Former Location –
Topanga Corral Empty Lot
The Topanga Corral will be forever remembered as the place were Canned Heat, Spirit, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat and Spanky and Our Gang honed their skills. It is rumored that Jim Morrison wrote “Roadhouse Blues
The Corral burned down in the late 70’s then it was rebuilt but burned down a second time in 1986. The property still lays vacant. and is nothing more then a dirt lot surrounded by a chain link fence.
Topanga Corral
2034 S Topanga Canyon Blvd
Malibu California 90265
Actually, the Topanga Corral first burned down in 1968. A friend’s family owned the Corral and I went with them to inspect the charred building.
It was originally built on the lot to the west. When it was rebuilt, it was more east on the lot. Then it burned down again.