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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.
An easel holds a painting in Michael Greene's art studio
An easel holds a painting of a reclining woman in Michael Greene's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
An egret wades by the ruined Topanga Lagoon bridge
Graffiti says, "Topanga," on a ruined concrete wall from the 1923 Topanga Lagoon bridge. A great egret wades nearby.
An embroidered denim shirt by Bunny
Surfer Anne Fuchs ("Bunny") was known for her embroidered designs like the ones on this denim shirt.
An embroidered denim skirt by Bunny
Surfer Anne Fuchs ("Bunny") was known for her embroidered designs like the ones on this denim skirt.
An old surfboard hangs on a driftwood structure
An old surfboard hangs on a driftwood structure at Topanga Beach
An orange sun rises over Topanga Beach and Santa Monica
View through tree branches shows an orange sunrise over Topanga Beach and Santa Monica.
An outdoor bed at Topangster Ranch
Three dogs guard an outdoor bed ("Mountain Bed") at Topangster Ranch in Old Topanga Canyon.
An overgrown path in The Rodeo Grounds has nasturtiums
An overgrown path in The Rodeo Grounds has nasturtium flowers.
An woman walks in the water as Topanga Creek floods
An unknown woman walks in The Rodeo Grounds as Topanga Creek floods.
Anahita King painting, "Between Seasons (Feed Bin)," 2006
Anahita King's painting "Between Seasons (Malibu Feed Bin)" also shows Oasis Imports.
Anahita King painting, "PCH Closed at Tuna Canyon," 2005
Anahita King's painting "PCH Closed at Tuna Canyon" shows Ginger Snips, Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine, Wylie's Bait & Tackle, Something's Fishy sushi restaurant, The Money House, and the Topanga Ranch Motel.
Anahita King painting, "Red Rock, Topanga," 2004
Anahita King's painting shows Red Rock Canyon in Old Topanga Canyon.
Anahita King painting, "Summer (Malibu Feed Bin)," 2005
Anahita King's painting "Summer (Malibu Feed Bin)" also shows Oasis Imports.
Anahita King painting, "The Woodstone Cabin," 2005
Barbara Anahita King's painting, "The Woodstone Cabin," shows the stone house of artists Cy and Vera Wood in Hondo Canyon.
Anderson and Silvernale families, neighbors on Robinson Rd.
Neighbors on Robinson Rd.: Larry Anderson, Jerry Anderson, Lee Silvernale, Molly Anderson, Nancy Anderson, and Sally Silvernale.
Andrea Weiner hugs lifeguard Winston at Topanga Beach
Andrea Weiner, in a bikini, hugs lifeguard Winston [SURNAME?], in trunks, and points at the camera at Topanga Beach.
Andrea, Dale, and April Newman eat ice cream
Siblings Andrea, Dale, and April Newman eat ice cream in their neighbor's yard on Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit).
Animal statues stand by furniture at Oasis Imports
Animal statues of a horse and a giraffe stand by outdoor furniture for sale at Oasis Imports at 3931 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Animal statues stand on the hill above Oasis Imports
Metal animal statues for sale stand on the hill above Oasis Imports at 3931 Topanga Canyon Blvd. They include a rooster, an elephant, and a horse.
Ann Stalcup sits in her living room at 3767 Rodeo Grounds
Ann Stalcup sits on her living room couch at 3767 Rodeo Grounds. She bought a woven grass carpet after the 1969 flood because it could be easily dried out.
Ann Stalcup stands by her bookshelf at 3767 Rodeo Grounds
Ann Stalcup stands by her bookshelf and an orange wall at 3767 Rodeo Grounds.
Ann Stalcup stands in her wood-paneled kitchen
Ann Stalcup stands in her wood-paneled kitchen at 3767 Rodeo Grounds
Ann Stalcup stands on the Topanga Lane bridge
Ann Stalcup stands on the Topanga Lane bridge that was washed away by the 1969 flood. She wears a coat and sunglasses.
Ann Stalcup walks across Topanga Creek after a flood
Ann Stalcup leaves her house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds by walking across Topanga Creek after a flood.
Ann Stalcup with her student folk dancers
Teacher Ann Stalcup with her student folk dancers. Topanga Elementary School came through for Ann when her house burned down in the 1993 fire.
Ann Stalcup's dog Tom watches her drive away to work
Tom, the dog of teachers Ed and Ann Stalcup, sits on the Rodeo Grounds road, and watches Ann's car drive away to work.
Anne Lanaro kisses a raccoon
Anne Lanaro kisses a raccoon. This is one of two orphaned raccoons that the Lanaro family raised.
Anne Lanaro with kids Perry and Laurie on Webb Trail
Mrs. Lanaro with kids Perry and Laurie in front of their house on Webb Trail
Apply for a free turkey from Roger Sweet's gas station
Roger's Shell Service Station, at Topanga Cyn. Blvd. and PCH, advertises 10 free turkeys to its customers for the holidays.
April and Andrea Newman with two other children
Sisters April and Andrea Newman stand between two other children in the yard of a house on Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit). Behind them is a dog.
April Newman hangs upside down on Topanga Lane
April Newman hangs upside down on Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit).
April Wood pretends to dive into the flooding creek
April Wood pretends to dive into the flooding Topanga Creek at Brookside.
April Wood sits on a rock in Topanga Creek
April Wood wears a white dress and sits on a rock in Topanga Creek at Brookside.
Architect Bob Bates
Bob Bates, "soft spoken and rock solid," left a mark on Topanga with his architecture and his leading role in the Topanga Association for a Scenic Community (TASC). He began his architecture career in 1963, and was known for his use of glass, stone,…
Architect Bob Bates with the tools of his trade
Architect Bob Bates moved to Topanga in 1956 and opened an office here in 1963. He was a founder of the Topanga Association for a Scenic Community (TASC). There is "no front or back" to his houses. They "bring the outside in and vice versa," making…
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.
Aricia Stanton, John Puklus, Greg Jackson, Mary Richardson
Aricia Stanton (Aricia Halley), John Puklus, Greg Jackson, and Mary Richardson sit in front of a Topanga Beach house.
Aricia Stanton, Woody Stuart, Carole Winter, and Mike Perry
Aricia Stanton (Aricia Halley), Woody Stuart, Carole Winter, and Mike Perry sit in front of a Topanga Beach house.
Arlene Plotkin and Michelene (Mike) Kelly
Arlene Plotkin and Michelene (Mike) Kelly were familiar faces in the office at Topanga Elementary School.
Arlis Wilhelim, Mary Hall, and the "GOP Smilemobile"
Arlis Wilhelim and Mary Hall at the West Hills Republican Women's mobile headquarters, known as the "GOP Smilemobile."
Armand Riza, Las Tunas Beach
Armand Olaf Riza wears wetsuit and windsurfing gear. Behind him are a boat and his neighbor's Las Tunas Beach house, La Esperanza, at 18862 PCH.
Armand Riza's house is the former Las Tunas Isle Motel
Flags fly in front of Armand Riza's house at 18904 PCH (the former Las Tunas Isle Motel). Las Tunas Beach is rocky.
Armand Riza's surfboards at Las Tunas Beach
Armand Olaf Riza's surfboards, at his home on Las Tunas Beach, are covered by a banner that says, "Malibu Surf & Sail, 18904 Pacific Coast Highway." The better-looking boards are for windsurfing. The others have weathered yellow and brown.
Arnold Schifrin print, "Canyon Kitchen," 1968
Arnold Schifrin's print, "Canyon Kitchen," shows hippie customers at the Canyon Kitchen restaurant at 123 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Arson Fire of 1961
On November 6, 1961, folks gather near Pine Tree Circle watching smoke from an arson fire curl in the distance.
Art Marshburn and family
Art Marshburn, an Old Topanga Canyon leader involved in the water controversy, with his family in the 1950s.
From left back row: Robert, David, Arthur, Carol.
Front row: Jean, Tom.
From left back row: Robert, David, Arthur, Carol.
Front row: Jean, Tom.
Arthur Kennedy, Kirk Douglas hitchhike to Topanga Beach
Actors Arthur Kennedy and Kirk Douglas hitchhike to Topanga Beach in the film "Champion" (1949).
Artist and political activist Rabyn Blake in her studio
Artist and political activist Rabyn Blake makes ceramic sculptures in her studio. She lived with her husband Eli Sercarz on a Topanga Creek property. She was Chairperson of the Topanga Canyon Creekside Homeowners Association and helped defeat the LA…
Artist Barry Lysaght makes highly prized wood carvings
Barry Lysaght makes highly prized wood carvings at his shop in the Turnout, a small row of businesses on Topanga Canyon Blvd. near Santa Maria Road. The Turnout was condemned after being damaged by mudslides during the rains of Winter/Spring 1998.
Artist Bob DeWitt
Bob DeWitt was an artist and real estate agent who came to Topanga in 1941 with his wife Doi. He built a series of shacks on Topanga Canyon Blvd., where his family lived a free-spirited life. They all went barefoot and bathed each day in the ocean.…
Artist Cy Wood wears a white jacket
Artist Cy Wood wears a white jacket for his weekly trip to downtown Los Angeles.
Artist Megan Rice
Artist Megan Rice made this papier-mâché horse as a prototype for two sculptures that were commissioned by LA County for the Topanga Library's children's section. She is also a painter and has written and illustrated several books. She is the…
Artist Norton Wisdom sits in his yard in The Snake Pit
Artist Norton Wisdom sits in his yard at 3948 Topanga Lane (in The Snake Pit). Nearby are an abstract painting, a trapezoidal sculpture, and a saber-toothed tiger skull on a Greek column.
Artist Paul Dubosclard (1892-1974)
Artist Paul Dubosclard (1892-1974), born in Paris, France, created serigraph postcards (silk-screen postcards) depicting Malibu and Topanga in the 1940s.
Artist Stewart Moskowitz
Artist Stewart Moskowitz with signs he painted at the Disney studio protest against the Canyon Oaks development.
Arundo grows along the dirt road in The Rodeo Grounds
Arundo bamboo grows along the dirt road in The Rodeo Grounds.
At catamaran is parked on a crowded Topanga Beach
At catamaran is parked on a crowded Topanga Beach. In the foreground are surfboards. In the background is The Chart House restaurant.
At the entrance to The Topango
The Topanga Creek and Lagoon are barely visible "at the entrance to The Topango." In the background are a field of crops and Jack Rabbit Lodge.
August Schmidt and his son Paul tend their beehives
August Schmidt and his son Paul tend their beehives in a postcard with German writing on the back.
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 +
…
Aurora Glassock and Ed Weber lean on each other
Aurora Glassock and Ed Weber lean on each other at a Topanga Beach house.
Aurora Glassock and Jarnell Wingard hug
Aurora Glassock and Jarnell Wingard hug in front of Jarnell's Topanga Beach house.
Aurora Glassock and Jarnell Wingard sit on a couch
Aurora Glassock and Jarnell Wingard sit on a couch at the Wingard house on Topanga Beach
Aurora Glassock and Matt Lasky
Aurora Glassock and Matt Lasky stand in front of a catamaran on Topanga Beach. In the background is The Chart House restaurant.
Aurora Glassock plays drums, George Trafton plays guitar
Aurora Glassock plays drums and George Trafton plays guitar before George's show with his band Blue Juice at the Roman Inn in Santa Monica.
Aurora Glassock visits friends at 3983 Old Malibu Road
Aurora Glassock (center) takes a group photo with friends on the porch of the house at 3983 Old Malibu Road. Giles Douglas shouts at her. Kim Lester wears a Hawaiian shirt. John "Crumpet" Dabrowski wears yellow shirt. David Allard holds a…
Back view of Lower Topanga business center
Back view of Lower Topanga business center shows fire station, Los Angeles Athletic Club office and Rust's Barbecue
Bacteria levels exceed State standards at Topanga Beach
Topanga Beach surfers ride a wave by a sign that says, "Warning! Bacteria levels exceed State standards. Ocean water may cause illness. No swimming."
Bad Bunny drives by the Malibu Feed Bin and Oasis Imports
Singer Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) drives a 2003 Toyota Corolla car on PCH by the Malibu Feed Bin and Oasis Imports in his music video for "Yonaguni."
Bamboo covers the entry at the former Las Tunas Isle Motel
Arundo bamboo covers the arched doorway and doorbells at the former Las Tunas Isle Motel at 18904 PCH.
Bamboo grows by waves at Topanga Beach, 1/5
Waves make lines as a set hits Topanga Beach. The lifeguard tower is at right. Arundo bamboo grows at left.
Bamboo grows by waves at Topanga Beach, 2/5
Arundo bamboo grows at Topanga Beach. Waves make lines as a set approaches. Surfers are in the water.
Bamboo grows by waves at Topanga Beach, 3/5
Arundo bamboo and bougainvillea flowers grow by a wave at Topanga Beach.
Bamboo grows by waves at Topanga Beach, 5/5
Arundo bamboo grows by waves at sunset at Topanga Beach.
Bamboo grows in Topanga Creek
View from the Topanga Lagoon bridge shows arundo bamboo growing in Topanga Creek.
Bandit Tiburcio Vasquez
Tiburcio Vasquez, one of California's most notorious banditos, was hung for his crimes in 1875.
Barbara Anahita King painting, "Eagle Rock," 2004
"Eagle Rock, Topanga State Park," a painting by Barbara Anahita King.
Barbara and John Williamson opened Sandstone Retreat
John and Barbara Williamson opened Sandstone Retreat, a nudist and free-love commune, off Saddle Peak Rd., in 1969.
The Williamson were middle-class professionals who felt constrained by the traditional view of marriage and monogamy. Not long…
The Williamson were middle-class professionals who felt constrained by the traditional view of marriage and monogamy. Not long…
Barbara Bonnie Freund painting, "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night," 2022
Barbara Bonnie Freund's painting "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night" shows red clouds at sunset above Topanga Beach and the Topanga Lagoon.
Barbara Luray painting, "All Year: Tobacco Bush," 1956
"Wild Flowers Topanga Canyon" is a series of 22 watercolor paintings by artist Barbara Luray, who lived in Topanga in the late '50s, '60s, and '70s.
Barbara Luray painting, "April: B. (Dwarf Brodiaea?)," 1956
"Wild Flowers Topanga Canyon" is a series of 22 watercolor paintings by artist Barbara Luray, who lived in Topanga in the late '50s, '60s, and '70s.
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