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Oka Stewart
Oka Stewart sponsored free events at Wildwood, led the Lions club and donated building materials for the Community House.
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…
Clarence Kuethe and Mary Sopher
Clarence Kuethe, owner of Fernwood Market, donates a steet to Woman's Club president Mary Sopher.
Breaking ground for the Community House
Fire Chief Harvey Anderson and Mary Sopher watch as Dorothy Boehme breaks ground for the new Community House.
Topanga Drilling Co.
Frank Molloy and Ray Alley of Topanga Drilling bring their families while they tap into a water supply.
Jerry Hanks, Ray Alley, and Frank Molloy
Jerry Hanks, Ray Alley, and Frank Molloy drill a well for the new Community House.
Greg and Danny Morris
Greg and Danny Morris donate their playhouse to the Community House for a tool shed
Community House work party
Woman's Club members serve a ranch-style lunch to a Community House work party.
Joe Ruzicka performs at the Country Fair
Joe Ruzicka of Old Topanga Canyon performs at the Country Fair
The Mule Train at the Country Fair
The Mule Train at the Country Fair. From left: Chris Jones, JoAnn Goodman, and Tom Butler.
Bill and Pearl Sloan
Bill and Pearl Sloan stand in a hole they dug for their septic tank. "There were no geological surveys required, no septic system percolation tests."
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.
Nancy Swenson on Robinson Road
Harriet and John Swenson's oldest child Nancy sits on the stoop of their Robinson Road rental, reputed hunting lodge for Teddy Roosevelt.
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 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 Geer family
Will and Herta Geer stand by a beatific Mother Bloor with children Kate and Ellen seated on floor left and center.
Aerial view of the Topanga Center, 1968
Aerial view of the Topanga Center, location of the Pine Tree Circle and the Post Office.
Strawberry Festival Queen Judy Piner
Strawberry Festival Queen Judy Piner wears crown made by artists Cy and Vera Wood. Her court, from left: Pat Bradley, Judy Cepin, Ruthie Cepin, Linda Reindl.
Strawberry Festival Treasurer Everett Plumer
Strawberry Festival Treasurer Everett Plumer sells tickets.
Len Fleisher on stilts at Strawberry Festival
Len Fleisher on stilts at Strawberry Festival, hamming it up with Chairman John Nordine.
Laura Wiley at Strawberry Festival
Laura Wiley, a descendant of the pioneering Trujillo family, makes enchiladas at the Strawberry Festival.
Rose Wiley at Strawberry Festival
Rose Wiley, a descendant of the pioneering Trujillo family, makes enchiladas at the Strawberry Festival.
Topanga Days Grand Marshal Robin Williams
1981 Topanga Days Grand Marshal Robin Williams was a Topanga resident.
The Tough Topanga 10K
Traditionally the first event of Topanga Days on Memorial Day Weekend, The Tough Topanga 10K started in 1978
Gerry Haigh and Skip Oliphant
Gerry Haigh and Skip Oliphant met on a peace march in San Francisco. They married in 1967.
Topanga Chamber of Commerce
In 1966, a conservative Topanga Chamber of Commerce tried to control hippies. From left: Albert Hoyt, President William C. Carter, Art Piner, Tim Graham, and John Seymour.
Louis B. Marvin at his Tuna Canyon Compound
Louis B. Marvin at his Tuna Canyon Compound with two llamas.
Founders of The Messenger newspaper
Founders of The Messenger newspaper. From left: Sid Francis, Pamela Auer, Flavia Potenza, Emily Karnes, Nico Van den Heuvel, Mary Colvig with baby, Bill Hess, Judee McBride, Merrick Davidson, Suzie Walczak. Karnes and Potenza kids play in front.…
John Nordine and Bruce Sunkees
John Nordine and Bruce Sunkees install a box car bridge over Topanga Creek.
Karl Ingram, Summit Valley Ranch caretaker
Karl Ingram, Summit Valley Ranch caretaker, started a cowboy breakfast punctuated by sermons on Sundays in 1974.
Santa Ynez Canyon aerial view
Santa Ynez Canyon and Palisades Highlands aerial view, with Topanga at the upper left.
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.
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:…
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
County Supervisor Ed Edelman
When Ed Edelman (with Supervisor Yvonne Braithwaite Burke) became Topanga's County Supervisor, Summit Valley gained an important ally against the Canyon Oaks development.
Herta Ware, Ellen Geer, Peter Alsop, and Suzanne Teng
Protesting the Canyon Oaks development: Will Geer's widow Herta Ware, daughter Ellen Geer on banjo, Peter Alsop on guitar, and Suzanne Teng on flute.
Kristen Hansen, Gina Merchant, and Kailani Hector
Kristen Hansen, Gina Merchant, and Kailani Hector protest the Canyon Oaks development at Disney studios in Burbank.
Artist Stewart Moskowitz
Artist Stewart Moskowitz with signs he painted at the Disney studio protest against the Canyon Oaks development.
"Save Topanga" protest sign
A protester trying to save Summit Valley from the Canyon Oaks development.
Susan Nissman and Marty Brastow
TASC chair Susan Nissman and Town Council leader Marty Brastow cheering the defeat of the Canyon Oaks development.
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 Valley Park celebration
Summit Valley Park celebration thrown by Jeanne Mitchell (waving foreground). Double rainbows in the sky.
Joan Andersson, Rabyn Blake, and Dick Olson.
Rabyn Blake (center) with Creekside Committee members Joan Andersson and Dick Olson.
Fred Feer and Brad Davis
On the radio, Fred Feer, a founder of the Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness (T-CEP) and head of the Disaster Response Team, with Brad Davis.
Sheila Kuehl, Pat Mac Neil, and Cruz Bustamante
State Senator Sheila Kuehl, Pat Mac Neil (being named State of California Woman of the Year), and Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante.
Jack and Pat Mac Neil
Topanga Chamber of Commerce names Jack and Pat Mac Neil 1997 Citizens of the Year.
Topanga Creek Stream Team looks for steelhead trout
The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains's (RCDSMM) Topanga Creek Stream Team looks for steelhead trout.
Ren MacDonald, Keira Leneman, and Marshall Safanov
Fourth graders build a split-level home for bats: Ren MacDonald, Keira Leneman, and Marshall Safanov.
Rachel, Josh, and Ken Widen
Rachel Widen, Josh Widen (behind the wheel), and Ken Widen (in back) in a crushed car before it's pulled from the creek.
Cynthia Scott and Adriane Allen
Cynthia Scott and Adriane Allen stand by the design of the Topanga Library they championed.
Design of the Topanga Library
The County allowed a citizens committee to help create a library design to suit Topanga.
Citizens of the Year at the Mountain Mermaid
Citizens of the Year at the Mountain Mermaid. BACK: Bill Buerge, Rabyn Blake, Allen Emerson, Rosi Dagit, Randy Just, Lisa Villasenor, John Mac Neil. FRONT: Marty Brastow, Lee Kelly, Louise York, Susan Nissman, Harriet Swenson, Linda Hinrichs, Pat Mac…
Jeff Stork, USA Olympics volleyball team
Pepperdine volleyball coach Marv Dunphy coached the USA Olympics team with Jeff Stork to a gold medal.
Sooki Raphael, fastest Topanga woman, runs the 10K
Sooki Raphael, fastest Topanga woman in the Tough Topanga 10K, won this category more than anyone.
Bill Flaxman with day workers
People Assisting Topanga Canyon with Helping Hands (PATCH) interpreter Bill Flaxman with day workers at the Topanga Labor Exchange.
Topanga Labor Exchange float at Topanga Days
Topanga Labor Exchange float at Topanga Days. PATCH members and kids join Latinos playing traditional music.
Charles Farley under an Old Topanga bridge
UCLA graduate Charles Farley wrote a legal brief that won him the right to live homeless under an Old Topanga bridge.
Home where Christina Marie White killed Peter D. Paul
Investigators search the Topanga Canyon Blvd. home where Christina Marie White killed Peter D. Paul.
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