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A man stands on the balcony of The Yellow House
A man stands on the balcony of The Yellow House. Other residents sit on the roof or deck of their Topanga Beach houses.
Mickey Moriarty and Jon Vogel's house, 2/2
"This was such a fun place to live. We bought it from an old character named Joe back in 1969. When we bought it the house was condemned.... It had a lower rental unit that we rented out that paid all of our costs. We had lots of animals just like…
Mike Shultz spikes a volleyball at Carl Barlow
Mike Shultz, wearing a Speedo swimsuit, spikes a volleyball at Carl Barlow on Topanga Beach.
Mike Howell, Austin McCann, and Skip Short walk on beach
Mike Howell (glasses), Austin McCann (hat), and Skip Short (flower trunks) hold beers and cigarettes while walking with two other friends on Topanga Beach.
Two naked women walk on the nude beach, 2/2
Two naked women walk on the nude beach at Topanga Beach. One holds a stick.
Mike Perry and Craig Halley sit on a fence
Surfers Mike Perry and Craig Halley sit on a fence in the backyard of a house on W. Topanga Beach Rd.
Woody Woodward, Davey Hilton, and Lizanne Strode
Woody Woodward lies on the deck of a Topanga Beach house. Craig Halley sits behind him. Davey Hilton stands by Lizanne Strode (in white bikini) and his black dog. Two unknown women sit by the brown dogs Ione and Cootchie.
Aricia Stanton hugs Doug Smith at Topanga Beach
Aricia Stanton (Aricia Halley) hugs Doug Smith on W. Topanga Beach Rd. The dog Spot is at right.
Ken "Kenman" Helms gives the finger at Topanga Beach
Ken "Kenman" Helms, wearing trunks, gives the middle finger at Topanga Beach.
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.
A bulldozer demolishes a Topanga Beach house
A bulldozer demolishes a Topanga Beach house during the eviction of the beach by State Parks.
Topanga Beach residents gather at a Christmas party, 1/2
Topanga Beach residents take a group photo at a Christmas party at Carl and Margaret Barlow's house in Fernwood.
FRONT:
Paul Lovas
Connie Bantilan Smith
Doug Smith
MIDDLE:
Matt Lasky
Drew Ho
Margaret Barlow (Margaret Warren)
John…
FRONT:
Paul Lovas
Connie Bantilan Smith
Doug Smith
MIDDLE:
Matt Lasky
Drew Ho
Margaret Barlow (Margaret Warren)
John…
Crowd in Front of Topanga Tavern in Old Topanga Canyon
Black and white photograph of a man on horse and people standing in front of Topanga Tavern c.1920
August Schmidt by Bee hives
Photograph of August Schmidt with his Bee Hives circa 1900.
Annotated:
~"Herrlüchen Gluckwiensch heim gebursley" (?)
"Many Happy Wishes for Your Birthday"
~"Pierart von"
Signed August Schmidt
"Old man Schmidt had bee hives +
…
Annotated:
~"Herrlüchen Gluckwiensch heim gebursley" (?)
"Many Happy Wishes for Your Birthday"
~"Pierart von"
Signed August Schmidt
"Old man Schmidt had bee hives +
…
Topanga Canyon Blvd., Summit Valley, and storm clouds
An aerial view of Topanga Canyon and the Boulevard.
Trujillo family stands with teacher Miss Ericson
Dolores Trujillo, 53, with wife Cornelia, children Rosagua (Rose Wiley) and Dolores Jr, their teacher Miss Ericson, and their lamb Buckoo.
Jack Wood's stone house
Jack Wood, a pioneer stage and Post Office mail driver, built this stone house in the early 20th century in Old Topanga Canyon.
George Melcher ranch
George Melcher and his second wife Marguerite Douphner Melcher are flanked by Betty and Ken Douphner to the left and Helen Cheney, Callan Cheney, and young Gary Cheney to the right.
Bertha Melcher with Charlotte and baby Ruth
Bertha Melcher was known as the "Madonna of the Mountains."
Bertha Corbett Melcher drawing, "Charlotte Roseneath Melcher," 1910s
Bertha Corbett Melcher drawing, "Charlotte Roseneath Melcher," shows the artist's daughter, born on May 3, 1911. Bertha made her fortune with her creation of the Sunbonnett Babies.
Bertha Corbett Melcher, Jessie, Mrs. Luther
Bertha Corbett Melcher (right) sits with a woman (probably sister Jessie). Mrs. Luther is standing.
Bob Hutton and Mort Allen smoke pipes
Frequent guest Bob Hutton sits back to back with Mort Allen, "a man not given to unnecessary effort."
Les Storrs in Greenleaf Canyon
Les Storrs, age 16, at the Hutton cabin built by Mort Allen in Greenleaf Canyon.
Bob Hutton in Greenleaf Canyon
After Bob Hutton married, he built a home in Greenleaf Canyon out of homemade adobe bricks.
Mrs. Templer Allen with cousin Hugh Twyford
Mrs. Templer Allen, owner of Moel-Y-Gan, with cousin Hugh Twyford.
Von Arnswaldts' cabin in Red Rock Canyon
Tony von Arnswaldt and his wife's cabin in Red Rock Canyon opened the area to development.
Adelaide Gibbon at her stone house
William and Adelaide Gibbon built this stone house, which featured her wood carvings.
Norris E., Charlies I., Edwin, and Edwin R. Julian
Four generations: Norris E., Charlies I., Edwin, and Edwin R. Julian.
Red Cross Building
During World War I, ladies sold Mrs. Julian's "Canadian War Cakes" to tourists in front of this Red Cross Building at Old and New Canyon junctions to raise money for the war effort.
Katherine and Lee Haines family
Katherine (Kneen) and Lee Haines, with children Carol, Bruce, and Lynn.
Taj Mahal entrance on Entrada Road
Thomas W. ("Bill") Kneen (left) built this Taj Mahal entrance for Mr. Hanlon (right) on Entrada Road.
May Kneen and daughter Katherine
May Kneen and daughter Katherine at the home built by husband Bill. Badly damages in the 1994 earthquake, the house was razed and rebuilt by Jake Stehelin to resemble the original.
Cora Trippet and son Oscar A. Trippet
Cora Trippet and son Oscar A. Trippet under portrait of her husband. Trippet Ranch became the centerpiece of Topanga State Park.
The Pawlowski family on Route 66
The Pawlowski family (second car from left) on Route 66, from Michigan to Topanga.
A Pawlowski family picnic by Topanga Creek
A Pawlowski family picnic by Topanga Creek. Peter and Pauline, with his parents Pelagia and Julius.
Floyd Palmaymesa with aunt Hazel and friend
Floyd Palmaymesa with aunt Hazel and friend in Old Topanga Canyon.
Caroline Hansen at John Heron's cabin
Caroline Hansen, whose parents owned the Outside Inn, at John Heron's cabin on a Saddle Peak slope.
Topanga Tavern on Old Topanga Canyon
Topanga Tavern was built in 1909 on Old Topanga Canyon just south of the Narrows.
Hay baling crew
As a boy, Fred Venneman joined a neighborhood hay baling crew that included Jesus Santa Maria (aboard baler) and George Cheney (second from right).
Picnic in Veteran Springs (Glenview)
Spanish War veterans hold a picnic in Veteran Springs (later known as Glenview).
Fred Solomon leads orphans in a race
Fred Solomon leads orphans in a race on property that became Topanga Center.
W. D. Hacker cabin in Fernwood Park
Weekend cabin of Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Hacker built in 1924 in the Fernwood Park development at the northwest corner of Fernwood Pacific and Horseshoe Drives.
Gray family: Russ, Mae, Bonnie, Carole, Don, and June
Russ Gray (with nose to the grindstone) and his wife Mae with Bonnie, Carole, Don, and June.
Coins offering free lots in Sylvia Park
Coins were scattered in Los Angeles offering finders free lots and memberships in Sylvia Park Country Club. "If you find this coin, bring it to us at once. It entitles you to a $150 Membership in our beautiful country club...."
Southern California's Prettiest Drive
"Southern California's Prettiest Drive" is Francis Brunner's booklet advertising his Topanga-Las Flores Canyon Stage. The Topanga Historical Society published a reprint of this 32-page booklet.
Alva Gustavus at his Little Brown Church in the Wildwood
Retired Baptist Minister Alva Gustavus stands by his "Little Brown Church in the Wildwood" behind Horseshoe Bend Inn.
Horseshoe Bend Inn
Horseshoe Bend Inn opens in mid-1920s with dance pavilion spanning creek at rear and sun deck on roof.
Topanga Mineral Springs
Horseshoe Bend was renamed Topanga Mineral Springs and its waters were sold to customers in Los Angeles.
Tent City, formerly Cooper's Camp
Tent City, formerly Cooper's Camp, with the construction site for the 1933 bridge across Topanga Lagoon.
The Rust family at Topanga Beach
The Rust family at Topanga Beach.
FRONT:
Ellen Rust Penland, Joanne Simmons, Thais Rust, Ray and Leon Simmons, Ella Rust, Avis Wendill, Fern Rust, Raburn Stedman Rust.
MIDDLE:
Clayton Rust, Roy Rust, Claude Simmons, Edythe Rust, Fleta Rust,…
FRONT:
Ellen Rust Penland, Joanne Simmons, Thais Rust, Ray and Leon Simmons, Ella Rust, Avis Wendill, Fern Rust, Raburn Stedman Rust.
MIDDLE:
Clayton Rust, Roy Rust, Claude Simmons, Edythe Rust, Fleta Rust,…
Thais Rust in Brookside
Thais Rust as a teenager sitting on a '35 Ford Coupe in Brookside in Lower Topanga.
Step Inn Cafe and gas station at Topanga and PCH
Step Inn Cafe and Clayton Rust's Shell gas station at Topanga and PCH.
Topanga Beach houses along the old coast road
Topanga Beach houses along the old coast road, before they were swept away by high waves in a February 1926 storm.
Bud Luse and friends at the garage by the old Post Office
At the garage by the old Post Office.
Kneeling: George Ortez, Charles Gammon.
Standing: Ken Douphner, Bud Luse, and Richard Flood.
Kneeling: George Ortez, Charles Gammon.
Standing: Ken Douphner, Bud Luse, and Richard Flood.
The Penny family on Paradise Lane
Kathryn Penny and Melvin Penny, with children Joel Dean Penny and Milo Penny.
In front of the John Albright home on Paradise Lane.
In front of the John Albright home on Paradise Lane.
Sadie and Cash Albright at home on Paradise Lane
Sadie Albright pours a drink for husband Cash at their Wild Horze Bar in the home he built on Paradise Lane.
Civilian Conservation Corps camp
The New Deal brought a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp to Topanga.
The Topanga Protection Committee
The Topanga Protection Committee organized in 1942 by Oscar-winning producer/director Frank Lloyd (seated center). Pictured are standing from left: Hildor Barton, two unknown, Des Barton, Kenneth Connors, Hugh Harlan, Ralph Kiewitt. Seated: W. V.…
American Legion Honor Roll
Honor Roll of men and women serving in armed forces is unveiled by the American Legion on Memorial Day 1944 at Pine Tree Circle
Topanga Women's Auxiliary
Topanga Women's Auxiliary threw an old-fashioned community picnic in 1942, precursor to the fairs. Standing from left: Elva Sigrist, unknown, Hermoine Cox, unknown, Virley Harlan, Mrs. Theriault, Nelle Upham, unknown, Louise Adams, Helen Blencourt,…
Oka Stewart
Oka Stewart sponsored free events at Wildwood, led the Lions club and donated building materials for the Community House.
Sycamore Lodge
Sycamore Lodge, with bow windows, was built by H. R. Gage in the early 1900s, then bought by Harry Boehme in 1931. Located just north of the confluence of Garapatos and Topanga Creeks and shaded by sycamores, the 5-acre property contained four…
Breaking ground for the Community House
Fire Chief Harvey Anderson and Mary Sopher watch as Dorothy Boehme breaks ground for the new Community House.
Topanga Drilling Co.
Frank Molloy and Ray Alley of Topanga Drilling bring their families while they tap into a water supply.
Jerry Hanks, Ray Alley, and Frank Molloy
Jerry Hanks, Ray Alley, and Frank Molloy drill a well for the new Community House.
Greg and Danny Morris
Greg and Danny Morris donate their playhouse to the Community House for a tool shed
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