Additional Photos

Included below are just a few examples of how everyday life went on inside Synanon. The idea of Synanon can be daunting, but these photos illustrate how people living at Synanon enjoyed the experience. For additional photos of life at Synanon, please click here. 

Museum_02676.jpg

Children living at Synanon

Museum_00309.jpg

The official Synanon prayer

Museum_02444.jpg

Synanon Children's School, "The Reach"

synanonBEFORE.0.jpg

Synanon Headquarters, Santa Moncica, CA

Museum_00110.jpg

Portrait of Betty Coleman, Chuck Dederich's wife

Museum_00396.jpg

Mike Barrere on drums, Ron Clark on bass, Woody Tavis on piano, Kenny Powerstien on sax, Frank La Marca (holding a flute), Hector Rodriguez on trumpet, Don Brown on trombone. We had a big band each night in the ballroom (1967)

Museum_01367.jpg

Live Jazz music at Santa Monica Beach

Museum_02289.jpg

Synanon recruiting pamphlet with Synanon locations and addresses (1971)

Museum_03110.jpg

The Synanon 1 year anniversary pin 

Museum_03532.jpg

The Synanon kitchen and staff (1959)

Museum_03521.jpg

1961, the first children of Synanon, apart of an experiment to see if young children could be cared for without disrupting the program

Museum_01295.jpg

Newcomer portrait (1961) shot by Hank Anderson

Additional Photos