With two former Melrose Avenue stores having relocated here, and another having opened an eastern satellite last May, this skewed little stretch of Hollywood Boulevard, at Vermont, offers more offbeat shopping choices per square inch than perhaps anywhere else in the city. Go ahead: Just try to leave after less than an hour.
Local Positioning: Hollywood Blvd. at Vermont
A walking guide to Hollywood Blvd. at Vermont
By Jean-Luc Renault
Special to MetromixJuly 9, 2008
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Maya
4685 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles323-953-0916
Maya is the latest of three Melrose Avenue stores—the others being Ozzie Dots and Wacko/Soap Plant—to set up shop on this block. The original location is still open, and this Eastside adjunct offers a similar cadre of exotic Asian and pre-Columbianstyle trinkets, plus more carved wood...
Glory Sales & Services
4659 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles323-644-5679
Chock-full of vintage motorcycle apparel, specialty leather riding jackets, and fully restored British and American bikes, this store oozes badass swagger. Its the type of joint for rebels without causesbut with large bank accounts.
Sweeney Todd's Barber Shop
4639 Hollywood Blvd. - Los Angeles323-667-9690
The only thing sharper than the straight razors at this 1940s-inspired barber shop is the staffs crisp attire. The superb haircuts and stacks of Playboys arent too shabby either.
Soap Plant / Wacko
4633 Hollywood Blvd - Los Angeles323-663-0122
This bookstore/gift shop/art gallery is an L.A. institution. It’s one of the few one-stop shops for children’s literature, homoerotic picture books and just about any off-the-wall gag gift ever invented.
