Los Angeles Shopping Guide

Los Angeles offers shopping for everyone. Whatever your interests may be I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for. Los Angeles is lined with collectors shops, specialty shops, malls, plazas, boutiques, high-end shops, low-end shops and much more. So, if you're in the mood do get out and pick up a gift or something for yourself you won't find it a difficult.

The Beverly Center. 8500 Beverly Boulevard. Tel:- (325) 854-0070.
Up market mall with over 160 Fashion, Department and Specialty stores.
Also contains Cinema's Restaurants and the world famous Hard Rock Cafe of Beverly Hills. Look out for Elvis Presley's old Cadillac perched nose first into the wall above the entrance.

Department Store Row. Wilshire Boulevard.
A stones throw from Rodeo Drive are a number of major Department stores on Wilshire Blvd. including Neiman-Marcus 9700 Wilshire (310)550-5900. Saks. Fifth Ave. 9600 Wilshire Blvd. (310)275-4211
Barney's of New York. 9570 Wilshire. (310)276-4400.

Westwood Pavilion. 10800 W. Pico Boulevard. (310)474-6255.
Sleek mall containing a Cinema plus fashion, gift & dining outlets.

Universal City Walk. Universal Studio's. (818)-622-4455
Gifts, souvenirs, specialty and eateries on a two block pedestrian promenade outside Universal Studios. Night time visit for the lights and atmosphere is best. Contains the larger of the Hard Rock Cafes. Official website www.universalstudios.com

Century City Shopping Center & Marketplace.
10250 Santa Monica Boulevard. W/Hollywood. (310)553-5300.
Some 140 stores make this one of LA's premier outdoor shopping,
dining and entertainment complexes.

Glendale Galleria. 2148 Glendale Galleria. Glendale.(818)240-9481.
Enormous San Gabriel Valley Mall that includes The Broadway, Nordstroms & J.C.Pennys plus over 250 other shops and restaurants.

Santa Monica Place. Broadway at 3rd.St. Santa Monica. (310)394-5451. Three story's of Dept. stores and shops including a large food court.

South Coast Plaza. 3333 Bristol Street. Costa Mesa. Orange County. (714)435-2000.
Massive shopping mall that includes Department stores, shops, dining and entertainment

Long Beach Plaza. 451 Long Beach Boulevard. Long Beach. (310)435-8686. In the heart of downtown Long Beach, consisting of some 140 shops including J.C. Penny & Montgomery Ward.

Hollywood and Highland
(Corner of Highand Ave. & Hollywood Blvd.)
One of L.A's newest and glitziest shopping centers. Located at the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Highland this not to be missed gathering place featuring over 75 shops and restaurants, the Chinese 6 Theatres, Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, the Kodak Theatre (new home of the Oscars) and connects to the historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre (where all those famous footprints are in cement). This shopping center is convenient to an MTA subway station which can get you to the conference and back for only $1.35 each way.

Macy’s Plaza at the MCI Center
750 West 7th Street (Between Flower and Hope)
(213)624-2891 Featuring over 30 specialty shops, eateries and services including Macy’s, Bally’s Total Fitness, Express, Casual Corner, US Postal Service and much more.

Pasadena Paseo
Located on Colorado Blvd., across from the Pasadena Conference Center, In addition to stores, there are restaurants and movie theatres.