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Topanga Elementary School book rack, circa 2000

Teacher Ann Stalcup created a book rack for her Topanga Elementary School classroom. She also created the "Peanuts"-themed mobile that shows Snoopy reading under a sign that says, "Library Shh...."

Topanga Elementary School bulletin board, circa 2000

A bulletin board asks, "Look at these children. Can you find their countries on the map?" The artwork features international students from Egypt, Central Africa, Holland (The Netherlands), Germany, India, Japan, China, and Mexico. Teacher Ann Stalcup…

Topanga Elementary School's international shelf, circa 2000

Topanga Elementary School library had a rotating international display created by teacher Ann Stalcup. It featured countries like Egypt, Mexico, Germany, and Peru.

Topanga Elementary School Christmas decorations, 1987

Topanga Elementary School auditorium's 1987 Christmas decorations were created by teacher Ann Stalcup and Carolyn Tokunaga.

Topanga Elementary School's Christmas decorations, 1988

Topanga Elementary School auditorium's 1988 Christmas decorations were created by teachers Ann Stalcup and Carolyn Tokunaga.

Topanga Elementary School 2nd grade class photo, 2002

Topanga Elementary School's 2nd grade students take a 2002-2003 class photo with teacher Bonnie Wallace.

Topanga Elementary School 1st-2nd grade class photo, 2003

Topanga Elementary School's 1st-2nd grade students take a 2003-2004 class photo with teacher Josephine Ann Stalcup.

Topanga Elementary School 3rd-4th grade class photo, 2005

Topanga Elementary School's 3rd-4th grade students take a 2005-2006 class photo with teachers Ann Stalcup and Mrs. Da Mart.

Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1992-1993

Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1992-1993.

ROW 1
1. Michelene "Mike" Kelly
3. Nancy Palmer
5. Jackie Berz
6. Barbara Metzenbaum

ROW 2
4. Jeanne Robison (cook)
5. Donna Miller (janitor)
6. Ann Stalcup

ROW 3
2. Kay…

Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1993-1994

Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1993-1994.

ROW 1
1. Annie Farkas
3. Donna Workman
4. Nancy Palmer
5. Ann Matsuyama
6. Marianne Bordier

ROW 2
1. Kay Price
2. Bonnie Wallace

ROW 3
1. Jackie Berz
2. Ann Stalcup

ROW…

Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1994-1995

Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1994-1995.

ROW 1
1. Donna Workman
4. Annie Farkas
6. Ann Matsuyama

ROW 2
1. Bonnie Wallace
2. Shelly Coulson

ROW 3
2. Ann Stalcup
3. Devon
4. Nancy Palmer

ROW 4
1. Donna Wabnig
2.…

"Topanga Beach," International Surfing Magazine, 1971, 7/7

Jim Fitzpatrick's "Topanga Beach" article shows surfers Davey Hilton and Scott Heywood riding waves. At left is artwork by Jim Evans depicting Fable, Cat, People, and Weed (marijuana).

"Topanga Beach," International Surfing Magazine, 1971, 6/7

Jim Fitzpatrick's "Topanga Beach" article shows a montage.

1. A beautifully shaped wave breaks.
2. Beach houses belonging to Doug Meredith, Geary Steffen, and Bob Schiller are just below the intersection.
3. Katherine Ottesen's beach house is on…

"Topanga Beach," International Surfing Magazine, 1971, 5/7

Jim Fitzpatrick's "Topanga Beach" article shows surfer George Trafton riding a wave, and "The Daylight Savings Naked Romp of 1969," presumably on the nude beach.

"Topanga Beach," International Surfing Magazine, 1971, 4/7

Jim Fitzpatrick's "Topanga Beach" article shows surfers J. Riddle, Woody Woodward, and George Trafton riding waves.

"Topanga Beach," International Surfing Magazine, 1971, 3/7

Jim Fitzpatrick's "Topanga Beach" article shows artwork by Jim Evans depicting Myth, Fable, Fact, Dog, Cat People, Waves, Seaweed, Weed (marijuana), and You.

"Topanga Beach," International Surfing Magazine, 1971, 2/7

The Contents page of the December/January issue of "International Surfing Magazine" shows Katherine Ottesen's Topanga Beach house on fire inside a tubing wave.

"Topanga Beach," International Surfing Magazine, 1971, 1/7

Larry Bertleman surfs a tubing wave in Hawaii on the cover of the December/January issue of "International Surfing Magazine." The headlines read...

Hawaii's Town Surf Is Soooo Fine
Topanga Is a State of Mind
What Everyone Should Know About Wet…

Captain Vesey O'Davoren, Topanga Yacht Club Commodore

Captain Vesey O'Davoren (1888-1989) was the Commodore of the Topanga Yacht Club and an actor. An Englishman, he fought in World War I, attached to the 7th Suffolk Regiment, and was wounded three times and gassed. He was a descendant of the Duke of…

John Morley painting, "Vesey O'Davoren," 1916

Captain Vesey O'Davoren (1888-1989) became the Commodore of the Topanga Yacht Club and an actor. An Englishman, he fought in World War I, attached to the 7th Suffolk Regiment, and was wounded three times and gassed.

This miniature portrait was…

View from the ocean of Topanga Beach houses, 1970s, 9/9

View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses.

1. The Gulf gas station (in the background)
2. Tim Harvey's house
3. Austin McCann, Mike Howell, and Andy Mercer's house. (Al Wurtzel and John Dominico lived downstairs.)
4. Unknown house
5.…

View from the ocean of Topanga Beach houses, 1970s, 8/9

View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses.

1. Tim Harvey's house
2. Austin McCann, Mike Howell, and Andy Mercer's house. (Al Wurtzel and John Dominico lived downstairs.)
3. Unknown house
4. Unknown house

View from the ocean of Topanga Beach houses, 1970s, 7/9

View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses.

1. Tim Harvey's house
2. Austin McCann, Mike Howell, and Andy Mercer's house. (Al Wurtzel and John Dominico lived downstairs.)
3. Unknown house
4. Unknown house

View from the ocean of Topanga Beach houses, 1970s, 6/9

View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses.

1. John and Foster Sherwood's house (18638)
2. Sig Wingard's house
3. Doug Meredith's house (18630)

View from the ocean of Topanga Beach houses, 1970s, 5/9

View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses.

1. Michael Hamilburg's house
2. Bob Barrow's house (18644)

View from the ocean of Topanga Beach houses, 1970s, 4/9

View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses.

1. Doris Ollestad's house
2. Paul Randall's house (the lifeguard tower)
3. Carroll Pratt's house (18704)
4. Wheeler Coberly's house
5. Lloyd Ahern's house (18674, The Yellow House)

View from the ocean of Topanga Beach houses, 1970s, 3/9

View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses.

1. Unknown house, partly in frame
2. Sid Bernstein's house
3. Doris Ollestad's house
4. Paul Randall's house (the lifeguard tower)
5. Carroll Pratt's house (18704)
6. Wheeler Coberly's house
7.…

View from the ocean of Topanga Beach houses, 1970s, 2/9

View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses.

1. George's Market (in the background)
2. Unknown house
3. Sid Bernstein's house
4. Doris Ollestad's house
5. Paul Randall's house (the lifeguard tower)
6. Carroll Pratt's house (18704)
7.…

View from the ocean of Topanga Beach houses, 1970s, 1/9

View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses and the Topanga Lagoon and bridge.

1. Don James's house
2. George's Market (in the background)

View from the ocean of Las Tunas Beach houses, 1970s

View from the ocean of Las Tunas Beach houses shows the Flying "A" gas station and a billboard in the background.

Norton Wisdom feeds dogs by his trapezoidal sculptures

Artist Norton Wisdom, shirtless, feeds bone-shaped snacks to his dogs Shiva and Nikos in his yard at 3948 Topanga Lane (in The Snake Pit). Behind him are his red, white, and blue, truncated-pyramid, trapezoidal sculptures.

Rich Myers wears trunks at Topanga Beach

Norton Wisdom covers Andrea Weiner with his rescue can

Lifeguard Norton Wisdom, in trunks, covers Andrea Weiner, in a bikini, with his rescue can by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.

Topanga Creek passes Topanga Lane, The Rodeo Grounds

View from Topanga Canyon Blvd. shows a Topanga Lane house, water tanks, and the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek. In the background, a fire has recently burned the hills.

Ed Stalcup fills sandbags in The Rodeo Grounds, 2/2

Ed Stalcup fills sandbags with his dog Tom in The Rodeo Grounds by Topanga Creek. The bridge is in the background.

Patricia Chatfield stands by a wall of sandbags

Patricia Chatfield stands by a wall of sandbags near the home she shares with her husband Blake and two children at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.

Ed Stalcup fills sandbags in The Rodeo Grounds, 1/2

Ed Stalcup fills sandbags with his dog Tom in The Rodeo Grounds by Topanga Creek.

A man walks on the Rodeo Grounds bridge

A man walks on the bridge over Topanga Creek in The Rodeo Grounds.

The Yellow House stands out among Topanga Beach houses

The Yellow House stands out among Topanga Beach houses. A volleyball net sags in the foreground.

Andrea Weiner hugs lifeguard Winston at Topanga Beach

Andrea Weiner, in a bikini, hugs lifeguard Winston [SURNAME?], in trunks, and points at the camera at Topanga Beach.

Holly, Andrea Weiner, and Jenny Wemple hug

Holly [SURNAME?], Andrea Weiner, and Jenny Wemple wear bikinis and hug in a group photo at Topanga Beach.

Aerial view of Old Malibu Road and Topanga Creek, 1970s

Aerial view of Old Malibu Road, PCH houses, and Topanga Creek shows businesses the Flying “A” gas station, The Spaghetti Joint, Wylie's Bait and Tackle shop, Jim Dandy Cafe, and Red Carpet Realtors. Tuna Canyon is at top left. The Topanga Ranch Motel…

Tim Harvey sits on his couch with his dog

Tim Harvey sits on his couch with his dog in his Topanga Beach house

Wheeler, Craig, Woody, Lloyd, and Spence with girlfriends

Wheeler Coberly, Unknown, Craig Halley, Unknown, Woody Woodward, Unknown, Lloyd Ahern, and Spence Lehman (with his dog Rogan) take a group photo in front of Paul Randall's Topanga Beach house, which became the lifeguard tower. Three of the men hold…

Norton Wisdom drawing, "SS Topanga," 1970s

Norton Wisdom drawing, "SS Topanga," shows the chef of "The State Café" cooking Topanga Beach in a frying pan. The meal includes amorous lions in swimsuits, palm trees, surfboards, a catamaran, a movie camera, and The Yellow House with lights on the…

Colleen, Charlie, Paul, Cookie, Eartha, and Reagan

Colleen Baker (petting Paul's dog Dakota), Charlie M., Paul Sanderson, Cookie M., and Reagan H. sit by the front door of Paul's red house in The Snake Pit. The girl in pink is Eartha Bonita.

[SURNAMES MISSING]

The sign for The Raft seafood restaurant has an anchor

The sign for The Raft seafood restaurant, across from Topanga Beach, has an anchor, in a still from the surf film "Cosmic Children" by Hal Jepsen (1970).

The sign for The Zoo nightclub hangs outside The Raft

The sign for The Zoo nightclub hangs outside The Raft seafood restaurant, across from Topanga Beach, in a still from the surf film "Cosmic Children" by Hal Jepsen (1970).

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.

Gary Graham and Alan Burks return a catamaran

Gary Graham and Alan Burks wear life jackets while dealing with the ropes and sail of a catamaran by a Topanga Beach house.

Nina, Vincent, Doris, Lloyd, and Mary Ann at Topanga Beach

Nina Ahern (Lloyd's sister), Vincent McEveety (director), Doris Ollestad (Lloyd's wife), Lloyd Ahern, and Mary Ann McEveety (Vincent's wife) take a group photo on Topanga Beach. They are holding cocktails and a beer.

Bob Levy smokes with a woman at a Topanga Beach house

Bob Levy, in trunks, smokes with a woman, in a bikini, on the deck of a Topanga Beach house. On the table are snacks -- including cheese, chips, beer, and cigarettes -- and James Thurber's book "The Years with Ross" (1959).

John Clemens wears a wetsuit top and carries a surfboard

John Clemens wears a wetsuit jacket and carries a blue surfboard by The Yellow House at Topanga Beach.

The Raft seafood restaurant advertises "Shore Dinners"

The Raft seafood restaurant, across from Topanga Beach, advertises "Shore Dinners" and cocktails on its signs. Volkswagen beetles are parked in front. A figurehead stands by the entrance.

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.

Mike and Margaret Shultz walk dogs on Topanga Beach

In a Speedo and bikini, Mike and Margaret Shultz walk dogs by Topanga Beach houses. The Chart House is in the background.

Women sunbathe on nude beach by Topanga Beach houses

Women sunbathe on the nude beach at Topanga Beach

Women sunbathe on the nude beach at Topanga Beach, near the lifeguard tower.

A boy drinks from a hose at Topanga Beach

Tim Harvey sits on the deck of his Topanga Beach house

A couple walks on the nude beach at Topanga Beach

Steve Spina plays ping-pong at his Topanga Beach house

Steve Spina plays ping-pong, shirtless, at his Topanga Beach house.

People, children, and a dog enjoy the nude beach

People, children, and a dog enjoy the nude beach by Topanga Beach houses. At right is the Daniel Wenger Cube, a furniture sculpture.

Rabyn Blake’s “Mudpool” appeared on the cover of "WET"

Rabyn Blake’s seminal video, “Mudpool” [1976], came out of many artistic and environmental concerns. With the help of her artistic assistant David Allen, she dug a hole in the ground at her Topanga home and invited artists, family and friends to…

People lie on the nude beach by the Topanga Lagoon

People lie on the nude beach by the bluff and Topanga Lagoon. Dogs are present. In the background is the Lasky house.

People walk over rocks on Topanga Beach

People walk over rocks. In the background are Topanga Beach houses and The Chart House.

A man in a Speedo swimsuit stands on the nude beach

A man in a striped Speedo swimsuit stands on the nude beach at Topanga Beach.

Aurora Glassock and Ed Weber lean on each other

Aurora Glassock and Ed Weber lean on each other at a Topanga Beach house.

People lie on the nude beach by Topanga Beach houses

Deputy sheriffs make people dress on the nude beach

Deputy sheriffs make people dress on the nude beach at Topanga Beach. At right is a Daniel Wenger Cube furniture sculpture.

Geoffrey Dillon skates a ramp on W. Topanga Beach Rd., 2/2

Geoffrey Dillon rides a G. & S. Fibreflex skateboard on a ramp on W. Topanga Beach Rd. He wears a Gordon & Smith T-shirt.

Geoffrey Dillon skates a ramp on W. Topanga Beach Rd., 1/2

Geoffrey Dillon rides a G. & S. Fibreflex skateboard on a ramp on W. Topanga Beach Rd. He wears a Gordon & Smith T-shirt. Behind him is a boarded-up beach house.

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 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.

John Marrow and Cynthia Ho sit on driftwood

John Marrow (in hat) and Cynthia Ho (in bikini) sit on driftwood at Topanga Beach. Behind them are others in swimsuits.

Herb Thacker and Paul Lovas sit with a marijuana plant

Surfers Herb Thacker (shirtless) and Paul Lovas sit at a table with a potted marijuana plant, on the deck of a Topanga Beach house.

Terry and The Pirates hang out at their Topanga Beach house

Terry and The Pirates sit on the deck of their Topanga Beach house. Terry Ward watches as Puki opens her mouth to receive what looks like a pill from Lance [SURNAME?] wearing a bandana.

View from Sid Bernstein's Topanga Beach house

The view from Sid Bernstein's Topanga Beach house shows a garden of potted plants, a surfboard leaning on a fence, and a surfer riding a wave in an offshore wind.

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.

Paul Lovas's house in The Snake Pit is swept away

Paul Lovas's house in The Snake Pit is swept away as Topanga Creek floods. Paul is the author of "Topanga Beach Experience: 1960s-70s" (Brass Tacks Press, 2011).

Topanga Lane descends into The Snake Pit

Topanga Lane descends from Pacific Coast Highway into The Snake Pit. The back of The Reel Inn restaurant is at right.

Jim and Nancy Lane rest on a catamaran

Married couple Jim and Nancy Lane rest on a catamaran on Topanga Beach.

Jimmy Allard, Hymie Marr, and Christian Andersen

Jimmy Allard, Hymie Marr, and Christian Andersen take a group photo by the Wingard house at Topanga Beach.

Surfer Jeff Ort rides Gitano on Topanga Beach

Surfer Jeff Ort rides the horse Gitano (Spanish: "Gypsy") on Topanga Beach.

Surfers sit by driftwood at Topanga Beach

Surfers sit by driftwood by the Topanga Beach house of Dr. Schweiger. They are Jan-Michael Vincent (holding a script), Greg Jackson, Mark Barker ("The Mate") (maybe), Anne Fuchs ("Bunny") (drinking), Jeff Ort (hat), and Kit [SURNAME?} (Bunny's…

View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses, 1970s

View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses.

1. Wheeler Coberly's house
2. Dr. Schweiger's house
3. Lloyd Ahern's house (The Yellow House)
4. Skip Smith, Bruce Lucoff, and Robbie Dick's house
5. John Puklus's house
6. Victoria Andersen's…

The surf band Blue Juice rehearses in The Yellow House

The surf-rock band Blue Juice rehearses in The Yellow House at Topanga Beach.

They are Jeff Ort (drums), Don MacVicar (bass), Richard "Book" Brooks (vocals), George Trafton (guitar), and J. Murf (vocals, guitar).

Teresa Mix sits on the steps of Mickey Moriarty's house

Teresa Mix (Rodgers) sits on the steps of Mickey Moriarty's house, across from Topanga Beach.

Alan Haigh, Mickey Moriarty, and Jeff Ort play music

Alan Haigh (flute), Mickey Moriarty (guitar), and Jeff Ort (drum) play music on Topanga Beach.

Sophia and Edith Ort sit in front of Jeff Ort's house

Sophia [SURNAME?] and Edith Ort sit on driftwood in front of the house of Edith's son, Jeff Ort.

People walk by Topanga Beach houses and catamarans

People walk by Topanga Beach houses and catamarans.

Jim Simonson and his dog Tank walk at center.
Al Wurtzel is to the left, holding a beer and wearing orange trunks.
Jeff Miller sits shirtless by surfboards that are leaning on a ledge.
Greg…

Doug Avery and Craig Halley appear to be at a party

Topanga Beach surfers Doug Avery and Craig Halley appear to be at a party.

The Yellow House was burned by surfers, 4/6

The Yellow House was burned by surfers to spare it the indignity of being bulldozed when State Parks took over Topanga Beach.

A person carries an umbrella on the Rodeo Grounds bridge

A person carries an umbrella on the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek. Above are houses on Topanga Canyon Blvd.

A band plays on the deck of a Topanga Beach house, 2/2

A band plays on the deck at a Topanga Beach house party. Jeff Ort plays drums. Randall Zacuto plays harmonica. Michael DeTemple plays guitar.

Surfers wear jackets by the Topanga Beach fence

Surfers, wearing jackets, take a group photo on Topanga Beach, by the fence that kept trespassers from entering through the open lot.

They are Rick Hodgson, Ken "Kenman" Helms (with driftwood), Greg Jackson, Don MacVicar, George Trafton, Cindy…

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…

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.

A man stands with Laurie Lanaro by Topanga Beach houses

A man stands with Laurie Lanaro by Topanga Beach houses. Behind them is a catamaran.