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Native American artifacts that were found in Lower Topanga
Native American artifacts found in Lower Topanga by Shane McMahon include a metate, arrowheads, hollowed rocks, rounded rocks, a long bead, and a wand that may be a "paviut."
Native American pictographs in Santa Maria Canyon
Native American pictographs appear on the wall of a cave in Santa Maria Canyon. The rock art was discovered by UCLA teacher Alex Apostolides and high school student Dan Larsen in 1965.
Native-American artifacts discovered in Lower Topanga
William Wills Coolbaugh discovered these Native-American artifacts in a mound in Lower Topanga. In addition to arrowheads, spearheads, necklaces, and skulls, they include an "idol" statue, made of polished bone, on which “The eyes and nose of the…
Native-American skulls discovered in Lower Topanga
William Wills Coolbaugh discovered the bones of Native Americans in a mound in Lower Topanga. At least one of the skulls had an arrowhead embedded in it. Others were crushed. A Stanford Archaeology class came to assist, and conjectured that the…
Natural Progression ad shows George Trafton getting tubed
An ad for Natural Progression surfboards shows a yin-yang symbol with George Trafton getting tubed by a wave on one side, and holding his surfboard on the other.
Nava Suryawan and Michele Capra sit by nasturtiums
Nava Suryawan and Michele Capra sit in a field of nasturtium flowers in The Rodeo Grounds.
Neighbors have a party at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
Danny Faircloth, Herb Bermann, Mike Gray, Maria Nation, and Margaret Cohen have a party at the Cohen home at 3739 Rodeo Grounds. Margaret is standing in front of Jan-Michael Vincent and Mae Boren Axton.
Never-Ending Costume Party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds, 1/6
Erin Loggins ("Log") wears an orange clown costume at a "Never-Ending Costume Party" by the firepit at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Kendall Perkins ("Lyf") sits behind her.
Never-Ending Costume Party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds, 2/6
Norton Wisdom and James Mathers (wearing a clown hat and a silver space suit) stand by Wisdom's performance painting at a "Never-Ending Costume Party" at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Never-Ending Costume Party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds, 3/6
James Mathers (shirtless), and Erin "Log" Loggins wear dresses in front of their airstream trailer at a "Never-Ending Costume Party" at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. In the foreground, an unknown man sits in a wheelchair.
Never-Ending Costume Party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds, 4/6
James Mathers holds a tortilla and cooks with a frying pan on a stove in his kitchen during a "Never-Ending Costume Party" at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. His costume consists of rabbit ears, a chain necklace, a fur coat, and a pink dress. A milk crate,…
Never-Ending Costume Party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds, 5/6
People take a group photo at a "Never-Ending Costume Party" in front of James Mathers's airstream trailer at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. James Mathers (shirtless) wears a silver space suit, a clown hat, and has black eye makeup. Erin Loggins ("Log") holds a…
Never-Ending Costume Party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds, 6/6
James Mathers and Erin Loggins ("Log) create performance art with a band at a "Never-Ending Costume Party" in their yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. James Mathers wears a silver space suit, a clown hat, and has black eye makeup. Erin Loggins ("Log")…
New Year's Eve Fire, 1958
The New Year's Eve Fire approaches the home of Evelyn McGovern on Saddle Peak in 1958.
Nike Hercules Missile launching site
The Nike Hercules Missile launching site of Battery B. 3rd Battalion, 57 Artillery, was located on Rambla Pacifico Road, between Malibu and Topanga. The commanding officer was Captain Raymond Ashwill.
Nina Hagen, Cosma Shiva Hagen, and Michael Greene
Musician Nina Hagen, in leopard print, raises her hands beside her daughter, Cosma Shiva Hagen, and Michael Greene in Michael's yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
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.
Non-native arundo is sprayed with blue herbicide Roundup
A non-native arundo stalk is sprayed with the blue herbicide Roundup by State Parks in the lower Topanga Creek bed. The health impacts of the glyphosate-based Roundup, as well as its effects on the environment, have been at the center of substantial…
Non-natives plants are sprayed with blue herbicide Roundup
A non-native arundo patch is sprayed with the blue herbicide Roundup by State Parks in the lower Topanga Creek bed. The health impacts of the glyphosate-based Roundup, as well as its effects on the environment, have been at the center of substantial…
Norm Karlin rents out his place for film shoots
Norm Karlin rents out his place for film shoots. (He often lets students use it for free.)
Norman and Noah Ollestad carry boards in the parking lot
Norman Ollestad and his son Noah Ollestad carry surfboards while holding hands in the Topanga Beach parking lot. Norman wears a hat. Noah wears a wetsuit.
Norman Dyhrenfurth and Sherpas visit Topanga Beach
Mountain climber Norman Dyhrenfurth and his team of Sherpas visited the Fitzpatrick family at Topanga Beach after he led the first successful American Mount Everest Expedition of 1963.
"Sherpas don't have a word for 'ocean.' The surf was huge this…
"Sherpas don't have a word for 'ocean.' The surf was huge this…
Norman Ollestad plays Poker at Topanga Beach
Norman Ollestad Sr. (right) plays Poker at Topanga Beach. His son Norman Jr. looks at his cards.
Norman Ollestad surfs with his son strapped to his back, 1/5
Norman Ollestad surfs with his baby son strapped to his back at Topanga Beach.
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea. Sun glare and blue ripple together.…
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea. Sun glare and blue ripple together.…
Norman Ollestad surfs with his son strapped to his back, 2/5
Norman Ollestad surfs with his baby son strapped to his back at Topanga Beach.
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea. Sun glare and blue ripple together.…
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea. Sun glare and blue ripple together.…
Norman Ollestad surfs with his son strapped to his back, 3/5
Norman Ollestad surfs with his baby son strapped to his back at Topanga Beach.
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea. Sun glare and blue ripple together.…
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea. Sun glare and blue ripple together.…
Norman Ollestad surfs with his son strapped to his back, 4/5
Norman Ollestad surfs with his baby son strapped to his back at Topanga Beach. Christian Andersen sits beside them.
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the…
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the…
Norman Ollestad surfs with his son strapped to his back, 5/5
Norman Ollestad surfs with his baby son strapped to his back at Topanga Beach. Christian Andersen catches a wave.
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea.…
"I am harnessed in a canvas papoose strapped to my dad’s back. It’s my first birthday. I peer over his shoulder as we glide the sea.…
Norris E., Charlies I., Edwin, and Edwin R. Julian
Four generations: Norris E., Charlies I., Edwin, and Edwin R. Julian.
North Wood eats a sandwich while sitting in a tree
An unknown girl and North Wood eat sandwiches while sitting on a tree branch above Topanga Creek at Brookside.
North Wood flies a kite in the Topanga Creek bed
North Wood flies a kite in the Topanga Creek bed at Brookside.
Norton Wisdom and Robert Hernandez hug
Lifeguard Norton Wisdom and Robert Hernandez hug by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Norton Wisdom covers Andrea Weiner with his rescue can
Lifeguard Norton Wisdom, in trunks, covers Andrea Weiner, in a bikini, with his rescue can by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Norton Wisdom drawing, "Blue Juice," 1980
Norton Wisdom depicts the Topanga Beach surf-rock band Blue Juice as African animals. A hippopotamus plays guitar (J. Murf), a crocodile plays drums (Jeff Ort), a flamingo plays bass (Don MacVicar), and a jackal leans on a guitar (George Trafton).
Norton Wisdom drawing, "SS Topanga," 1970s
Norton Wisdom drawing, "SS Topanga," shows the chef of "The State Café" cooking Topanga Beach in a frying pan. The meal includes amorous lions in swimsuits, palm trees, surfboards, a catamaran, a movie camera, and The Yellow House with lights on the…
Norton Wisdom drives his truck in The Snake Pit
Norton Wisdom drives his truck camper through the mud after a flood in The Snake Pit.
Norton Wisdom feeds dogs by his trapezoidal sculptures
Artist Norton Wisdom, shirtless, feeds bone-shaped snacks to his dogs Shiva and Nikos in his yard at 3948 Topanga Lane (in The Snake Pit). Behind him are his red, white, and blue, truncated-pyramid, trapezoidal sculptures.
Norton Wisdom feeds the horse Whitney from his window
Norton Wisdom feeds the horse Whitney from the window of his house at 3948 Topanga Lane in The Snake Pit.
Norton Wisdom inspects a shark at Topanga Beach
Topanga Beach lifeguards Bill Powers and Norton Wisdom inspect a seven-foot, 200-pound shark that brushed the leg of surfer Lyn Overby (Baretta), rear, before they overpowered it in a 40-minute bout.
Norton Wisdom painting, "Pablo Capra's House 2," 2003
Norton Wisdom's painting shows Pablo Capra holding his house in The Rodeo Grounds during the eviction of Lower Topanga by State Parks.
Norton Wisdom painting, "Pablo Capra's House, 1," 2002
Norton Wisdom's painting shows Pablo Capra holding his house in The Rodeo Grounds during the eviction of Lower Topanga by State Parks.
Norton Wisdom painting, "Peeking Through Bamboo," 2020
Norton Wisdom painting shows blue faces peeking through arundo bamboo in Lower Topanga.
Norton Wisdom paints a mural on the art studio
Norton Wisdom, standing on a ladder and scaffolding, paints a mural of Topanga Beach on Michael Greene's art studio in The Rodeo Grounds." It depicts a priapic devil, a dog, a naked woman, a periscope, a dragon, a horse, a dolphin, and a bus.
Norton Wisdom rides a wave on a windsurfing board
Lifeguard Norton Wisdom rides a wave on a windsurfing board at Topanga Beach.
Norton Wisdom sits by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower
Lifeguard Norton Wisdom sits by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower, wearing sunglasses.
Norton Wisdom's Porsche is parked in the Snake Pit
Norton Wisdom's car (a Porsche) is parked in the Snake Pit.
Nude women greet the sunrise on Topanga Cyn. Blvd., 1/2
Nude women pretend to enact a witchy sunrise ceremony on Topanga Canyon Blvd. during a road closure. They stand apart.
Nude women greet the sunrise on Topanga Cyn. Blvd., 2/2
Nude women pretend to enact a witchy sunrise ceremony on Topanga Canyon Blvd. during a road closure. They huddle together.
Nudists jump on a trampoline at Sandstone Retreat, 1/2
Nudists jump on a trampoline at Sandstone Retreat, a free-love commune that opened off Saddle Peak Rd. in 1969.
Nudists jump on a trampoline at Sandstone Retreat, 2/2
Nudists jump on a trampoline at Sandstone Retreat, a free-love commune that opened off Saddle Peak Rd. in 1969.
Oasis Imports and the Malibu Feed Bin burn
Oasis Imports and the Malibu Feed Bin burn in the Palisades Fire at 3931 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd. (the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH).
Oasis Imports and the Malibu Feed Bin burned
Oasis Imports and the Malibu Feed Bin burned in the 2025 Palisades Fire.
Oasis Imports business card
Oasis Imports Inc.'s business card shows a sun and palm trees.
David Haid (owner)
3931 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Malibu, CA 90265
(Corner of PCH and Topanga Canyon)
Store Hours: Mon-Sun 10-6
Phone: (310) 456-9883
iPhone: (310) 487-1874
Fax:…
David Haid (owner)
3931 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Malibu, CA 90265
(Corner of PCH and Topanga Canyon)
Store Hours: Mon-Sun 10-6
Phone: (310) 456-9883
iPhone: (310) 487-1874
Fax:…
Oasis Imports is burned by the Palisades Fire, 1/2
Stone statues of Buddha and Budai remain standing after Oasis Imports burns down in the Palisades Fire, at 3931 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd., at the intersection with PCH.
Oasis Imports is burned by the Palisades Fire, 2/2
Fountains and stone statues of Buddha and Budai remain standing after Oasis Imports burns down in the Palisades Fire, at 3931 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd., at the intersection with PCH.
Oasis Imports is packed with ornaments
Oasis Imports is packed with ornamental statues, mirrors, lamps, vases, wind chimes, and furniture, at 3931 S Topanga Canyon Blvd., at the intersection with PCH.
Odie sits by Michael Greene's house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
Odie (the Capra family's dog) sits by Michael Greene's house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
Officers being sworn into American Legion Post 796
Officers being sworn into American Legion Post 796: Wally Blaufus, David "Blackie" Lamoreaux, Norman Karlin, Judy Bell, Bill Rhodes, and Commander Jon Swenson.
Oka Stewart
Oka Stewart sponsored free events at Wildwood, led the Lions club and donated building materials for the Community House.
Oka Stewart (center) with his high school radio club
Oka Stewart (center) organized the Radio Club and served as its president at Tempe Union High School in Arizona.
Oka Stewart (top) performs with Goodrich Aerial Artists
Oka Stewart (top) performs a handstand on a tower with Goodrich Aerial Artists, a circus troupe. Hanging below him are Bert Goodrich, Forrest Stroupee, Peggy Hale, and Trixie Ruddell.
Oka Stewart gets a hand from son Bert after his clown act
Oka Stewart gets a hand from son Bert after performing the clown act he'd learned in his circus days. In costume, he'd pretend to fall off the high-diving board into the swimming pool at Camp Wildwood.
Oka Stewart sails in Evening Outlook Perpetual Trophy Race
On September 1, 1935, the second annual Evening Outlook Perpetual Trophy Race was held on a 12-mile course that went from the Santa Monica Pier to Topanga Beach and back. The prize was custody for one year of the 36-inch bronze perpetual trophy, and…
Oka Stewart, Camp Wildwood Owner, Ham Radio Operator
Camp Wildwood owner Oka Stewart sits at his ham radio, used by local journalist Hugh Harlan during the 1938 fire to issue national reports covering the incident.
Oka Stewart, ham radio operator
Oka Stewart was a ham radio operator. During World War II, he relayed messages from service men and women all over the USA. He was also useful to firefighters during the many fires in Topanga. He had a portable unit in his car and could relay…
Oka Stewart's ham radio card, W6CAR
Oka Stewart was a ham radio operator. During World War II, he relayed messages from service men and women all over the USA. He was also useful to firefighters during the many fires in Topanga. He had a portable unit in his car and could relay…
Oka Stewart's Topanga Yacht Club sailboat
Oka Stewart's Topanga Yacht Club sailboat. His boats were Imp, Starlite, and Marlin. The man in the water is probably him. He sometimes raced with his son Bert for ballast.
Old surfboards in James Mathers's yard are painted
One old surfboard in James Mathers's yard (at 3726 Rodeo Grounds) has a painting of a lion. Another says, "Idlers of the Bamboo Grove."
Old Topanga Canyon Rd. intersects with Valley Dr.
Houses are seen at the intersection of Valley Dr. and Old Topanga Canyon Rd.
Old Topanga Canyon Road passes vineyard and stone house
A white awning is attached to the back of John Bonnell's stone house, at right. Old Topanga Canyon Road passes by the apple orchard that replaced Frederico Mazet’s vineyard.
Ole Olofson, Dani Katz, Amelia Fleetwood, Daisy McCrackin
Ole Olofson, Dani Katz, Amelia Fleetwood, Daisy Duck McCrackin, and an unknown child take a group photo on Topanga Beach.
Olivia Buscaglia drapes a falsa blanket over her surfboard
Olivia Buscaglia drapes a Mexican falsa blanket over her surfboard by the showers at the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Olivia Dornsife painting, "Mornings like This," 2025
Olivia Dornsife's painting "Mornings like This" shows the rocks at low tide at Topanga Beach.
Olivia Dornsife painting, "Stairway to Topanga," 2025
Olivia Dornsife's painting shows the stairs that lead to the Topanga Beach parking lot.
Olivia Dornsife painting, "Topanga June Gloom," 2024
Olivia Dornsife's painting "Topanga June Gloom" shows the rocks at low tide at Topanga Beach.
Olivia Dornsife painting, "Topanga Ranch Motel," 2025
Olivia Dornsife's painting shows a cabin of the Topanga Ranch Motel beneath a eucalyptus tree.
Oscar and Maud Cupton's house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds
William "Oscar" and Maud Cupton lived in the first house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds when it was white. Oscar may have worked at the gas station. Maud worked at The Step Inn as a waitress. They sold the house to Ed and Ann Stalcup in 1967.
Oscar E. Hiltbrand surveys wreckage from the Fire of 1943
Oscar E. Hiltbrand surveys wreckage from the Fire of 1943 at Earl Garber's house in the Bonnell Tract.
Outhouse on Robinson Road
Due primarily to lack of water, outhouses were common through the 1940s, such as this one listing to its side on Robinson Road.
Pablo and Lucas Capra hug in The Rodeo Grounds
Brothers Pablo Capra and Lucas Capra hug on the dirt road in The Rodeo Grounds. Pablo holds onto their Dalmatian dog.
Pablo and Lucas Capra play in the sand at Topanga Beach
Brothers Pablo Capra and Lucas Capra play in the sand at Topanga Beach. The Chart House is in the background.
Pablo Capra hangs from the rings in The Rodeo Grounds
Pablo Capra hangs upside down from a circular rings apparatus in his yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. The rings came from the Webster Elementary School playground in Malibu after it was remodeled.
Pablo Capra leads David Blattel through The Rodeo Grounds
Pablo Capra guides photographer David Blattel as they walk on the dirt road in The Rodeo Grounds. Blattel was shooting a photo essay on the Lower Topanga community.
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