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Jim and John Hum load boxes in The Rodeo Grounds
Brothers Jim, 12, and John Hum, 9, load a car with boxes, in anticipation of a flood at 3751 Rodeo Grounds.
Jim and Nancy Lane rest on a catamaran
Married couple Jim and Nancy Lane rest on a catamaran on Topanga Beach.
Jim Buerckel plays Donkey Baseball
Jim Buerckel got a big laugh by carrying his donkey around the bases in a game of Donkey Baseball in Bonnell Park.
Jim Campbell, Ronne Troup, Cynnie Troup, and Peter
Jim Campbell, sisters Ronne and Cynnie Troup (topless), and Peter [SURNAME?] sit in a rowboat on the nude beach at Topanga Beach.
Jim Dandy Cafe ad, 18753 PCH, Malibu
Jim Dandy Cafe ad, 18753 PCH, Malibu. Fisherman's breakfast. Margaret and Arlene Swanson. Steve and Terry Terrill.
Jim Fitzpatrick does a Paul Strauch Five at Topanga Beach
Surfer Jim Fitzpatrick does a Paul Strauch Five on a wave at Topanga Beach.
Jim Fitzpatrick holds a Makaha skateboard
Jim Fitzpatrick (b. 1948) holds a Makaha skateboard.Fitzpatrick grew up in La Jolla, CA. In the 1950s, he and his friends rode steel-wheel skateboards at La Jolla Shores in between sessions in the water on surf mats and balsa-wood surfboards. In…
Jim Fitzpatrick holds Aran at Topanga Beach
Surfer Jim Fitzpatrick holds his daughter Aran Brady Fitzpatrick (b. 1973-02-06) while talking to someone in a Topanga Beach house.
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…
Jim Ganzer and Ronne Troup at their Topanga Beach house
Jim Ganzer and Ronne Troup sit on the deck of their Topanga Beach house with their dog Luke. Behind them arundo grows.
Jim Ganzer sits in his Topanga Beach house
Artist Jim Ganzer sits in a chair barefoot in his Topanga Beach house.
Jim Ganzer waxes his surfboard 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…
Jim Rider pets a horse in The Snake Pit
Folk musician Jim Rider pets a horse behind a chain-link fence in The Snake Pit. Pat Donovan is cut off at left. The houses of Larry Payne and Ginger Kershner are at right.
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.
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 Timko and Randy Neece
Jim Timko and Randy Neece, owners of Canyon View Ranch, "A Country Club for Dogs," pose with their prize-winning dogs.
Jim, Wimpy, and John surf a wave at Topanga Beach
Jim Larronde, George "Wimpy" Weston, and John Larronde surf a wave at 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.
Joan Andersson, Rabyn Blake, and Dick Olson.
Rabyn Blake (center) with Creekside Committee members Joan Andersson and Dick Olson.
Joan Goodfellow kneels on Topanga Beach with her dogs
Joan Goodfellow kneels on Topanga Beach with her dogs Fly and Tasha. At right is Paul Randall's Topanga Beach house, which became the lifeguard tower.
Joanne Robinson and Jimmy Allard hug at Topanga Beach
Teenagers Joanne Robinson and Jimmy Allard hug at Topanga Beach.
Joe McNaughton rides a skateboard on a ramp
Joe McNaughton rides a skateboard on a ramp made by Topanga teenagers. He is featured on the cover of the "Topanga Messenger" as part of the article "What's a Kid to Do?” by Colin Penno.
Joe Pleshe lived across the creek near Brookside
From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
Joe Robinson and Charles Greenleaf Family Gathering
Photo taken at Topanga State Park meadow of ~50 individuals of all ages.
Annotated:
"Mary Greenleaf Myers & Husband
Mrs. Chas. Robinson
Lew
Vada Robinson
Blacky Robinson
(Albert)"
Annotation on reverse
"Joe Robinson…
Annotated:
"Mary Greenleaf Myers & Husband
Mrs. Chas. Robinson
Lew
Vada Robinson
Blacky Robinson
(Albert)"
Annotation on reverse
"Joe Robinson…
Joe Ruzicka performs at the Country Fair
Joe Ruzicka of Old Topanga Canyon performs at the Country Fair
John and Foster Sherwood's Topanga Beach house
Brothers John and Foster Sherwood lived at 18638 W. Topanga Beach Rd.
In the 1960s, Eddie Saenz, a former football player with the Washington Redskins, lived there with his wife Helen and their children Timmy, Nicky, Eddie, Felix, Liza, Peter,…
In the 1960s, Eddie Saenz, a former football player with the Washington Redskins, lived there with his wife Helen and their children Timmy, Nicky, Eddie, Felix, Liza, Peter,…
John Bonnell's barn and stone house
A barn is in the foreground. A car is parked, at right, beside John Bonnell's stone house, hidden by a shadow, in Old Topanga Canyon. The Palmaymesa family lived in the house on the hill.
John Bonnell's stone house
John Bonnell's stone house is on the left, as seen from Old Topanga Canyon Road. Caretakers Bert and Mary Palmaymesa lived in the house on the hill.
John Clemens and Carole Winter hug
John Clemens and Carole Winter hug in a Topanga Beach house. John is shirtless.
John Clemens leans on a Hobie surfboard at Topanga Beach
John Clemens leans on a Hobie surfboard (Corky Carroll model) at Topanga Beach.
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.
John Clemens's garden grows at his Topanga Beach house
John Clemens's garden grows at Dr. Schweiger’s Topanga Beach house.
John Drew Barrymore does yoga in The Rodeo Grounds
John Drew Barrymore sits in a yoga lotus position while naked and sticking out his tongue in the Michael Greene's yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
John Drew Barrymore feeds a horse in The Rodeo Grounds
John Drew Barrymore feeds a carrot to a horse while naked at Michael Greene's corral at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
John Drew Barrymore sits on a log in The Rodeo Grounds
John Drew Barrymore sits on a log by the Capra family's dog Marilyn in their yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
John Foundoukos carries a girl across Topanga Creek flood
Greek fisherman John Fondukas [John Foundoukos] carries a girl across Topanga Creek during a flood in Lower Topanga Canyon. Firemen, deputy sheriffs, and private citizens used rowboats and swam to rescue those marooned by the 1941 rainstorm.
John Foundoukos with a basking shark at Topanga Beach
Greek fisherman John Foundoukos opens the jaws of a basking shark at Topanga Beach.
John Fowler lifts a tattooed pig in The Snake Pit
John Fowler, shirtless, lifts a pig in The Snake Pit. A biker group (The Heathens?), protesting a new law that would require the wearing of helmets, tattooed the pig with angel wings and sent it to a congressman with the message, "When pigs fly." The…
John Freis does a kick turn on a Makaha skateboard
John Freis does a kick turn on a Makaha skateboard. He rode for both the Makaha and the Hobie Super Surfer teams and developed many tricks, including the nose manual (wheelie).He won first place overall at the 1965 International Skateboard…
John Freis wins the 1965 Skateboard Championships
Makaha team rider John Freis shows off his certificate and trophy for winning first place overall at the 1965 International Skateboard Championships, held in Anaheim, CA, on May 22-23, 1965. The prize was a $500 scholarship from "Skateboarder…
John Heron and his homestead in upper Hondo Canyon
John Heron at age 99 in 1960, and his homestead in upper Hondo Canyon circa 1908.
John Kane holds up a 35 mph sign after a flood
John Kane holds up a 35 mph street sign while standing on driftwood. Behind him, people investigate a Volkswagen van that washed up near Topanga Beach houses during a flood.
John Larronde's Hawaiian surfboard, carved from wood
John Larronde's Hawaiian surfboard, carved from redwood, was one of the first to be used at Topanga Beach.
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.
John Marrow, Shane McMahon, and Denise Toledo
John Marrow, Shane McMahon, and Denise Toledo take a group photo at the 1994 Topanga Beach residents reunion to remember the neighborhood that was demolished in 1979.
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…
This miniature portrait was…
John Nordine and Bruce Sunkees
John Nordine and Bruce Sunkees install a box car bridge over Topanga Creek.
John Orlando reads the newspaper at Topanga Beach
Surfer John Orlando reads the newspaper on the deck of a Topanga Beach house.
John Puklus does a top turn on a big wave
Surfer John Puklus does a top turn on a big wave at Topanga Beach.
John Puklus, John Orlando, and John Marrow
John Puklus, John Orlando, and John Marrow hold surfboards by a van on Old Malibu Road.
John Sherwood surfs a wave at Topanga Beach
John Sherwood surfs a wave at Topanga Beach on a Paul Lovas custom board.
John Wiley and Laura Wiley sit on a motorcycle
John Wiley and Laura Wiley sit on a Triumph motorcycle in a publicity photo for the film "Premonition," directed by Otto Preminger's son, Otto Preminger Jr. The film was not completed.
John Wiley and Marguerite Wiley sit on a motorcycle
John Wiley and Marguerite Wiley sit on a Triumph motorcycle in a publicity photo for the film "Premonition," directed by Otto Preminger's son, Otto Preminger Jr. The film was not completed.
John, Hymie, Carol, and Chelsea stand on the new bridge
John Hum, Hymie Marr, Carol Marr, and baby Chelsea Marr stand on the new Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek.
Johnny Nation and Craig Halley visit at Topanga Beach
Surfers Johnny Nation and Craig Halley visit on the deck of a Topanga Beach house decorated with Christmas Lights
Johnny Nation checks flood damage at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
Johnny Nation checks flood damage while wearing a wetsuit at 3739 Rodeo Grounds.
Johnny Sterner holds his surfboard in Brookside
Johnny Sterner holds a surfboard he shaped from a century plant while standing by a century plant in Brookside.
Johnny Sterner holds up his surfboard at Topanga Beach
Johnny Sterner holds up a surfboard he shaped from a century plant in the Topanga Beach parking lot.
Jon LaLanne shows his surfboard designs at Topanga Beach
Shaper Jon LaLanne and friends take a group photo showing his unique surfboard designs in the Topanga Beach parking lot.
Jon LaLanne stands in the Topanga Beach parking lot
Jon LaLanne points two fingers at the camera in the Topanga Beach parking lot. He wears a wetsuit and holds a Rip Curl surfboard with colorful stripes. The Topanga Beach Bus is at left.
Jonas Never painting, "Memorial Wall," 2025
Gladstones restaurant (17300 PCH) reopened on the Fourth of July 2025, after partially burning in the Palisades Fire. Jonas Never painted a "Memorial Wall" mural showing nine landmarks that were lost.
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Reel Inn, Malibu Feed Bin, Pacific…
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Reel Inn, Malibu Feed Bin, Pacific…
Joni Mitchell and Neil Young perform at The Corral, 1/4
Joni Mitchell and Neil Young perform at The Corral, at a TASC benefit to fight Pepperdine University's proposed residential development in Topanga Meadows.
Young organized two performances, and insisted on no prior publicity; but word got around,…
Young organized two performances, and insisted on no prior publicity; but word got around,…
Joni Mitchell and Neil Young perform at The Corral, 2/4
Joni Mitchell and Neil Young perform at The Corral, at a TASC benefit to fight Pepperdine University's proposed residential development in Topanga Meadows.
Young organized two performances, and insisted on no prior publicity; but word got around,…
Young organized two performances, and insisted on no prior publicity; but word got around,…
Joni Mitchell and Neil Young perform at The Corral, 3/4
Joni Mitchell and Neil Young perform at The Corral, at a TASC benefit to fight Pepperdine University's proposed residential development in Topanga Meadows.
Young organized two performances, and insisted on no prior publicity; but word got around,…
Young organized two performances, and insisted on no prior publicity; but word got around,…
Joni Mitchell and Neil Young perform at The Corral, 4/4
Joni Mitchell and Neil Young perform at The Corral, at a TASC benefit to fight Pepperdine University's proposed residential development in Topanga Meadows.
Young organized two performances, and insisted on no prior publicity; but word got around,…
Young organized two performances, and insisted on no prior publicity; but word got around,…
Joseph and Ethel Robison Seated in Their Living Room
Joseph Byrum Robison and wife Ethel Berkey Robison,
Married 1900 at Homestead in Topanga (later Trippet Ranch), circa 1900.
Married 1900 at Homestead in Topanga (later Trippet Ranch), circa 1900.
Joseph Reilich and Aaron Copeland
Joseph Reilich and Aaron Copeland at the Ojai Music Festival. Reilich played violin with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini for 10 years, before moving to Topanga in 1945.
Journalist Louise Larsen
Journalist Louise Larsen was probably the first Chinese-American woman to report for a major newspaper in the USA. She worked at the "Los Angeles Record," "San Francisco Times," "Chicago Times," "Los Angeles Daily News," and "Evening Outlook." Her…
Joy Patterson and Gidget participate in fashion show
Joy Patterson and Gidget participate in fashion show at the Community House.
Julie rides a horse naked in The Rodeo Grounds, 1/2
Julie wears a straw hat and rides a horse while naked in Michael Greene's yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Julie rides a horse naked in The Rodeo Grounds, 2/2
Julie wears a straw hat and rides a horse while naked in Michael Greene's yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
June Hartley painting, "Woody Woodward," c. 1959
June Hartley's painting shows Woody Woodward riding a wave on a surf mat at Topanga Beach.
Justin Stadel sculpture, "For Those About to Rock," 2012
Justin Stadel placed his astronaut sculpture, "For Those About to Rock (in memory of Neil Armstrong,1930-2012)," by the American flag on the hill above The Snake Pit, overlooking PCH.
Kara Master has tarot cards read by Lola Babalon
Kara Master has tarot cards read by Lola Babalon, a Psychic Consultant and Herbalist.
Karen Ard surfs a wave backlit by the sun at Topanga Beach
Karen Ard appears to walk on water while surfing a wave backlit by the sun at Topanga Beach.
Karen Lunsford holds babies in The Rodeo Grounds
Karen Lunsford holds babies Michele Capra and Leo Ritz-Barr at the Capra family house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Her son Calvin Lunsford crawls. Sally and Bernt Capra stand in the kitchen behind them.
Karen Riggs appears in close-up at Topanga Beach
Karen Riggs appears in close-up in front of Topanga Beach houses.
Karen Wood Moran, Nicole Elias, and Vera Wood
Karen Wood Moran, her daughter Nicole Elias, and her mother Vera Wood represent three generations.
Karin Stermole stands on the Rodeo Grounds berm
Au pair Karin Stermole hugs the Capra family's dog Odie on the Rodeo Grounds berm.
Karl Conrad puts on a wetsuit while Jason Kniss smokes
Karl Conrad puts on a wetsuit, and Jason Kniss smokes a cigarette. The two surfers are at Topanga Beach.
Karl Conrad rides a big wave in muddy water after a flood
Surfer Karl Conrad rides a big wave in muddy water after a flood at Topanga Beach. "Half the decks from Malibu were floating in the line-up."
Karl Ingram, Summit Valley Ranch caretaker
Karl Ingram, Summit Valley Ranch caretaker, started a cowboy breakfast punctuated by sermons on Sundays in 1974.
Katherine and John Amacher ran Topanga Beach Auto Court
Swiss immigrants Katherine Amacher and John Amacher owned the Topanga Beach Auto Court motel from 1937 to 1949. This photo was taken in Oregon, where they also managed the Winchester Auto Court and Rainbow Skating Rink.
Katherine and Lee Haines family
Katherine (Kneen) and Lee Haines, with children Carol, Bruce, and Lynn.
Katherine's Kitchen at Cheney Drive
Katherine's Kitchen was a restaurant at Cheney Dr. and Topanga Canyon Blvd.
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