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Fernwood Pacific Drive
Fernwood Pacific Drive was built to encourage 1920s development. Considered strategic, it was widened during World War II.
Topanga Highway descends into San Fernando Valley
Topanga Highway descends into San Fernando Valley. The marker near the sign for Girard (later Woodland Hills) is the LA city boundary.
Bridge near the old Post Office
This 1920 bridge near the old Post Office was replaced when the road was realigned 10 years later.
Topanga Highway in the S-Turns
Topanga Highway in the S-Turns. Cars took over after the road was rebuilt in 1915.
Stage and mail driver Joe Robison
Stage and Post Office mail driver Joe Robison with passengers near the "robber's hut" stone house at Topanga Forks.
Lucy Cheney at the bottom of the S-Turns
Lucy Cheney at the bottom of the S-Turns. She was the first to take a wagon down the rough road to Topanga Beach.
The Topanga Watershed Committee
The Topanga Watershed Committee being honored for their Wrecked Car Removal Project at a dinner thrown by the LA Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Susan Nissman at Topanga Philharmonic concert
Susan Nissman, Senior Field Deputy to Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, leads children onstage during a Topanga Philharmonic concert she coordinated.
Congressman Tony Beilenson
Congressman Tony Beilenson was interviewed while inspecting flood damage in Topanga. He authored the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area legislation.
Bert Wilson selling native plants
Bert Wilson selling native plants at the annual Resource Conservation District (RCD) event.
Janet Marlborough leads Jegg Zolper on horseback
Janet Marlborough leads Jegg Zolper on horseback through Topanga State Park.
The "Topanga Canyon Survival Guide" committee
The "Topanga Canyon Survival Guide" committee: Alli Acker, David Dijkstra, John Hargraves, Gayla Hertzog, Assistant Chief Reginald Lee, Pat Mac Neil, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Dean Lehman, Lance Grindle, Robert Kamm, and Abigail Bok.
Firemen after dousing a guesthouse fire
Station 69 Firemen after dousing a guesthouse fire. Nolan Feldman, Captain Chase, Steve Ford, Scott Greenelch, and Jay Fernandez.
Topanga firemen, 1943
Topanga firemen: Captain Harvey Anderson, Jimmie Hansen, E. W. Monkman, Fred Van Syrc, and Captain Des Barton.
Fireman Tom Cheney sprays hose
Fireman Tom Cheney sprays hose of Topanga's first fire truck. Cecil Gehr (center) became Los Angeles Fire Department Chief in 1952.
Postal workers at shopping center
Postal workers at the Topanga Post Office's rented quarters in the shopping center. Gordon Gleave, Ivy Mumby, Fremont Smith, Helen Zilmer, Alice Terry, Betty Niklas, Postmaster Hal Rolve, and mascot Tippy (the dog).
Dan Bovee, Ralph Kewitt, Les Leavitt
Dan Bovee, Ralph Kewitt, Topanga Post Office Postmaster Les Leavitt (selling stamps and defense bonds), unknown, unknown, unknown.
Mail carrier Les Leavitt
Mail carrier Les Leavitt was a Democrat, and his brother Fred was a Republican. Between them they kept the Topanga Post Office postmaster position for 25 years.
Mail carrier Fred Leavitt
Mail carrier Fred Leavitt was a Republican, and his brother Les was a Democrat. Between them they kept the Topanga Post Office postmaster position for 25 years.
A Cheney family outing
A Cheney family outing. George Cheney (right) used this 1910 Garford to carry passengers and mail to the Post Office.
James Craig, who owned the General Store
James Craig, who owned the General Store, became Topanga Post Office postmaster in 1913
Charles Greenleaf, daughter Mabel, and grandchildren
Charles Greenleaf, daughter Mabel, and grandchildren Charles and Janet.
Kedric Wolfe at Children's Corner Fair
Kedric Wolfe plays flute at the Children's Fair at Children's Corner Preschool. At top left, Bernt Capra holds daughter Michele Capra.
Community House playground
Community House playground built by parents of Topanga Cooperative Preschool.
Barton School teacher Howard Gutmann
Barton School teacher Howard Gutmann was a German Jew and had escaped war and persecution.
Barton School teacher Nancy Gluck
Barton School teacher Nancy Gluck came in 1940 and stay until the end. She was a dear friend of the Barton family.
Barton School teacher Hildor Barton
Barton School teacher Hildor Barton was never happier than when planning and constructing buildings.
Sisters Candy Clark, Connie Clark, and unknown woman
Sisters Candy Clark, Connie Clark, and unknown woman spinning and weaving. After the Barton School closed, the Clark family continued to live on the property.
Ann Stalcup with her student folk dancers
Teacher Ann Stalcup with her student folk dancers. Topanga Elementary School came through for Ann when her house burned down in the 1993 fire.
Topanga Elementary School, Track and Field Day
Topanga Elementary School, Track and Field Day, organized by Marathon world-record holder Jacqueline Hansen.
Arlene Plotkin and Michelene (Mike) Kelly
Arlene Plotkin and Michelene (Mike) Kelly were familiar faces in the office at Topanga Elementary School.
Topanga Elementary School, Track and Field Day
Topanga Elementary School, Track and Field Day, organized by Marathon world-record holder Jacqueline Hansen.
School Booster Club leaders and teacher Bonnie Wallace
Topanga Elementary School Booster Club leaders chat with teacher Bonnie Wallace: Sharon Morrison, Lynne Haigh, Rody Salkeld, Bonnie Wallace, Judy Heign.
Messenger editor Colin Penno
Messenger editor Colin Penno is honored by Topanga Elementary School students as a citizen from abroad (England).
Topanga Elementary School contest winners, 1950s
Topanga Elementary School motto contest winners receive medals from Fire Department: Capt. Jack Connors, Heather Wallace, Connie Manlein, Bruce Haines, and Chief Harvey Anderson.
Topanga School teachers, 1940s
Topanga School teachers: Principal Elva Sigrist, Beulah Hendrix, Grace Wiley, Ivy Pearson, Florence Bruinsslot, May Peterson, Leon Hendrix, Rhoda Julian, Thelma Parker, Bertha Hangen, Jacqueline Wilson.
Students studying the American Frontier
Fifth- and sixth-grade students studying the American Frontier were helped by teacher Margaret Ericson, a UCLA graduate who believed children learn by doing. She helped them make suits of burlap, wooden guns, and fur caps.
Topanga School
Spanish-style Topanga School was built in 1925. The classroom and stage later became the American Legion Hall.
Garapatos School children, 1920s
Garapatos School children, including Fred Venneman, later fire captain (middle right), Carmelito Garcia (bottom right), and John Prentiss (bottom left).
Garapatos School children, 1920s
Garapatos School children. Back row: Aimee PIttman, Agatha Venneman, Patricia Prentiss, Margaret Cheney, Charlotte Melcher, Katherine Kneen, Art Heckle. Center row: Caroline Hansen, Ruth Melcher, Betty Pawlowski. Front row: Tom Pittman, John…
Garapatos School children, 1914
Miss Elva Plaistridge's class at Garapatos School. Back row: Norris Julian, Elva, Helen and William Santa Maria. Front row: Irwin Julian and buddy Adrian Santa Maria hold hands, Beatrice Burnett, Lila.
Garapatos School children at Arch Rock
Lucy Cheney (standing left) and a teacher with Garapatos School children at Arch Rock at Topanga Beach.
Topanga Elementary School Alumni, 1965
1965 Topanga Elementary School Alumni. Back row: Reynold Hicklin, Tom Marshburn, Brian Stork, Wesley Just. Center: Lynn Sawday Nance, John Brown, Kathleen Cepin Mahan, Mark Parrish, Marc Zeidler. Front: Caitlin Rice Just, Sandra Anderson-Tarcia,…
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class, 1958-59
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class Graduation, 1958-59
4TH ROW
6. Older sister of Dennis Mills
TEACHERS:
Mr. Herbert Hawkins (left), Mr. Fred Ruge (right)
4TH ROW
6. Older sister of Dennis Mills
TEACHERS:
Mr. Herbert Hawkins (left), Mr. Fred Ruge (right)
Topanga Elementary School
The 1958 New Year's Eve fire threatened Topanga Elementary School and destroyed Hugh and Virley Harlan's home (ruins lower right).
Topanga Elementary School dedication ceremony
Topanga Elementary School dedication ceremony, led by superintendent Dean Grass.
Students at the Little Red Schoolhouse at Greenleaf Canyon
Students at the Little Red Schoolhouse at the mouth of Greenleaf Canyon and Topanga Road, also called Garapatos School. Back row: Mabel Greenleaf, Tom Cheney, Bessie Greenleaf, Ceola Greenleaf. Front row: two unknown, Harry Greenleaf, Leland Boebel,…
The Wiley family
The Wiley family: David, Marguerite, Bob, Rose, Jimmy, Laura, Robert, and John.
This photo was taken at the wedding of Jimmy Wiley, great-grandson of original pioneers Francisco and Manuela Trujillo, and Serena Andrews, daughter of long-time…
This photo was taken at the wedding of Jimmy Wiley, great-grandson of original pioneers Francisco and Manuela Trujillo, and Serena Andrews, daughter of long-time…
The Andrews family
The Andrews family: Matthew, Chris, Damian, Serena, Rebecca, Alex, Eric.
This photo was taken at the wedding of Jimmy Wiley, great-grandson of original pioneers Francisco and Manuela Trujillo, and Serena Andrews, daughter of long-time Topanga…
This photo was taken at the wedding of Jimmy Wiley, great-grandson of original pioneers Francisco and Manuela Trujillo, and Serena Andrews, daughter of long-time Topanga…
Chester and Joena King with their children.
Chester and Joena King with their children. Daughter Zoe Otterback is at center.
Sylvia Park Clubhouse
Homesteaders Lucy and Mose Cheney celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the Sylvia Park Clubhouse (now the Mountain Mermaid).
Topanga Labor Exchange float at Topanga Days
Topanga Labor Exchange float at Topanga Days. PATCH members and kids join Latinos playing traditional music.
Bill Flaxman with day workers
People Assisting Topanga Canyon with Helping Hands (PATCH) interpreter Bill Flaxman with day workers at the Topanga Labor Exchange.
Jeff Stork, USA Olympics volleyball team
Pepperdine volleyball coach Marv Dunphy coached the USA Olympics team with Jeff Stork to a gold medal.
Rachel, Josh, and Ken Widen
Rachel Widen, Josh Widen (behind the wheel), and Ken Widen (in back) in a crushed car before it's pulled from the creek.
Ren MacDonald, Keira Leneman, and Marshall Safanov
Fourth graders build a split-level home for bats: Ren MacDonald, Keira Leneman, and Marshall Safanov.
Topanga Creek Stream Team looks for steelhead trout
The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains' (RCDSMM) Topanga Creek Stream Team looks for steelhead trout.
Fred Feer and Brad Davis
On the radio, Fred Feer, a founder of the Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness (T-CEP) and head of the Disaster Response Team, with Brad Davis.
Summit Valley Park celebration
Summit Valley Park celebration. Jerome Daniels (SMMRCA), Susan Nissman (TASC chair), Joe Edminston (SMMC), Bob Bates (former TASC chair), Supervisor Ed Edelman and his wife, Robert Wilson (CEO Retlaw) and Susan Little (aide to Congressman Beilenson).…
Artist Stewart Moskowitz
Artist Stewart Moskowitz with signs he painted at the Disney studio protest against the Canyon Oaks development.
Herta Ware, Ellen Geer, Peter Alsop, and Suzanne Teng
Protesting the Canyon Oaks development: Will Geer's widow Herta Ware, daughter Ellen Geer on banjo, Peter Alsop on guitar, and Suzanne Teng on flute.
County Supervisor Ed Edelman
When Ed Edelman (with Supervisor Yvonne Braithwaite Burke) became Topanga's County Supervisor, Summit Valley gained an important ally against the Canyon Oaks development.
Susan Nissman, Joe Edminston, Bob Bates
Battling the Canyon Oaks development: Susan Nissman, Topanga Association for a Scenic Community (TASC) chair; Joe Edminston, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC); Bob Bates, TASC head
TASC President Bob Bates
Bob Bates, president of the Topanga Association for a Scenic Community, being honored by the County for keeping out large-scale tract developments.
Karl Ingram, Summit Valley Ranch caretaker
Karl Ingram, Summit Valley Ranch caretaker, started a cowboy breakfast punctuated by sermons on Sundays in 1974.
John Nordine and Bruce Sunkees
John Nordine and Bruce Sunkees install a box car bridge over Topanga Creek.
Gail McDonald-Tune's hippie house
Sunshine sits on the deck of a hippie house on Glen Trail. Leaseholder Francesco Papalia carries Sunshine's baby Love Rainbow. Merrick Davidson sits at the desk.
Founders of The Messenger newspaper
Founders of The Messenger newspaper. From left: Sid Francis, Pamela Auer, Flavia Potenza, Emily Karnes, Nico Van den Heuvel, Mary Colvig with baby, Bill Hess, Judee McBride, Merrick Davidson, Suzie Walczak. Karnes and Potenza kids play in front.…
Louis B. Marvin at his Tuna Canyon Compound
Louis B. Marvin at his Tuna Canyon Compound with two llamas.
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