Like in my first LA highlights post, there is no better town for me to share knowledge about than my hometown Los Angeles, CA (maybe Florence, Italy and some surrounding cities in Italy, but that's another series all together, possibly...), so I thought my second edition of Los Angeles Highlights would be about one of my favorite shops in LA, a shop that I always take people to if they're from out of town or have never heard of it, so hence this post.
PART TWO - WACKO'S SOAP PLANT / LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY
4633 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90027
Wacko's is unlike any other store I've ever entered before. Sure there are shops out there that sell knick-knacks and what-nots, but I think Wacko's is in a different gene pool because of the sheer size and the overwhelming amount of things everywhere. Every square inch of this place is packed with tons of interesting items from rows and rows of books, to posters of obscure movies (some pornos), felted skulls, incense, lighters, postcards, vinyl records, candy, t-shirts, toys, figurines, bags, bones, reptile skins, dolls, clocks, soaps, etc. etc. All in all Wacko's is your one stop shop of odds and ends and everything in between.
Another wonderful thing about Wacko's is that it isn't just a store, but a gallery of local artists as well. The gallery is constantly having openings and have a back row of previous artists work always available for purchase. Their
blog tells more.
What Wacko's is really about and it's true history is something I'm unsure about, but what I am sure about is the fact that no matter what kind of person you are I assure you out of the millions of things they sell at this huge store, you are bound to find something that sparks you're interest.
There are a lot more photos on Flickr that I found, but the owner did not allow downloading rights, so check them out for yourself
here.
Next door to Wacko's is
Ozzie Dots, an awesome costume/clothing store that also has odds and ends for one and all.
Also, their website has a small shop section that has some stuff available for purchase, but nothing near as much as they have in stock in the shop.
