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Mary Kays sits in car next to fire station
Mary Kays sits in car next to fire station and Los Angeles Athletic Club office that became Malibu Feed Bin. Her sister was Ina Rust.
A boy rides a horse by Shriner's Wayside Stand
A boy rides a horse by Shriner's Wayside Stand. He is being watched by Lucie Loggins, who bought the restaurant and renamed it Step Inn Cafe.
Entrance to Topanga, looking towards beach
Entrance to Topanga, looking towards beach, shows Shell gas station and Rust's Barbecue restaurant,
Clayton Rust moved his family's house to Brookside
Clayton Rust moved his family's house out of the way of the 1933 bridge construction, from Topanga Lane to Brookside (3427 Topanga Canyon Blvd.). In the photo, the house is still propped up after reaching its destination.
Entrance to Topanga
Entrance to Topanga shows Step Inn Cafe, Shell gas Station, Rust's Barbecue restaurant, Los Angeles Athletic Club office, and fire station.
Thais Rust feeds her dog at Brookside.
Thais Rust feeds her dog while her family eats breakfast on a picnic bench at Brookside.
Bill Sykes with his children Beverly and Dave
Bill Sykes lies in the sand with his children Beverly and Dave at their house on Topanga Beach,
Lower Topanga kids on Topanga Lane
Lower Topanga kids take a group photo at the Rusts’ house on Topanga Lane.
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Edna Mae Spence, Marilyn Burns, Bill Hoskins, Joyce Wiard, Mary Miller, Thais Rust, unknown, unknown.
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unknown, Marvelle McClellan, Avis Wendill,…
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Edna Mae Spence, Marilyn Burns, Bill Hoskins, Joyce Wiard, Mary Miller, Thais Rust, unknown, unknown.
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unknown, Marvelle McClellan, Avis Wendill,…
Barefoot Topanga Beach fishermen show off their fish
Barefoot Topanga Beach fishermen show off their fish. The man on the right is Greek immigrant John Foundoukos.
Menu for The Point restaurant, Malibu (Marinos' Point)
Menu for The Point restaurant, Malibu (Marinos' Point). The Greek fishermen who owned the older Marinos' seafood restaurant nearby also owned The Point at 18412 W. Pacific Coast Highway. Later The Chart House and Mastro's Ocean Club were built at…
Harry Marinos owned Marinos’ Seafood Restaurant
Harry Marinos owned Marinos’ Seafood Restaurant at Topanga Beach. He was a Greek immigrant whose real name was Aristides Marinos. The Raft and The Reel Inn were later built there.
Gold rings by Cy and Vera Wood
Gold rings by Cy and Vera Wood (CYVRA) depict a mask, a horse, and an Indian.
The DeWitts and the Woods at Fernwood Market (2/2)
Iky DeWitt, Bob DeWitt, Lannis Wood, Jerry Maren (Munchkin from "The Wizard of Oz"), Bobby DeWitt, Karen Wood, Lynn Wood, Betsy DeWitt at the Fernwood Market and Jane Gentle's bookstore The Treasure Chest.
Evening Outlook Race trophies won by Topanga Yacht Club
Fifteen sailors finished the first Evening Outlook Trophy Race, on Sunday, September 2, 1934. Seven were members of the Topanga Yacht Club (names in bold below). The winner was presented a bronze trophy by "beach beauty" Marilyn Connon. Others…
Kathleen Kay and Jack Gardiner, 1938 fire refugees
Kathleen Kay (18006 Roosevelt Highway) and Jack Gardiner (18028 Roosevelt Highway) lost their homes in the 1938 fire. They fled in a car packed with furniture and belongings.
Five men in bathing suits sit on Topanga Beach
Five men in bathing suits sit on Topanga Beach: Jake Fields, unknown, unknown, Louis Ranberg, and Thomas Spence.
Proposal for development at Topanga Beach, 1949
This 1949 proposal for development at Topanga Beach recommended demolishing the houses and building a boardwalk.
Potter's Topanga Trading Post, 1940s
A dog sits in front of Potter's Topanga Trading Post (later, the Malibu Feed Bin).
Frances Spence and Edna May Spence at Spence's Cabins
Frances Spence and Edna May Spence in the backyard behind Spence's Cabins
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, 1940
An aerial view shows the Topanga Beach Auto Court motel, Topanga Lane, and the Rodeo Grounds.
Aerial view of plane flying over Topanga Beach, 1943, 1/2
Aerial view shows an XB-19 bomber flying over Las Tunas Beach, Topanga Beach, Old Malibu Road, and Topanga Lane. At the time this postcard was mailed, 1943, the bomber was the third largest airplane in the world.
Actress Natalie Talmadge's house on Las Tunas Beach
A lit cigarette, left on the couch, set ablaze the Las Tunas Beach house of actress Natalie Talmadge (1896-1969) on September 25, 1943, at 2:30 a.m. Fire Captain Tom Cheney concluded this because the couch burned through the floor.
Natalie’s…
Natalie’s…
West Topanga Beach Rd., 18622 to 18722
West Topanga Beach Rd. was a private driveway serving the homes 18622 to 18722.
Bill and Ruth Wylie's Bait and Tackle shop, 1946
Bill and Ruth Wylie's Bait and Tackle shop was located at 18757 PCH. They lived in the house in back. The employee in the photo is unidentified.
Dorothy Lilley walks daughter Sue on the family car
Dorothy Lilley walks daughter Sue on the family car on W. Topanga Beach Rd.
Evan “Gramps” Harrison (glasses) and friend with surf mat
Evan “Gramps” Harrison (glasses) stands with a friend holding a surf mat. Surfboards lean on a beach house in the background.
Aerial view of Topanga Lagoon and Auto Court motel, 1944
Aerial view shows Topanga Lagoon and Topanga Beach Auto Court motel.
The Step Inn Cafe appears in the film "Champion" (1949)
The Step Inn Cafe appears in the film "Champion" (1949). Actors Arthur Kennedy and Kirk Douglas are seen walking to the entrance.
Kirk Douglas and Ruth Roman flirt at The Step Inn Cafe
Actors Kirk Douglas and Ruth Roman flirt at The Step Inn Cafe in the film "Champion" (1949).
Arthur Kennedy, Kirk Douglas hitchhike to Topanga Beach
Actors Arthur Kennedy and Kirk Douglas hitchhike to Topanga Beach in the film "Champion" (1949).
Dave Sykes poses with his redwood "Topanga" surfboard
Dave Sykes poses with his redwood "Topanga" surfboard at San Onofre Beach in San Diego County.
Surf pioneer Joe Quigg said:
"[Dave] Sykes was the best surfer I had seen at that time because he lived there [at Topanga Beach] and surfed all day,…
Surf pioneer Joe Quigg said:
"[Dave] Sykes was the best surfer I had seen at that time because he lived there [at Topanga Beach] and surfed all day,…
Dave Sykes surfs at Topanga Beach
Dave Sykes surfs a balsa-redwood surfboard at Topanga Beach.
Surf pioneer Joe Quigg said:
"[Dave] Sykes was the best surfer I had seen at that time because he lived there [at Topanga Beach] and surfed all day, every day. He could just glide and…
Surf pioneer Joe Quigg said:
"[Dave] Sykes was the best surfer I had seen at that time because he lived there [at Topanga Beach] and surfed all day, every day. He could just glide and…
Surfers Ed Fearon, Don James, and Jack Quigg
Surfers Ed Fearon, Don James, and Jack Quigg took this photo in front of their Topanga Beach house on the day that Pearl Harbor was attacked, December 7, 1941. They knew they were going to war.
Potter's Topanga Trading Post and LA Athletic Club office
Potter's Topanga Trading Post and the Los Angeles Athletic Club office later merged to become the Malibu Feed Bin.
Jim Talmadge's car is parked by Marinos' Seafood
This 1936 Duesenberg Dual Cowl Phaeton belonged to Buster Keaton's son, Jim Talmadge, who grew up on Las Tunas Beach. The buildings in background are Marinos' Seafood Restaurant and the home of Charles and Eleanor Potter on the hill.
Jim Talmadge stands beside a "Topanga" surfboard at Malibu
Surfer Jim Talmadge at Malibu's Surfrider Beach stands beside a redwood surfboard that has the word "Topanga" written on it. Jim was the son of actor Buster Keaton. The board probably belonged to Dave Sykes.
The Carrere family at Topanga Beach
The Carrere family at Topanga Beach. Leon stands beside parents Fernando and Helen, and uncle Edward is at right.
The Carrere family on the balcony of their beach house, 2/2
The Carrere family on the balcony of their beach house: Edward and Helen Carrere, Helen's brother's wife Helen Abrahamsen, unknown family friend, Helen's mother Alice Abrahamsen, Leon Carrere.
The arched sign of the Topanga Beach Auto Court
The arched sign of the Topanga Beach Auto Court (later, Topanga Ranch Motel) . The car is a 1936 Duesenberg Dual cowl phaeton which belonged to Buster Keaton's son, James Talmadge.
A woman stands on the porch of a Topanga Beach house
A woman stands on the porch of a Topanga Beach house with an umbrella in the yard.
Potter's Topanga Trading Post has open doors
Potter's Topanga Trading Post was on the west side of Pacific Coast Highway and Topanga Canyon Blvd., where the Malibu Feed Bin is today.
Brothers Sam and Larry Franklin surf
Brothers Sam and Larry Franklin surf. Charles Pritchard kayaks in the background.
Rodeo Grounds house #11
Rodeo Grounds house #11 belonged to retired fire captain Davis Cottle, his wife Fanny, and their daughter Dolly.
The Topanga Inn was a sandwich shop at the beach
The Topanga Inn was a sandwich shop at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH. In front, James Talmadge shakes hands with an unknown man beside a fancy car.
A surfer rides a big wave (maybe Miki Dora)
This photo came from one of Miki Dora's personal albums, which were left in New Zealand when he made a hasty exit in the mid-1970s.
Oka Stewart (center) with his high school radio club
Oka Stewart (center) organized the Radio Club and served as its president at Tempe Union High School in Arizona.
Oka Stewart (top) performs with Goodrich Aerial Artists
Oka Stewart (top) performs a handstand on a tower with Goodrich Aerial Artists, a circus troupe. Hanging below him are Bert Goodrich, Forrest Stroupee, Peggy Hale, and Trixie Ruddell.
Circus friends Oka Stewart, Bert Goodrich, Forrest Stroupee
Circus friends Oka Stewart, Bert Goodrich, and Forrest Stroupee were known as The Three Jacks.
Oka Stewart's ham radio card, W6CAR
Oka Stewart was a ham radio operator. During World War II, he relayed messages from service men and women all over the USA. He was also useful to firefighters during the many fires in Topanga. He had a portable unit in his car and could relay…
Oka Stewart, ham radio operator
Oka Stewart was a ham radio operator. During World War II, he relayed messages from service men and women all over the USA. He was also useful to firefighters during the many fires in Topanga. He had a portable unit in his car and could relay…
Oka Stewart gets a hand from son Bert after his clown act
Oka Stewart gets a hand from son Bert after performing the clown act he'd learned in his circus days. In costume, he'd pretend to fall off the high-diving board into the swimming pool at Camp Wildwood.
Broken pilings from a 19th-century bridge near the lagoon
Broken pilings from a 19th-century bridge protrude from the Topanga Creek bed near the lagoon.
A non-native tree is sprayed with blue herbicide Roundup
A non-native arundo tree is sprayed with the blue herbicide Roundup by State Parks in the lower Topanga Creek bed. The health impacts of the glyphosate-based Roundup, as well as its effects on the environment, have been at the center of substantial…
Non-natives plants are sprayed with blue herbicide Roundup
A non-native arundo patch is sprayed with the blue herbicide Roundup by State Parks in the lower Topanga Creek bed. The health impacts of the glyphosate-based Roundup, as well as its effects on the environment, have been at the center of substantial…
Non-native arundo is sprayed with blue herbicide Roundup
A non-native arundo stalk is sprayed with the blue herbicide Roundup by State Parks in the lower Topanga Creek bed. The health impacts of the glyphosate-based Roundup, as well as its effects on the environment, have been at the center of substantial…
Farm plays on a porch at Topanga Beach, 1/5
Farm plays on a porch at Topanga Beach. The band played the soundtrack for the surf film "The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun" (1970). From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Farm plays on a porch at Topanga Beach, 2/5
Farm plays on a porch at Topanga Beach. The band played the soundtrack for the surf film "The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun" (1970).From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Farm plays on a porch at Topanga Beach, 3/5
Farm plays on a porch at Topanga Beach. The band played the soundtrack for the surf film "The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun" (1970).From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Farm plays on a porch at Topanga Beach, 4/5
Farm plays on a porch at Topanga Beach. The band played the soundtrack for the surf film "The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun" (1970).From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Bonnie Vincent rides a horse by the Yellow House
Bonnie Vincent rides a horse with an unknown girl (not her daughter) by the Yellow House at Topanga Beach. Surfboards lean against the porch.From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Joe Pleshe lived across the creek near Brookside
From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
The dining room at Jim Ganzer's Topanga Beach house
From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Jan-Michael Vincent, Ronne Troup, and Jim Ganzer
Jan-Michael Vincent, Ronne Troup, and Jim Ganzer in Ganzer's Topanga Beach house.From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
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).
Jan-Michael Vincent wears a military hat at Topanga Beach
From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Jim Ganzer waxes his surfboard at Topanga Beach
From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Jan-Michael Vincent rides a horse at Topanga Beach
From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Jim Ganzer's collectible trading card
Jim Ganzer is one of surfing’s original “Big Daddies.” With his penchant for art, Jim worked in the States with stars like Mickey Dora and Lance Carson designing logos, and added his art direction to the legendary surfing magazine “Surf Guide.” His…
The Wood family's river rock cabin
The Wood family's river rock cabin is a stone house in Hondo Canyon.
Anne Lanaro kisses a raccoon
Anne Lanaro kisses a raccoon. This is one of two orphaned raccoons that the Lanaro family raised.
The Wood family's river rock cabin and a newer structure
The Wood family's river rock cabin is a stone house in Hondo Canyon.
A landslide closed Topanga Canyon Blvd., March 2024
A landslide closed Topanga Canyon Blvd. from March 9 to June 2, 2024, about three months.
Aerial view of landslide, March 2024
A landslide closed Topanga Canyon Blvd. from March 9 to June 2, 2024, about three months.
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