Unique Gift Stores - Hollywood
Amoeba
Metro Station: Hollywood & Vine, Red Line
Walking Distance: 6 minutes/0.3 mile
Address: 6400 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90028
Phone: (323) 245-6400
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30am-11pm;Sun 11am-9pm
Legend has it that a young music fan entered Amoeba records and didn't emerge for three years. Concerned friends finally found the avid record collector curled up in a remote corner of the warehouse-sized store, buried under a mountain of CDs, gleefully listening to a disc he'd been hunting for years, reportedly a one-of-a-kind live version of Fela Kuti and Johnny Cash dueting on covers of AC/DC songs.
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Pan Pipes
Metro Station: Hollywood/Vine, Red Line
Walking Distance: 6 minutes/0.3 mile
Address: 1614 N. Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles 90028
Phone: (323) 462-7078
Hours: Tues-Thurs noon-7pm; Fri noon-6:45pm; Sat noon-7pm; Sun 1pm-4pm; Closed Monday
There are unique gift stores, and then there's Pan Pipes. For the pagan and occult voyeur, Pan Pipes is THE place for all things magical. Chalices, angles, stones, crystals, gargoyles, ankhs, and the highest-grade hand blended organic essential oils can all be found in the magickal apothecary. If you need a spell-kit for that special ritual, call ahead, they'll customize it for you. www.panpipes.com |
Larry Edmunds Book Shop
Metro Station: Hollywood/Highland, Red Line
Walking Distance: 4 minutes/0.2 mile
Address: 6644 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles,CA 90028
Phone: (323) 463-3273
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5:30pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 12pm-5:30pm
In business for over 70 years, Larry Edmunds Book Shop is Mecca for movie buffs in Hollywood. It's a hands on browser's paradise, crammed to the ceiling with 20,000 movie and theater books, 6,000 original posters and half a million movie photos. When owner Jeffrey Mantor reaches into his overstuffed filing cabinets to find that signed photo of Dorothy Dandridge or Kim Novak, the tattoos of Rita Hayworth and Anita Ekberg on his biceps tell you the guy knows his stuff. They host book signings by authors, stars, starlets and stuntmen. They often run their signings in partnership with the nearby American Cinematheque, combining film scholarship with screenings of classic movies. Recent events have included tributes to Glenn Ford, Jean Harlow, Errol Flynn, film noir tough guy Charles McGraw and America's sit-com Jeannie, Barbara Eden. Put Amazon and eBay on pause, and drop by for a browse in one of Hollywood Boulevard's oldest unique gift stores. www.larryedmunds.com |
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