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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 former Las Tunas Isle Motel has a stained-glass window
A stained-glass window shows an underwater scene with fish, seaweed, and a mermaid at the former Las Tunas Isle Motel at 18904 PCH.
The former Las Tunas Isle Motel has a check-in window
Arundo bamboo walls surround the check-in window, doorbell, and light at the former Las Tunas Isle Motel at 18904 PCH.
The former Las Tunas Isle Motel has a bamboo wall
The Tiki Room has an arundo bamboo wall at the former Las Tunas Isle Motel at 18904 PCH.
The former Las Tunas Isle Motel door has room doorbells
Arundo bamboo surrounds the room doorbells at the front door of the former Las Tunas Isle Motel at 18904 PCH.
The flood damages a house in The Snake Pit
The flood damages a house in The Snake Pit, knocking it off its foundation.
The flood damages a car in The Snake Pit, 7/7
A pickup truck lies upside down in mud after a flood by the Snake Pit houses of Larry Payne (3904 Topanga Lane, above) and Ginger Kershner (3908 Topanga Lane, below). The owner had hoped to save it by chaining it to a tree.
The flood damages a car in The Snake Pit, 6/7
The flood damages a pickup truck in The Snake Pit. An unknown man holds up a hammer.
The flood damages a car in The Snake Pit, 4/7
The flood damages a car in The Snake Pit, burying it in mud by Topanga Creek.
The flood damages a car in The Snake Pit, 3/7
The flood damages a van in The Snake Pit, turning it on its side in the mud.
The flood damages a car in The Snake Pit, 2/7
The flood damages a pickup truck in The Snake Pit, turning it upside down.
The flood damages a car in The Snake Pit, 1/7
The flood damages a car in The Snake Pit, burying it in mud.
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 first lifeguard tower was a Topanga Beach house
The first lifeguard tower was Paul Randall's former Topanga Beach house, saved by State Parks for that purpose. All the other houses were bulldozed.
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 entrance to The Rodeo Grounds is overgrown
The overgrown entrance to The Rodeo Grounds is half dirt road and half paved road.
The entrance to the Reel Inn seafood restaurant
The entrance to the Reel Inn seafood restaurant has a squid painting and a surfboard "Welcome" sign on the wall.
The end of the rainbow falls on the Reel Inn
The end of the rainbow falls on the Reel Inn seafood restaurant and its neon sign.
The door is open to Pablo Capra's greenhouse
The door is open to Pablo Capra's greenhouse at 3712 Rodeo Grounds
The Donovan House on Waveview Drive
The Donovan House on Waveview Drive, designed by architect Bob Bates.
The dog Goomba plays with owner Brandy Lasky
The dog Goomba, an Afghan Hound, plays with owner Brandy Lasky (1956-1975) at Topanga Beach.
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
Norah 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 dance floor is under construction at Cooper's Camp
At Cooper's Camp at Topanga Beach, a store sells Coca-Cola, and a dance floor is under construction. The Topanga Lagoon is in the background.
The creek flows by The Rodeo Grounds and Topanga Lane
Topanga Creek flows under the Rodeo Grounds bridge, and by the cottonwood tree and Topanga Lane in this panorama.
The creek floods cars across from people on Topanga Lane
The creek floods and wrecks cars across from people on Topanga Lane.
The creek cuts off Topanga Lane and the Rodeo Grounds
Topanga Creek cuts off Topanga Lane and the Rodeo Grounds after a flood.
The Corral's marquee says, "All speeders are assholes"
The marquee at the former Corral nightclub says, "All speeders are assholes." Amusing phrases by an unknown author appeared here for years.
The Cohen family's house floods at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
The Cohen family's house floods at 3739 Rodeo Grounds. Drew Steele is at right.
The Cohen family stands by their Topanga Lane house
Margaret Cohen and Lester Cohen take a group photo on their wedding day with their children Maria Nation, Marty Nation, and Johnny Nation. Their dog Duchess sits by them in the yard of their Topanga Lane house.
The Cohen family sits on a couch at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
Margaret Cohen, Maria Nation, Lester Cohen, Marty Nation, and Johnny Nation (behind) sit on a couch at 3739 Rodeo Grounds.
The Chicken Coop ad, 1954
An ad for The Chicken Coop restaurant (18717 PCH) announces the opening of its new Rotisserie Room, featuring "the finest in barbecued foods served in our Dining Room and to take out." Arnold Ridgway and Lee Sharfman ran the business in the Rainbow…
The Chart House Restaurant and Castellammare
The Chart House restaurant (18412 PCH) was on Topanga Beach. In the background are houses in the Castellammare neighborhood.
The Chart House menu is written on a cutting board
The menu for The Chart House restaurant at Topanga Beach is written on a cutting board. It advertises locations in California, Colorado, and Hawaii. Steaks are at the top, followed by kabob, Hawaiian chicken, lobster, and prime rib.
The Cassers visit Ramona at 3739 Rodeo Grounds
Neighbors Ray Casser and Renate Casser visit Ramona Handel-Bajema at 3739 Rodeo Grounds.
The Carrere family on the balcony of their beach house, 2/2
The Carrere family on the balcony of their beach house: Edward and Helen Carrere, Helen's brother's wife Helen Abrahamsen, unknown family friend, Helen's mother Alice Abrahamsen, Leon Carrere.
The Carrere family at Topanga Beach
The Carrere family at Topanga Beach. Leon stands beside parents Fernando and Helen, and uncle Edward is at right.
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.
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.
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.…
The Capra family sits in their yard in The Rodeo Grounds
Sally Capra, Lucas Capra, Pablo Capra, and Bernt Capra take a group photo in their yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds. Bernt wears a Heineken beer shirt.
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 Byrds ride horses by a stone house
The Byrds ride horses by the stone house used by Vera Wood as her art studio in Hondo Canyon. The band members are Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn, and Michael Clarke.
The Byrds album "The Notorious Byrd Brothers" (1968)
The album cover for "The Notorious Byrd Brothers" shows The Byrds and a horse looking out of the windows of the stone house used by Vera Wood as her art studio in Hondo Canyon. The band members are Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn, and Michael Clarke.
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 blue jacket of the Makaha Skateboard Club has a patch
The blue jacket of the Makaha Skateboard Club has striped sleeves and a patch that depicts a crouching surfer.
The blackened sign of The Reel Inn is the only thing standing
The blackened sign of The Reel Inn is the only thing standing after the Palisades Fire at 18661 PCH.
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 bathroom of the former Las Tunas Isle Motel is green
The bathroom wall and ceiling have a tropical-plant decor, with green palm leaves painted around a lamp, at the former Las Tunas Isle Motel at 18904 PCH.
The arched sign of the Topanga Beach Auto Court
The arched sign of the Topanga Beach Auto Court (later, Topanga Ranch Motel) . The car is a 1936 Duesenberg Dual cowl phaeton which belonged to Buster Keaton's son, James Talmadge.
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 American flag on the hill overlooks Topanga Beach
The American flag on the hill above PCH overlooks Topanga Beach one month after Los Angeles County partially ended their COVID-19 pandemic, beach closure on May 13, 2020. Lying or sitting on the sand was still prohibited. Walking was only allowed…
The American Apparel building has a wave mural
Mural shows a tubing wave on the American Apparel building at 18820 PCH. The mural was painted on a former surf shop.
The 2010 Topanga Days T-shirt: "One canyon, one world"
The 37th annual Topanga Days Country Fair T-shirt says, "One canyon, one world." The artwork includes flowers and butterflies.
The 1993 Old Topanga Fire stopped at 3701 Rodeo Grounds
The 1993 Old Topanga Fire stopped at Scott Dittrich's office at 3701 Rodeo Grounds, where it burned a shed in the backyard (foreground).
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 Sykes visits the house she grew up in at Brookside
Thais and Jack Sykes visit the house that Thais grew up in at 3427 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Brookside, and meet the current owners George and Katie Wood, who bought the house in 1963.
The house was moved to Brookside from Topanga Lane in 1932 to…
The house was moved to Brookside from Topanga Lane in 1932 to…
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.
Terry and The Pirates hang out at their Topanga Beach house
Terry and The Pirates sit on the deck of their Topanga Beach house. Terry Ward watches as Puki opens her mouth to receive what looks like a pill from Lance [SURNAME?] wearing a bandana.
Teri Kivlin rides a horse at Topanga Beach in a bikini
Teri Kivlin rides a horse at Topanga Beach in a bikini. Stuart Taylor stands beside her.
Teresa Mix sits on the steps of Mickey Moriarty's house
Teresa Mix (Rodgers) sits on the steps of Mickey Moriarty's house, across from Topanga Beach.
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.
Teenagers take a group photo with baby Lucas Capra
Teenagers take a group photo with baby Lucas Capra in the yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.
BACK ROW:
Lily Van Meter, Alexandra Held (Austrian au pair), Jessica Wood
FRONT ROW:
Moonstar Greene, Lucas Capra, Dawn Peckinpah
BACK ROW:
Lily Van Meter, Alexandra Held (Austrian au pair), Jessica Wood
FRONT ROW:
Moonstar Greene, Lucas Capra, Dawn Peckinpah
Teenagers sit on the roof of a lifeguard tower at night
Teenagers sit on the roof of a blue lifeguard tower at Topanga Beach at night.
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.
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 hang out at George's Market
Emilie Smith, Stewart Levine, and Matt Lasky sit on the sidewalk in front of George's Market (across from Topanga Beach). Maria Nation walks by. An unknown teenager stands in the doorway by the gumball machines.
Teenagers carry surfboards down the stairs at sunrise
Teenagers carry surfboards down the stairs at sunrise. They walk towards the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Teenage surfers gather at Topanga Beach point
Teenage surfers gather at Topanga Beach point: Tom (surname? in yellow trunks), Annette Smith (in red shirt), Tim Roach (shirtless blond), Rick Hodgson (blond in springsuit), Liza Saenz (in green shirt), Sue Lilley (in dress).
Tom was a Ventura…
Tom was a Ventura…
Ted's Rancho was considered the gateway to the Malibu
Ted's Rancho seafood restaurant was the first in a line of South Topanga Beach houses. It was considered to be the borderline of Malibu.
Ted's Rancho is by a volleyball net on South Topanga Beach
Ted's Rancho is by a volleyball net on South Topanga Beach. The restaurant offers seafood and steaks.
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