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Updated: Triathlete found dead in his car in Malibu
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Pepperdine's Waves of Flags display installed for 12th consecutive year
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Pepperdine University gathers, plants final flag on 18th anniversary of 9/11
Suzanne Guldimann, Freelance Reporter
3:43 pm PDT August 18, 2014
The golden era of roadside attractions is long gone, but there was a time when Cape Cod cottages and Tiki kitsch were a key part of Malibu’s mojo.
The restaurants and hotels are all gone, or remodeled past recognizing, but ephemera like postcards, matchboxes and menus preserve a record of Malibu’s gloriously goofy past, and in many cases, TV and films shot on location offer a glimpse of vanished local landmarks.