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Rose Bowl Flea Market
The guide was updated:For something different, check out the world-famous Rose Bowl Flea Market. With more than 2,500 vendors selling everything from apparel, crafts, old furniture to vintage clothes and accessories, you will basically find everything here. The market attracts bargain hunters, collectors and antique aficionados.
Useful Information
- Address: 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena, CA
- Opening hours: Held on the second Sunday of every month
- Website: www.rgcshows.com/rose-bowl
- Phone: +1 323 560 7469
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For something different, check out the world-famous Rose Bowl Flea Market. With more than 2,500 vendors selling everything from apparel, crafts, old furniture to vintage clothes and accessories, you will basically find everything here. The market attracts bargain hunters, collectors and antique aficionados.
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Westside & Beverly Hills
The famous Rodeo Drive sits at the center of the ‘Golden Triangle’ — Santa Monica Boulevard to the north, Wilshire Boulevard to the south and Canon Drive to the east. This is where the big people buy big names for big money. A familiar backdrop in lots of movies, it is certainly worth a look — even if you can’t afford anything. Some of the streets off Rodeo Drive are slightly more affordable.
West Third Street (between Fairfax and Robertson Boulevards) is a fun shopping street and one of the most popular in the city, with great boutiques, some gorgeous antique shops and trendy cafes.
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Santa Monica & The Beaches
If the attitude is getting to you in L.A.’s ultra trendy shopping spots, check out the more chilled out streets around the beaches. Main Street (between Pacific Street and Rose Avenue, and Santa Monica and Venice Boulevards), which connects Santa Monica and Venice, combines trendy with beach bum chic and has all the mall standards as well as some individual boutiques. The street is dotted with laid back cafés and restaurants.
Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice is another great place for a stroll with its vintage clothes, galleries and antique furniture. Montana Avenue in Santa Monica (between 17th and 7th Streets), is full of specialty shops with home furnishings, fashion and gourmet food.
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Silver Lake & Los Feliz
Located east of Hollywood and populated with artists and musicians, Silver Lake and Los Feliz have become centers for the "bohemian chic." This is a great area to explore for its excellent music shops, vintage clothes and furniture among other offerings. Several designers have set up shop here too, with small individual boutiques.
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L.A. Farmer’s Market
Opened in July 1934, this sprawling marketplace with over 100 grocers, shops and eateries has been a Los Angeles institution for over 60 years. The stalls are providing fresh local produce, ethnic food stalls and carnival-style entertainment to Angelenos and visitors alike.
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Downtown
Downtown L.A. is an eclectic mix of bargain stores, markets and ethnic enclaves and is well worth a bit of exploration. A good place to start is Santee Alley, between Santee and Maple Streets and Olympic Boulevard and 12th Street, where designer clothing can be found at very low prices.
Olvera Street is a wonderfully lively pedestrian street near Union Station, where stalls selling Mexican goods and food of all sorts line the sidewalks and musicians wander up and down making nice sounds.
Another spot worth checking out is the covered Grand Central Market (317 South Broadway, between 3rd and 4th Streets), which has been open since 1917. For a bargain price, you can pick up all manner of ingredients, both usual and unusual, and eat your way through the ethnic food stalls.
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Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard is one of Los Angeles’ most famous streets, and it has become a bit of a tourist Mecca with souvenir, T-shirt and poster shops lining its sidewalks.
Melrose Avenue, between Fairfax and La Brea, is one of L.A.’s most exciting shopping streets, and great for people-watching. The latest fashions in everything can be found on this street, as well as a great selection of trendy restaurants. Even the storefronts are works of art. A true L.A. experience.
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The Grove
The Grove is a one-stop shopping destination which is like an adult Disneyland — complete with a trolley to transport shoppers from one end to the other. Here you will find everything from clothes, accessories to beauty and more. There are some great eateries, too, and the rooftop car park has a superb view of the city. Michael Kors, Nordstrom, Banana Republic, Barneys New York, GAP, Swarovski, MAC cosmetics, Tiffany & Co. are just some examples of stores located here.
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La Brea Avenue
La Brea Avenue (between Wilshire Blvd. and Hollywood Blvd.) is one of LA’s artier shopping strips with a great selection of vintage clothes stores, antiques and arts and crafts. When strolling down the street you will also find restaurants when needed of a rest.
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Citadel Outlets
You will find Citadel Outlets just 10 minutes south of Downtown Los Angeles and this huge mall boasts 130 brand name stores and offers 30%-70% off retail prices. A variety of fashion stores are located here such as Michael Kors, H&M, Kipling, Perry Ellis, Juicy Couture, Calvin Klein, Banana Republic Factory Store, Tommy Hilfiger and many more.
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Hollywood & Highland
Hollywood & Highland is an entertainment center for tourists and locals alike. It provides world-class shopping, dining and the Dolby Theatre. Here you can shop famous fashion brands such as Louis Vuitton, L’Occitane, Victoria’s Secret, Skechers and GAP.
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OK
This is a small store where you can buy unique gifts for yourself or others. It boast beautiful glassware, tableware, jewelry and noguchi paper lamps, as well as books, gardening tools and carved wood bowls and much more.
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Skylight Books
A smaller independent bookstore that supports local authors, this place is worth a visit for the amazing book selection, everything from literary fiction to books on music, art, film and theatre are housed here. You will find the store in the Los Feliz area.
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Ontario Mills
California’s largest outlet, Ontario Mills is an indoor mall that offers the ultimate shopping experience. With over 200 stores housing some of the biggest names in men's, women's and children's fashion including jewelry, sporting goods, footwear and more, you will probably not leave this mall empty handed. Stores include Nike, Old Navy, The North Face, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom Rack, Forever 21 and much more.
When needed of a break, do not worry there are great restaurants and cafés where to rest your feet.
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Amoeba Music
Amoeba Music is the largest independent record store in the world. Here you can buy new and used records, CDs, posters, DVDs, etc. A must visit for every music fan.
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