A fire burns behind Topanga Beach houses, 3/3

Title

A fire burns behind Topanga Beach houses, 3/3

Description

A smoke cloud from a wildfire rises behind the Topanga Beach houses of Bob Barrow, Peter Smith, and John and Foster Sherwood (18638 W. Topanga Beach Rd.). Wetsuits hang off the deck. Surfboards and a catmaran are stored at right.

Date

October 1973

Source

Digital only

Rights

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Creator

John Sherwood
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Citation

John Sherwood, “A fire burns behind Topanga Beach houses, 3/3,” Topanga Historical Society Digital Archive, accessed November 8, 2026, https://www.topangahistoricalsociety.org/archive/document/2848.