser walks on the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1/2
Ray Casser walks on the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek with his dog and Ed Stalcup's dog Tom. Behind him are eucalyptus trees.
Ray Casser enjoys a picnic at Topanga Beach
Ray Casser, shirtless, enjoys a picnic at Topanga Beach.
Rand Carter drinks a beer at The Pirates' house with Puki
Surfer Rand Carter drinks beers on the deck with Lance [SURNAME?] and Puki, who belonged to "The Pirates" gang that rented the Topanga Beach house. The blond woman is Woody Woodward's girlfriend Claudia [SURNAME?].
Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica map, 1840s
This Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica map from the 1840s (specifically a diseño: a rough map required to accompany Spanish and Mexican land grant petitions), shows perhaps the earliest depiction of Topanga Canyon.
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…
Rancho Boca de Santa Monica map
Map shows boundary of the Rancho Boca de Santa Monica. Also included are the oil derricks of the Port Los Angeles Oil Company, the Port Los Angeles Pier ("Long Wharf"), Dryden's Well, Arroyo de Topango, Santa Monica Cañón, and the Santa Monica Pier.
Rancho Boca de Santa Monica cattle brands
Rancho Boca de Santa Monica cattle brands belonging to Francisco, Ramona, Francisca, Bonifacio, and Ysidro Marquez.
Ramona Handel-Bajema swings at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
Ramona Handel-Bajema swings while eating an apple at 3739 Rodeo Grounds. The potted spider plants were part of a small family business to sell mirrors with planters.
Ramona Handel-Bajema sits at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
Ramona Handel-Bajema sits in her yard at 3739 Rodeo Grounds.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott sits in a canoe in Michael Greene's yard
Folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott paddles a canoe in Michael Greene's yard. Hampton Fancher sprays water on him from a hose, while wearing underwear. (Performance art.)
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