The women knew they needed the space to function on a practical level such as being able to store a large sample library along with the massive amounts of furnishings they had all collected over the years.
Fashion is huge in Los Angeles and one trendy place to shop for clothing is Crossroads. The location in Studio City is where you can find cool t-shirts, lightly worn clothes, as well as brand new clothing and designer clothing you'd probably find at Nordstrom or other upscale places for half the price. With a great variety of items in the store, you will definitely find something just right for whatever the occasion.
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With a variety of Japanese themed products and clothing, you can find products you would usually only find in Japan at this Melrose Ave. store. Selections range from a variety of Hello Kitty Items and Sanrio Characters to Marvel Comic & Tokidoki items and they also offer great knick knacks as well as clothing and art. It's a very unique and trendy shopping experience.
West 3rd Street (btw. Fairfax and Robertson boulevards) -- You can shop until you drop on this trendy strip, anchored on the east end by the Farmers Market and The Grove. Many of Melrose Avenue's shops have relocated here, along with terrific up-and-comers, several cafes, and restaurants. Fun is more the catchword here than funky, and the shops (including the vintage-clothing stores) are a bit more refined than those along Melrose. Traveler's Bookcase, 8375 W. 3rd St. (tel. 323/655-0575; www.travelbooks.com), is one of the best travel bookshops in the West, stocking a huge selection of guidebooks and travel literature, as well as maps and travel accessories.
l.a. Eyeworks, 7407 Melrose Ave. (tel. 323/653-8255; www.laeyeworks.com), revolutionized eyeglass designs from medical supply to stylish accessory, and now their brand is nationwide. Off the Wall Antiques, 7325 Melrose Ave. (tel. 323/930-1185; www.offthewallantiques.com), is filled with neon-flashing, bells-and-whistles kitsch collectibles, from vintage Wurlitzer jukeboxes to life-size fiberglass cows. The L.A. branch of a Bay Area hipster hangout, Wasteland, 7248 Melrose Ave. (tel. 323/653-3028; www.wastelandclothing.com), has an enormous steel-sculpted facade. There's a lot of leather and denim, and some classic vintage -- but mostly funky 1970s-style garb, both vintage and contemporary. An outpost of the edgy Floyd's Barbershops, 7300 Melrose Ave. (tel. 323/965-7600; www.floydsbarbershops.com), keeps the street's style-for-less theme by charging around $21 for men's and $24 for women's cuts. It's like a salon, music store, and Internet cafe rolled into one.
When you're finally fed up with the Rodeo Drive attitude and megamall conformity, it's time to drive to Venice and stroll the eclectic shops along Abbot Kinney Boulevard. This refreshingly anti-establishment stretch of street has the most diverse array of shops, galleries, and restaurants in Los Angeles. (Locals still cheer that there are no franchises in the neighborhood.) You can easily spend the entire afternoon here poring over vintage clothing, antique furniture, vintage Vespas, local art, and amusing gifts. Or if you're looking for a unique gift, you'll want to try Strange Invisible Perfumes, 1138 Abbot Kinney Blvd. (tel. 310/314-1505; www.siperfumes.com), where they can custom-make a scent to match your musk. Then there's Firefly, 1409 Abbot Kinney Blvd. (tel. 310/450-6288; www.shopfirefly.com), a local favorite. It's that one store you can go into and find everything from great baby gifts, stationery, and books to quirky handbags and cool clothing. DNA Clothing Co., 411 Rose Ave. (tel. 310/399-0341; www.dnaclothing.com), is the mother lode for those in search of the coolest, most current styles for men and women at great prices (stylists and costumers often use DNA as their resource for sitcoms and feature films). You'll find all your major brands as well as their own private-label wear, and fresh stock arrives weekly. Take a break to eat at one of the boulevard's many restaurants, including Joe's (the best California cuisine in L.A.), Primitivo, Axe, Lilly's, Jin's Patisserie, French Market Café, Tasting Kitchen Gjelina, and, of course, Hal's Bar and Grill, with its live jazz music. Heck, there are even 2 hours of free street parking.
Since the late lamented Bullock's department store closed in 1993 (its Art Deco masterpiece salons were rescued to house the Southwestern Law School's library), Downtown has become less of a shopping destination than ever. Although many of the once-splendid streets are lined with cut-rate luggage and electronics stores, shopping here can be a rewarding -- albeit gritty -- experience for the adventuresome.
It should be remembered that when Larchmont Temple was organized over seventy years ago, Larchmont was very different from what it is today. While physically little has changed--the vast majority of the homes and stores, Village hall, the library and Chatsworth School were already built--there were very few Jewish families, and those who were here were mostly new to the community. 2ff7e9595c
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