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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…
The Mule Train at the Country Fair
The Mule Train at the Country Fair. From left: Chris Jones, JoAnn Goodman, and Tom Butler.
The Messenger reports a Baby Boom
The Messenger reports a Baby Boom. FRONT: Maggie Nance and Charlie, Andrea Koepke and Jonah, Jennifer Gilbert and Justin, Stacey Small and Cosmina, Holly Miles and Brandon, Jade Waters and Bodhi, Mark Mahoney and Mia with mom Sylvia behind. BACK:…
The Messenger newspaper, last issue
The portraits on the front page of the final Messenger newspaper were shot by Tony Verebes. He set up a studio in Pine Tree Circle especially for this "Topanga Community Quilt" project. The 33 well-known Topangans featured are Dan Larson, Joanne…
The Messenger newspaper, Issue #1
The first Messenger newspaper was published before a title had been found. Clockwise from top: Nico van den Heuval, Cornelius' Daddy, Intrepid Artist; Judee McBride, Ad Grabber; Jim Erickson, Friend; Mary Colvig, Typist, Moneybags, Saint; Mary…
The Mermaid Tavern, a classical music club
The Mermaid Tavern was the name of the classical music club created by Mickey and Ann Nadel in the former Sylvia Park clubhouse.
The Malibu Feed Bin and the Morehart family
In 1961, Ace Smith created the Malibu Feed Bin at the corner of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and Pacific Coast Highway. In 1966, he sold it to Marty Morehart, pictured here with his wife Patricia and two daughters, Katie and Kasey, holding their own…
The last residents of the Rodeo Grounds 2/2
The last residents of the Rodeo Grounds gather on a couch at James Mathers's party.
BACK ROW: Christof Marquardsen, Michele Capra, Bernt Capra, Jean-Louis Bartoli, Kendall Perkins ("Lyf"), Robin Paz ("Lunch Lady").
FRONT ROW: Daisy Duck…
BACK ROW: Christof Marquardsen, Michele Capra, Bernt Capra, Jean-Louis Bartoli, Kendall Perkins ("Lyf"), Robin Paz ("Lunch Lady").
FRONT ROW: Daisy Duck…
The last residents of the Rodeo Grounds 1/2
The last residents of the Rodeo Grounds gather on a couch at James Mathers's party.
BACK ROW: Michele Capra, Calvin Lunsford, Farengis Danesh, Kendall Perkins ("Lyf"), Robin Paz ("Lunch Lady"), Sam Rollins.
FRONT ROW: Daisy Duck McCrackin,…
BACK ROW: Michele Capra, Calvin Lunsford, Farengis Danesh, Kendall Perkins ("Lyf"), Robin Paz ("Lunch Lady"), Sam Rollins.
FRONT ROW: Daisy Duck McCrackin,…
The Job, a cafe and art studio
The Job was Bob DeWitt's cafe and art studio, located at 1855 N. Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Pictured here, wife Doi and Bob are surprised by a rare snow.
The Job cafe
The Job was the hippest cafe around. Owner Bob DeWitt sits with his back to the camera.
The historic property at 154-156 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
The historic property at 154-156 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd. was developed in the 1930s by druggist Henry L. Wilson and his novelist wife Louise Stinetorf. In the 1960s, it was home to folk musician Rich Dehr, his wife Marge, and their Discovery Inn…
The Grateful Dads
The Grateful Dads band, composed of local dads: unknown, Herb Engelhardt, Tom Mitchell, Wally High.
The Geer sisters: Melora, Ellen, and Kate
The Geer sisters: Melora, Ellen (standing), and Kate in Anton Chekhov's play "Three Sisters," performed at the Theatricum Botanicum.
The Geer family
The Geer family: Melora Marshall, Herta Ware, Ellen's baby Megan Geer-Alsop, Kate's daughter Kelly, Ellen, Kate, and Will Geer.
The Geer family
Will and Herta Geer stand by a beatific Mother Bloor with children Kate and Ellen seated on floor left and center.
The fishing boat Ameco sank off Topanga Beach, killing 16
The fishing boat "Ameco" capsized off Topanga Beach, and 16 people drowned on Memorial Day, May 30, 1930. This remains the worst boating accident in the Santa Monica Bay.
The Fernwood Inn
The Fernwood Inn was the favorite place of the firemen who worked in the forestry station under the trees at right. It drew a lot of horse traffic.
The Donovan House on Waveview Drive
The Donovan House on Waveview Drive, designed by architect Bob Bates.
The diving boards at Camp Wildwood
Justin Kirby and Matthew Andrews leap from the diving boards into the swimming pool at Camp Wildwood. Owners Oka and Julia Stewart purchased the 15-acre property in 1944 and operated it for four decades.
The Discovery Inn Restaurant
The Discovery Inn restaurant opened in 1961 at 156 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
The dining room at Jim Ganzer's Topanga Beach house
From the book Life Lived by Jim Ganzer (Indoek, 2024).
The DeWitts and the Woods at the Wood stone house
Nora DeWitt, Betsy DeWitt, Bobby DeWitt (hat), Lynn Wood, Karen Wood, Lannis Wood, Iky DeWitt at the Wood stone house.
The DeWitts and the Woods at Fernwood Market (2/2)
Iky DeWitt, Bob DeWitt, Lannis Wood, Jerry Maren (Munchkin from "The Wizard of Oz"), Bobby DeWitt, Karen Wood, Lynn Wood, Betsy DeWitt at the Fernwood Market and Jane Gentle's bookstore The Treasure Chest.
The DeWitts and the Woods at Fernwood Market (1/2)
Iky DeWitt, Billy DeWitt, Bob DeWitt, Jerry Maren (Munchkin from "The Wizard of Oz"), Lord Richard Buckley (comedian), Lannis Wood, Bobby DeWitt, Karen Wood, Lynn Wood, Betsy DeWitt at the Fernwood Market and Jane Gentle's bookstore The Treasure…
The Canyon Capers Jug Band
The Canyon Capers Jug Band: Virgil Just on washboard, Bill Sloan on comb, John Boldemann on gut bucket, Ken Douphner on jug, Don Martin [?] on saw, Einar Lanaro on shower pipes, and Harriet Swenson (not pictured) on piano.
The boat house ("Mother S’hippo") at Topangster Ranch
Heidi Staun and her children built the boat house ("Mother S’hippo") at Topangster Ranch around their mobile home after a fire burned their house in Old Topanga Canyon.
The Big Snow covers Old Topanga Canyon Rd. near Oak Dr.
The Big Snow on Old Topanga Canyon Rd. near Oak Drive covers trees, telephone poles, and mailboxes.
The Berkeley family with wrestler Primo Carnera and friends
TOP: Ted and Sylvia Berkeley, unknown. BOTTOM: Primo Carnera, Bob and Kay McLaughlin, unknown, Bunny and Dorothy Berkeley. At the Franklin family's house at Topanga Beach.
The Andrews family
The Andrews family: Matthew, Chris, Damian, Serena, Rebecca, Alex, Eric.
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 Topanga…
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 Topanga…
The "White" house on Topanga Canyon Blvd.
The "White" (family?) house at 1475 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
The "Topanga Canyon Survival Guide" committee
The "Topanga Canyon Survival Guide" committee: Alli Acker, David Dijkstra, John Hargraves, Gayla Hertzog, Assistant Chief Reginald Lee, Pat Mac Neil, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Dean Lehman, Lance Grindle, Robert Kamm, and Abigail Bok.
The "I Slow Down Thru Town" group
The "I Slow Down Thru Town" group surveys Topanga Canyon Boulevard to suggest changes through town. Rosi Dagit (RCD), Debra Silbar, Deputy Pete Sanzone, Officer John Mueller, Zev Yaroslavsky aide Susan Nissman, Officer Roy Abramian, Margo Murman…
Thais Rust in Brookside
Thais Rust as a teenager sitting on a '35 Ford Coupe in Brookside in Lower Topanga.
Thais Rust feeds her dog at Brookside.
Thais Rust feeds her dog while her family eats breakfast on a picnic bench at Brookside.
Tent City, formerly Cooper's Camp
Tent City, formerly Cooper's Camp, with the construction site for the 1933 bridge across Topanga Lagoon.
Tent Cabin with Branch Railing in Foreground
Black and white postcard of tent cabin with branch railing in foreground at Kneen's Kamp circa 1920.
TASC President Bob Bates
Bob Bates, president of the Topanga Association for a Scenic Community, being honored by the County for keeping out large-scale tract developments.
TASC leader Bob Bates
Topanga Association for a Scenic Community (TASC) leader Bob Bates bares his congratulatory T-shirt at the Summit Valley Park dedication.
TASC board members stand above Summit Valley
Topanga Association for a Scenic Community board members stand above Summit Valley. FRONT: Rabyn Blake, David Totheroh, Andrew Sheldon, Herbert Petermann. BACK: Ken Mazur and son, Ron Fomalont, Dan Larson, Steve Hoye, Roger Pugliese, Kay Austen, Joan…
Taj Mahal entrance on Entrada Road
Thomas W. ("Bill") Kneen (left) built this Taj Mahal entrance for Mr. Hanlon (right) on Entrada Road.
T. H. Webster painting, "Topango Canyon," 1934
This watercolor painting shows Marmont Studio, the home of painter Laura Way Mathiesen at Brookside. It burned in the 1938 fire.
T-CEP founders Pat and Jack Mac Neil
Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness founders Pat and Jack Mac Neil in their hard-won Emergency Operations Center.
Sylvia Park Clubhouse
Homesteaders Lucy and Mose Cheney celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the Sylvia Park Clubhouse (now the Mountain Mermaid).
Sylvia and Ted Berkeley, with daughters Wendy and Bonnie
Sylvia and Ted Berkeley, with daughters Wendy and Bonnie, pose with Ted's surfboard at Topanga Beach.
Sycamore Lodge
Sycamore Lodge, with bow windows, was built by H. R. Gage in the early 1900s, then bought by Harry Boehme in 1931. Located just north of the confluence of Garapatos and Topanga Creeks and shaded by sycamores, the 5-acre property contained four…
Sweet Water boutique
The Sweet Water boutique sold handmade clothing, jewelry, ceramics and wooden wares. It was run by two women with excellent taste near the town center, and had a shaky deck in back, overlooking the Topanga Creek.
Susan Nissman, Joe Edminston, Bob Bates
Battling the Canyon Oaks development: Susan Nissman, Topanga Association for a Scenic Community (TASC) chair; Joe Edminston, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC); Bob Bates, TASC head
Susan Nissman at Topanga Philharmonic concert
Susan Nissman, Senior Field Deputy to Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, leads children onstage during a Topanga Philharmonic concert she coordinated.
Susan Nissman and Marty Brastow
TASC chair Susan Nissman and Town Council leader Marty Brastow cheering the defeat of the Canyon Oaks development.
Susan Clark and her Pooh Bear Jamie
Susan Clark and her Pooh Bear Jamie at the Topanga Elementary School Halloween carnival.
Surfers Mike Perry and Craig Halley sit on a fence
Mike Perry and Craig Halley sit on a fence on Topanga Beach Road.
Surfers Ed Fearon, Don James, and Jack Quigg
Surfers Ed Fearon, Don James, and Jack Quigg took this photo in front of their Topanga Beach house on the day that Pearl Harbor was attacked, December 7, 1941. They knew they were going to war.
Surfer Jono Fadriquela and friends in the parking lot, 2/2
Unknown, Cathy Kersford, Ross Terranova, Jono Fadriquela, and Heidi Von Meter in the Topanga Beach parking lot
Surfer Jono Fadriquela and friends in the parking lot, 1/2
Jono Fadriquela, Cathy Kersford, Kurt Armand (behind), Ross Terranova, Jimmy Allard, unknown, and Heidi Von Meter in the Topanga Beach parking lot
Surfer JoJo Perrin displays his artwork
In the early 1980s, surfer JoJo Perrin (1950-2023) would spend the afternoons in the parking lot at Topanga Beach nearly every day, selling his artwork from his van.
JoJo was revered for his an innovative surfing style. In the 1960s and '70s, he…
JoJo was revered for his an innovative surfing style. In the 1960s and '70s, he…
Surfer George Trafton in Blue Cheer ad "Cheer Up!"
Surfer George Trafton in "Cheer Up!" ad for Blue Cheer surfboards, 3112 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403.
Supervisor Ed Edelman
Supervisor Ed Edelman, who led the effort to fund a park at Summit Valley, at its 1990s dedication.
Sunbonnet Baby by Bertha Corbett Melcher
Artist Bertha Corbett Melcher made her fortune with her creation of the Sunbonnett Babies.
Summit Valley Park celebration
Summit Valley Park celebration thrown by Jeanne Mitchell (waving foreground). Double rainbows in the sky.
Summit Valley Park celebration
Summit Valley Park celebration. Jerome Daniels (SMMRCA), Susan Nissman (TASC chair), Joe Edminston (SMMC), Bob Bates (former TASC chair), Supervisor Ed Edelman and his wife, Robert Wilson (CEO Retlaw) and Susan Little (aide to Congressman Beilenson).…
Summit to Summit Trail, looking south
Looking south into Summit Valley from the 19.9 acre site, showing trail linkage.
Summit to Summit Trail, looking northwest
Looking northwest into Mulholland Heights (formerly Sunnyglen) from deeded open space, showing planted Oaks and dedicated trail.
Summit to Summit Trail, looking northeast
Looking North-East from the site, showing a dedicated trail and ridge line, as well as two million-gallon water tanks that are Topanga's water supply.
Summit to Summit Trail, looking north
Looking toward San Fernando Valley (North) from the 19.9 acre site. Note: Hiking and riding trail on left.
Sugar Plum Fairies in "The Nutcracker"
Sugar Plum Fairies dance in the 20th anniversary performance of the "Topanga Nutcracker" ballet.
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