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Carl Barlow and Ron Shepherd carry a volleyball
Carl Barlow and Ron Shepherd carry a volleyball on Topanga Beach.
Connie Bantilan Smith, Doug Smith, and Lloyd Ahern
Connie Bantilan Smith, Doug Smith, Lloyd Ahern, and an unknown man walk on Topanga Beach. Two of them carry beers. Behind them is a dog.
A surfboard leans against Sid and Marge Bernstein's house
A surfboard leans against the Topanga Beach house of Sid and Marge Bernstein.
Gary Graham passes Aricia Stanton as he exits the ocean
Gary Graham passes Aricia Stanton (Aricia Halley) as he exits the ocean, carrying a surfboard. Two dogs watch him. [FIRST NAME?] Wickwire, in yellow trunks, carries a striped surfboard across the rocks. Chris Rohloff points in the foreground. The…
Lisa Adams plays the flute for Claudia
Lisa Adams plays the flute for Woody Woodward's girlfriend Claudia [SURNAME?] on Topanga Beach.
Brothers Mike and Joel Shultz at Topanga Beach
Brothers Mike and Joel Shultz stand by Topanga Beach houses. Mike wears a speedo swimsuit.
Rand Carter drinks a beer at The Pirates' house with Puki
Surfer Rand Carter drinks beers on the deck with Lance [SURNAME?] and Puki, who belonged to "The Pirates" gang that rented the Topanga Beach house. The blond woman is Woody Woodward's girlfriend Claudia [SURNAME?].
Surfer Paul Lovas naps on a discarded couch with a beer
Surfer Paul Lovas naps on a discarded couch with a beer. He is the author of "Topanga Beach Experience: 1960s-70s" (Brass Tacks Press, 2011).
A basketball hoop is at left. Catamarans are parked in front of Topanga Beach houses. The Chart House is…
A basketball hoop is at left. Catamarans are parked in front of Topanga Beach houses. The Chart House is…
Mickey Moriarty wears a hat with a snakeskin band
Mickey Moriarty wears a hat with a snakeskin band at Topanga Beach.
A woman lounges on the deck of the Bernsteins' house
A woman lounges on the deck of the Bernsteins' house at Topanga Beach.
Topanga Beach residents hold a community meeting
Topanga Beach residents hold a community meeting at the house of Sid Bernstein (holding a megaphone). Mike Schultz wears purple shorts. Bob Levy sits on a table.
View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses, 1973
View from the ocean shows Topanga Beach houses and the lagoon bridge. The hills have been burned by a fire.
Byron Lasky's house is at center.
Byron Lasky's house is at center.
Two men visit at Geary Steffen's Topanga Beach house
Two men visit on the balcony of Geary Steffen's Topanga Beach house.
A fence at the intersection keeps out trespassers
A fence at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH keeps trespassers out of Topanga Beach. The Malibu Feed Bin is at right.
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.
Shane McMahon gives a thumbs-up from The Yellow House
Surfer Shane McMahon gives a thumbs-up from the balcony of The Yellow House at Topanga Beach.
A surf-rock band plays at Topanga Beach, 1/2
A surf-rock band plays in the backyard of a Topanga Beach house. The drummer is Dwight. The guitarists are Mike Tozzi (in the shadow) and George Trafton (straw hat).
In the audience are Lizanne Strode (red hat), John Fowler (yellow shirt), Paul…
In the audience are Lizanne Strode (red hat), John Fowler (yellow shirt), Paul…
A surf-rock band plays at Topanga Beach, 2/2
A surf rock band plays in the backyard of a Topanga Beach house. The guitarists are George Trafton and Mike Tozzi.
John Orlando reads the newspaper at Topanga Beach
Surfer John Orlando reads the newspaper on the deck of a Topanga Beach house.
View of Topanga Beach and Big Rock Beach, 1974
View of Topanga Beach houses, Big Rock Beach, and the Malibu coastline shows a glassy ocean. The Chart House is at bottom right.
Topanga Beach houses are bordered by catamaran masts
Topanga Beach houses are bordered by catamaran masts on one side and telephone poles on the other.
Something's Fishy Here ad, 1977, 1/3
Something's Fishy Here restaurant and fresh fish market advertises "informal candlelight dining" across from Topanga Beach, at 18753 PCH, Malibu.
Something's Fishy Here ad, 1977, 2/3
Something's Fishy Here restaurant advertises Hiro Sushi, opening June 1, 1977, at the counter, including sushi, sashimi, miso soup, and tempura, across from Topanga Beach at 18753 PCH, Malibu.
A hang glider lands at Las Tunas Beach, 1/2
A hang glider flies over Topanga Beach and Las Tunas Beach. in a photo from the article "Fly Like an Eagle" by Bill Hess. Two others have landed by the groins in the sand.
A hang glider lands at Las Tunas Beach, 2/2
A hang glider lands on Las Tunas Beach, by the groin in the sand, in a photo from the article "Fly Like an Eagle" by Bill Hess. The Las Tunas Isle Motel is at right (18904 PCH).
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, 1979
An aerial view of Topanga Beach shows the Topanga Lagoon, George's Market, the Topanga Ranch Motel, the Malibu Feed Bin, and the entrance to Topanga Canyon.
Something's Fishy Here ad, 1977, 3/3
Something's Fishy Here restaurant advertises Hiro Sushi, opening in June at the counter, including sushi, tempura, and sashimi, across from Topanga Beach at 18753 PCH, Malibu.
Ed and Ann Stalcup row away from their flooding house
Ed and Ann Stalcup, with their pets, row away in the rain on a floating bed from their flooding house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds, in a cartoon from the article "Baptism by Fire and Flood" by Ann Stalcup.
"In January ’69, the weather was so bad, it was…
"In January ’69, the weather was so bad, it was…
LAAC raises Paul Sanderson's rent at 3917 Topanga Lane
Paul Sanderson receives a letter from Robert van Buskirk of Topanga Ranch (a division of The Los Angeles Athletic Club, LAAC), notifying him of a rent increase on his house at 3917 S. Topanga Canyon Lane in The Snake Pit.
Dave Sanderson, circulations manager at "The Argonaut"
Dave Sanderson was the self-proclaimed Mayor of the Snake Pit.
He worked as the circulation manager for "The Argonaut" newspaper. He sold his first newspaper at the age of six on the corner of 9th and Union Streets in downtown Los Angeles, and…
He worked as the circulation manager for "The Argonaut" newspaper. He sold his first newspaper at the age of six on the corner of 9th and Union Streets in downtown Los Angeles, and…
English John surfs a Kevlar thruster board at Topanga Beach
"English John" C. Peacock surfs a Topanga Beach wave on a 6'4" Kevlar thruster board shaped by Robbie Dick. An Englishman, he lived in The Rodeo Grounds.
English John leans on his 1966 VW Kombi van
Surfer "English John" C. Peacock wears trunks and leans on his 1966 Volkswagen Kombi van. An Englishman, he lived in The Rodeo Grounds.
Christopher Connelly runs from police cars in "Mannix"
Christopher Connelly runs from police cars as they approach a dry Topanga Creek bed on the dirt road of the Rodeo Grounds, in a still from "Mannix," a detective TV series on CBS, Season 6, Episode 9: "One Step to Midnight," which aired on November…
Gail Fisher and Christopher Connelly walk steps in "Mannix"
Gail Fisher and Christopher Connelly cross a wooden stile to get to the house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds, in a still from "Mannix," a detective TV series on CBS, Season 6, Episode 9: "One Step to Midnight," which aired on November 12, 1972.
The house's…
The house's…
Garth Shannon was a Topanga Beach fisherman
Garth Shannon stands by Topanga Beach houses, shirtless and wearing shorts. He enjoyed fishing and catching abalone on the beach, where he lived from the 1940s to the early 1950s.
Garth Shannon's family smiles in front of their house, 1/2
Garth Shannon's family smiles for a group photo in front of the house at 18638 W. Topanga Beach Rd., where he lived from the 1940s to the early 1950s. His wife and mother sit in the back at right.
Garth Shannon's family smiles in front of their house, 2/2
Garth Shannon and his mother stand behind their family for a group photo in front of the house at 18638 W. Topanga Beach Rd., where he lived from the 1940s to the early 1950s. Garth's wife and daughter (b. 1944) sit second and third from right.
Jane McDuffie Thurston painting, "Little Picnic in Topanga"
Jane McDuffie Thurston (1887-1967) painting, "Little Picnic in Topanga," depicts Topanga Lagoon, and the tents and cabins of Cooper's Camp in an Impressionistic style.
A couple waters a plant on a balcony in The Snake Pit
A woman smokes while a shirtless man waters a plant on a balcony in a house in The Snake Pit.
Kurt Armand, Thea Armand, and Rodney Giddens
Siblings Kurt and Thea Armand and Darrell "Rodney" Giddens Jr. sit on a piece of machinery by bicycles and dogs in The Snake Pit.
Topanga Beach houses in ruins
The headline on the cover of the "Messenger" newspaper asks, "Topanga Beach: Did Anyone Win?" which was also the title of an article by Donna Dunwoody criticizing State Parks' eviction of the residents. A photo shows beach houses and a volleyball net…
Ginger Snips Salon & Spa ad, 1979
Ginger Snips Salon & Spa specialized in hair cuts, hair coloring, French braiding, permanent waving for men and women. It was located across from Topanga Beach at 18763 PCH. Malibu.
Mike Perry carries his surfboard at Topanga Beach
Mike Perry carries his surfboard by a sign advertising the Eternal Valley Memorial Park & Mortuary at Topanga Beach.
Davey Hilton holds onto his surfboard at Topanga Beach
Davey Hilton's hat covers his eyes while he presses his T-shirt against his surfboard at Topanga Beach.
The staff of The Chart House restaurant, early 1980s
The staff of The Chart House restaurant takes a group photo on the rocks at Topanga Beach.
Tommy and Greg Wagner, holding bottle, are in front
Chris Babcock (in blue jeans, upper left)
David Gould (far left)
Michael Moore and Glenn were the…
Tommy and Greg Wagner, holding bottle, are in front
Chris Babcock (in blue jeans, upper left)
David Gould (far left)
Michael Moore and Glenn were the…
Giles Douglas carries a surfboard on Topanga Beach
Giles carries a surfboard on Topanga Beach. A dog follows behind.
Rick talks to a woman by Topanga Beach houses
Rick talks to a woman by Topanga Beach houses. In the background, a low tide reveals rocks.
Carl Barlow stands on the deck of The Yellow House
Carl Barlow stands on the deck of The Yellow House at Topanga Beach. A wetsuit dries on the balcony. A red surfboard stands upright beside a clothesline. Driftwood and rocks border the beach houses.
Aurora Glassock visits friends at 3983 Old Malibu Road
Aurora Glassock (center) takes a group photo with friends on the porch of the house at 3983 Old Malibu Road. Giles Douglas shouts at her. Kim Lester wears a Hawaiian shirt. John "Crumpet" Dabrowski wears yellow shirt. David Allard holds a…
Men play volleyball by Topanga Beach houses
Men play volleyball at Topanga Beach. Mike Shultz lived in the first house. Philly Brooks and Franny McCartney lived in the second house. Merritt Van Sant lived in the green trailer.
Topanga Beach neighbors pet dogs
Topanga Beach neighbors take a group photo while petting dogs. Marge and Sid Bernstein are at right.
Paul Lovas, Carl Barlow, and Mike Perry
Surfers Paul Lovas, Carl Barlow, Mike Perry sit together at a Topanga Beach party.
The first lifeguard tower was a Topanga Beach house
The first lifeguard tower was Paul Randall's former Topanga Beach house, saved by State Parks for that purpose. All the other houses were bulldozed.
Norman Ollestad plays Poker at Topanga Beach
Norman Ollestad Sr. (right) plays Poker at Topanga Beach. His son Norman Jr. looks at his cards.
Paul Hackett skateboards at the Topanga Beach gas station
Paul Hackett skateboards off the back of a car at the Gulf gas station at Topanga Beach. Behind him are his brother David Hackett and Steve Sherman (in yellow). They all belonged to the G&S Skateboard Team.
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.
Ronne Troup and her dog Luke sit on Topanga Beach
Ronne Troup leans on driftwood while drinking from a mug at Topanga Beach. Her dog Luke sits by the bare feet of photographer Bob Dietrich.
Jim Ganzer sits in his Topanga Beach house
Artist Jim Ganzer sits in a chair barefoot in his Topanga Beach house.
Ronne Troup plays with her dog Luke at Topanga Beach
Ronne Troup plays with her dog Luke by Topanga Beach houses. Luke has a driftwood stick in his mouth.
Ronne Troup holds a mug at her Topanga Beach house
Ronne Troup holds a mug by the open door of her Topanga Beach house.
Topanga Beach house has a kitchen with a brick floor
The Topanga Beach house of Jim Ganzer and Ronne Troup has a kitchen with a brick floor.
A band plays on the deck of a Topanga Beach house, 1/2
A band plays on the deck at a Topanga Beach house party. Jeff Ort plays drums. Randall Zacuto plays harmonica. Michael DeTemple plays guitar. A girl in the foreground looks away.
Cynnie Troup talks on the phone at her beach house
Cynnie Troup talks on the telephone and smokes a cigarette in the living room of her Topanga Beach house.
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.
Cynnie Troup and Ronne Troup sit on Topanga Beach
Sisters Cynnie and Ronne Troup sit on Topanga Beach with Ronne's dog Smiley. Behind them is a Daniel Wenger Cube, a furniture sculpture designed in 1970 to hold a hammock.
People sit in the yard of Cynnie Troup's beach house
People sit in the yard of Cynnie Troup's Topanga Beach house. One man wears a Speedo swimsuit.
Seagulls fly above a surfer walking towards a breaking wave
Seagulls fly above a surfer walking on the rocks at low tide towards a breaking wave at Topanga Beach.
Topanga Beach houses with broken windows
Topanga Beach houses with broken windows will be demolished in January or February 1979, according to a handwritten note lamenting, "They did it!" A catamaran is parked in front.
Sam Cockins painting, "At the Bernsteins' House," c. 1970
Sam Cockins painting, "At the Bernsteins' House," shows a view, from the deck, of Topanga Beach houses in psychedelic colors.
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.
Patricia Chatfield's house is surrounded by mud
The house of Blake Chatfield and Patricia Chatfield (and Patricia's son Ricky Peattie) at 3712 Rodeo Grounds is surrounded by mud after a flood. Bernt Capra and Sally Capra lived there later, from 1980-2006.
Will Bateman painting, "Topanga Low Tide," 2019
Will Bateman painting, "Topanga Low Tide," shows Topanga Beach houses, catamaran masts, and breaking waves at sunset. The inspiration was a photo by Gary Graham.
J. Riddle smiles for a portrait and surfs a wave
Topanga Beach surfer J. Riddle smiles for a portrait and surfs a wave.
Mike Perry Jr. carries a surfboard in the Snake Pit
Mike Perry's son Michael Jr. carries a surfboard in the Snake Pit while visiting from Australia
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.
A van is stuck in the mud on Topanga Lane, 1/4
A van and a convertible car are stuck in the mud after a flood at 3826 Topanga Lane.
Unknown artist painting, "Something's Fishy Here," 1970s
A watercolor painting shows The Spaghetti Joint, an Italian restaurant located at 18763 PCH, and Something's Fishy Here seafood restaurant at 18753 PCH, beside the Topanga Lagoon bridge.
Coliene Rentmeester stands by her Rodeo Grounds house
Coliene Rentmeester empties the trunk of her car in the driveway of her house at 3715 Rodeo Grounds. Her boyfriend Tom watches from the front door.
Craig Halley wears a shirt with a big collar
Craig Halley has long messy hair and wears a shirt with a big collar.
People play guitars by Topanga Beach houses
People sit by Topanga Beach houses. The Yellow House is at right.
Rick Hoffman, Woody Woodward (smoking a joint), Mike Bernstein and J. Riddle (playing guitars), Mark Martin (middle), Matt Lasky (blue T-shirt), Sherry Sharp and Laurie Lott (on…
Rick Hoffman, Woody Woodward (smoking a joint), Mike Bernstein and J. Riddle (playing guitars), Mark Martin (middle), Matt Lasky (blue T-shirt), Sherry Sharp and Laurie Lott (on…
George Trafton drinks a Coke on W. Topanga Beach Rd.
Surfer George Trafton drinks a Coca-Cola soda on W. Topanga Beach Rd.
Woody Woodward, J. Murf, and Jeff Horseman check surf
Woody Woodward drinks a Coors beer in the Topanga Beach parking lot while checking the surf with J. Murf and Jeff Horseman.
Bob Feigel and Celeste Mills's hippie wedding, 1/4
Bob Feigel and Celeste Mills's hippie wedding was held in front of Dr. Schweiger's house, by The Yellow House, on Topanga Beach on Easter 1971.
David H. Stern, the pastor, holds Kahlil Gibran's book "The Eye of the Prophet" at right.
Jim…
David H. Stern, the pastor, holds Kahlil Gibran's book "The Eye of the Prophet" at right.
Jim…
Bob Feigel and Celeste Mills's hippie wedding, 2/4
Bob Feigel and Celeste Mills's hippie wedding was held in front of Dr. Schweiger's house, by The Yellow House, on Topanga Beach on Easter 1971.
Baron Bingen, the pastor, wears a striped shirt.
G. Bob Roberts, step-father of the groom, stands…
Baron Bingen, the pastor, wears a striped shirt.
G. Bob Roberts, step-father of the groom, stands…
Bob Feigel and Celeste Mills's hippie wedding, 3/4
Bob Feigel and Celeste Mills's hippie wedding was held in front of Dr. Schweiger's house, by The Yellow House, on Topanga Beach on Easter 1971.
Baron Bingen, the pastor, wears a striped shirt.
G. Bob Roberts, step-father of the groom, stands…
Baron Bingen, the pastor, wears a striped shirt.
G. Bob Roberts, step-father of the groom, stands…
Bob Feigel and Celeste Mills's hippie wedding, 4/4
Bob Feigel and Celeste Mills's hippie wedding culminated on the deck of Jim and Frances Fitzpatrick's house, next to the vacant lot, on Topanga Beach on Easter 1971.
Kenny McWilliams, the pastor, reads to the couple.
Helen Mills, mother of the…
Kenny McWilliams, the pastor, reads to the couple.
Helen Mills, mother of the…
A naked man plays guitar on the nude beach
A naked man plays guitar on the nude beach at Topanga Beach.
Sam Cockins painting, "Tony Whipple & George Trafton"
Sam Cockins painting, "Tony Whipple & George Trafton," shows the two surfers sitting by Topanga Beach houses in psychedelic colors.
English John holds his surfboard with a Union Jack flag
"English John" C. Peacock holds his surfboard, with a painted Union Jack flag, under the lifeguard tower at Topanga Beach.
Jamie Budge holds his 16mm camera like a Tommy gun
Surf filmmaker Jamie Budge wears a suit and holds his 16mm Bolex camera in a pose reminiscent of a Prohibition-era gangster holding a Tommy gun. This was a publicity photo for the unaired pilot of Budge's TV show "Wide World of Surfing." His films…
Jamie Budge films "The Californians" at Topanga Beach
Surf filmmaker Jamie Budge films "The Californians" (1967, 2010) at Topanga Beach with a 16mm Bolex camera. He has a toothpick in his mouth. His also made "The Living Curl" (1965). Greg MacGillivray previously used this camera to film "Cool Wave of…
Paul Lovas flexes his muscles with Rudy Croon
Surfer Paul Lovas flexes his muscles under the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower with the lifeguard Rudy Croon, in a still from a home movie. Paul is the author of "Topanga Beach Experience: 1960s-70s" (Brass Tacks Press, 2011).
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