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Topanga Elementary School, Track and Field Day
Topanga Elementary School, Track and Field Day, organized by Marathon world-record holder Jacqueline Hansen.
Topanga Elementary School, Third Grade Class, 1957-58
Topanga Elementary School, Mrs. Springer's Third Grade Class, 1957-58
1ST ROW
1. Virginia House, 2. Janie Hoffman, 3. Matthew Bartholomew, 4. unknown, 5. Earl Wickenberg, 6. Jean Jaques Stehelin, 7. Jimmy Dehr
2ND ROW
1. Michael Harriet, 2.…
1ST ROW
1. Virginia House, 2. Janie Hoffman, 3. Matthew Bartholomew, 4. unknown, 5. Earl Wickenberg, 6. Jean Jaques Stehelin, 7. Jimmy Dehr
2ND ROW
1. Michael Harriet, 2.…
Topanga Elementary School, Third & Fourth Grade Class, 1958-59
Topanga Elementary School, Mrs. Bertha Hangen's Third & Fourth Grade Class, 1958-59
ROW 1
1. unknown, 2. unknown, 3. Jimmy Dehr, 4. unknown, 5. Scott Morris, 6. unknown, 7. unknown
ROW 2
1. unknown, 2. unknown, 3. unknown, 4. Frances "Franny"…
ROW 1
1. unknown, 2. unknown, 3. Jimmy Dehr, 4. unknown, 5. Scott Morris, 6. unknown, 7. unknown
ROW 2
1. unknown, 2. unknown, 3. unknown, 4. Frances "Franny"…
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class, 1968-69
Topanga Elementary School, Mr. Lusk's Sixth Grade Class, 1968-69
TOP ROW
1. Danny Stewart, 2. Chad Nounan, 3. Jimmy Sawday, 4. Gary Varner, 5. Jimmy Harrigan, 6, David Gunn, 7. Donald Long, 8. Eddy Vale, 9. John Weld, 10. Gary Book
MIDDLE…
TOP ROW
1. Danny Stewart, 2. Chad Nounan, 3. Jimmy Sawday, 4. Gary Varner, 5. Jimmy Harrigan, 6, David Gunn, 7. Donald Long, 8. Eddy Vale, 9. John Weld, 10. Gary Book
MIDDLE…
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class, 1960-61
Topanga Elementary School, Mr. Fred Ruge's Sixth Grade Class, 1960-61
ROW 1
1. Max Penner, 2. Kathy Ezzell, 3. Charles Wilson, 4. Ron Jenkins, 5. Ronald or Robert Masterson, 6. Robert Filmore
ROW 2
1. unknown, 2. Joy Jupp, 3. Mack Yallou, 4.…
ROW 1
1. Max Penner, 2. Kathy Ezzell, 3. Charles Wilson, 4. Ron Jenkins, 5. Ronald or Robert Masterson, 6. Robert Filmore
ROW 2
1. unknown, 2. Joy Jupp, 3. Mack Yallou, 4.…
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class, 1960-61
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class Graduation, 1960-61
1ST ROW
1. Ronald or Richard Masterson, 2. Ronald or Richard Masterson, 3. Harold Lindsey, 4. Steve Marshall, 5. Charles Wilson, 6. Alan Kruse, 7. unknown, 8. Wesley Reinhart, 9.…
1ST ROW
1. Ronald or Richard Masterson, 2. Ronald or Richard Masterson, 3. Harold Lindsey, 4. Steve Marshall, 5. Charles Wilson, 6. Alan Kruse, 7. unknown, 8. Wesley Reinhart, 9.…
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class, 1960-61
Topanga Elementary School, Mr. Herbert Hawkins's Sixth Grade Class, 1960-61
1ST ROW
1. Ray Boyette, 2. Norma Krause, 3. Richard or Ronald Masterson, 4. Harvey Cannaday, 5. Sandra Bransky, 6. Michael McGovern
2ND ROW
1. Jan Pearson, 2. Elizabeth…
1ST ROW
1. Ray Boyette, 2. Norma Krause, 3. Richard or Ronald Masterson, 4. Harvey Cannaday, 5. Sandra Bransky, 6. Michael McGovern
2ND ROW
1. Jan Pearson, 2. Elizabeth…
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class, 1958-59
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class Graduation, 1958-59
4TH ROW
6. Older sister of Dennis Mills
TEACHERS:
Mr. Herbert Hawkins (left), Mr. Fred Ruge (right)
4TH ROW
6. Older sister of Dennis Mills
TEACHERS:
Mr. Herbert Hawkins (left), Mr. Fred Ruge (right)
Topanga Elementary School, Second Grade, 1956-57
Topanga Elementary School, Mrs. Washington's Second Grade, 1956-57
1ST ROW
1. unknown, 2. unknown, 3. Michelle Stork, 4. Steve Marshall, 5. unknown, 6. Harold Lindsey, 7. Jerry Brown
2ND ROW
1. Richard Coghlan, 2. Earl Wickenberg, 3. Sally…
1ST ROW
1. unknown, 2. unknown, 3. Michelle Stork, 4. Steve Marshall, 5. unknown, 6. Harold Lindsey, 7. Jerry Brown
2ND ROW
1. Richard Coghlan, 2. Earl Wickenberg, 3. Sally…
Topanga Elementary School, Kindergarten Class, 1954-55
Topanga Elementary School, Mrs. Anderson's Kindergarten Class, 1954-55
1ST ROW
1. Michael McGovern, 2. unknown, 3. Charles Wilson, 4. unknown, 5. unknown, 6. unknown, 7. Max Penner
2ND ROW
1. Guy Hoover, 2. unknown, 3. Sally Ware, 4. Earl…
1ST ROW
1. Michael McGovern, 2. unknown, 3. Charles Wilson, 4. unknown, 5. unknown, 6. unknown, 7. Max Penner
2ND ROW
1. Guy Hoover, 2. unknown, 3. Sally Ware, 4. Earl…
Topanga Elementary School, Fourth Grade Class, 1958-59
Topanga Elementary School, Mrs. Florence Bruinsslot's Fourth Grade Class, 1958-59
1ST ROW
1. Daniel Siefers, 2. Beverly Jones, 3. Michael McGovern, 4. Sally Ware, 5. Gray Garnett, 6. unknown, 7. Harold Lindsey
2ND ROW
1. Wesley Reinhart, 2.…
1ST ROW
1. Daniel Siefers, 2. Beverly Jones, 3. Michael McGovern, 4. Sally Ware, 5. Gray Garnett, 6. unknown, 7. Harold Lindsey
2ND ROW
1. Wesley Reinhart, 2.…
Topanga Elementary School, First Grade, 1955-56
Topanga Elementary School, Mrs. Anderson's First Grade, 1955-56
1ST ROW
1. Matthew Bartholomew, 2. Steve Marshall, 3. Kenneth Wallace, 4. unknown, 5. Jimmy Dehr, 6. Sally Ware, 7. Guy Hoover
2ND ROW
1. Max Penner, 2. unknown, 3. unknown, 4.…
1ST ROW
1. Matthew Bartholomew, 2. Steve Marshall, 3. Kenneth Wallace, 4. unknown, 5. Jimmy Dehr, 6. Sally Ware, 7. Guy Hoover
2ND ROW
1. Max Penner, 2. unknown, 3. unknown, 4.…
Topanga Elementary School, Fifth Grade Class, 1959-60
Topanga Elementary School, Mr. Martin Lockso's Fifth Grade Class, 1959-60
1ST ROW
1. Max Penner, 2. unknown, 3. Michael Buckley, 4. Leonard Adams, 5. Janice Outwater, 6. Gray Garnett
2ND ROW
1. Jean Jaques Stehelin, 2. Virginia House, 3.…
1ST ROW
1. Max Penner, 2. unknown, 3. Michael Buckley, 4. Leonard Adams, 5. Janice Outwater, 6. Gray Garnett
2ND ROW
1. Jean Jaques Stehelin, 2. Virginia House, 3.…
Topanga Elementary School, Class of 1961 Reunion
Topanga Elementary School, Class of 1961, Hawaiian-themed 40th Reunion.
1ST ROW
1. Max Penner, 2. Jimmy Dehr, 3. Kenny Wallace, 4. Steve Marshall, 5. Michael McGovern, 6. Guest
2ND ROW
1. Fred Massey, 2. Randy Green, 3. Sandy Bigelow, 4. Franny…
1ST ROW
1. Max Penner, 2. Jimmy Dehr, 3. Kenny Wallace, 4. Steve Marshall, 5. Michael McGovern, 6. Guest
2ND ROW
1. Fred Massey, 2. Randy Green, 3. Sandy Bigelow, 4. Franny…
Topanga Elementary School, 1953
Mr. Leon Hendrix’s 6th grade classroom (c. 1953 ) sits at their desks at Topanga Elementary School, in a building behind the main Hillside Dr. location.
1st row:
Annie Rosenquist, Robert England, Mary Lou Morgan, unknown, Aura Lee Freedman, Pam…
1st row:
Annie Rosenquist, Robert England, Mary Lou Morgan, unknown, Aura Lee Freedman, Pam…
Topanga Elementary School, 1952
Mrs. Florence Bruinslot’s 4th grade classroom ( 1952-1953 ) sits at their desks at Topanga Elementary School, in a building behind the main Hillside Dr. location.
1st row (by the windows):
Raymond Hoover, Toni Loudon, Maryann Gary, Dave…
1st row (by the windows):
Raymond Hoover, Toni Loudon, Maryann Gary, Dave…
Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1994-1995
Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1994-1995.
ROW 1
1. Donna Workman
4. Annie Farkas
6. Ann Matsuyama
ROW 2
1. Bonnie Wallace
2. Shelly Coulson
ROW 3
2. Ann Stalcup
3. Devon
4. Nancy Palmer
ROW 4
1. Donna Wabnig
2.…
ROW 1
1. Donna Workman
4. Annie Farkas
6. Ann Matsuyama
ROW 2
1. Bonnie Wallace
2. Shelly Coulson
ROW 3
2. Ann Stalcup
3. Devon
4. Nancy Palmer
ROW 4
1. Donna Wabnig
2.…
Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1993-1994
Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1993-1994.
ROW 1
1. Annie Farkas
3. Donna Workman
4. Nancy Palmer
5. Ann Matsuyama
6. Marianne Bordier
ROW 2
1. Kay Price
2. Bonnie Wallace
ROW 3
1. Jackie Berz
2. Ann Stalcup
ROW…
ROW 1
1. Annie Farkas
3. Donna Workman
4. Nancy Palmer
5. Ann Matsuyama
6. Marianne Bordier
ROW 2
1. Kay Price
2. Bonnie Wallace
ROW 3
1. Jackie Berz
2. Ann Stalcup
ROW…
Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1992-1993
Topanga Elementary School teachers and staff, 1992-1993.
ROW 1
1. Michelene "Mike" Kelly
3. Nancy Palmer
5. Jackie Berz
6. Barbara Metzenbaum
ROW 2
4. Jeanne Robison (cook)
5. Donna Miller (janitor)
6. Ann Stalcup
ROW 3
2. Kay…
ROW 1
1. Michelene "Mike" Kelly
3. Nancy Palmer
5. Jackie Berz
6. Barbara Metzenbaum
ROW 2
4. Jeanne Robison (cook)
5. Donna Miller (janitor)
6. Ann Stalcup
ROW 3
2. Kay…
Topanga Elementary School students
Popular 1970s teacher Richard Russo often took slides of Topanga Elementary School students.
Topanga Elementary School sign
Laurie and Anne Lanaro pose in front of the Topanga Elementary School sign on Laurie's first day of kindergarten in 1962.
Topanga Elementary School dedication ceremony
Topanga Elementary School dedication ceremony, led by superintendent Dean Grass.
Topanga Elementary School contest winners, 1950s
Topanga Elementary School motto contest winners receive medals from Fire Department: Capt. Jack Connors, Heather Wallace, Connie Manlein, Bruce Haines, and Chief Harvey Anderson.
Topanga Elementary School classroom, circa 2000, 2/2
Students sit at a long table in teacher Ann Stalcup's Topanga Elementary School classroom.
Topanga Elementary School classroom, circa 2000, 1/2
Students sit at a long table in teacher Ann Stalcup's Topanga Elementary School classroom.
Topanga Elementary School Christmas decorations, 1987
Topanga Elementary School auditorium's 1987 Christmas decorations were created by teacher Ann Stalcup and Carolyn Tokunaga.
Topanga Elementary School bulletin board, circa 2000
A bulletin board asks, "Look at these children. Can you find their countries on the map?" The artwork features international students from Egypt, Central Africa, Holland (The Netherlands), Germany, India, Japan, China, and Mexico. Teacher Ann Stalcup…
Topanga Elementary School book rack, circa 2000
Teacher Ann Stalcup created a book rack for her Topanga Elementary School classroom. She also created the "Peanuts"-themed mobile that shows Snoopy reading under a sign that says, "Library Shh...."
Topanga Elementary School Alumni, 1965
1965 Topanga Elementary School Alumni. Back row: Reynold Hicklin, Tom Marshburn, Brian Stork, Wesley Just. Center: Lynn Sawday Nance, John Brown, Kathleen Cepin Mahan, Mark Parrish, Marc Zeidler. Front: Caitlin Rice Just, Sandra Anderson-Tarcia,…
Topanga Elementary School actors
Topanga Elementary School actors in "Back to the West." Top: Gina Merchant, Michele Stephenson, Sean Colburn. Bottom: Erin Valente, Danielle Boucher, Kimberly Wiebe, Katie Freund, Rose Lannutti
Topanga Elementary School 3rd-4th grade class photo, 2005
Topanga Elementary School's 3rd-4th grade students take a 2005-2006 class photo with teachers Ann Stalcup and Mrs. Da Mart.
Topanga Elementary School 2nd grade class photo, 2002
Topanga Elementary School's 2nd grade students take a 2002-2003 class photo with teacher Bonnie Wallace.
Topanga Elementary School 1st-2nd grade class photo, 2003
Topanga Elementary School's 1st-2nd grade students take a 2003-2004 class photo with teacher Josephine Ann Stalcup.
Topanga Elementary School
The 1958 New Year's Eve fire threatened Topanga Elementary School and destroyed Hugh and Virley Harlan's home (ruins lower right).
Topanga Elementary Graduation Party at Camp Wildwood
Topanga Elementary School, Sixth Grade Class Graduation Party at Camp Wildwood. Left to right: Michael McGovern, Carol Knittle, Karen Wood, Ray Boyette, and Guy Hoover.
Topanga Dry Cleaners
The Topanga Dry Cleaners at 137 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. was run by Teddie Michand. It was originally a store called Topanga Mercantile, built in 1947 by Stella Stoker.
Topanga Drilling Co.
Frank Molloy and Ray Alley of Topanga Drilling bring their families while they tap into a water supply.
Topanga Dick and Tony Bennett sit at The Corral
Richard Ludwig ("Topanga Dick") sits with Tony Bennett, probably at The Corral nightclub, which Ludwig managed in the mid-1960s. The photo is signed, "To my boy Topanga Dick. Life, happiness, love, joyful pleasures. 'Skipper Joe' with Tony Bennett."
Topanga Days Grand Marshal Robin Williams
1981 Topanga Days Grand Marshal Robin Williams was a Topanga resident.
Topanga Creek washes out the road to The Rodeo Grounds
A car is stranded in front of Ed and Ann Stalcup's house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds, after Topanga Creek floods and washes out the road.
Topanga Creek Stream Team looks for steelhead trout
The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains' (RCDSMM) Topanga Creek Stream Team looks for steelhead trout.
Topanga Creek rises in The Rodeo Grounds
Topanga Creek rises in The Rodeo Grounds. A few days later, it would flood the cars in the parking lot.
Topanga Creek passes two Rodeo Grounds houses, 2/2
Topanga Creek passes two Rodeo Grounds houses.
3712 Rodeo Grounds (left) belonged to:
1950s-1970s, Michael Peattie and Patricia Peattie (Patricia McNamara)
1970s-1980, Blake Chatfield and Patricia Chatfield (Patricia McNamara)
1980-2006,…
3712 Rodeo Grounds (left) belonged to:
1950s-1970s, Michael Peattie and Patricia Peattie (Patricia McNamara)
1970s-1980, Blake Chatfield and Patricia Chatfield (Patricia McNamara)
1980-2006,…
Topanga Creek passes two Rodeo Grounds houses, 1/2
Topanga Creek passes two Rodeo Grounds houses that are isolated by the flood.
3712 Rodeo Grounds (center) belonged to:
1950s-1970s, Michael Peattie and Patricia Peattie (Patricia McNamara)
1970s-1980, Blake Chatfield and Patricia Chatfield…
3712 Rodeo Grounds (center) belonged to:
1950s-1970s, Michael Peattie and Patricia Peattie (Patricia McNamara)
1970s-1980, Blake Chatfield and Patricia Chatfield…
Topanga Creek passes Topanga Lane, The Rodeo Grounds
View from Topanga Canyon Blvd. shows a Topanga Lane house, water tanks, and the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek. In the background, a fire has recently burned the hills.
Topanga Creek passes nasturtium flowers in Lower Topanga
Topanga Creek passes nasturtium flowers, a wrecked car, and a fallen brick stairway in Lower Topanga.
Topanga Creek passes beach houses and an uprooted tree
Topanga Creek passes beach houses and an uprooted tree. The house at left belonged to Katherine Ottesen-Salkow (18664). The next house belonged to Frieda Clark (18658, the old bathhouse), who lived in Santa Monica and rented to Austin and Pat…
Topanga Creek flows under the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 3/3
Topanga Creek flows under the Rodeo Grounds bridge after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks.
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.
Topanga Creek flows by The Rodeo Grounds after a flood
Topanga Creek flows by The Rodeo Grounds after a flood. At right are two water tanks.
Topanga Creek flows by the entrance to Topanga Lane, 2/2
Topanga Creek flows by the overgrown entrance to Topanga Lane.
Topanga Creek flows by the entrance to Topanga Lane, 1/2
Topanga Creek flows by the overgrown entrance to Topanga Lane.
Topanga Creek flows by the berm in The Rodeo Grounds
Topanga Creek flows by the concrete berm in The Rodeo Grounds.
Topanga Creek floods, 1992
The creek behind the market at flood stage in 1992. Due to tenants' demands, a wall was built to hold back flood waters.
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 9/9
Topanga Creek floods beach houses with driftwood. A Volkswagen van lies half buried at the point.
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 8/9
Topanga Creek floods behind Malibu Feed Bin, including Shady Lane and Topanga Lane. The Topanga Ranch Motel is visible in the upper right.
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 7/9
Topanga Creek floods Topanga Lane. The Topanga Ranch Motel is visible in the upper left.
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 6/9
Topanga Creek floods. A rescue helicopter lands in The Rodeo Grounds.
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 5/9
Topanga Creek floods the crossing of Topanga Lane, Shady Lane, and The Rodeo Grounds.
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 4/9
Topanga Creek floods behind a gas station and the Malibu Feed Bin
Topanga Creek floods Lower Topanga, 1969, 2/9
Topanga Creek floods beach houses with driftwood. A Volkswagen van lies half buried at the point. The Gulf gas station sign is visible along PCH.
Topanga Creek floods Ed and Ann Stalcup's house, 2/2
Topanga Creek floods Ed and Ann Stalcup's house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds.
Topanga Creek floods Ed and Ann Stalcup's house, 1/2
Topanga Creek floods Ed and Ann Stalcup's house at 3767 Rodeo Grounds.
Topanga Creek floods by mailboxes in The Rodeo Grounds
Topanga Creek floods by mailboxes belonging to Topanga Lane and the Rodeo Grounds.
Topanga Creek cleanup
Topanga Creek cleanup. The Stream Team pulls a soggy mattress from the water: Riteh Shah, Kirsty Iredale, Nick Paparella, and Larry Garf.
Topanga Creek runs in front of The Yellow House
Topanga Creek runs in front of The Yellow House at Topanga Beach. People and dogs walk on the beach.
Topanga Cooperative Preschool students
Topanga Cooperative Preschool students. Back: Unknown, Matthew Lepner. Front: Morgan Reed, Haydn Shelters, Ali Stack.
Topanga Community Women's Club membership card
Billie Finn's laminated card shows an "honorary life" membership in the Topanga Community Women's Club. It is signed by President Kay Hoover and Treasurer Lois Mason.
Topanga Community House Makeover Team
The Topanga Community House Makeover Team made the bathroom baby-friendly: Tile-Layer Joe Stanley with new baby Sophia, Project Manager Cynthia Scott, Technician Andy Williams, Electrician Shawn Rhodes, Topanga Community Club President Randy Just,…
Topanga Community House Ball Field Committee
The Topanga Community House Ball Field Committee admires their handiwork: John Morrison, Richard and Lee Kelly, Joe Valente, Arthur Nissman, Ole Gunst, Andy Wallace, Ellen Mills.
Topanga Community Church group
Topanga Community Church group. Pastor John Utterback (white shirt) and wife Florence are at center, Camp Wildwood owner Julia Stewart is at right.
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