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Topanga Brownie Scout Troop 74
Topanga Brownie Scout Troop 74. SEATED: Janice Fitzgerald, Florine Smith, Karin Fester, Jolene Thomson, Barbara Hard. STANDING: Wise Owl Mrs. Worley, Norma Dowding, Judy Charlton, Marion Mannelion, Carol Worley, Kay Hansen.
Topanga Bombers reunion T-shirt, 1991
Topanga Bomber Jim Fitzpatrick commissioned skateboard artist Sean Cliver to design this reunion T-shirt in 1991. It was printed at Powell-Peralta Skateboards.
Fitzpatrick asked Cliver to modify the logo of the Santa Cruz Surfers Union by adding a…
Fitzpatrick asked Cliver to modify the logo of the Santa Cruz Surfers Union by adding a…
Topanga Beach, 1924
Topanga Beach, 1924, showing beach houses, tents, Cooper's Camp, and cars on the highway.
Topanga Beach Tent City and Bungalows ad
Topanga Beach Tent City and Bungalows ad. 100 feet from the ocean. Bungalows accommodating four persons. Tent cabins accommodating two or three. Dance floor for guests. Mrs. Lillie Fields, proprietor.
Topanga Beach surfers sit on driftwood
Rick Hoffman (left), Woody Woodward (smoking), Mike Bernstein (guitar), J. Riddle (guitar), Mark Martin, Matt Lasky, Sherry Sharp, and Laurie Lott sit on driftwood at Topanga Beach. The house with the arundo belonged to Dr. Schweiger.
Topanga Beach panorama, 1928
Topanga Beach panorama shows Potter's Store, Topanga Service Station, billboards for Union Gasoline and Lightning Gasoline, a bathhouse, the De Long Cafe, Cooper's Camp, and the bridge over the lagoon.
Topanga Beach map, 1925
Topanga Beach map, 1925, shows Brookside Drive, Shady Lane, The Rodeo Grounds, Topanga Lane (Topanga Canyon Lane), Old Malibu Road, and the former site of Arch Rock (Natural Arch).
Topanga Beach map, 1903
A Topanga Beach map from 1903 shows four houses and the "Natural" Arch Rock.
Topanga Beach map, 1896
Topanga Beach map, 1896, shows a Mexican's house at Las Tunas Beach, a house in Tuna Canyon, and plowed land in Peña Canyon.
Topanga Beach map, 1895
Topanga Beach map, 1895, shows a Mexican's house at Las Tunas Beach, a house in Tuna Canyon, and plowed land in Peña Canyon.
Topanga Beach map, 1881
Topanga Beach map, 1881, showing Arch Rock ("Arch in conglomerate rock," "Rocky Point Mal Paso") and markers in stone mounds.
Topanga Beach map, 1881
Topanga Beach map, 1881, showing Arch Rock ("Rocky Point Mal Paso") and markers in stone mounds.
Topanga Beach map, 1877
Topanga Beach map, 1877, shows: Tepango Canon [Topanga Canyon], Johnson Peak, and a kelp bed.
Topanga Beach map, 1876
Topanga Beach map, 1876, shows: Tepango Canon [Topanga Canyon], Johnson Peak, and kelp bed.
Topanga Beach map, 1874
Topanga Beach map, 1874, shows: Arroyo Topango [Topanga Creek], a post in a mound of stone at Point Topanga [sic], a point of rocks (Mal Paso) [Arch Rock]
Topanga Beach map, 1868
Topanga Beach map, 1868, shows: Laguna de Topanga [Topanga Lagoon], a post in a mound of stone, Rocky Point (Mal Paso) [Arch Rock]
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.
Topanga Beach before the automobile age
Topanga Beach had only one house "before the automobile age." This photo was taken from Sunset Mesa.
Topanga Beach Auto Court
Topanga Beach Auto Court, with James Talmadge's Deusenberg. James was the son of Buster Keaton and lived on Tuna Beach.
Topanga Arts Council at Earthworks studio
Topanga Arts Council members in front of Earthworks, Esther and Bud Bruder's studio. Standing: Esther Bruder Raucher aka Esther Terrestrial, Sue Weber aka Sky and Wonder Woman, Helena LeBrun, three unknown, Myra Schegloff, Kathy Kaminsky, unknown.…
Tom Evans with Marion, Roberta, William, Florence Spence
Tom (maybe), wife Marion Evans (Spence), Roberta, William, and Florence Spence gather by a trailer in the backyard of Spence's Cabins motel on Topanga Lane.
Tom Cheney, Pasqual Shampay and George Cheney
Black and white photograph of Tom Cheney, Pasqual Shampay and George Cheney holding guns and a dead dear.
Tom Cheney and Topanga Chamber of Commerce
Tom Cheney gives a presentation to the Topanga Chamber of Commerce. FROM RIGHT: longtime leaders Art Piner, Hal Rolfe, and Jim Buerckel.
Tom and Jeanne Mitchell
Tom and Jeanne Mitchell on the set of the play "Return of the Yellow Submarine," designed by Stewart Moskowitz, at Topanga Elementary School.
Tom and Florence Cheney by House
Black and white photograph of Tom and Florence Cheney standing in front of a house 1909
Tom and Florence Cheney and Dog
Black and white photograph of Tom Cheney carrying Florence Cheney with a dog watching 1908
Tom and Florence Cheney
Black and white photograph of Tom and Florence Cheney in front of a pickup truck 1912
Three women at the Step Inn Cafe
Three women at the Step Inn Cafe stand in front of 1937 Dodge and 1932 Buick cars.
Three Dolphin Inn restaurant
The Three Dolphin Inn restaurant existed in a building with many incarnations. First, the building was a drugstore in the 1940s-1950s. Then it became The Discovery Inn in the 1960s, followed by a series of restaurants. Allen Emerson, owner of the…
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"
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.
Theresa Sletton's Room at McAllister's Tavern
Topanga teacher Theresa Sletton stayed in this cabin at "Mrs. Mac's" tavern.
Theodore Gegoux painting, "Topanga Canyon, Mountains on the Coast," 1915
Theodore Gegoux's painting, "Topanga Canyon, Mountains on the Coast," shows Topanga Beach, Topanga Lagoon, and the entrance to Topanga Canyon.
The Wiley family
The Wiley family: David, Marguerite, Bob, Rose, Jimmy, Laura, Robert, and John.
This photo was taken at the wedding of Jimmy Wiley, great-grandson of original pioneers Francisco and Manuela Trujillo, and Serena Andrews, daughter of long-time…
This photo was taken at the wedding of Jimmy Wiley, great-grandson of original pioneers Francisco and Manuela Trujillo, and Serena Andrews, daughter of long-time…
The White Squadron pauses for lunch in Brookside
The White Squadron pauses for lunch in Brookside. The trip of 15 steam cars, carrying 67 people, was organized by Col. F. C. Fenner of the “White garage.”
The Turning Point Ramp became a dome house
The Turning Point Ramp was a capsule-shaped skateboard ramp invented by Scotty Senatore in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1979. Built from Lexan and aluminum, it raised up on a hydraulic stand. It appeared at exhibitions around the country, and in the…
The Tough Topanga 10K
Traditionally the first event of Topanga Days on Memorial Day Weekend, The Tough Topanga 10K started in 1978
The Topanga Watershed Committee
The Topanga Watershed Committee being honored for their Wrecked Car Removal Project at a dinner thrown by the LA Regional Water Quality Control Board.
The Topanga String Quartet
The Topanga String Quartet: Toni Marcus, Jeanne Mitchell, Hugh Neely, Miles Tackett.
The Topanga Story, Contents
The Topanga Story: Expanded Edition
Contents
Preface by Kenneth H. York
Introduction by Buz Tarlow
Foreword by Al Martinez
1. The Natural Canyon
2. The First Inhabitants
3. 1880-1900: The First Families
4. 1900-1920: Resorts & Ranches
5.…
Contents
Preface by Kenneth H. York
Introduction by Buz Tarlow
Foreword by Al Martinez
1. The Natural Canyon
2. The First Inhabitants
3. 1880-1900: The First Families
4. 1900-1920: Resorts & Ranches
5.…
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.…
The Topanga Creek flood piles cars against debris
The Topanga Creek flood piles two cars against debris on Shady Lane in Lower Topanga Canyon.
The Topanga Community Players in "Jesus Christ Superstar"
Jane MacAllister leads the Topanga Community Players in the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar," performed at Topanga Days.
The Topanga Center
Families displaced by the 1948 fire wait at the Topanga Center. A sign for Lee's Hitching Post is visible in the background.
The Topanga Canyon road between the coast and the grade
The Topanga Canyon road was once a narrow dirt road, as seen here between the coast and the grade.
The Theatricum Botanicum company
The Theatricum Botanicum company. Actor and founder Will Geer stands at center.
The Swenson kids and cousins
The Swenson kids and cousins play under the oaks of their Topanga home. From left: Gary Hill, Willie and Nancy Swenson, Steve Hill, David and Jon Swenson.
The Swenson family house on Fontaine Road
Harriet and John Swenson bought this house on Fontaine Road in 1950, only after persuading the owner that they were tough enough to stay.
The Step Inn Cafe appears in the film "Champion" (1949)
The Step Inn Cafe appears in the film "Champion" (1949). Actors Arthur Kennedy and Kirk Douglas are seen walking to the entrance.
The Sloan family's trailer home
Bill and Pearl Sloan and their first three children called this 16-foot travel trailer home while they waited for a new one.
The Rust family builds snowmen in Topanga
The Rust family builds snowmen in Topanga. From left: unknown, Clayton Rust, unknown (seated), Cleo Rust Wendill, Avis Wendill, Ina Rust, Mary Kays
The Rust family at Topanga Beach
The Rust family at Topanga Beach. Ella Rust sits in the center of sons Archie and Don Rust and their families. Granddaughter Thais Rust is at right.
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,…
The Rocco family at Rocco's restaurant
The Rocco family at Rocco's restaurant: Eva, Frank, Ryan Schweers (Frank's nephew), Marlene, Kristina Rocco Levy, Jed Levy, Eva Otoala (Marlene's sister) and the kids Lorenzo Levy, Emiliano Zapata and Chaise Levy.
The Raft, a bar and restaurant
Jimmy McDonald's The Raft was a bar and restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway, where The Reel Inn is today.
The Pine Tree Circle mall under construction
The Pine Tree Circle mall was constructed by a crew of mostly locals. It opened in 2000. Although resented at first, it quickly became Topanga's popular town center. Owners Steve and Leslie Carlson are standing at right. The Carlsons sold the mall…
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.
The Pawlowski family on Route 66
The Pawlowski family (second car from left) on Route 66, from Michigan to Topanga.
The Outside Inn
After the Hansens bought Jim Fletcher's Outside Inn store, they added a restaurant and it became a local favorite.
The opening of Topanga's road from the Valley to the beach
On May 29, 1915, the Automobile Club of Southern California celebrated the opening of Topanga's road from the San Fernando Valley to the beach. "The dreamer of the dream," H. J. Whitley, was the host at a "mammoth barbecue to an assembly of 5,000…
The Nature Boys with Gypsy Boots and eben ahbez
The Nature Boys—shirtless and eating watermelon—lived outdoors, sleeping in trees and caves. They were the first generation of Americans to adopt the German "naturmensch" philosophy that would later influence the Hippie generation. At back left is…
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