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Lifeguard Michael Morales wears goggles under the tower
Lifeguard Michael Morales wears goggles under the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Lifeguard Sam Bertolet responds to a broken pipe by PCH
Topanga Beach lifeguard Sam Bertolet responds to a broken pipe that shoots water into the air like a geyser by PCH. The mist leaves a faint rainbow.
Lifeguard Scott DeBoer wears a face mask at Topanga Beach
Two weeks after Los Angeles partially ended their COVID-19 beach closure on May 13, 2020, a sign on the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower shows new pandemic rules. The sign says, "Beach responsibly. No picnicking. No canopies. No coolers. Physical…
Lifeguard T-shirt commemorates summer 2009
A surfer rides a wave on a T-shirt created for LA County Fire Department Ocean Lifeguards working at Area 27 (Topanga Beach) to commemorate summer 2009. The shirt says, "Never trust a guard who doesn't surf."
Lifeguards rescue a plane at Topanga Beach, 1/2
Lifeguards rescue a plane at Topanga Beach (with the help of a bulldozer) by the lifeguard tower.
Lifeguards rescue a plane at Topanga Beach, 2/2
Lifeguards rescue a plane from the waves at Topanga Beach.
Linda Bolhuis painting, "Mulholland Afternoon," c. 2000
"Mulholland Afternoon" by Linda Bolhuis, a painting made with dye on silk. Linda helped set up the Topanga Canyon Gallery in Pine Tree Circle in 2000.
Linda Ronstadt album "Hand Sown... Home Grown" (1969)
The back cover of the album "Hand Sown... Home Grown" shows Linda Ronstadt sitting by the stone house used by Vera Wood as her art studio in Hondo Canyon.
Linda Ronstadt stands by a stone house
Linda Ronstadt stands by the stone house used by Vera Wood as her art studio in Hondo Canyon.
Linda Serbu walks into the bamboo tunnel on Topanga Lane
Linda Serbu walks into the arundo bamboo tunnel on Topanga Lane.
Linda Serbu walks into The Rodeo Grounds, 1/2
Linda Serbu walks into the Rodeo Grounds, along the dirt road.
Linda Serbu walks into The Rodeo Grounds, 2/2
Linda Serbu walks into the Rodeo Grounds, along the dirt road, and past the "Rodeo Grounds Forever" sign.
Lisa Adams combs and cuts Woody Woodward's hair
Lisa Adams combs and cuts Woody Woodward's hair at Topanga Beach.
Lisa Adams holds a garment at a Topanga Beach house
Lisa Adams holds a red garment on the deck of a Topanga Beach house.
Lisa Adams plays the flute for Claudia
Lisa Adams plays the flute for Woody Woodward's girlfriend Claudia [SURNAME?] on Topanga Beach.
Lisa Adams sits on the lap of Peter Townend
Lisa Adams sits on the lap of Peter "PT" Townend at Topanga Beach. Both hold onto surfboards.
Lisa Etlinger and Holly Brooks eat chips on Topanga Beach
Lisa Etlinger and Holly Brooks in bikinis eat Fritos corn chips on Topanga Beach by surfboards.
Lisa Etlinger and Robbie Dick hang out at George's Market
People hang out by the phone booths at George's Market. Lisa Etlinger wears a towel and a Topanga Beach Ranchers Association T-shirt. Robbie Dick is shirtless and wears trunks. David Baker is partially in frame at right. The others are unknown.
Little Feat
Little Feat, a rock and roll band: Musicians Shaun Murphy, Paul Barrere, Sam Clayton, Bill Payne, Ken Gradney, Richie Hayward, and Fred Tackett (seated).
Liz Shepherd painting "Buddha on the Wall," 1982
Liz Shepherd, David Totheroh, and Kedric Wolfe painted "Buddha on the Wall" on Labor Day 1982. The mural, designed by Shepherd, can still be seen on the retaining wall along Topanga Canyon Blvd., near Highvale Trail. In 2016, Clare Brown led a crew…
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.
Lizanne Strode and John Fowler sit by arundo
Lizanne Strode and John Fowler sit by arundo on Topanga Beach, wearing bathing suits. John smokes a cigarette.
Lizard
The common lizard is uncommonly beautiful in this photo, which won a National Park Service award.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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."
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, 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.
Looking out the window of a Topanga Beach house
From the window of a Topanga Beach house, a wave can be seen breaking.
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.
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.
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.
Lou Porter holds a camera at Topanga Beach
Lou Porter ("Topanga Lou") holds a camera at Topanga Beach.
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.
Louis B. Marvin at his Tuna Canyon Compound
Louis B. Marvin at his Tuna Canyon Compound with two llamas.
Louise York, author and editor of The Topanga Story
Louise York was the author and editor of The Topanga Story's first edition.
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…
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,…
Lower Topanga panorama, 1920s
Lower Topanga panorama shows Topanga Beach, a bathhouse, Shady Lane, Topanga Lane, and the Rodeo Grounds.
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 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 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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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
Lucy Cheney and Group Portrait
Black and white photograph of Lucy Cheney, Tom Cheney (standing just behind) and Lucy's Family c. 1895
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.
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.
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.
Lynnea Herrmann rides a horse on Topanga Lane
Lynnea Herrmann, 14, rides the horse Midnight on Topanga Lane.
Lynnea Herrmann rides her horse Champagne
Lynnea Herrmann rides her horse Champagne in a corral on Topanga Lane.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 carriers Jack Wood and Joe Robison
Post Office mail carriers Jack Wood and Joe Robison in the S-Turns. Mail carriers also transported passengers.
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.
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.
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, 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, 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.
Makaha introduced clay wheels and Chicago trucks
Makaha skateboards introduced two revolutionary components: clay wheels and Chicago trucks (the first, double-action, adjustable trucks).
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…
Malibu Feed & Fuel ad, 20 baby broiler chicks free!
Malibu Feed and Fuel ad, Topanga Cyn. Blvd. and PCH.
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 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 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 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 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…
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.
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 Stands Behind Mohn Springs Counter
Black and white photograph of a man standing behind the lunch counter at Mohn Springs Cafe c.1920
Manuela Trujillo by Ranch House
Black and white photograph of Manuela Trujillo standing in front of ranch house 1917
Manuela Trujillo on Horseback
Black and white photograph of Manuela Trujillo riding a donkey c. 1915
Manuela, Polito and Dolores Trujillo Portrait
Black and white portrait of Maneula, Polito and Dolores Trujillo c.1905
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.
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 John Bonnell's Topanga Park, circa 1926
Map of John Bonnell's Topanga Park (now Bonnell Park) in Old Topanga Canyon, circa 1926.
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