“Topanga Before Today”
Compiled by Pablo Capra
Topanga Historical Society Archivist
- 1907-04-27 Los Angeles Record - “Believe Old Man Has Bandits’ Treasure”
- 1912-07-26 Essex County Herald - “Girl Is a Recluse”
- 1952-10-31 Topanga Journal - "2nd Fernwood Resident Sees a Flying Saucer"
- 1955-12-08 Topanga Journal - "Sons of Beaches square-dance group"
- 1957-08-08 Topanga Journal - "Motorcyclists on Tear in Canyon"
- 1962-02-08 Topanga Journal - “Les Hite: Former Band Leader Dies in Topanga”
- 1975-06-25 Independent - "Supervisors Ban Beach Nudity"
When Pablo Capra, The Canyon Chronicle’s (and Topanga Historical Society’s) intrepid researcher of Topanga history, began reading old newspapers, he discovered numerous vignettes that caught his attention but weren’t relevant to the books and articles he was writing. Too small to publish on their own, we found them interesting and amusing enough to present them as ongoing glimpses into our local history. Check out Capra’s video trailer for his book, Topanga Beach: A History, 1820s-1920s on YouTube. Pablo encourages you to support the Topanga Historical Society by becoming a member or buying a book at www.topangahistoricalsociety.org.
