Biker Bar In The Malibu Hills Serves As Bedrock For A Fire-Ravaged Community
The Rock Store, run by the Savko family for more than 50 years, is one of the few structures still standing after last month's Woolsey Fire. There, amid the destruction, locals found help and hope.
by Kat Lonsdorf
Dec 19, 2018
3 minutes
Before the Woolsey Fire raged near Malibu, Calif., in November, hundreds of bikers gathered each weekend at the Rock Store for pancakes or a cup of coffee before riding through the Santa Monica Mountains on the twisty road called "The Snake."
After the fire swept through the area, not much was left standing – except, somewhat miraculously, the popular biker bar.
was one of the largest fires in Los Angeles County history. It burned for two weeks, destroying 15,000 structures and
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