Trancas Restaurant, 30763 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu Beach, circa 1950
These days, Malibu is a long stretch of expensive beach houses lining the shore, but back in the 1950s, when this photo was taken, it wasn’t much more than a bunch of scattered buildings. Trancas Restaurant, which we can see on the left, was at 30763 Pacific Coast Highway. A shopping mall stands there now but PCH is still a great place for a Sunday drive, and right now during the Covid-19 lockdown, probably has as much traffic right now as it did when this photo was taken.
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Saw foghat there in the 90s wondering if it was still happening
Are they still booking entertainment?
Not sure why it was closed but the place needs a live venue just like the Malibu Inn has at the Malibu Pier.
Saw Many top artists there. I lived on a dirt path from the Bar, walked there so as not to drive drunk. Wednesday nights, Jam Night. You never knew who would be there. I saw Eddie Van Halen, Bonnie Rait, and many other great artists there. So sad when they closed it down. Malibu was never the same after that.