Terrapin Crossroads, Music venue in San Rafael, US
Terrapin Crossroads was a music venue located in San Rafael housed within a converted restaurant building along the San Rafael canal. The facility featured a performance room, multiple dining areas, and outdoor seating spaces.
Phil Lesh announced the project in March 2011 as Terrapin Landing, planned for a former gas station site in Fairfax, but withdrew in November after local opposition. In January 2012 he announced the former Seafood Peddler restaurant in San Rafael as the location. A soft opening followed on March 8, 2012, with the first official concerts from March 17 to April 1, 2012. The restaurant closed temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Lesh announced the permanent closure in November 2021.
The venue presented performances by local and touring musicians while maintaining strong ties to Grateful Dead musical traditions. Visitors could experience shows spanning multiple genres rooted in that musical heritage.
The music hall, called The Grate Room, sat on the first floor beside a large bar, a lounge and a dining room; a second-floor lounge served as a VIP area. Outdoor seating and dining ran along the canal, with docks for guests arriving by boat. The venue was designed by Hulburd Design of San Francisco.
The building at 100 Yacht Club Drive had previously housed the Seafood Peddler restaurant; Furthur rehearsed in its Palm Ballroom a couple of years before 2012. The venue was designed by Hulburd Design of San Francisco, and boats could dock alongside the canal-side outdoor seating.
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