The Yellow House was burned by surfers, 2/6

Title

The Yellow House was burned by surfers, 2/6

Description

The Yellow House was scavenged and graffitied before being burned by surfers to spare it the indignity of being bulldozed during the eviction of Topanga Beach by State Parks. The walls show a drawing of a wave and the words "Last Tango," "Get Down," and "Chart House."

Date

circa 1979

Source

Digital only

Rights

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Creator

Anthony Friedkin

Publisher

"Last Tango in Topanga," H2O Magazine, Spring 1979
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Collection

Citation

Anthony Friedkin, “The Yellow House was burned by surfers, 2/6,” Topanga Historical Society Digital Archive, accessed November 8, 2026, https://www.topangahistoricalsociety.org/archive/document/2617.