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The Last Bookstore: A Timeless Novelty That Never Fades

Twilight Zonish vibe left me in another dimension

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Matthew Bamberg
Aug 09, 2024
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The Last Bookstore neon sign in downtown LA. Photo by Matthew Bamberg

You unlock this door with the key of imagination — Jack Hutto, Producer of the “Twilight Zone" TV series

Discover how a Twilight Zone vibe at LA’s Last Bookstore can leave you feeling to another dimension. Explore surreal experiences that blur the lines between reality and the unknown as you wander through every crack and crevice of books interrupted with art installations.

The Last Bookstore in downtown LA, remarkable and otherworldly, offers a book spread that looks to approach ∞. Books are lined up and down aisles with unique displays that caught my imagination and surely catch anyone looking for a bit of LA retro kitsch. A walk from the outside akin to entering a twilight zone, my mind’s state fogged into another dimension bordering reality and fantasy.

“A record store, comic book store, 5 art studios, an epic yarn shop, a famous book tunnel, a mammoth head, and unexpected nooks of funkiness. Also we are in a hundr…

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