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Teenagers sit on the roof of a lifeguard tower at night
Teenagers sit on the roof of a blue lifeguard tower at Topanga Beach at night.
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.
A woman climbs a metal buffalo statue at Oasis Imports
A woman pretends to climb on a metal buffalo statue under the sign for Oasis Imports at 3931 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
A vine grows on an empty cabin at the Topanga Ranch Motel
A vine grows on an abandoned cabin at the Topanga Ranch Motel, at 18711 PCH.
Amish people watch surfers at Topanga Beach
Amish men, wearing hats and suspenders, watch surfers at Topanga Beach. Amish women, wearing bonnets, wade into the water.
Ginny Haynes talks with a customer at Wylie's Bait & Tackle
Ginny Haynes talks with a customer at Wylie's Bait & Tackle (18757 PCH). The store is full of gear like fishing poles, and oddities like coconuts sculpted into monkey's heads.
Lifeguard Sam Bertolet responds to a broken pipe by PCH
Topanga Beach lifeguard Sam Bertolet responds to a broken pipe that shoots water into the air like a geyser by PCH. The mist leaves a faint rainbow.
Tim Plumridge skateboards in the Topanga Beach parking lot
Tim Plumridge, shirtless, rides a skateboard on the sidewalk of the Topanga Beach parking lot. Surfer Jeff [SURNAME?] ("The Hen") watches from the stairs.
Two girls walk towards the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower
Two girls hug while walking towards the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
A lifeguard tower stands under a palm tree at the beach
A blue lifeguard tower stands under a palm tree at Topanga Beach
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.
Signs and ceramics for sale hang on a wall at Oasis Imports
Signs and ceramic plates for sale hang on a wall above a fountain at Oasis Imports at 3931 Topanga Canyon Blvd. They say things like, "Babe Cave, Stay Weird, Karma, Go Away, and Sweet Dreams."
Scarecrows sit in a pumpkin patch at the Malibu Feed Bin
Scarecrows sit in a Halloween pumpkin patch at the Malibu Feed Bin at 3931 Topanga Canyon Blvd. A bird flies overhead.
Sunset turns the clouds orange over Topanga Beach
Sunset turns the clouds orange over Topanga Beach and a palm tree.
View from the hill shows PCH and The Chart House
View from the hill shows PCH and The Chart House at Topanga Beach.
Brian Jones gives a shaka and Rocky gives a thumbs-up
Brian Jones gives a shaka and Rocky [SURNAME?] gives a thumbs-up (while holding his boogie board). Both surfers are shirtless at Topanga Beach.
Surfers hang out at Topanga Beach on the Fourth of July
Surfers hang out on the Fourth of July at the top of the stairs in the Topanga Beach parking lot. Carolyn Day carries son Tristan Day.
Gabe Boucher and Shaka meet at the lifeguard tower
Gabe Boucher holds a surfboard and Darren Hao ("Shaka") holds a camera at the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower's showers. The Chart House is in the background
The police pretends to arrest Baretta at Topanga Beach
A police officer pretends to arrest Robert Overby (Baretta) while another man pretends to beat him with a stick of arundo bamboo in the Topanga Beach parking lot in front of the Topanga Ranch Motel.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, 2015
Aerial view of Topanga Beach shows PCH, the parking lot, and the lifeguard tower. A Metro bus drives by.
James Mathers and Log stand on a Mercedes in the creek
James Mathers and Erin Loggins ("Log") work on extracting Christoph Marquardsen's Mercedes-Benz from Topanga Creek. The car got stuck and then was carried several hundred feet downstream.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, 2011, 1/4
Aerial view of the entrance to Topanga Canyon shows Topanga Beach, Oasis Imports, the Malibu Feed Bin, the abandoned gas station, Sunset Mesa, and the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.
Smael Laurent stands by his painting in The Rodeo Grounds
Smael Laurent stands by his painting in the art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. He is shirtless and covered with paint.
Lower Topanga residents meet at 3707 Rodeo Grounds, 2/2
Lower Topanga residents take a group photo in the yard of the Dittrich family at 3707 Rodeo Grounds. They are meeting about the eviction of their community by State Parks. They are Scotty Dittrich, Michael Greene, Coliene Rentmeester, Bernt Capra,…
A "Slow" sign hangs on a tree in The Rodeo Grounds
A cottonwood tree grows on the dirt road at the entrance to The Rodeo Grounds. It has a slow sign.
Sign protests a Gray Davis Visitor Center in Lower Topanga
A Gray Davis Visitor Center was planned to honor the California governor, who supported the acquisition of Lower Topanga by State Parks. The residents protested their eviction (and the eviction of businesses like the Reel Inn) with signs like this…
A bulldozer demolishes the Topanga Ranch Market, 3/3
A bulldozer demolishes the Topanga Ranch Market at 18717 PCH during the eviction of Lower Topanga by State Parks. James Mathers is upset.
Baretta and James Mathers hug by James's art studio
Robert Overby ("Baretta") wears a hat that says, "Malibu." James Mathers wears a straw hat and a fur coat. They hug in front of James's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Graffiti shows the anarchy symbol.
Christoph Marquardsen finds his Mercedes in the creek
Friends tried to drive Christoph Marquardsen's Mercedes-Benz across Topanga Creek as the water rose. The car got stuck and then was carried several hundred feet downstream.
The Capra house has diamond glass at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
The Capra family house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds has a diamond glass door. At left is a fig tree. At right is a flowering bougainvillea and Helena An's room.
Carole Winter and Michael Morales's house is boarded up
The house of Carole Winter and Michael Morales, at 3681 Topanga Canyon Blvd., is boarded up during the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Graffiti says, "Idlers of the Bamboo Grove." A faded historic sign on the side advertises,…
Pablo Capra stands in his greenhouse in The Rodeo Grounds
Pablo Capra stands in his greenhouse at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
James Mathers's Cadillac was carried downstream, 1/2
James Mathers's Cadillac got stuck as Topanga Creek rose. The car was carried 100 feet downstream to Topanga Lane before the water receded.
Baretta points to Paul Neill's truck, stuck in Topanga Creek
Robert Overby ("Baretta") points to Paul Neill's truck, which is stuck in Topanga Creek in The Rodeo Grounds. At left is the sign "Rodeo Grounds Forever."
James Mathers wears a scarf at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
James Mathers stands shirtless in his yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. He wears a hat with a flower, heart-shaped sunglasses, a scarf, and necklaces.
A rainbow descends into The Snake Pit
View from the lifeguard tower shows a rainbow descending over Topanga Beach Rd. and into The Snake Pit.
A double rainbow arches over Topanga Beach
View from the lifeguard tower shows a double rainbow over Topanga Beach. The Chart House is at right.
People stand by the rings in the yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
Unknown people stand by the rings in the yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Farengis Danesh's guesthouse is at left. Bernt Capra's office and Pablo Capra's greenhouse are at right. Trampolines are in the foreground.
James Mathers's belongings are piled by his airstream trailer
James Mathers's belongings are piled on the deck in front of his airstream trailer during the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Arundo bamboo grows around a surfboard in the yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
A man stands by the cottonwood tree in The Rodeo Grounds
An unknown man stands by the cottonwood tree at the entrance to The Rodeo Grounds.
The Rodeo Grounds bridge is crooked
The Rodeo Grounds bridge has become crooked during the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks.
Alejandro Junger sits in the studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
Alejandro Junger sits on the couch by the bedroom alcove in the art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. He is surrounded by paintings by Daisy Duck McCrackin.
James Mathers feeds his stove at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
James Mathers sits on the floor and feeds wood into the heating stove in his art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. He is surrounded by his paintings, and paintings by Daisy Duck McCrackin, Norton Wisdom, and Io Free Jones.
James Mathers wears rabbit ears at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
James Mathers wears rabbit ears and prepares to light a hand-rolled cigarette in his yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
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")…
People hike on the hill above The Rodeo Grounds
People hike on the hill above The Rodeo Grounds. Jeffrey Indiana Schwartz ("Paperboy") wears a gray shirt.
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, 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,…
Aerial view of The Snake Pit shows houses, c. 2001
A view from the hill of The Snake Pit shows houses on one side of the dirt road and a playground on the other. Larry Payne's house is at left. In the background are the Reel Inn and the Topanga Ranch Motel. Across PCH is Topanga Beach.
Bernt Capra's office has a large bookshelf
Bernt Capra's office at 3712 Rodeo Grounds has a drafting table, a makeshift desk with a computer, and a large bookshelf.
A bougainvillea grows on the house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
A red bougainvillea grows on the Capra family house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Lucas Capra's room is at left.
Teenagers sit on a hammock at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
Teenagers Michele Capra, Lili Daniels, and Kelsey Smith sit on a hammock at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Calvin Lunsford climbs a tree.
Teenagers jump on a trampoline at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
Teenagers Kelsey Smith and Lili Daniels jump on a trampoline by the Capra family house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Michele Capra, Lucas Capra, and their dog Odie are in the background. Helena An's guesthouse is at center.
Log lies by the firepit at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
Erin Loggins ("Log") lies on a sleeping bag and tarp by the firepit at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Behind her is a couch.
A dirt road descends into the trees of The Rodeo Grounds
A dirt road descends into The Rodeo Grounds. The cottonwood tree at the entrance is at center. The Moonfire Temple is on top of the hill.
Panorama shows the Capra house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
A panorama shows the Capra family house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. A blackberry bush and fig tree are at center. An apricot tree is at right.
From "Rodeo Grounds, Last Spark of Eden"
A poem by Robert Campbell published in "Idlers of the Bamboo…
From "Rodeo Grounds, Last Spark of Eden"
A poem by Robert Campbell published in "Idlers of the Bamboo…
The Capra family took over the Hassid family's yard
The Hassid family left early during the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. The Capra family removed their fence and took over the deck in their yard at 3720 Rodeo Grounds. A hamster cage is on the table. A dog house is at right.…
A red computer sits on the desk in Pablo Capra's greenhouse
The computer monitor is painted red on the desk in Pablo Capra's greenhouse at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
The door is open to Pablo Capra's greenhouse
The door is open to Pablo Capra's greenhouse at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
A vine climbs the patio behind Coliene Rentmeester's house
A vine climbs the patio behind Coliene Rentmeester's house at 3715 Rodeo Grounds.
Michael Greene's art studio has a director's chair and easel
A director's chair faces an easel in Michael Greene's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Matt Doolin rides a skateboard down the S-Turns
Matt Doolin rides a skateboard down the S-Turns while Topanga Canyon Blvd. was closed for months due to a mudslide.
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.
Tim Regan, of Entrada Dr., rides a skateboard in a pool
Tim Regan, of Entrada Dr., rides a skateboard in a pool. He is featured on the cover of the "Topanga Messenger" as part of the article "Super Shreds" by Dan Regan.
Dan Regan: "Let's face it, the worst guys from Entrada are better than most of the…
Dan Regan: "Let's face it, the worst guys from Entrada are better than most of the…
Daisy McCrackin paints in her studio in The Rodeo Grounds
Daisy Duck McCrackin stands on the bed in the alcove of her art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. She is surrounded by her paintings.
A path leads to the Casser family's Rodeo Grounds house
A steep path leads to Ray Casser and Renate Casser's house at 3703 Rodeo Grounds.
A bougainvillea grows on Leslie May's house in The Snake Pit
A red bougainvillea grows on Leslie May's house at 3914 Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit). Flowerpots line the dirt road.
The Hassid family's guesthouse was at 3720 Rodeo Grounds
The guesthouse of Dan Hassid and Delphine Hassid at 3720 Rodeo Grounds is surrounded by a rock garden. A tall sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Fourault is up the steps at right.
Pablo Capra publishes "Idlers of the Bamboo Grove"
Publisher Pablo Capra sits on the floor and holds an ankh in his greenhouse at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. He assembles multiple copies of his chapbook, "Idlers of the Bamboo Grove: Poetry from Lower Topanga" (Brass Tacks Press, 2002). On the wall is a…
Aerial view of The Rodeo Grounds, c. 2001
Trees conceal most of the houses in a view from the hill of The Rodeo Grounds. Sunset Mesa, the Topanga Beach Pump Station, Topanga Canyon Blvd., and Topanga Creek are at left. PCH and Topanga Beach are at right.
James Mathers wears a funny hat in his art studio
James Mathers wears a funny hat in his art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. His paintings surround him. A trapezoidal abstract painting by Norton Wisdom hangs above the door. A painting of a woman with a hole in her chest by Io Free Jones leans against…
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.
The last residents of The Rodeo Grounds take a group photo
During the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks, the last residents of The Rodeo Grounds take a group photo. They are sitting in the yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Pablo Capra, Ole Olofson and Dani Katz (sitting on a swing),…
Pablo Capra, Ole Olofson and Dani Katz (sitting on a swing),…
Larry Payne pretends to shoot at cars on PCH
In a still from the film "Malibu Song," Larry Payne reenacts the crime he was wrongly arrested for in 1980. Police believed he was a sniper shooting at cars from the hill above the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH. But someone else had…
Wanda Gala sits on a tree stump in The Rodeo Grounds
Wanda Gala sits on the stump of the cottonwood tree at the entrance to The Rodeo Grounds after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Non-native plants like this tree were also uprooted.
Tony Whipple's house on Old Malibu Road is abandoned
Tony Whipple's house at 3964 Old Malibu Road is abandoned after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Graffiti on the fence says, "My fondest memories made here XOXO."
Sandra Morrow's house on Old Malibu Road is empty, 2/2
Sandra Morrow's house at 3983 Old Malibu Road is abandoned after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. A "Road Closed" sign blocks entry to the former neighborhood.
Sandra Morrow's house on Old Malibu Road is empty, 1/2
Sandra Morrow's house at 3983 Old Malibu Road is abandoned after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. A "Road Closed" sign blocks entry to the former neighborhood.
Dirt road passes by Frank Lamonea's house in The Snake Pit
Cactus grows around Frank Lamonea's house at 3928 Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit). The dirt road passes by. The sign for the Reel Inn restaurant is at right.
A man swings on a rope at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
A man swings on a rope in the yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. A boy leans on a hammock.
James Mathers stands in his studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
James Mathers wears a clown hat in his art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. He stands by his paintings for "Bagdad Cafe, the Musical" (based on the 1987 film), which depict the main character, Jasmin Münchgstettner.
People gather at a day party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds, 15/15
People gather in the yard at James Mathers's party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Jeffrey Indiana Schwartz ("Paperboy") listens to music
Andrew Calder ("Project") holds an iPod.
James Mathers is shirtless. He wears a headband with horns and a chain…
Jeffrey Indiana Schwartz ("Paperboy") listens to music
Andrew Calder ("Project") holds an iPod.
James Mathers is shirtless. He wears a headband with horns and a chain…
James Mathers's art studio is vandalized 4/4
James Mathers's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds is vandalized after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Graffiti says, "Where's James?"
James Mathers's art studio is vandalized 3/4
James Mathers's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds is vandalized after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Graffiti says, "This place will live on in our minds forever. -- C. H."
James Mathers's art studio is vandalized 2/4
The door to James Mathers's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds has a broken window after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. Graffiti says, "Not enough paper to record all the beauty that this door has opened up to."
J. A. Homes holds "The Children's Guide to Astral Projection"
James Mathers ("J. A. Homes") holds an early copy of his book, "The Children's Guide to Astral Projection" (Brass Tacks Press, 2003). He drinks tea from a teapot in the yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Behind him is a fluid sculpture by Jean-Baptiste…
Baretta smokes a cigar at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
Robert "Baretta" Overby smokes a cigar in the yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Behind him are arundo bamboo and an American flag with a peace sign.
James Mathers and Daisy Duck McCrackin play guitar
James Mathers smokes a cigarette on a couch in his art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Daisy Duck McCrackin plays guitar. Their cat Zero lies on the deck outside.
People gather at a day party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds, 14/15
Kendall "Lyf" Perkins stands by arundo bamboo in the yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
People gather in the living room at 3726 Rodeo Grounds
People take a group photo in the living room at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
Sylvia Golonka ("Nova") puts her arm around Fawn Rogers.
Hope Alexander holds daughter Pearl Alexander.
James Mathers lies below his framed drawing of a turkey.
Christoph…
Sylvia Golonka ("Nova") puts her arm around Fawn Rogers.
Hope Alexander holds daughter Pearl Alexander.
James Mathers lies below his framed drawing of a turkey.
Christoph…
People gather at a day party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds, 13/15
People gather in the yard at a day party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Jeffrey Indiana Schwartz ("Paperboy") sits on a swing, Erin Loggins ("Log") talks to James Mathers, Sylvia Golonka ("Nova") lies down.
People gather at a day party at 3726 Rodeo Grounds, 12/15
James Mathers sits in a wheelchair and reads a book in his yard at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. He wears a headband with horns and a chain necklace.
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