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The Las Flores Inn, a legendary seafood restaurant on the Pacific Coast Highway, was well known for its "seals" in the parking lot. The animals pictured here are actually sea lions; their tanks were in the parking lot and the animals entertained visitors. According to proprietor Chris Polos, the tank was a place for ailing sea animals to recuperate before returning to the wild. This postcard is from the early 1950s around the time that Polos changed the name of the restaurant to The Sea Lion Inn. The establishment went through several renovations on this spot over the ensuing decades--due to either expansion or fire. In 1996, this site opened as Duke's Malibu restaurant. Front: Watch the Seals at Play, Las Flores Inn, World Famous Fish House, Malibu, Calif. On reverse: Las Flores Inn, 21150 Pacific Coast Highway, Las Flores Beach, Malibu, Calif. Phone: Malibu 5833. The Rendezvous of the Stars. Home of the Seals. Private Beach. World Famous Fish House. Come As You Are, You Will Be Welcome.
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