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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.
Peter York wears sunglasses and carries a monkey
Peter York wears sunglasses and carries a monkey on his shoulder at his house on Colina Dr.
Bob DeWitt drawing, "Woody Guthrie," 1950s
"Woody Guthrie," a drawing of the folk musician in Topanga Canyon by Bob DeWitt.
Bob DeWitt drawing, "Wil Geer," 1970s
"Wil Geer," a drawing of the actor and Theatricum Botanicum founder by Bob DeWitt.
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.
Bob Dylan painting, "Topanga Ranch Motel," 1990s
Bob Dylan's painting, "Topanga Ranch Motel" (18711 PCH), shows a dog sitting by the office and an American flag waving by the front door. The artwork belongs to his series "The Beaten Path," which features overlooked locations in the American…
Bob Dylan drawing, "Topanga Ranch Motel," 1990s
Bob Dylan's drawing, "Topanga Ranch Motel" (18711 PCH), shows the office door. The artwork belongs to his series "The Beaten Path," which features overlooked locations in the American landscape.
Sid Francis plays banjo at the Wright property in Malibu
Sid Francis plays banjo at a party at the property of Eric Lloyd Wright and Mary Wright in Malibu. An unknown woman plays guitar(maybe Lucy Gerpy). Two children stand nearby (in front may be Paul David Francis or Ned Acker).
Naked hippies stomp wine in Grand View
Naked hippies stomp wine at Fred and Elka Williams' house on Grand View Dr. Jean Glass is in front. Elka is in back.
Day laborers ride their float in the Topanga Days Parade
"Day Laborers of Topanga" ride their float in the Topanga Days Parade.
Topanga Canyon Boulevard destroyed by flood
1400 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard destroyed by flood. Pedestrians take the high road.
Rose Wiley and Julia Stewart mark Trujillo boundary
Rose Trujillo Wiley and Topanga Historical Society Julia Stewart place a plaque on an oak tree marking the Trujillo homestead boundary.
Albert Hoyt and Judge John Merrick at the first THS meeting
Albert Hoyt, temporary president of the newly formed Topanga Historical Society, looks over a book with Judge John J. Merrick (right), president of the Malibu Historical Society. The book, "Happy Days in Southern California" by Frederick Rindge of…
Marilyn Morganroth paddles a kayak in her yard, 2/3
Marilyn Morganroth paddles a kayak by calla lilies in the front yard of her house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds during a flood. Her dog Ohebi and cat are nearby.
Topanga Creek flows under the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1/3
Topanga Creek nearly floods as it passes under the Rodeo Grounds bridge. A man with a dog walks across.
A tree kept a house from being swept away by the creek
A tree prevented a flood-damaged house from being swept away by Topanga Creek, possibly at Brookside.
Third Santa Maria Ranch House - 1985
Photograph of 1930's Santa Maria house entry and front yard. "Santa Maria - Taconis 1985" Photo by Bob Wiley.
Abalone Shell Arch 1985
Color Photograph of Santa Maria Ranch "Abalone" arch and yard. "Old Santa Maria Ranch - Taconis"
Abalone Shell Arch 1985 with Donkey
Color Photograph of Santa Marina Abalone Arch and yard (with donkey)
"Santa Maria Ranch - Taconis"
"Photo by Bob Wiley"
"1984"
"Santa Maria Ranch - Taconis"
"Photo by Bob Wiley"
"1984"
Third Santa Maria Ranch House with Louise York and Atze Taconis
Color photograph of 1930's ("3rd") Santa Maria Ranch house with Louise York and Atze Taconis.
Annotated: " 8/84
Louise York + Atze Taconi
3rd Santa Marina house
built 30s
Photo by Bob Wiley"
Annotated: " 8/84
Louise York + Atze Taconi
3rd Santa Marina house
built 30s
Photo by Bob Wiley"
A Volkswagen Karmann Ghia floods in The Rodeo Grounds
A red, convertible, Volkswagen Karmann Ghia floods in The Rodeo Grounds.
The Cohen family's house floods at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
The Cohen family's house floods at 3739 Rodeo Grounds. Drew Steele is at right.
Jan-Michael Vincent paddles his surfboard through the flood
Jan-Michael Vincent paddles his surfboard through the flood in The Rodeo Grounds.
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.
Belly dancers perform at Earth Day in Topanga State Park
Belly dancers from the Melanie Kareem Middle Eastern Dance School perform at Earth Day in Topanga State Park. The local dance school enrolled 450 local women and girls.
Women in swimsuits hug in an ad behind American Apparel
Two women in swimsuits hug in a billboard behind American Apparel at 18820 PCH.
A surfer walks into the water near the lifeguard tower
A surfer walks into the water near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Sand erosion exposed tiles from a Topanga Beach house
Sand erosion exposed ceramic tile art from a demolished Topanga Beach house.
Surfer Jim Fitzpatrick rides the nose with his hands up
Surfer Jim Fitzpatrick rides the nose with his hands up on a wave at Topanga Beach.
Mailboxes for The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane, 3/4
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.
Aerial view of Topanga Lane, 2001
Aerial view of Topanga Lane shows houses along Topanga Canyon Blvd., the entrance to The Rodeo Grounds, and the PCH intersection at Topanga Beach.
Kneen's Kamp Corporation Grant Deed
Kneen's Kamp Corporation Grant Deed, 1924, Granted to Thomas W. Kneen and May Kneen
PCH reopens to the public after the Palisades Fire
Drone view shows Topanga Beach five months after the Palisades Fire. PCH officially reopened to the public between Santa Monica and Malibu at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 23, 2025. Recovery efforts continued, and the area remained an active construction…
Workers fix Topanga Canyon Blvd. after the Palisades Fire
Caltrans workers repair the signal at Topanga Canyon Blvd. by the 7-Eleven gas station at 18541 PCH after the 2025 Palisades Fire.
Aerial view shows Topanga Beach, 2015
Aerial view shows Topanga Beach, Sunset Mesa, and the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.
Aerial view shows Sunset Mesa, 2015
Aerial view shows Sunset Mesa, Mastro's Ocean Club, South Topanga Beach, and the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, circa 1985, 1/2
Aerial view of Topanga Beach shows the Malibu Feed Bin at the intersection of PCH and Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, circa 1985, 2/2
Aerial view of Topanga Beach shows the Malibu Feed Bin at the intersection of PCH and Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Dr. Holly Scoren, Adrian Gendot, Nathalie Cordes
Veterinarian Dr. Holly Scoren, assisted by Adrian Gendot and Nathalie Cordes, checks out a cat at her Topanga Center office.
Sally Powell Giedd and daughter Lily
Sally Powell Giedd and daughter Lily at Sienna Skin Care in Rainbow Village.
Dovid Weiss, Nechama Dina, and their children
Rabbi Dovid Weiss, wife Nechama Dina, and their two children. Weiss brought a Chabad to Topanga in 2003.
A bicycle leans against a guest house in The Rodeo Grounds
A double-decker bicycle leans against Lucas Capra's room at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
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.
A castle painting hangs on the wall at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
Michael Greene's castle painting hangs on the wall of his house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Claude Bal built his art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
Pablo Capra walks by Claude Bal's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. The bathroom shack is at left.
Yellow ladder leans on a blue house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
A yellow ladder leans against a colorful house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
Shane McMahon set backfires during the 1993 fire
Shane McMahon stands above Topanga Lane, on the hill where he, Christian Andersen, and Kurt Armand set backfires that saved Lower Topanga during the 1993 Old Topanga Fire. A water-carrying helicopter flies by.
An bathtub is placed outside at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
An outdoor bathtub with a shower is embedded into a deck at the Murray family's house at 3739 Rodeo Grounds.
A sign protests the Topanga Lagoon Restoration project
A sign on a surfboard, held up by arundo, says, "No Lagoon Project." It protests the Topanga Lagoon Restoration project proposed by the Resource Conservation District.
Don MacVicar, bassist of surf rock band Blue Juice
Don MacVicar, bassist of surf rock band Blue Juice, pours a glass of beer at Madame Wong's West in Santa Monica.
Lori Shellist hugs J. Murf, singer of Blue Juice
Lori Shellist hugs J. Murf, the leader of the surf-rock band Blue Juice, as he plays guitar at Madame Wong's West in Santa Monica.
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.
Bobby Pluth's back tattoo says, "Topanga"
Surfer Bobby Pluth is shirtless at Topanga Beach. His back tattoo says, "Topanga." His hat says, "Coors Light."
The Reel Inn's blackboard says, "Catfish in the Hat"
The Reel Inn seafood restaurant's neon sign lights up the night at 18661 PCH. A wet-erase blackboard says, "Catfish in the Hat."
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.
Clyde Corley painting, "View From Skyline Drive," 2025
Clyde Corley's painting "View From Skyline Drive" shows mountain peaks rising above the fog in Old Topanga Canyon.
Jim Fitzpatrick does a Paul Strauch Five at Topanga Beach
Surfer Jim Fitzpatrick does a Paul Strauch Five on a wave at Topanga Beach.
Bill Cleary headshot, 1/2
Bill Cleary takes a headshot at Topanga Beach. He was the editor of "Surf Guide" magazine.
Bill Cleary headshot, 2/2
Bill Cleary leans on a surfboard at Topanga Beach. He was the editor of "Surf Guide" magazine.
Bill Cleary wears a sweater at Topanga Beach
Bill Cleary wears a sweater at Topanga Beach, in a photo accompanying an interview with him by Jeff Duclos called, "Seeing Cleary: A Conversation with a Surfing Visionary."
Betsy Moline's home ruined by Northridge Earthquake, 1994
Betsy Moline sits in the ruin of her Nuez Way home after the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
Fred Tackett plays at The Corral
Fred Tackett plays at The Corral. He joined Little Feat after the death of Lowell George.
Geraldine & Bill Flaxman ride horses up Topanga Creek, 1/2
Geraldine Flaxman rides Mare (Dean Skipworth's horse), her husband Bill rides Moon (King Zimmerman's horse, which had been in the 1976 Olympics), and they are followed by their dog Spunky (and Judy's dog Melody) in the Rodeo Grounds, on their way…
Geraldine & Bill Flaxman ride horses up Topanga Creek, 2/2
Geraldine Flaxman rides Mare (Dean Skipworth's horse) and her husband Bill rides Moon (King Zimmerman's horse, which had been in the 1976 Olympics) at Brookside, up Topanga Creek.
Joe McNaughton rides a skateboard on a ramp
Joe McNaughton rides a skateboard on a ramp made by Topanga teenagers. He is featured on the cover of the "Topanga Messenger" as part of the article "What's a Kid to Do?” by Colin Penno.
Lannis Wood, Lynn Wood, Karen Wood, and Vera Wood
Lannis Wood, Lynn Wood, Karen Wood, and mother Vera Wood take a group photo in front of their stone house in Hondo Canyon.
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.
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.
The Palisades Fire approaches the patio of The Reel Inn
The Palisades Fire burns in The Snake Pit as it approaches the patio of The Reel Inn seafood restaurant at 18661 PCH.
John Marrow, Shane McMahon, and Denise Toledo
John Marrow, Shane McMahon, and Denise Toledo take a group photo at the 1994 Topanga Beach residents reunion to remember the neighborhood that was demolished in 1979.
Woody Stewart, Kenman, Greg Jackson, Carl Barlow, John
Woody Stewart, Ken "Kenman" Helms, Greg Jackson, Carl Barlow, and John Puklus take a group photo at the 1994 Topanga Beach residents reunion to remember the neighborhood that was demolished in 1979.
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