Skip to main content The Pastime Club in Truckee dates back to 1886. Now it's in danger of going under. FacebookTwitterEmail It's one of the oldest bars in Truckee, but the Pastime Club may not survive the pandemic.Julie Brown/SFGATE The Pastime Club, established in 1886, is one of the oldest bars in downtown Truckee. It has endured more than a century’s worth of harsh winters, not to mention the 1918 pandemic and Prohibition. In the 1920s and early '30s, the Pastime Club was a speakeasy. Now, the Pastime Club’s front windows are boarded up with plywood. Someone recently painted a message on the board in large letters: “Let us open or go home. We have families to feed.”