Article: Shops Put in Peril From Expansion of Park.(Topanga State Park)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)

Having survived fires, floods and El Nino, a handful of lower Topanga Canyon businesses are in for the fight of their lives.

They could close as the result of the State of California's $43 million acquisition of 1,600 acres of coastal canyon land to expand Topanga State Park.

With the help of a questionnaire that was distributed to the 13 charming but ramshackle businesses, the state Department of Parks and Recreation will determine which shops would be compatible with the park -- and owners of a feed store and furniture retailer, among others, are worried.

"Where are we going to find another corner like this," said John Storey, manager of ...

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