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The Palisades Fire approaches the Topanga Ranch Motel
The Palisades Fire approaches the Topanga Ranch Motel, at 18711 PCH, across from Topanga Beach. A firefighter walks by.
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.
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.
A rainbow descends into The Snake Pit
View from the lifeguard tower shows a rainbow descending over Topanga Beach Rd. and into The Snake Pit.
A double rainbow arches over Topanga Beach
View from the lifeguard tower shows a double rainbow over Topanga Beach. The Chart House is at right.
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."
Alice Anderson and children play in the snow
Alice Anderson and children play in the snow in the Winfield Road pasture. The children include Molly Anderson, Carol Haines, Lynn Haines, and Bruce Haines.
Alice Anderson skis in the Winfield Road pasture
Alice Anderson skis in the Winfield Road pasture after The Big Snow. Children from left: Carol Haines, Lynn Haines (above), Molly Anderson, and Bruce Haines.
Bedrock mortar
Bedrock mortars, holes made my Native American women grinding seeds, occur in many places in Topanga sandstone. This one was found near Top of Topanga.
Student works at the Tank Site
Student works at the 8,000-year-old Native American "Tank Site" on Trippet Ranch (now Topanga State Park), excavated by UC Berkeley.
Metates found at Tank Site
Native American metates for grinding seeds found on the surface of the Tank Site
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.
Bernt Capra, Lucas Capra, and Scotty Dittrich sit in the yard
Bernt Capra sits in a lawn chair in his yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Behind him are his son Lucas Capra and neighbor Scotty Dittrich. At right, a stage is painted with a yin-yang symbol.
People form a chain to lay sandbags in The Rodeo Grounds
People form a chain to fill and lay sandbags on the concrete berm by Topanga Creek in The Rodeo Grounds. Bernt Capra is at left. His sons Lucas Capra (in pink) and Pablo Capra (in stripes) are the blonds whose faces are visible.
Coliene Rentmeester makes a face in The Rodeo Grounds
Coliene Rentmeester wears face paint and makes a funny face at Ray and Renate Casser's house at 3703 Rodeo Grounds. Above the door, a historical sign hangs with a horseshoe on it. The sign says, "Rancho Rodeo."
Roy F. Staab sculpture, "Topanga Cockscomb," 2004
Roy F. Staab sculpture, "Topanga Cockscomb," was an ephemeral installation built in The Snake Pit, on a hill overlooking Pacific Coast Highway. Roy used the arundo donax bamboo that was being cut and poisoned by State Parks for being non-native. He…
The Yellow House was burned by surfers, 6/6
The Yellow House was graffitied before being burned by surfers to spare it the indignity of being bulldozed during the eviction of Topanga Beach by State Parks. The walls show the words "Rock On," "Last Tango," and "Free Tanya," referencing the…
The Yellow House was burned by surfers, 5/6
The Yellow House was burned by surfers to spare it the indignity of being bulldozed during the eviction of Topanga Beach by State Parks.
A blanket hangs from The Yellow House at Topanga Beach
A blanket hangs from the balcony of The Yellow House at Topanga Beach. The fence is an old surfboard nailed to driftwood posts.
Broken pilings from a 19th-century bridge near the lagoon
Broken pilings from a 19th-century bridge protrude from the Topanga Creek bed near the lagoon.
Rone Prinz drawing, "Jim and Nancy Lane House," 1992
Rone Prinz's drawing shows the front door of Jim and Nancy Lane's house, located at 3805 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd. #C.
Ronald Croci painting, "Topanga Anger," 2009
Ronald Croci's watercolor painting, "Topanga Anger," shows surfers fighting on Topanga Beach.
Torger Johnson skates at 1965 Skateboard Championships
Torger Johnson, barefoot and wearing a helmet, does a nose manual (wheelie) on a Makaha skateboard in front of the bleachers at the 1965 International Skateboard Championships in Anaheim, CA. He is featured on the cover of Issue #3 of "Skateboarder…
Topanga Christian Fellowship Church
Topanga Christian Fellowship Church board members: BACK: Patricia Moore-Joshi, Larry Dunn, Bruce Boyle. FRONT: Pastor R. G. Murray, Janice Murray, Ellie Carroll, Luisa Dunn, Karen Moran, Nancy and John Williams.
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, 2/2
Linda Serbu walks into the Rodeo Grounds, along the dirt road, and past the "Rodeo Grounds Forever" sign.
Linda Serbu walks into The Rodeo Grounds, 1/2
Linda Serbu walks into the Rodeo Grounds, along the dirt road.
The Raft, "Really superb food in pretty shabby surroundings"
A postcard for The Raft advertises, "Really superb food in pretty shabby surroundings. Booze and Entertainment."
The Raft was a bar and seafood restaurant at 18661 Pacific Coast Highway, Topanga Beach, from 1963 until it burned in 1979. Today it's…
The Raft was a bar and seafood restaurant at 18661 Pacific Coast Highway, Topanga Beach, from 1963 until it burned in 1979. Today it's…
Gary Graham and Alan Burks return a catamaran
Gary Graham and Alan Burks wear life jackets while dealing with the ropes and sail of a catamaran by a Topanga Beach house.
Nina, Vincent, Doris, Lloyd, and Mary Ann at Topanga Beach
Nina Ahern (Lloyd's sister), Vincent McEveety (director), Doris Ollestad (Lloyd's wife), Lloyd Ahern, and Mary Ann McEveety (Vincent's wife) take a group photo on Topanga Beach. They are holding cocktails and a beer.
Bob Levy smokes with a woman at a Topanga Beach house
Bob Levy, in trunks, smokes with a woman, in a bikini, on the deck of a Topanga Beach house. On the table are snacks -- including cheese, chips, beer, and cigarettes -- and James Thurber's book "The Years with Ross" (1959).
Rick Hodgson, Mary Richardson, and Woody Woodward
Rick Hodgson, Mary Richardson, and Woody Woodward sit on the railing of a Topanga Beach house. The boys wear trunks, a wetsuit hangs to dry, and there's a surfboard on the roof.
Mike and Margaret Shultz walk dogs on Topanga Beach
In a Speedo and bikini, Mike and Margaret Shultz walk dogs by Topanga Beach houses. The Chart House is in the background.
Women sunbathe on the nude beach at Topanga Beach
Women sunbathe on the nude beach at Topanga Beach, near the lifeguard tower.
People, children, and a dog enjoy the nude beach
People, children, and a dog enjoy the nude beach by Topanga Beach houses. At right is the Daniel Wenger Cube, a furniture sculpture.
People lie on the nude beach by the Topanga Lagoon
People lie on the nude beach by the bluff and Topanga Lagoon. Dogs are present. In the background is the Lasky house.
People walk over rocks on Topanga Beach
People walk over rocks. In the background are Topanga Beach houses and The Chart House.
A man in a Speedo swimsuit stands on the nude beach
A man in a striped Speedo swimsuit stands on the nude beach at Topanga Beach.
Deputy sheriffs make people dress on the nude beach
Deputy sheriffs make people dress on the nude beach at Topanga Beach. At right is a Daniel Wenger Cube furniture sculpture.
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.
The Raft seafood restaurant advertises "Shore Dinners"
The Raft seafood restaurant, across from Topanga Beach, advertises "Shore Dinners" and cocktails on its signs. Volkswagen beetles are parked in front. A figurehead stands by the entrance.
Steve Spina plays ping-pong at his Topanga Beach house
Steve Spina plays ping-pong, shirtless, at his Topanga Beach house.
Aerial view of entrance to Topanga Canyon, 2022
Aerial view of entrance to Topanga Canyon shows Oasis Imports, the Malibu Feed Bin, and 7-Eleven gas station.
Roberto Fassone photographs, "The Origin of the Universe"
Robert Fassone's conceptual artwork "The Origin of the Universe" ("Le origini dell'Universo") was shown at Fanta Spazio gallery in Milan, Italy, from December 4, 2018 to January 25, 2019.
The idea behind his artwork was to fill a white wall with a…
The idea behind his artwork was to fill a white wall with a…
Lance Carson stands by surfboards at Robbie Dick's house
Lance Carson stands by surfboards at shaper Robbie Dick's house at 3843 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
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.
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
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.
Tim Plumridge skateboards in the Topanga Beach parking lot
Tim Plumridge, shirtless, rides a skateboard on the sidewalk of the Topanga Beach parking lot. Surfer Jeff [SURNAME?] ("The Hen") watches from the stairs.
A bulldozer demolishes the Topanga Ranch Market, 3/3
A bulldozer demolishes the Topanga Ranch Market at 18717 PCH during the eviction of Lower Topanga by State Parks. James Mathers is upset.
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.
Bill Cleary balances a skateboard deck on his toes
Bill Cleary balances a Makaha skateboard deck on his toes in his Topanga Beach house, owned by Dr. Schweiger. Mary Cleary curls up in a chair. George Van Noy stares out the window.
Aerial view of Topanga Canyon, c. 1925
Aerial view of Topanga Canyon, with close-ups of Cooper's Camp motel, the Rodeo Grounds, and Paxson's Cafe.
Aerial view of Topanga Auto Court, 1934
Aerial view of Topanga Beach Auto Court motel, Topanga Lagoon bridge, Old Malibu Road, 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.
Jamie Fox leans on her hammock in The Rodeo Grounds
Jamie Fox leans on her hammock at her house at 3751 Rodeo Grounds.
Robert Campbell painting, "Pablo and Lucas Capra," 1988
Robert Campbell's painting shows brothers Pablo Capra and Lucas Capra at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
First responders assist after a car crash on Topanga Beach
Paramedics, firefighters, and police, and lifeguards assist the victim of a car crash on Topanga Beach.
A bulldozer demolishes Something's Fishy sushi restaurant
A bulldozer demolishes Something's Fishy sushi restaurant at 18753 PCH during the eviction of Lower Topanga by State Parks.
A boulder fell on Topanga Canyon Blvd., 2005, 3/4
CHP Sgt. Walter Field stands next to a 300-ton rock boulder that fell onto Topanga Canyon Blvd. on January 9, 2005 during a mudslide, about 1.5 miles from the beach. Photos of this "rock star" appeared in the news around the world.
Residents protest State Parks' herbicide use, 3/3
James Mathers holds a sign that say "Save Yourself." Daisy McCrackin's sign says, "State Parks, shame on you!" They stand at the corner of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH to protest State Parks' use of herbicides like glyphosate and Roundup to kill the…
Ginny Haynes hugs Cuba Gooding Jr. at Wylie's
Ginny Haynes hugs actor Cuba Gooding Jr. at Wylie's Bait & Tackle at 18757 PCH.
Jean-Baptiste Fourault builds flowers in The Rodeo Grounds
Jean-Baptiste Fourault builds colorful flower sculptures in his yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Residents protest State Parks' herbicide use, 2/3
Resident James Mathers protests State Parks' use of herbicides like glyphosate and Roundup to kill the arundo bamboo in Lower Topanga. He has painted a skull and crossbones on a banner along Topanga Canyon Blvd., near PCH.
Residents protest State Parks' herbicide use, 1/3
Lower Topanga residents James Mathers, Pablo Capra, and Christoph Marquardsen protest State Parks' use of herbicides like glyphosate and Roundup to kill the arundo bamboo in Lower Topanga. They are standing along PCH, in front of the Topanga Ranch…
A bulldozer demolishes the Topanga Ranch Market, 2/3
A bulldozer demolishes the Topanga Ranch Market at 18717 PCH during the eviction of Lower Topanga by State Parks.
A bulldozer demolishes the Dittrich family house, 1/2
A State Parks employee monitors as a bulldozer demolishes the Dittrich family's house at 3707 Rodeo Grounds during the eviction of Lower Topanga.
A truck gets stuck in Topanga Creek in The Rodeo Grounds
A Los Angeles County Water Works truck gets stuck in Topanga Creek in The Rodeo Grounds. Another truck tries to tow it out.
Topanga Beach is empty and the ocean is flat
Topanga Beach is empty and the ocean is flat. A sandbar has formed by the lifeguard tower.
Lifeguards rescue a plane at Topanga Beach, 2/2
Lifeguards rescue a plane from the waves at Topanga Beach.
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.
Bodybuilders stand in Topanga Creek dressed as barbarians
Unknown bodybuilders stand in Topanga Creek dressed as barbarians by the Rodeo Grounds bridge. One holds a sword. Actors Peter Paul and David Paul set up the photo shoot.
A girl holds two puppies on the dirt road in The Snake Pit
An unknown girl holds two puppies on the dirt road in The Snake Pit.
A woman helps people tow a pickup truck that got stuck
An unknown woman helps people tow a pickup truck that got stuck crossing Topanga Creek in The Rodeo Grounds. The Rodeo Grounds bridge is in the background.
An AmeriGas truck gets stuck crossing Topanga Creek, 2/2
An AmeriGas truck gets stuck crossing Topanga Creek while a dog watches. The Rodeo Grounds bridge is in the background.
An AmeriGas truck gets stuck crossing Topanga Creek, 1/2
An AmeriGas truck gets stuck crossing Topanga Creek in The Rodeo Grounds.
The Snake Pit burns in the 1993 Old Topanga Fire
The Snake Pit burns in the 1993 Old Topanga Fire. Firefighters spray water from hoses at the back of the Topanga Ranch Motel.
A Natural Progression surfboard has a rainbow logo
A Natural Progression surfboard, shaped by Robbie Dick, has a rainbow logo. It's for sale at Surfing Cowboys, with a note that says, "Is there another 1970s outfit that evokes a more local, Topanga, Malibu, Santa Monica vibe?"
Robbie Dick shaped this surfboard for Miki Dora
Robbie Dick shaped this "Da Cat"-model, "Super Tanker" surfboard for Miki Dora at the Natural Progression surf shop in Malibu in 1985.
It's 8'10" long and has a square tail. The signature on the foam says, "85 583 R. Dick for M. S. Dora XXV."…
It's 8'10" long and has a square tail. The signature on the foam says, "85 583 R. Dick for M. S. Dora XXV."…
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