Topanga Ranch Motel is a motel in Santa Monica, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “Destroyed in the Palisades Fire (2025)”. It closed in 2025. It stands about 9.5 km from the centre of Santa Monica.[3]
Overview
Topanga Ranch Motel was a historic seaside motel in Topanga State Park in Los Angeles County, California. The motel was built in 1929 by William Randolph Hearst. On January 8, 2025, it was destroyed by the Palisades Fire.
From “Topanga Ranch Motel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
Its architecture is described as bungalow. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the motel is 9.5 km from the centre of Santa Monica. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), about 11 km from the centre of Santa Monica.[4]
It is one of 44 hotels in and around Santa Monica recorded in Wikidata, 23 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 14 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Beverly Hills Hotel, opened in 1912. See Hotels in Santa Monica.
See also
References
- ^ Topanga Ranch Motel (Q134516304). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Topanga Ranch Motel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-06-02.
- ^ Santa Monica (Q47164). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Santa Monica. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.