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Mike Perry carries his surfboard at Topanga Beach
Mike Perry carries his surfboard by a sign advertising the Eternal Valley Memorial Park & Mortuary at Topanga Beach.
Davey Hilton holds onto his surfboard at Topanga Beach
Davey Hilton's hat covers his eyes while he presses his T-shirt against his surfboard at Topanga Beach.
Giles Douglas carries a surfboard on Topanga Beach
Giles carries a surfboard on Topanga Beach. A dog follows behind.
Rick talks to a woman by Topanga Beach houses
Rick talks to a woman by Topanga Beach houses. In the background, a low tide reveals rocks.
Carl Barlow stands on the deck of The Yellow House
Carl Barlow stands on the deck of The Yellow House at Topanga Beach. A wetsuit dries on the balcony. A red surfboard stands upright beside a clothesline. Driftwood and rocks border the beach houses.
Aurora Glassock visits friends at 3983 Old Malibu Road
Aurora Glassock (center) takes a group photo with friends on the porch of the house at 3983 Old Malibu Road. Giles Douglas shouts at her. Kim Lester wears a Hawaiian shirt. John "Crumpet" Dabrowski wears yellow shirt. David Allard holds a…
Men play volleyball by Topanga Beach houses
Men play volleyball at Topanga Beach. Mike Shultz lived in the first house. Philly Brooks and Franny McCartney lived in the second house. Merritt Van Sant lived in the green trailer.
George Trafton, Shane McMahon, and Rodger Horsey
Surfers George Trafton, Shane McMahon, and Rodger Horsey stand by the ice machine at George's Market, across from Topanga Beach
Unknown, Crumpet, and Jeff Miller sit on beach chairs
An unknown woman, John "Crumpet" Dabrowski, and Jeff Miller sit on beach chairs at Topanga Beach with a dog.
Lisa Etlinger and Holly Brooks eat chips on Topanga Beach
Lisa Etlinger and Holly Brooks in bikinis eat Fritos corn chips on Topanga Beach by surfboards.
Jarnell Wingard and Aurora Glassock
Jarnell Wingard and Aurora Glassock stand by Jarnell's Topanga Beach house.
Davey Hilton and Woody Woodward stand by arundo
Davey Hilton and Woody Woodward stand by arundo at Topanga Beach.
Crumpet, Jeff Miller, and John Fowler play monkeys
John "Crumpet" Dabrowski, Jeff Miller, and John Fowler reenact the Japanese proverb, "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil," at Topanga Beach. The proverb is often depicted with three monkeys.
Woody Woodward carries a fishing pole at Topanga Beach
Woody Woodward carries a fishing pole as he walks by a catamaran at Topanga Beach.
George Trafton looks into his truck camper
Surfer George Trafton looks through the open door of his truck camper by Topanga Beach houses.
Woody Woodward, Shane McMahon, and Lisa Etlinger
Woody Woodward, Shane McMahon, and Lisa Etlinger sit by a Topanga Beach house. Woody smokes a cigarette.
Lizanne Strode and John Fowler sit by arundo
Lizanne Strode and John Fowler sit by arundo on Topanga Beach, wearing bathing suits. John smokes a cigarette.
Peter Townend and Allen Sarlo surf at Topanga Beach
Peter Townend ("PT") and Allen Sarlo (the "Wave Killer") surf together at Topanga Beach.
George Trafton, J. Murf, and Minty play as Blue Juice
George Trafton (guitar), J. Murf (vocals, guitar), and Minty (saxophone) perform shirtless in the surf-rock band Blue Juice at the Roman Inn in Santa Monica.
Doug Avery and Craig Halley appear to be at a party
Topanga Beach surfers Doug Avery and Craig Halley appear to be at a party.
Aurora Glassock and Ed Weber lean on each other
Aurora Glassock and Ed Weber lean on each other at a Topanga Beach house.
James Mathers stands in his Rodeo Grounds art studio.
James Mathers stands shirtless among the paintings in his art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. He wears a chain necklace.
Barbara Anahita King painting, "Eagle Rock," 2004
"Eagle Rock, Topanga State Park," a painting by Barbara Anahita King.
Anahita King painting, "The Woodstone Cabin," 2005
Barbara Anahita King's painting, "The Woodstone Cabin," shows the stone house of artists Cy and Vera Wood in Hondo Canyon.
Kristen Hansen, Gina Merchant, and Kailani Hector
Kristen Hansen, Gina Merchant, and Kailani Hector protest the Canyon Oaks development at Disney studios in Burbank.
"Save Topanga" protest sign
A protester trying to save Summit Valley from the Canyon Oaks development.
Supervisor Ed Edelman
Supervisor Ed Edelman, who led the effort to fund a park at Summit Valley, at its 1990s dedication.
A hippie gives the peace sign in The Snake Pit
A hippie gives the peace sign while balancing a piece of driftwood on a brick foundation in The Snake Pit. She wears a floral skirt that's open at the sides.
People and children gather at a house in The Snake Pit
People and children gather at a house in The Snake Pit. A sign says, "Dead End Street." Two socks hang from a clothesline.
A woman sits in a trailer in The Snake Pit
A woman smokes a cigarette in the doorway of a trailer in The Snake Pit.
Two girls sit in a colorful trailer in The Snake PIt
Two girls sit in the doorway of engraver Bernie Consten's colorful trailer in The Snake PIt.
A man looks through the window of a house in the Snake Pit
A man looks through the window of a house in the Snake Pit that has an Indian flag, a "Pacific Coast Highway" sign, and a curtain covering the door.
Two Persian carpets adorn a house in the Snake Pit
Two Persian carpets adorn a house in the Snake Pit. The word "Marijuana" is written on a barrel.
A man holds a kitten in a house in The Snake Pit
A man holds a kitten in a house in The Snake Pit. He lies on a Persian carpet, on large pillows, beside a wood-burning stove.
Gary Munsinger lies on a hill overlooking The Snake Pit
Gary Munsinger and his dog lie on a hill overlooking houses in The Snake Pit. The back of the Topanga Ranch Motel is at top right.
A shirtless hippie leans on a pickup truck in The Snake Pit
A shirtless hippie leans on a pickup truck in The Snake Pit. Hibiscus flowers grow behind him.
Foundations of Topanga Beach houses are visible
Sally Capra carries daughter Michele Capra with friend Terri Haberstroh. In the background are the foundations of demolished Topanga Beach houses.
Scotty Dittrich rides a skateboard in The Rodeo Grounds
Scotty Dittrich rides a Santa Cruz Skateboard on the half-pipe ramp of the Capra family at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Behind him is a greenhouse.
Dragon from film "Echo Park" stands in The Rodeo Grounds
A prop dragon from the film "Echo Park" (1986) stands by the house (and greenhouse) of art director Bernt Capra at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
Pablo, Lucas, and Sally Capra stand in The Rodeo Grounds
Pablo Capra and Lucas Capra take a group photo with their mother Sally Capra by their house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. An apricot tree and a Bougainvillea flower bush are in the yard.
Mailboxes for The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane, 3/4
At Topanga Canyon Blvd., a shelf holds the mailboxes of residents of The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane.
The Capra house is flooded in The Rodeo Grounds
A wheelbarrow holds mud after a flood at the Capra family's house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
Topanga Creek flows by the berm in The Rodeo Grounds
Topanga Creek flows by the concrete berm in The Rodeo Grounds.
Pablo Capra hangs from the rings in The Rodeo Grounds
Pablo Capra hangs upside down from a circular rings apparatus in his yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. The rings came from the Webster Elementary School playground in Malibu after it was remodeled.
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood, 1/3
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood. Above, a pipe carries water to The Rodeo Grounds.
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood, 2/3
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood. Above, a pipe carries water to The Rodeo Grounds.
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood, 3/3
Cars park across Topanga Creek during a flood. Above, a pipe carries water to The Rodeo Grounds.
Chairs dot the Capra family's yard in The Rodeo Grounds
Chairs are scattered across the Capra family's yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Pablo Capra and Calvin Lunsford meet under the rings. Bernt Capra's office at right partially conceals Pablo Capra's greenhouse at far right.
The Rodeo Grounds is concealed by trees
Trees hide the neighborhood. Jeff Lunsford drives his van on the dirt road at left. Pablo Capra and friends stand on the roof of his house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds at right.
James Mathers wears a funny hat in his art studio
James Mathers wears a funny hat in his art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. His paintings surround him. A trapezoidal abstract painting by Norton Wisdom hangs above the door. A painting of a woman with a hole in her chest by Io Free Jones leans against…
Aerial view of The Rodeo Grounds, c. 2001
Trees conceal most of the houses in a view from the hill of The Rodeo Grounds. Sunset Mesa, the Topanga Beach Pump Station, Topanga Canyon Blvd., and Topanga Creek are at left. PCH and Topanga Beach are at right.
The Hassid family's guesthouse was at 3720 Rodeo Grounds
The guesthouse of Dan Hassid and Delphine Hassid at 3720 Rodeo Grounds is surrounded by a rock garden. A tall sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Fourault is up the steps at right.
A bougainvillea grows on Leslie May's house in The Snake Pit
A red bougainvillea grows on Leslie May's house at 3914 Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit). Flowerpots line the dirt road.
A path leads to the Casser family's Rodeo Grounds house
A steep path leads to Ray Casser and Renate Casser's house at 3703 Rodeo Grounds.
Daisy McCrackin paints in her studio in The Rodeo Grounds
Daisy Duck McCrackin stands on the bed in the alcove of her art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. She is surrounded by her paintings.
Michael Greene's art studio has a director's chair and easel
A director's chair faces an easel in Michael Greene's art studio at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.
A vine climbs the patio behind Coliene Rentmeester's house
A vine climbs the patio behind Coliene Rentmeester's house at 3715 Rodeo Grounds.
The door is open to Pablo Capra's greenhouse
The door is open to Pablo Capra's greenhouse at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
A red computer sits on the desk in Pablo Capra's greenhouse
The computer monitor is painted red on the desk in Pablo Capra's greenhouse at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
The Capra family took over the Hassid family's yard
The Hassid family left early during the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks. The Capra family removed their fence and took over the deck in their yard at 3720 Rodeo Grounds. A hamster cage is on the table. A dog house is at right.…
Panorama shows the Capra house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
A panorama shows the Capra family house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. A blackberry bush and fig tree are at center. An apricot tree is at right.
From "Rodeo Grounds, Last Spark of Eden"
A poem by Robert Campbell published in "Idlers of the Bamboo…
From "Rodeo Grounds, Last Spark of Eden"
A poem by Robert Campbell published in "Idlers of the Bamboo…
Teenagers jump on a trampoline at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
Teenagers Kelsey Smith and Lili Daniels jump on a trampoline by the Capra family house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Michele Capra, Lucas Capra, and their dog Odie are in the background. Helena An's guesthouse is at center.
Teenagers sit on a hammock at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
Teenagers Michele Capra, Lili Daniels, and Kelsey Smith sit on a hammock at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Calvin Lunsford climbs a tree.
A bougainvillea grows on the house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
A red bougainvillea grows on the Capra family house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Lucas Capra's room is at left.
Bernt Capra's office has a large bookshelf
Bernt Capra's office at 3712 Rodeo Grounds has a drafting table, a makeshift desk with a computer, and a large bookshelf.
Aerial view of The Snake Pit shows houses, c. 2001
A view from the hill of The Snake Pit shows houses on one side of the dirt road and a playground on the other. Larry Payne's house is at left. In the background are the Reel Inn and the Topanga Ranch Motel. Across PCH is Topanga Beach.
The Capra house has diamond glass at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
The Capra family house at 3712 Rodeo Grounds has a diamond glass door. At left is a fig tree. At right is a flowering bougainvillea and Helena An's room.
Yellow and red flowers grow near the lifeguard tower
Yellow flowers and a red bougainvillea grow near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
The police pretends to arrest Baretta at Topanga Beach
A police officer pretends to arrest Robert Overby (Baretta) while another man pretends to beat him with a stick of arundo bamboo in the Topanga Beach parking lot in front of the Topanga Ranch Motel.
Gabe Boucher and Shaka meet at the lifeguard tower
Gabe Boucher holds a surfboard and Darren Hao ("Shaka") holds a camera at the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower's showers. The Chart House is in the background
Surfers hang out at Topanga Beach on the Fourth of July
Surfers hang out on the Fourth of July at the top of the stairs in the Topanga Beach parking lot. Carolyn Day carries son Tristan Day.
View from the hill shows PCH and The Chart House
View from the hill shows PCH and The Chart House at Topanga Beach.
Davey Hilton on the first issue of "Skateboarder" magazine
Davey Hilton appears on the cover of the first issue of "Skateboarder" magazine, jumping over a bar, barefoot, at sunset in West Covina.
Davey Hilton skates for Hobie / Vita-Pakt
Dave Hilton (Davey Hilton) skated for the Hobie / Vita-Pakt Super Surfer skateboard team with his brother Steve. They traveled around the country doing demos and showing people what skateboarding was. Dave appeared on the cover of the first issue of…
Molly Hogan, owner of The Nature of Wildworks
Molly Hogan, owner of The Nature of Wildworks, a non-profit wildlife care center that opened in 1995. She is pictured with Phoenix, her mountain lion.
Jim Fitzpatrick surfs Topanga Beach in an Iron Cross helmet
Jim Fitzpatrick, of the Topanga Bombers, surfs Topanga Beach in an Iron Cross helmet.
Jim: "This photo has caused me some consternation. It was simply making an anti-establishment statement. For me, it wasn't political. Subsequently I've…
Jim: "This photo has caused me some consternation. It was simply making an anti-establishment statement. For me, it wasn't political. Subsequently I've…
Bob Cooper reads "Surf Guide" magazine at Topanga Beach
Bob Cooper (1937-2020) and a friend read together by arundo at Topanga Beach.
Cooper reads an article about himself, "Prophet on a Wave," in the April 1964 issue of "Surf Guide" magazine, in which author Kemp Aaberg celebrates his "Mount Everest…
Cooper reads an article about himself, "Prophet on a Wave," in the April 1964 issue of "Surf Guide" magazine, in which author Kemp Aaberg celebrates his "Mount Everest…
Woody, "Four-Foot Seven-Inch Skateboard Giant," 1/5
Woody Woodward surfs Topanga Beach and rides a Makaha skateboard in a photo from the article "Four-Foot Seven-Inch Skateboard Giant" by Bill Cleary.
Woody, "Four-Foot Seven-Inch Skateboard Giant," 2/5
Woody Woodward rides a Makaha skateboard on his paddle-tennis court at Topanga Beach in a photo from the article "Four-Foot Seven-Inch Skateboard Giant" by Bill Cleary.
Woody, "Four-Foot Seven-Inch Skateboard Giant," 4/5
Woody Woodward carries his surfboard on his head and and rides a Makaha skateboard at Topanga Beach in a photo from the article "Four-Foot Seven-Inch Skateboard Giant" by Bill Cleary.
Woody, "Four-Foot Seven-Inch Skateboard Giant," 5/5
Woody Woodward walks on his surfboard on a wave at Topanga Beach in a photo from the article "Four-Foot Seven-Inch Skateboard Giant" by Bill Cleary.
"Woody the King: The Father of Modern Skateboarding," 1/2
Woody Woodward gives an interview at Topanga Beach in a series of photo from the article "Woody the King: A Candid Conversation with the Father of Modern Skateboarding" by Bill Cleary.
"Woody the King: The Father of Modern Skateboarding," 2/2
Michael Saenz and Woody Woodward ride Makaha skateboards on Woody's paddle-tennis court at Topanga Beach in a photo from the article "Woody the King: A Candid Conversation with the Father of Modern Skateboarding" by Bill Cleary.
George Van Noy dries his Greebe and Moommy sweatshirt
Adventuring for waves, Topanga Beach surfers Bill Cleary and George Van Noy found a point break at Maspalomas, Canary Islands. They were the first to surf the break, and lived in a shack they built from bamboo and palm fronds. George designed the…
Topanga Beach teenagers smoke pot in "LIFE" magazine, 1/3
Woody Woodward, George Trafton, and unknown Topanga Beach teenagers smoke from a hookah in the "LIFE" magazine article about marijuana: "Stoned Kids Think They Can Handle It" by Albert Rosenfeld (1967-07-07). The photo was shot at the house of Skylar…
Topanga Beach teenagers smoke pot in "LIFE" magazine, 2/3
Shirtless Topanga Beach teenager Woody Woodward blows a soap bubble in the "LIFE" magazine article about marijuana: "Stoned Kids Think They Can Handle It" by Albert Rosenfeld (1967-07-07). The photo was shot at the house of Skylar and Sirkka Hayden.
Topanga Beach teenagers smoke pot in "LIFE" magazine, 3/3
Topanga Beach teenager George Trafton smokes a joint in the "LIFE" magazine article about marijuana: "Stoned Kids Think They Can Handle It" by Albert Rosenfeld (1967-07-07). The photo was shot at the house of Skylar and Sirkka Hayden.
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