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The Lost Bookstores of Westwood Village & Boulevard

49 bookstores at 47 addresses, from Campbell’s on Le Conte Avenue in 1929 to Booksellers Row, south of Wilshire down to Pico.

Westwood from the Village south along Westwood Boulevard to Pico Boulevard.
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Westwood Boulevard, from the Village south to Pico. The box is the Village, drawn at street scale opposite.
Detail: Westwood Village, Le Conte Avenue south to Wilshire Boulevard.
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The Village, Le Conte Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard.
the street number on recordapproximate — the number is uncertain, or the point touches more than one lot

Westwood Village

  1. 1

    10918 Le Conte Avenue

    Campbell's Book StoreSept 1929 – May 1974
    Brentano's1974 – 1984?
  2. 2

    901? Westwood Boulevard (corner of Le Conte)

    Butler/Gabriel Books (first location)from 1985?
  3. 3

    923 Broxton Avenue

    Marlboro Booksfrom by Sept 1963
  4. 4

    927 Broxton Avenue

    Westwood International News and Magazinesdates not known
  5. 5

    10861 Weyburn Avenue

    Bullock's Westwood book departmentdates not known
  6. 6

    940 Broxton Avenue

    Village Book Storeby 1955 – after 1967
  7. 7

    10926 Weyburn Avenue

    Westwood Book Store and Rental Library (first location)from 1936 (1935?)
  8. 8

    10953 Weyburn Avenue

    The Book Fairfrom by 1962
  9. 9

    10884 Weyburn Avenue

    Logos of Westwood1971 – 1999
  10. 10

    10944 Weyburn Avenue

    Alexandria II New Age Bookstorefrom by 1993
  11. 11

    10967? Weyburn Avenue

    Bruin Book Companydates not known
  12. 12

    10930 A Weyburn Avenue

    Butler/Gabriel Books (second location)dates not known
  13. 13

    1000 Westwood Boulevard

    Whitman's Beard pop-up used bookstorefrom 2016?
  14. 14

    1002 Westwood Boulevard

    College Book Companyfrom by 1974
    Hunter's Booksuntil 25 Dec 1987
  15. 15

    1025 Westwood Boulevard

    Vogue Records and Booksdates not known
  16. 16

    1021 Broxton Avenue

    Westwood Book Store (second location)dates not known
  17. 17

    1036-C Broxton Avenue

    The Mystery Bookstore14 Oct 2000 – 31 Jan 2011
  18. 18

    1059? Broxton Avenue

    Free Press Bookstore and Westwood Kazoo1960s – after 1969
  19. 19

    1060 Westwood Boulevard

    Modernbook | Gallery 1060after Sept 2001 – by Jan 2003
  20. 20

    1073 Broxton Avenue

    Waldenbooksdates not known
  21. 21

    1087 Broxton Avenue

    College Book Company (1960s)from by 1966
  22. 22

    1093 Broxton Avenue

    Second Story Bookstoredates not known
  23. 23

    1080 Gayley Avenue

    College Book Company (1950s)from 1950s
  24. 24

    10845 Lindbrook Drive

    Samuel W. Katz Booksellerdates not known
  25. 25

    1129 Glendon Avenue

    Christian Science Reading Roomdates not known
  26. 26

    10953 Kinross Avenue

    Technical Book Company (Village)from by 1964
  27. 27

    1133? Westwood Boulevard

    Course Reader Materialdates not known
  28. 28

    1106 Gayley

    Gayley Book Storefrom by 1950
  29. 29

    1121? Gayley Avenue (Gayley Center)

    Westwood Book Store (last location)until May 1983
  30. 30

    10889? Wilshire Boulevard

    Hammer Museum Gallery Bookstorefrom 1992?

Westwood Boulevard — Booksellers Row

  1. 31

    1351 Westwood Boulevard

    Sisterhood Bookstore1972 – 1999
  2. 32

    1360 Westwood Boulevard

    Borders Books & Music1999 – Jan 2011
  3. 33

    1371 Westwood Boulevard

    A Change of Hobbitfrom by 1976
  4. 34

    1434 Westwood Boulevard

    Pars Books & Publishingdates not known
  5. 35

    1518 Westwood Boulevard

    Kolbe Ketab Bookstoredates not known
  6. 36

    1547 Westwood Boulevard

    Davis & Schorr Art Booksdates not known
  7. 37

    1743 Westwood Boulevard

    Johnny's Used Booksdates not known
  8. 38

    2056 Westwood Boulevard

    Technical Book Companydates not known
  9. 39

    2076 Westwood Boulevard

    Vagabond Booksfrom 1975
  10. 40

    10617 Pico Boulevard

    Other Times Booksdates not known
  11. 41

    2255 Westwood Boulevard

    Kenneth Karmiole Bookselleruntil by 1987
  12. 42

    2283 Westwood Boulevard (rear; enter on Tennessee)

    Krown & Spellmanfrom Aug 1977
  13. 43

    2306 Westwood Boulevard

    La Cité des Livresdates not known
  14. 44

    2341 Westwood Boulevard

    Hyman & Sons Rare Booksdates not known
  15. 45

    2345 Westwood Boulevard

    Pettler & Liebermandates not known
  16. 46

    2367? Westwood Boulevard

    Howard Karno Booksby 1978 – by 1987
  17. 47

    Pico and Westwood boulevards

    Barnes & Noble (Westside Pavilion)c. 1996 – end of 2011