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The bookstore boasts about being home to more new and used books and records in all of California.
The bookstore is in a century-old, multilevel, abandoned bank building and is a sprawling space with maze-like hallways that lead to hidden rooms, you can walk through book tunnels, and there is also a vault of horror.
Sounds delightful, the problem is the location.
This landmark bookstore is located on South Spring Street which is directly adjacent to the infamous Skid Row.
If you have not heard of or seen Skid Row, lucky you. I will never forget what I saw there. I am enclosing a few pics but be warned.
To call this area impoverished is a gross misrepresentation and understatement.
I really do not have words to describe what I saw myself.
We were driving block after block looking for a place to park but the sea of homeless people was so disturbing, we decided to leave.
The latest census from 2018 estimates there are 41,000+ people live on Skid Row.
Click here for a video (if you can actually watch it).
If you are still determined to check out The Last Bookstore, there are places to park if you don't mind throwing away $20 to park your car and walk past these destitute people with nothing.
We just could not do that plus there are gang-relating activities going on as well. For a minute, I forgot I was in America. I am not sure what I was thinking to be honest.
I forgot to mention that even though there are 41,000 homeless people and decaying buildings for blocks, there are also beautiful buildings with fancy Chandeliers and fancy people going in and out shopping and living their lives literally stepping right over homeless people to get their shopping done. It is disgusting!
I can honestly say I have never seen anything quite like this before and hope I never see anything like this again.
I am from Atlanta. I am fully aware that we also have homeless people but this was on a different level, a different everything really.
We did, however, find another bookstore close to The Forum which was small and overcrowding with books, vinyls, vintage magazines, random art, and miscellaneous other collectibles. C19 bought herself a book written in German from 1851 just because it was so unique and A Christmas Carol from 1901 which is fabulous. It is called Angel City Books and Records.
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