The Green Man offers a selection of items to help customers tune into their spiritual side. The store stocks incense, crystals, prayer stones and essential oils. The shop sells these products with the belief that a higher power exists in the world; a theory that customers can interpret for themselves, as this is a non-denominational shop. The manager shares his journey in the Universe by hosting a number of classes and workshops at the shop.
J & B Bookstore has been in the small strip mall off of Vanowen in North Hollywood for 26 years. The store carries a large selection of adult books and magazines. It also sells adult toys and novelties, as well as an adult arcade. It rents and sells adult DVDs and VHS tapes. J & B Books is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. There are three parking spaces out front.
Jasons II Adult Books carries an assortment of coitus related media and gadgets. Dildos, pornographic movies, magazines, books, handcuffs, games, whatever you are looking for to spice up your sex life, Jasons is bound to carry it in stock. The friendly staff will be more than happy to help you with any of your questions, no matter how salacious, so being bashful is not an option.
Virginia Newstand occupies a corner space in the shopping plaza anchored by the 99 Cents Only Store. The main focus here is on tobacco products. Virginia Newstand stocks cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and cigars. Hookahs are available, too. There's also a wide variety of energy drinks on hand. Cold, bottled beverages and frozen treats can be had from cases near the front. Incense, socks and T-shirts are located on the middle shelves. At the back, there's a sizable adult section.
This small tobacco shop is also a mini newsstand stocked with magazines and local newspapers. You must be 18 years or older to enter the tobacco shop and to purchase in the State of California. The shop has good prices for cartons of cigarettes and other tobacco products. It serves fresh brewed coffee using the Farmers Brothers Coffee brand. It also makes cappuccino and espresso. There is no kitchen, but it stocks packaged snack foods and pastries. There is an outside café area where you are allowed to smoke, read and eat. But the outdoor free parking spot only allows a 15-minute loading period, so folks usually stop in for items to go.
This is the editorial office for the online music-industry resource Hits Magazine. Editor-in-chief Larry Beer and his team of journalists cover everything related to the music recording industry. On Hits' comprehensive website, you can track daily music sales by such popular artists as Beyonce, 50 Cent and Celine Dion. It covers all genres -- rock, gospel, classical, jazz and hip-hop -- and the Grammy Awards, too. Hits Magazine recently moved from its Hollywood offices to this new location in Lankershim Village.
Named one of the best bookstores in L.A. by Los Angeles Magazine, the Iliad Bookshop boasts a collection of more than 100,000 books, dealing with history, music, biography, philosophy and more.
Books about Hollywood and the movies are among the store's bestsellers.
The Iliad offers fast turnaround on special orders on in-print titles, and extensive searches for out-of-print books. The staff is knowledgeable about books and they know their customers. It's the homey feeling and the special attention that makes you want to come back
The Iliad Bookstore took its name from the shop's first location, which was next door to Odyssey Video. Homer would be pleased.