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Actor Rusty Lane is rescued from the flood, 1/3
Actor Rusty Lane is rescued from the flood by being pulled over Topanga Creek on a stretcher at Topanga Lane.
Wes Armand is rescued from the flood, 2/9
Teacher Wes Armand and his son Kurt, 3833 Topanga Lane, are rescued from the flood by being pulled over Topanga Creek on a stretcher.
Mike Saenz and Rick Hodgson stand on a wrecked VW van
This Volkswagen van was carried to Topanga Beach by the flooding creek. Mike Saenz, 18638 W. Topanga Beach Rd., and Rick Hodgson, 18702 PCH, climbed on top of the wrecked car.
Wes Armand is rescued from the flood, 5/9
Teacher Wes Armand and his daughter Thea, 3833 Topanga Lane, are rescued from the flood by being pulled over Topanga Creek on a stretcher.
Wes Armand is rescued from the flood, 4/9
Teacher Wes Armand and his daughter Thea, 3833 Topanga Lane, are rescued from the flood by being pulled over Topanga Creek on a stretcher.
Wes Armand is rescued from the flood, 3/9
Teacher Wes Armand, 3833 Topanga Lane, is rescued from the flood by being pulled over Topanga Creek on a stretcher.
"Wes Armand rescued his school report cards! He taught with Ed Stalcup for several years."
-- Ann Stalcup
"Wes Armand rescued his school report cards! He taught with Ed Stalcup for several years."
-- Ann Stalcup
Victoria Woodward investigates a wrecked VW van
Victoria Woodward, 9, investigates a Volkswagen van that was carried to Topanga Beach by the flooding creek.
Deputy sheriffs rescue residents from the flood
Deputy sheriffs rescue residents of Topanga Lane and The Rodeo Grounds from the flood by pulling them over Topanga Creek on a stretcher.
Driftwood from the flood clutters Topanga Beach
Driftwood from the flood clutters Topanga Beach. An arrow points to a Volkswagen van (VW van) that was carried there by the creek.
Actress Sara Anderson Lane is rescued from the flood
Actress Sara Anderson Lane is rescued from the flood by being pulled over Topanga Creek on a stretcher at Topanga Lane.
Children are pulled in a basket over Topanga Creek
Children are pulled in a basket chair over Topanga Creek after the flood at Topanga Lane.
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.
Two girls pull themselves over Topanga Creek in a basket
Two girls pull themselves over Topanga Creek in a basket chair at Topanga Lane after a flood. A dog stands nearby.
The creek floods cars across from people on Topanga Lane
The creek floods and wrecks cars across from people on Topanga Lane.
A goat walks by a Topanga Lane house damaged by the flood
Ingrid Lindquist's goat walks by her Topanga Lane house that was damaged by the flood.
Ingrid: "I had two goats that survived the flood... just barely. I had put them in my horse trailer for the night because their pen was deep with mud. When my…
Ingrid: "I had two goats that survived the flood... just barely. I had put them in my horse trailer for the night because their pen was deep with mud. When my…
Sara Russell Lane checks on her horse during a flood
Actress Sara Russell Lane checks on her horse during a flood on Topanga Lane
Sara Russell Lane and Ingrid Lindquist, stranded during flood
Actress Sara Russell Lane and Ingrid Lindquist (in bathrobe) are stranded with horses and a dog during a flood on Topanga Lane.
Actor Rusty Lane is rescued from the flood, 2/3
Actor Rusty Lane is rescued from the flood by being pulled over Topanga Creek on a stretcher at Topanga Lane.
Actor Rusty Lane is rescued from the flood, 3/3
Actor Rusty Lane is rescued from the flood by being pulled over Topanga Creek on a stretcher at Topanga Lane.
Actress Sara Russell Lane is stranded at home during a flood
Actress Sara Russell Lane, 3839 Topanga Lane, is stranded at home with a cat during a flood.
The shipwreck of "Jeane Taggert" rests on Topanga Beach
A 67-foot, commercial, fishing boat, the "Jeane Taggert," rests on Topanga Beach after being stripped of all its useful gear. The boat hit the rocky point in the fog when its electronic navigation malfunctioned on August 5, 1969, at about 6:25 p.m.…
Jim Fitzpatrick surfs Topanga Beach in an Iron Cross helmet
Jim Fitzpatrick, of the Topanga Bombers, surfs Topanga Beach in an Iron Cross helmet.
Jim: "This photo has caused me some consternation. It was simply making an anti-establishment statement. For me, it wasn't political. Subsequently I've…
Jim: "This photo has caused me some consternation. It was simply making an anti-establishment statement. For me, it wasn't political. Subsequently I've…
Daniel Wenger Cube at Topanga Beach
The Daniel Wenger Cube was a furniture sculpture designed in 1970 to hold a hammock. "Sunset Magazine" published an article about the Wenger Cube in 1979. Daniel also designed a studio using this truncated hexahedron shape.
A Makaha Skateboards ad features team riders
A Makaha Skateboards ad features team riders Joey Saenz, Danny Schaefer, Torger Johnson, and Woody Woodward.
Venice lifeguard Larry Stevenson (1930-2012) designed and manufactured the first commercial skateboards in 1961, under his brand Makaha,…
Venice lifeguard Larry Stevenson (1930-2012) designed and manufactured the first commercial skateboards in 1961, under his brand Makaha,…
Makaha skateboard, top and bottom
A Makaha skateboard is displayed from the top and bottom.
Venice lifeguard Larry Stevenson (1930-2012) designed and manufactured the first commercial skateboards in 1961, under his brand Makaha, and with the help of his wife Helen. He later worked…
Venice lifeguard Larry Stevenson (1930-2012) designed and manufactured the first commercial skateboards in 1961, under his brand Makaha, and with the help of his wife Helen. He later worked…
Dina Lasky walks on a driftwood bridge across the lagoon
Dina Lasky walks on a driftwood bridge across the Topanga Lagoon. Her beach house is in the background.
The dog Goomba plays with owner Brandy Lasky
The dog Goomba, an Afghan Hound, plays with owner Brandy Lasky (1956-1975) at Topanga Beach.
Children set in a circle on a Topanga Beach volleyball court
Children set in a circle on a volleyball court at the Lasky house on Topanga Beach.
Claudia Lasky stands on her white horse Petulia
Claudia Lasky stands on her white horse Petulia in a corral surrounded by arundo in the Rodeo Grounds that belonged to Chuck and Liz Sayer. At one time, the Sayers built a cross-country course in the creek, with the fallen trees making all the jumps.
Composer Joseph J. Lilley's living room at Topanga Beach
Composer Joseph J. Lilley and his family lived in this Topanga Beach house, 18726 W. Topanga Beach Rd. The living room has a fireplace.
Topanga Sue stands in front of her beach house
Surfer "Topanga Sue" Lilley holds a surfboard in front of her Topanga Beach house by the lagoon.
Topanga Bombers confront non-local surfers, 2/2
Topanga Bombers throw rocks at non-local surfers, "Vals," sneaking onto the beach through the Topanga Lagoon. The beach house on the bluff belonged to surf photographer and dentist Dr. Don James in the 1960s-70s.
Tim Morrissey sprays a hose at a dog on Topanga Beach
Tim Morrissey sprays a hose at a dog at Annette Smith's house on Topanga Beach.
Composer Joseph J. Lilley's beach house had a volleyball net
Composer Joseph J. Lilley and his family lived in this Topanga Beach house with a volleyball court by the lagoon, 18726 W. Topanga Beach Rd.
Teenage surfers gather at Topanga Beach point
Teenage surfers gather at Topanga Beach point: Tom (surname? in yellow trunks), Annette Smith (in red shirt), Tim Roach (shirtless blond), Rick Hodgson (blond in springsuit), Liza Saenz (in green shirt), Sue Lilley (in dress).
Tom was a Ventura…
Tom was a Ventura…
Topanga Bombers confront non-local surfers, 1/2
Topanga Bombers prevent non-local surfers, "Vals," from sneaking onto the beach through the Topanga Lagoon by Joseph J. Lilley's house.
Four dogs sit in front of Topanga Beach houses
Four dogs sit in front of Topanga Beach houses. At left is Jim Fitzpatrick's dog Pat.
Surfboards lean against the porch of The Yellow House
Surfboards lean against the porch of The Yellow House (The Yellow Submarine) at Topanga Beach.
Mary Woodjack Cleary and Doris Ollestad sunbathe
Mary Woodjack Cleary and Doris Ollestad sit on beach chairs by surfboards left in front of the Yellow House.
Victoria Woodward rides a Makaha skateboard at the beach
Victoria Woodward, the sister of skateboarding world-champion Woody Woodward, rides a Makaha skateboard on their paddle-tennis court at Topanga Beach.
Topanga Sue’s car is parked on Topanga Beach Rd.
"Topanga Sue" Lilley’s Pontiac LeMans car is parked on Topanga Beach Rd. Her Phil Edwards model, Hobie surfboard is strapped to the roof.
The Topanga Lagoon looks like a gap between beach houses
The Topanga Lagoon looks like a gap between beach houses in this view from the ocean.
1. Don James's house (on the bluff)
2. La Mer restaurant (center)
3. Byron Lasky's house
4. Woody Woodward's house
1. Don James's house (on the bluff)
2. La Mer restaurant (center)
3. Byron Lasky's house
4. Woody Woodward's house
Dave Grossman, Rick Corman, and Stan Silberg
Bodybuilder friends Dave Grossman, Rick Corman, and Stan Silberg rented the white house above, on PCH at Topanga Beach. A girlfriend holds a towel.
A woman sits on her couch on Topanga Lane
A woman (Alison?) sits on her couch on Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit), where she lives with her husband and baby.
April Newman hangs upside down on Topanga Lane
April Newman hangs upside down on Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit).
Children have a party on Topanga Lane
Children have a party on Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit). In front are John Baum, April Newman, Dale Newman, and unknown. The girl drinking from a cup is Sappho, a Venice family friend.
Andrea, Dale, and April Newman eat ice cream
Siblings Andrea, Dale, and April Newman eat ice cream in their neighbor's yard on Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit).
Dale Newman holds a red umbrella , 1/2
Dale Newman holds a red umbrella beside his sister April in a neighbor's yard on Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit).
Dale Newman holds a red umbrella, 2/2
Dale Newman holds a red umbrella in a neighbor's yard on Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit).
Topanga Bombers surf club shirt, 1/2
The Topanga Bombers Surf Club formed at Topanga Beach in the winter of 1962-63. That summer, they threw a fundraising party to raise money for their club shirts. The Bombers were active until a big marijuana bust, around 1966.
David H. Stern and…
David H. Stern and…
"Muscle Beach Party" film behind the scenes, 1/2
In "Muscle Beach Party" (1964), surfers Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello discover that bodybuilders have taken over Topanga Beach.
A behind-the-scenes photo shows a Rolls Royce driving down Topanga Beach Rd., past a trailer, surfboards, and…
A behind-the-scenes photo shows a Rolls Royce driving down Topanga Beach Rd., past a trailer, surfboards, and…
Woody Woodward hangs ten at Topanga Beach
Surfer Woody Woodward hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach
Proposed freeway from Santa Monica to Topanga Beach, 1/2
The "Sunset Seaway" was a proposed causeway that would have extended the Santa Monica 10 Freeway over the ocean to Topanga Beach. The plan included the creation of marinas, high-rise apartments, and a terraced hillside.
Surfers sit on the porch of David H. Stern's beach house
David H. Stern (co-author of the "Surfing Guide to Southern California," 1963) rented this Topanga Beach house in February 1962. Sitting on the porch, with their surfboards, are lifeguard Larry Kraus (in speedos), and Jason Kniss's father (smoking).…
Bob Feigel, Jim "Fitz" Fitzpatrick Sr., and Jim Fitzpatrick Jr.
Bob Feigel, Jim "Fitz" Fitzpatrick Sr., and Jim Fitzpatrick Jr. show off their Greebe and Moommy Surf Club sweatshirts at Topanga Beach.
David H. Stern holds up a surfboard at Topanga Beach
David H. Stern holds up a surfboard at Topanga Beach. He founded the Greebe and Moommy Surf Club in 1962, and co-authored the "Surfing Guide to Southern California" in 1963 .
Brothers Joey , Felix, and Juan de la Cruz Saenz
Brothers Joey , Felix, and Juan de la Cruz Saenz pose with surfboards at Topanga Beach.
Liza Ann Saenz and her brother Juan de la Cruz
Liza Ann Saenz and her brother Juan de la Cruz walk out on the rocks at low tide to the Topanga Beach surf break.
Siblings Joey, Felix, Nicky, and Liza Saenz row a boat
Siblings Joey, Felix, Nicky, and Liza Saenz row a rowboat on the sand in front of their Topanga Beach house.
Topanga Bombers group photo, 1/3
Topanga Bombers surf club members pile on top of each other at Topanga Beach.
Juan de la Cruz Saenz screams. Bart "Box" Loy stands in front. Chuck Gates and Micky Mills are behind them. John Roberts presses down Denny "Wally" Waldman's head.
Juan de la Cruz Saenz screams. Bart "Box" Loy stands in front. Chuck Gates and Micky Mills are behind them. John Roberts presses down Denny "Wally" Waldman's head.
Topanga Bombers group photo, 2/3
Topanga Bombers surf club members goof off at Topanga Beach.
Danny Bernstein (cut off on the left side), Denny "Wally" Waldman, Bart "Box" Loy (unknown person behind him), Juan de la Cruz Saenz, Woody Woodward, John Roberts grabbing Michael…
Danny Bernstein (cut off on the left side), Denny "Wally" Waldman, Bart "Box" Loy (unknown person behind him), Juan de la Cruz Saenz, Woody Woodward, John Roberts grabbing Michael…
Bonnie kisses her husband Jan-Michael Vincent
Bonnie Poorman Vincent kisses her husband Jan-Michael Vincent while they walk their horses Champagne and Gitano (Spanish: "Gypsy") on Topanga Beach.
Jan-Michael Vincent and Bonnie pose at Topanga Beach, 1/2
Actor Jan-Michael Vincent (shirtless) stands on driftwood by his wife Bonnie Poorman Vincent at Topanga Beach.
Frances Fitzpatrick sits in her backyard at Topanga Beach
Frances Fitzpatrick sits in her backyard at 18658 W. Topanga Beach Rd.
Lou Onofrio stands in the yard of a Topanga Beach house
Lou Onofrio stands in the yard of the house at 18762 W. Topanga Beach Rd., surrounded by a white picket fence, that his family would housesit every summer. At right is a stairway leading up the bluff.
Eden Craig, Melanie and mother Carol, and Matthew Craig
Eden Craig, Melanie Onofrio, Carol Onofrio (her mother), and Matthew Craig (Eden's brother) wave by the rocks at low tide. They used to housesit every summer for the house behind them, at 18762 W. Topanga Beach Rd.
Herb Thacker, John Puklus, Carl Pollard, and Danny Evelyn
South Shore Surf Club members Herb Thacker, John Puklus, Carl Pollard, and Danny Evelyn sit on the fence of John's Topanga Beach house, in this ad for Foss Foam Company surfboards.
People with umbrellas run through the rain by a stormy sea
People with umbrellas run through the rain by a stormy sea in front of the Sherwoods' Topanga Beach house. The catamaran belongs to Bob Barrow, who lived two houses west.
Flood driftwood lines the beach to The Point restaurant
Flood driftwood lines Topanga Beach houses to The Point restaurant.
The Sherwood house, 18638 W. Topanga Beach Rd.
The Sherwood house, at 18638 W. Topanga Beach Rd., previously belonged to the Saenz family. Foster Sherwood planted a bougainvillea on the road that still grows there. John Sherwood's room was on the top left. Foster's room was below. Their…
Dogs Dede and Gogo carry the same stick in their mouths
John Sherwood's Sheltie dogs Dede and Gogo carry the same stick in their mouths on Topanga Beach.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, circa 1979
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, circa 1979. The Raft is at left.
CLOSE-UP 1
The dirt lot was created by a fire and by the demolition of beach houses.
CLOSE-UP 2
The Malibu Feed Bin and Gulf gas station were at the intersection of Topanga…
CLOSE-UP 1
The dirt lot was created by a fire and by the demolition of beach houses.
CLOSE-UP 2
The Malibu Feed Bin and Gulf gas station were at the intersection of Topanga…
Toni Dragon smiles and John Kane smokes a cigarette
Toni Dragon smiles and John Kane smokes a cigarette outside the Sherwoods' Topanga Beach house.
John Sherwood surfs a wave at Topanga Beach
John Sherwood surfs a wave at Topanga Beach on a Paul Lovas custom board.
A fire destroys three Topanga Beach houses, 1/3
A fire destroys three Topanga Beach houses, leaving a dirt lot on W. Topanga Beach Rd. that allowed entry to the public. The house on the right, 18664 W. Topanga Beach Rd., belonged to Katherine Ottesen-Salkow.
"Fire started in this house [center]…
"Fire started in this house [center]…
Friends gather at the Sherwoods' Topanga Beach house
Friends gather at the Sherwoods' Topanga Beach house: Christopher "Kip" Penshev lying down by an unknown woman, Kip's friend George (in straw hat). On the log: Gary Kratochvil (Bunny's boyfriend), Anne Fuchs ("Bunny"), Foster Sherwood, Bruce Tebbe…
People dance at a Topanga Beach party, 1/10
Naked people dance at a Topanga Beach house party.
"Beer Can Larry" Wright stands shirtless by the naked man at center. Matt Lasky (the blond boy) stands in front of the man in glasses, 3 heads from the right.
"Beer Can Larry" Wright stands shirtless by the naked man at center. Matt Lasky (the blond boy) stands in front of the man in glasses, 3 heads from the right.
People dance at a Topanga Beach party, 2/10
Naked people dance at a Topanga Beach house party.
Jan-Michael Vincent and Bonnie Poorman Vincent are three heads above the naked man at center.
John Fowler wears a sports coat at right.
Both "Beer Can Larry" Wright and the woman he is dancing…
Jan-Michael Vincent and Bonnie Poorman Vincent are three heads above the naked man at center.
John Fowler wears a sports coat at right.
Both "Beer Can Larry" Wright and the woman he is dancing…
An actor poses as a surfer on Topanga Beach, 1/2
An actor holds a surfboard on Topanga Beach. Topanga Lane stuntman Darrell Giddens rides his horse Halifu (Swahili for "disobedient," or close to that) . The Point restaurant is in the distance.
People dance at a Topanga Beach party, 3/10
A band plays music on the roof while people dance at a Topanga Beach house party.
People dance at a Topanga Beach party, 4/10
Half-naked people dance at a Topanga Beach party by The Yellow House and a volleyball court.
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 2/9
Topanga Creek floods beach houses with driftwood. A Volkswagen van lies half buried at the point. The Gulf gas station sign is visible along PCH.
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 4/9
Topanga Creek floods behind a gas station and the Malibu Feed Bin
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 5/9
Topanga Creek floods the crossing of Topanga Lane, Shady Lane, and The Rodeo Grounds.
Norman Ollestad surfs with his son strapped to his back, 1/5
Norman Ollestad surfs with his baby son strapped to his back at Topanga Beach.
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea. Sun glare and blue ripple together.…
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea. Sun glare and blue ripple together.…
Norman Ollestad surfs with his son strapped to his back, 2/5
Norman Ollestad surfs with his baby son strapped to his back at Topanga Beach.
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea. Sun glare and blue ripple together.…
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea. Sun glare and blue ripple together.…
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 6/9
Topanga Creek floods. A rescue helicopter lands in The Rodeo Grounds.
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 7/9
Topanga Creek floods Topanga Lane. The Topanga Ranch Motel is visible in the upper left.
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 8/9
Topanga Creek floods behind Malibu Feed Bin, including Shady Lane and Topanga Lane. The Topanga Ranch Motel is visible in the upper right.
People dance at a Topanga Beach party, 5/10
A band plays music on the roof while people dance at a Topanga Beach house party.
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