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Mariner Scouts from Topanga and Malibu
Mariner Scouts from Topanga and Malibu.
Front: Jean Thompson, Carol Esparza, Candy Clark, Lea Armstrong, unknown, Connie Clark, Judy Piner.
Middle: Toni Loudon, Diane Foster, unknown, Judy Tucker, Lynn Haines, unknown, unknown, Marge…
Front: Jean Thompson, Carol Esparza, Candy Clark, Lea Armstrong, unknown, Connie Clark, Judy Piner.
Middle: Toni Loudon, Diane Foster, unknown, Judy Tucker, Lynn Haines, unknown, unknown, Marge…
Marilyn Morganroth paddles a kayak in her yard, 3/3
Marilyn Morganroth and her daughter Shaleena Bertram paddle a kayak by calla lilies in the front yard of their house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds during a flood. Her dog Ohebi and cat sit on the hull.
Marilyn Morganroth paddles a kayak in her yard, 2/3
Marilyn Morganroth paddles a kayak by calla lilies in the front yard of her house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds during a flood. Her dog Ohebi and cat are nearby.
Marilyn Morganroth paddles a kayak in her yard, 1/3
Marilyn Morganroth and her daughter Shaleena Bertram paddle a kayak by calla lilies in the front yard of their house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds during a flood.
Marianne Ewing smiles by a palm tree at Topanga Beach
Marianne Ewing smiles by a palm tree at Topanga Beach. A man rides a bicycle behind her.
Maria Nation with parents Lester and Margaret Cohen
Maria Nation gets a piggyback ride from her stepfather Lester Cohen. Her mother Margaret Cohen stands beside them by a fence in their yard at 3739 Rodeo Grounds.
Maria Nation jumps her horse Sport on Topanga Lane
Maria Nation jumps her horse Sport in a corral on Topanga Lane.
Maria Nation holds the reins of a horse in Old Topanga
Maria Nation holds the reins of a horse (Justin) at Oakwood Farm at 1180 Old Topanga Canyon Rd.
Maria Nation and Darrell Giddens hug on Topanga Lane
Maria Nation and Darrell Giddens hug on Topanga Lane, near two dogs.
Maria Nation and Bonnie Vincent meet in the rain
Maria Nation and Bonnie Vincent meet in the rain at the doorway of 3833 Topanga Lane, the highest house, which was owned by Wes Armand. They are sheltering there from the flood. Actress Peggy Lipton formerly lived here.
Marge and Richard "Rich" Dehr
Marge and Richard "Rich" Dehr opened the Discovery Inn restaurant at 156 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Margaret Warren sleeps in a dress on Topanga Beach
Margaret Warren sleeps in a dress on Topanga Beach after reading William Faulkner's novel "Absalom, Absalom!" Carl Barlow sits at right.
Margaret Warren and Carl Barlow at The Yellow House
Margaret Warren and Carl Barlow hang out on the deck of The Yellow House at Topanga Beach.
Margaret Cohen crosses the Rodeo Grounds bridge
Margaret Cohen crosses the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek. She walks towards eucalyptus trees.
Margaret Cheney Albright and Callan Cheney
Black and white photograph of Margaret Cheney Albright with her arm around Callan Cheney 1923
Margaret and Mike Shultz hug at the Topanga intersection
Married couple Margaret Shultz and Mike Shultz hug on the staircase leading from the Topanga and PCH intersection to their Topanga Beach house. They wear bathing suits and carry a towel.
Map of Topanga/Malibu homesteads, circa 1900
This map, created by National Park Service Cultural Anthropologist Phil Holmes, shows the historic boundaries (circa 1900) of the Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica, the Rancho Boca de Santa Monica, and Topanga/Malibu…
Map of Topanga Subdivisions and Points of Interest, 1930s
A map of 1930s Topanga Subdivisions and Points of Interest (and homesteads), drawn by John H. Mac Neil, Licensed Land Surveyor: Fernwood, Topanga Oaks, Veteran Springs (Glenview), Lida Park, Sylvia Park, Bonnell Park, Post Office Tract, Topanga…
Map of Topanga homesteads in 1908
A map of homesteads in 1908 along Topanga Canyon Blvd. and Old Topanga Canyon Road, drawn by John H. Mac Neil, Licensed Land Surveyor: Hiram Montgomery, Tony Von Arnswaldt, Frederick Mazet, Topanga Tavern, John Heron, Frederick Post, Templer Allen,…
Map of Topanga Beach, 1959
Detail of a map shows Topanga Beach, including The Rodeo Grounds, Topanga Lane, Shady Lane, and Topanga Beach Dr.
Map of the Palisades Fire perimeter, 2025
Topanga Canyon is at the center of this 3D topographical map, which shows the starting point of the Pacific Palisades Fire and the full extent of its perimeter, reaching to Santa Monica, Brentwood, Encino, and Malibu.
Map of Lower Topanga, 1980s
Map of Lower Topanga shows houses on Old Malibu Road, Topanga Canyon Lane (Topanga Lane, The Snake Pit), The Rodeo Grounds, the historical Shady Lane, Topanga Canyon Blvd., PCH, and Topanga Creek.
Addresses include:
3681 Topanga Canyon…
Addresses include:
3681 Topanga Canyon…
Map of Lower Topanga shows houses set to be evicted, 2001
Topographical Map of Lower Topanga shows houses along Old Malibu Road, The Snake Pit, Topanga Lane, The Rodeo Grounds, and Topanga Canyon Blvd. Businesses are also shown along PCH. These structures were slated for eviction by State Parks.
Map of John Bonnell's Topanga Park, circa 1926
Map of John Bonnell's Topanga Park (now Bonnell Park) in Old Topanga Canyon, circa 1926.
Map of Bus Line 134 after the Palisades Fire, 2025, 2/2
Metro Bus Line 134, from Santa Monica to Malibu, resumed service after the 2025 Palisades Fire on February 28, 2025. The "December 15, 2024 REVISED" bus schedule shows the new route. It says, "Bus stops will not be served on PCH [for 10 miles] in…
Map of Bus Line 134 after the Palisades Fire, 2025, 1/2
Map of Metro Bus Line 134 route shows a 10-mile, no-stopping zone on PCH between Temescal Canyon Rd. and Rambla Vista (or, between roughly Santa Monica and Malibu). After the Palisades Fire, service resumed on February 28, 2025.
Manuela, Polito and Dolores Trujillo Portrait
Black and white portrait of Maneula, Polito and Dolores Trujillo c.1905
Manuela Trujillo on Horseback
Black and white photograph of Manuela Trujillo riding a donkey c. 1915
Manuela Trujillo by Ranch House
Black and white photograph of Manuela Trujillo standing in front of ranch house 1917
Man Stands Behind Mohn Springs Counter
Black and white photograph of a man standing behind the lunch counter at Mohn Springs Cafe c.1920
Man cinching his burro
Walter Armacost snapped a friend cinching his burron as they stopped in Topanga on their way to the Sierra Nevadas.
Man and woman walk by parked cars on snow-covered road
A man and woman walk by parked cars on snow-covered Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Malibu Surfing Association members visit Pismo Beach
Malibu Surfing Association members Glenn Dexter, Jamie Budge, Brian Hames, Buzz Sutphin, and JoJo Perrin take a group photo by their station wagon in a parking lot. A Makaha skateboard is on the ground. The photo was published in the surf magazine…
Malibu Surf Company ad, 2000
Malibu Surf Company ad shows a car pulling into the parking lot below a wave mural at 18820 PCH, Malibu (Topanga Beach).
"Live to surf, surf to live!"
(310) 317-8688
"Live to surf, surf to live!"
(310) 317-8688
Malibu Spic 'n' Span Cleaners ad, 1954
An ad for Malibu Spic 'n' Span Cleaners (18717 PCH) announces a "laundry drop provided in front for your convenience." It also has cartoon drawings of the owners, former police lieutenant Bob Birdsong and his wife Virginia Birdsong, who took over the…
Malibu Feed Bin business card
The Malibu Feed Bin's business card shows a drawing of a rooster, a dog, a bird, and a heart in the name of the Morehart family (the owners).
Malibu Feed Bin
3931 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
(at the intersection with PCH)
Malibu, CA 90265
(310)…
Malibu Feed Bin
3931 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
(at the intersection with PCH)
Malibu, CA 90265
(310)…
Malibu Feed and Fuel ad, opening May 20, 1957
Malibu Feed and Fuel ad, Topanga Cyn. Blvd. and PCH. Opening date, May 20, 1957. Owners Robert L. Jacks and Steve Terrill.
Malibu Feed & Fuel ad, 20 baby broiler chicks free!
Malibu Feed and Fuel ad, Topanga Cyn. Blvd. and PCH.
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…
Makaha introduced clay wheels and Chicago trucks
Makaha skateboards introduced two revolutionary components: clay wheels and Chicago trucks (the first, double-action, adjustable trucks).
Mailboxes for The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane, 3/4
At Topanga Canyon Blvd., a shelf holds the mailboxes of residents of The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane. The biggest mailbox on the right belonged to the Capra family.
Mailboxes for The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane, 3/4
At Topanga Canyon Blvd., a shelf holds the mailboxes of residents of The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane.
Mailboxes for The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane, 2/4
At Topanga Canyon Blvd., a shelf holds the mailboxes of residents of The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane. The biggest mailbox on the right belonged to the Capra family.
Mailboxes for The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane, 1/4
At Topanga Canyon Blvd., a shelf holds the mailboxes of residents of The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane.
Mailbox at Cheney Drive and Topanga Road
Mailbox at Cheney Drive and Topanga Road, a rustic barrel set on a post by Joe Santa Maria, was used by upper canyon residents.
Mail carriers Jack Wood and Joe Robison
Post Office mail carriers Jack Wood and Joe Robison in the S-Turns. Mail carriers also transported passengers.
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.
Magretha Lane and Maria Nation at 3727 Rodeo Grounds
Magretha Lane and Maria Nation look through the window of Jan-Michael Vincent's house at 3727 Rodeo Grounds. One of the dogs may be Jan's German Shepherd Sebastian.
Mae Boren Axton visits the Vincent family
Bonnie Vincent, Mae Boren Axton (the "Queen Mother of Nashville"), Amber Vincent (on her lap), and Jan-Michael Vincent sit below a unicorn painting in the Vincent home at 3719 Rodeo Grounds.
Lynnea Herrmann stands on the Topanga Lane bridge
Lynnea Herrmann, 13, and her dog Ashes stand on the Topanga Lane bridge over Topanga Creek. The bridge lasted for almost 20 years, until it was destroyed in the February 1969 flood.
Lynnea Herrmann rides her horse Champagne
Lynnea Herrmann rides her horse Champagne in a corral on Topanga Lane.
Lynnea Herrmann rides a horse on Topanga Lane
Lynnea Herrmann, 14, rides the horse Midnight on Topanga Lane.
Lynn's Hair Design beauty salon
Lynn's Hair Design, at the time Topanga's only beauty salon for men and women, opened on February 4, 1978. Lynn Linderman, who had been a Topanga resident for 16 years, renovated the front room of the building that used to house Cepin Realty.
Lyf sits in James Mathers's art studio in The Rodeo Grounds
Kendall "Lyf" Perkins sits in James Mathers's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Paintings surround him. Costume dresses are piled in the foreground.
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.
Lucy Cheney and Group Portrait
Black and white photograph of Lucy Cheney, Tom Cheney (standing just behind) and Lucy's Family c. 1895
Lucy and Charles Greenleaf and friends at Topanga Beach
Photograph "when hearts were young and gay; Topanga pioneers live again in historian Nelson's fine picture of long ago" Ben Failor, Columbus (Moose) and Lucy Cheney, Mrs Ed Erdman, Claud Morton Allen
Lucille Way searches the ruins of Marmont Studio after a fire
Lucille Way searches the ruins of Marmont Studio in Brookside after the 1938 fire. Her sister was the owner, Laura Way Mathiesen.
Lucas Capra rafts Topanga Creek in The Rodeo Grounds, 2/2
A raft is attached to a rope on Topanga Creek, by the concrete berm in The Rodeo Grounds. Lucas Capra lies inside. He has a piece of wood for a paddle.
Lucas Capra rafts Topanga Creek in The Rodeo Grounds, 1/2
Bernt Capra and Pablo Capra stand on the concrete berm in The Rodeo Grounds. They hold a rope attached to a raft on Topanga Creek. Lucas Capra lies inside.
Lucas and Pablo Capra climb a tree in The Rodeo Grounds
Brothers Lucas Capra and Pablo Capra (above) climb a tree in their yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
Lower Topanga teenagers take a photo on Topanga Beach
Lower Topanga teenagers take a group photo on Topanga Beach: Mia Matsura, Angel Kershner, Lily Van Meter, and Moonstar Greene.
Lower Topanga residents meet at 3707 Rodeo Grounds, 2/2
Lower Topanga residents take a group photo in the yard of the Dittrich family at 3707 Rodeo Grounds. They are meeting about the eviction of their community by State Parks. They are Scotty Dittrich, Michael Greene, Coliene Rentmeester, Bernt Capra,…
Lower Topanga residents meet at 3707 Rodeo Grounds, 1/2
Lower Topanga residents take a group photo in the yard of the Dittrich family at 3707 Rodeo Grounds. They are meeting about the eviction of their community by State Parks.
STANDING:
John Fowler, Unknown, Bernt Capra, Jori Listama, Unknown, John…
STANDING:
John Fowler, Unknown, Bernt Capra, Jori Listama, Unknown, John…
Lower Topanga residents flee past downed telephone poles
Lower Topanga residents, some of them carrying pets, flee from the flood danger, past downed telephone poles, along Topanga Canyon Blvd. Numerous mudslides were reported during the 1969 storm.
Lower Topanga panorama, 1920s
Lower Topanga panorama shows Topanga Beach, a bathhouse, Shady Lane, Topanga Lane, and the Rodeo Grounds.
Lower Topanga kids on Topanga Lane
Lower Topanga kids take a group photo at the Rusts’ house on Topanga Lane.
FRONT:
Edna Mae Spence, Marilyn Burns, Bill Hoskins, Joyce Wiard, Mary Miller, Thais Rust, unknown, unknown.
MIDDLE:
unknown, Marvelle McClellan, Avis Wendill,…
FRONT:
Edna Mae Spence, Marilyn Burns, Bill Hoskins, Joyce Wiard, Mary Miller, Thais Rust, unknown, unknown.
MIDDLE:
unknown, Marvelle McClellan, Avis Wendill,…
Louise York, editor of The Topanga Story
Louise York, editor of a historical book called The Topanga Story, outside her home. York has a stunning view of the canyon from her hilltop dwelling. A former journalist, York spent months combing shelves, files, and boxes for material and…
Louise York, author and editor of The Topanga Story
Louise York was the author and editor of The Topanga Story's first edition.
Louis B. Marvin at his Tuna Canyon Compound
Louis B. Marvin at his Tuna Canyon Compound with two llamas.
Louie Kelly and Phil Lando at the Chevron Gas Station
Louie Kelly, who had been a Topanga resident for 15 years, and Phil Lando, of Van Nuys, took over the Chevron Gas Station at Pine Tree Circle in March 1978.
Lou Porter holds a camera at Topanga Beach
Lou Porter ("Topanga Lou") holds a camera at Topanga Beach.
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.
Lori Shellist hugs J. Murf, singer of Blue Juice
Lori Shellist hugs J. Murf, the leader of the surf-rock band Blue Juice, as he plays guitar at Madame Wong's West in Santa Monica.
Lori Salkow Cleary, Bonnie Vincent, Victoria Andersen
Lori Salkow Cleary models her scarf dresses, made from Mexican fabric, with Bonnie Vincent (on her horse Serena) and Victoria Andersen (in pink), in The Rodeo Grounds.
Looking out the window of a Topanga Beach house
From the window of a Topanga Beach house, a wave can be seen breaking.
Longboard Collector Club annual meeting, 2019
Aerial drone view (with a fish-eye lens) shows the annual meet-up of the Vintage Surfboard Collector Club (Longboard Collector Club) at Boardriders at 18820 PCH.
Longboard Collector Club annual meeting, 2015
The Vintage Surfboard Collector Club (Longboard Collector Club) meets under the sign of the abandoned Topanga Ranch Motel.
Longboard Collector Club annual meeting, 2014?
The Vintage Surfboard Collector Club (Longboard Collector Club) displays surfboards for sale under the sign of the abandoned Topanga Ranch Motel. A new sign, covers the old one, and requests a parking a fee: "Park Here $8."
Logo for the Wood family's jewelry business Cyvra
Vera Wood created this ink drawing as the logo of the Wood family's jewelry business called Cyvra, a combination of Cyril's and Vera's names. Vera would say that these two angels were her future daughters Lynn and Karen, born in 1948 and 1949.
Log lies by the firepit at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
Erin Loggins ("Log") lies on a sleeping bag and tarp by the firepit at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Behind her is a couch.
Lloyd Ahern's Topanga Beach house
Lloyd Ahern lived in The Yellow House.
In the 1950s-1960s, William A. Roach lived there with his wife and son Tim.
From 1940 until about 1946, Edward Carrere lived there with his wife Helen and son Leon Robert “Bobby” Carrere.
The earliest…
In the 1950s-1960s, William A. Roach lived there with his wife and son Tim.
From 1940 until about 1946, Edward Carrere lived there with his wife Helen and son Leon Robert “Bobby” Carrere.
The earliest…
Lloyd Ahern, Rick Hodgson, and Walter Lehman fix a fence
Lloyd Ahern, Rick Hodgson, and Walter Lehman fix a fence by the Topanga Lagoon bridge to prevent surfers from sneaking onto the beach. They are shirtess. The La Mer restaurant is across the street.
Lizard
The common lizard is uncommonly beautiful in this photo, which won a National Park Service award.
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