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Jody Roberts

Itinerant artist Jody Roberts specialized in caricatures and psychedelia.

Joanne Robinson and Jimmy Allard hug at Topanga Beach

Teenagers Joanne Robinson and Jimmy Allard hug at Topanga Beach.

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.

Joan Andersson, Rabyn Blake, and Dick Olson.

Rabyn Blake (center) with Creekside Committee members Joan Andersson and Dick Olson.

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.

Jim, Wimpy, and John surf a wave at Topanga Beach

Jim Larronde, George "Wimpy" Weston, and John Larronde surf a wave at Topanga Beach.

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 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 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 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 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 Ganzer waxes his surfboard at Topanga Beach

From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).

Jim Ganzer surfs at Topanga Beach

From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).

Jim Ganzer sits in his Topanga Beach house

Artist Jim Ganzer sits in a chair barefoot in his Topanga Beach house.

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 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 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 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 does a Paul Strauch Five at Topanga Beach

Surfer Jim Fitzpatrick does a Paul Strauch Five on a wave 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 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 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 and Nancy Lane rest on a catamaran

Married couple Jim and Nancy Lane rest on a catamaran on Topanga Beach.

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.

Jesus, Elena Santa Maria and Son Adrian by Abalone Shell Arch

Black and white photo of Jesus and Elena Santa Maria and son Adrian by abalone shell arch 1920

Jesus Santa Maria by Abalone Shell Arch

Black and white photo of Jesus Santa Maria by abalone shell arch circa 1920

Jesus and Elena Santa Maria and Family Members

Black and white photo of Jesus and Elena Santa Maria's 50th wedding anniversary, son Dave leaning over Clo's daughters, Genevieve and Anna Louise Herrado

Jessica Wood and Moonstar Greene dress as punks

Jessica Wood and Moonstar Greene dress as punks with scarves, chains, safety pins, ear piercings, shaved hair, and buttons for bands (The Adolescents, PiL, The Cramps). They are at Moonstar's house in The Rodeo Grounds.

Jessica Williamson hikes on the hill in The Rodeo Grounds

Jessica Williamson hikes on the hill above The Rodeo Grounds on her birthday. She has a flower in her hair.

Jessica Sanderson carries arundo in The Snake Pit

Jessica Sanderson carries a piece of arundo in The Snake Pit. The back of the Topanga Ranch Motel is at the end of the dirt road.

Jessi Woodhams drawing, "Sandstone Living Room," 2013

Nudists listen to a man play guitar at Sandstone Retreat, a free-love commune that opened off Saddle Peak Rd. in 1969.

Jerry, Alice (mother), Larry, and Nancy Anderson

Jerry, Alice (mother), Larry, and Nancy Anderson at Topanga Beach.

Jerry Potvin's car is stuck in the mud on Topanga Lane, 2/2

Jerry Potvin's car is stuck in the mud after a flood at his house at 3839 Topanga Lane.

Jerry Potvin's car is stuck in the mud on Topanga Lane, 1/2

Jerry Potvin's car is stuck in the mud after a flood at his house at 3839 Topanga Lane.

Jerry Hanks, Ray Alley, and Frank Molloy

Jerry Hanks, Ray Alley, and Frank Molloy drill a well for the new Community House.

Jerry Cibilich sculpture, "Crystal Radio Antenna," 1991

Jerry Lee Cibilich (1957-2011) worked as a California lifeguard in the summer, and studied art in Italy in the winter under famous artists like Marco Gastini and Mario Merz. The ocean, found its way into his work through the use of salt, waves of all…

Jerry Anderson, Nancy Anderson, and Larry Anderson

Siblings Jerry Anderson (4), Nancy Anderson (6), and Larry Anderson (8) stand on Robinson Rd. with lunch boxes before walking to school.

Jeremy Porfilio hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach

Surfer Jeremy Porfilio hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach.

Jenny Wemple and Lorry Batton sit on car

Jenny Wemple and Lorry Batton sit on car in front of their house on Topanga Lane. Patty Batton owned the house and rented to the Wemple family.

Jeff Stork, USA Olympics volleyball team

Pepperdine volleyball coach Marv Dunphy coached the USA Olympics team with Jeff Stork to a gold medal.

Jeff Ort sits by a potbelly stove in The Snake Pit

Jeff Ort sits by a potbelly stove in Bey Johnson's house in The Snake Pit. A poster on the wall advertises the band Jefferson Airplane.

Jeff Ort plays drums with Blue Juice at Topanga Beach, 2/2

Jeff Ort (shirtless) plays drums with the band Blue Juice in The Yellow House at 18674 Topanga Beach Rd.

Jeff Ort plays drums with Blue Juice at Topanga Beach, 1/2

Jeff Ort (shirtless) plays drums with the band Blue Juice in The Yellow House at 18674 Topanga Beach Rd.

Jeff Ort does gymnastics at Terry Ward's beach house

Jeff Ort does gymnastics, spinning around a bar on the deck of Terry Ward's Topanga Beach house. A friend watches.

Jeff Ort crouches on the wall of a wave at Topanga Beach

Surfer Jeff Ort crouches on the wall of a wave at Topanga Beach.

Jeff Ort carries his surfboard and wetsuit

Jeff Ort carries his surfboard and wetsuit on W. Topanga Beach Rd.

Jeff Lunsford's house at 3719 Rodeo Grounds

A black cat stands in the front yard of Jeff Lunsford's house at 3719 Rodeo Grounds. Visible are a satellite dish, a bicycle, a wagon, and chairs.

Jeff Lunsford holds his dog Little Arf in The Rodeo Grounds

Jeff Lunsford holds his dog Little Arf by his guitars at 3719 Rodeo Grounds.

Jeff Lunsford built additional rooms in The Rodeo Grounds

Jeff Lunsford built additional rooms onto his house, which was originally the garage at 3719 Rodeo Grounds.

Jeanne and Tom Mitchell's home after Northridge Earthquake

Jeanne and Tom Mitchell's home lists after the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

Jean-Louis Bartoli sits in his yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds

Jean-Louis Bartoli sits in an easy chair in his yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. He wears sunglasses.

Jean-Baptiste Fourault's sculptures are lined up in the yard

Jean-Baptiste Fourault's sculptures of tribal heads are lined up in the yard. His fluid, white sculpture is at right. A painting by James Mathers leans against the boarded-up house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.

Jean-Baptiste Fourault sculpture, "Wings," 2000s

Graffiti that says, "Idlers of the Bamboo Grove," and a sculpture of wings by Jean-Baptiste Fourault cover the outside wall of the art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.

Jean-Baptiste Fourault builds flowers in The Rodeo Grounds

Jean-Baptiste Fourault builds colorful flower sculptures in his yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.

Jean Stehelin and Jon Raymond

Furniture craftsman Jean Stehelin and sculptor Jon Raymond wear berets outside the Topanga Post Office and General Store, at Pine Tree Circle.

Jean Dillingham teaches a Booster Club science program

Resource Conversation District worker Jean Dillingham teaches a Booster Club science program. From left: Erin Whalley, unknown, Rachel Rein, Matthew Dorland, Heather Haigh, Hannah Young.

Jean Appleton painting, "The Woodward House," 1960s

Jean Appleton's painting shows the deck of Woody Woodward's house with an American flag at Topanga Beach.

Jay Fernandez and Dick Sherman

Contractor Jay Fernandez and "Septic King" Dick Sherman cleared damaged roads and slides caused by heavy rains.

Jarnell Wingard visits teenage friends in front of her house

Christian Andersen, Johnny Nation, Unknown, Jarnell Wingard, and Aurora Glassock sit in front of Jarnell's Topanga Beach house. A sign on the door says, "Hele mai / Noa Ka hale," in Hawaiian.

Jarnell Wingard and Aurora Glassock hold puppies

Jarnell Wingard and Aurora Glassock hold puppies in their laps at Topanga Beach.

Jarnell Wingard and Aurora Glassock

Jarnell Wingard and Aurora Glassock stand by Jarnell's Topanga Beach house.

Janet Marlborough leads Jegg Zolper on horseback

Janet Marlborough leads Jegg Zolper on horseback through Topanga State Park.

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.

Jane Handel stands by her garden at 3739 Rodeo Grounds

Jane Handel stands by her vegetable garden at 3739 Rodeo Grounds.

Jane Handel sits on a fancy bench at 3739 Rodeo Grounds

Jane Handel sits on a fancy bench at 3739 Rodeo Grounds. She hand-colored this black-and-white photo.

Jane Handel shades her eyes at 3703 Rodeo Grounds

Jane Handel shades her eyes at 3703 Rodeo Grounds. She is attending the wedding of Marty Nation and Karen Riggs.

Jane Handel holds Ramona at 3739 Rodeo Grounds, 2/2

Jane Handel holds her daughter Ramona Handel-Bajema at 3739 Rodeo Grounds. Jane's crocheted shirt was made by neighbor Anne Fuchs ("Bunny").

Jane Handel holds Ramona at 3739 Rodeo Grounds, 1/2

Jane Handel holds her daughter Ramona Handel-Bajema at 3739 Rodeo Grounds. Jane's crocheted shirt was made by neighbor Anne Fuchs ("Bunny"). Her long necklace and Ramona's were made by neighbor Alexandra Sirkus.

Jane Handel and Ramona ride a horse on Topanga Lane, 2/2

Jane Handel and her daughter Ramona Handel-Bajema ride a horse on Topanga Lane.

Jane Handel and Ramona ride a horse on Topanga Lane, 1/2

Jane Handel and her daughter Ramona Handel-Bajema ride a horse on Topanga Lane.

Jan-Michael Vincent, Ronne Troup, and Jim Ganzer

Jan-Michael Vincent, Ronne Troup, and Jim Ganzer in Ganzer's Topanga Beach house.From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).

Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Randall, and George Trafton

Surfers Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul "Grab a Rail" Randall, and George Trafton share a wave a Topanga Beach.

Jan-Michael Vincent, Harriet Lane, Paul Lovas, Gary Bertram

Two Unknowns, John Marrow, Tim Harvey, Jan-Michael Vincent, Harriet Lane, Paul Lovas, Gary Bertram, Woody Woodward, and Unknown gather at the 1994 Topanga Beach residents reunion to remember the neighborhood that was demolished in 1979.

Jan-Michael Vincent wears a military hat at Topanga Beach

From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).

Jan-Michael Vincent rides a horse at Topanga Beach

From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).

Jan-Michael Vincent paddles his surfboard through the flood

Jan-Michael Vincent paddles his surfboard through the flood in The Rodeo Grounds.

Jan-Michael Vincent and Bonnie pose at Topanga Beach, 2/2

Actor Jan-Michael Vincent (shirtless) stands on driftwood by his wife Bonnie Poorman Vincent at Topanga Beach.

Jan-Michael Vincent and Bonnie pose at Topanga Beach, 1/2

Actor Jan-Michael Vincent (shirtless) stands on driftwood by his wife Bonnie Poorman Vincent at Topanga Beach.

Jan and Bert Moore with their children

Jan and Bert Moore with their children Mike, James, Chuck, and David.

Jamie Fox leans on her hammock in The Rodeo Grounds

Jamie Fox leans on her hammock at her house at 3751 Rodeo Grounds.

Jamie Budge, Pat Darren, and Jim Ganzer wear Roy's trunks

Jamie Budge (multi-contest winner and President of the Malibu Surfing Association in his official MSA trunks), Pat Darren, and Jim Ganzer model Roy's Cabana custom trunks in a magazine advertisement. They are holding their surfboards and standing at…

Jamie Budge interviews J. Riddle in Santa Monica, 3/3

Jamie Budge, holding a microphone, interviews J. Riddle, holding a Natural Progression surfboard, in Santa Monica. Budge was gathering content for the unaired pilot (and only filmed) episode of his TV show "Wide World of Surfing."

Jamie Budge interviews J. Riddle in Santa Monica, 2/3

Jamie Budge, holding a microphone, interviews J. Riddle, holding a Natural Progression surfboard, in Santa Monica. Budge was gathering content for the unaired pilot (and only filmed) episode of his TV show "Wide World of Surfing."

Jamie Budge interviews J. Riddle in Santa Monica, 1/3

Jamie Budge, holding a microphone, interviews J. Riddle, holding a Natural Progression surfboard, in Santa Monica. Budge was gathering content for the unaired pilot (and only filmed) episode of his TV show "Wide World of Surfing."

FLYER:

“Wide…

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…

Jamie Budge and friends gather at the Seaside Surf Shoppe

Jamie Budge (white shoes) and friends take a group photo in front of the Seaside Surf Shoppe (Asbury Park or Long Beach Island, New Jersey) while touring his surf film "The Living Curl" on the East Coast. Behind them is his van, which has a painted…

James Mathers's painting, "Ghost Rabbit," 2017

James Mathers's painting "Ghost Rabbit" shows palm trees growing above Larry Payne's former house at 3907 Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit). Only stone walls remain after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks.

The painting was in…

James Mathers's house in The Snake Pit, 5/5

Two paintings hang in the red bedroom of James Mathers's house at 3948 Topanga Lane in The Snake Pit. One shows water lilies. The other shows a naked woman lying on a bed in combat boots.

James Mathers's house in The Snake Pit, 4/5

Clothes are strewn over the chairs of the dining table at James Mathers's house at 3948 Topanga Lane in The Snake Pit. His artworks hang on the wall.

James Mathers's house in The Snake Pit, 3/5

Reed Bernstein holds a bottle and leans in the doorway of James Mathers's house at 3948 Topanga Lane in The Snake Pit.

James Mathers's house in The Snake Pit, 2/5

James Mathers's stove is visible in the kitchen of his house at 3948 Topanga Lane in The Snake Pit.