Exploring The Last Bookstore in Downtown Los Angeles

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  • Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
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    This bookstore in DTLA is unlike any other. Come and see how!
    Written by: Bethany Guerrero
    Cinematography and Visual Effects by: C. Drew Unser
    Special Thanks to: Katie Orphan
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 116

  • @samanthajenkins760
    @samanthajenkins760 5 років тому +33

    I love books. Save the the 📚. We need more book stores and used book stores. Thinks for sharing. Love it.

  • @toomuchgarden6898
    @toomuchgarden6898 6 років тому +13

    At time stamp 3:22... I love how she casually ask if they still have a dollar book section. Girl is true to my heart and ready to get her shopping on! Great post keep up the good work!

  • @Almondo84
    @Almondo84 7 років тому +29

    Most underrated channel

    • @comala27
      @comala27 6 років тому

      almondsaregreat I agree

  • @buddy8225
    @buddy8225 5 років тому +7

    This is my favorite video. As a book lover, i could spend hours looking at all them books. 😊📚

  • @davedeiler2072
    @davedeiler2072 5 років тому +22

    Ah yes, finally, someone else who loves books

  • @frithkin
    @frithkin 5 років тому +3

    Your show is better and more professional looking than most of the shows on TV in Australia at present

  • @fearnobodyandtrustnoone
    @fearnobodyandtrustnoone 3 роки тому

    WOW! It's a wonderful idea. 🤓📔📕📖📗📘📙📚📓📚📚📚📚

  • @frithkin
    @frithkin 5 років тому +1

    Just found it but loving your shows already . Thank you for making and sharing it !👍

  • @gilbertovillalpando418
    @gilbertovillalpando418 Рік тому +1

    This is heaven for me I love booksssss!

  • @mikieson
    @mikieson 5 років тому +2

    another video..yeah!!..ive watched several lately. glad i found you guys..hope you keep pushing forward..

  • @BeyondTheCompass817
    @BeyondTheCompass817 7 років тому +20

    I've been there a couple of times, it's really cool. Never knew it used to be a bank..

  • @mikericcardi1491
    @mikericcardi1491 5 років тому +4

    What a great show. Going to watch them all

  • @terranceolive6792
    @terranceolive6792 5 років тому +4

    I stumbled across your channel and started binge watching it's really cool how you give so much of the history in such a short time I can't wait for the next adventure to start

  • @Shadow91507
    @Shadow91507 2 роки тому +2

    Loved this! You two are cute and funny! Hope ppl continue their passion for exploration and receive inspiration in all your helpful, quirky, thorough work!

    • @residentpotato6023
      @residentpotato6023 Рік тому

      Bethany : “ where do we get off at?”
      Me : “my lap”.

  • @patrickc3769
    @patrickc3769 5 років тому +11

    you two are the cutest couple on youtube.

  • @janetgasman3784
    @janetgasman3784 8 років тому +1

    Fantastic job on this episode!! Love this store and enjoyed learning about the unique history of it. Keep it up and hope to see more!

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому

      +Janet Gasman Thank you! Please stick around and we'll be back for Season Two :)

  • @jerkytoo8184
    @jerkytoo8184 День тому

    My sister suggested going to this store last year and it was great. Such a big bookstore.

  • @rjr1227
    @rjr1227 5 років тому

    Very cool.....love how the bldg was saved and not destroyed. The huge columns are amazing....

  • @picketfences100
    @picketfences100 8 років тому +6

    Your stories remind me of an old TV show, Ralph Story's Los Angeles. Look it up sometime.

  • @vvarietyshow
    @vvarietyshow 7 років тому +6

    Your videos deserve more views. Thanks for the entertainment. I really enjoyed the Pirate Tower one

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  7 років тому

      Thank you for watching! Pirate Tower is still one of our favorites :)

  • @reinhardtnilsson7360
    @reinhardtnilsson7360 8 років тому

    Awesome....I've been here many times. Glad you guys covered this !

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому +1

      +Reinhardt Nilsson Awesome! What was your favorite part about it?

  • @JDAbelRN
    @JDAbelRN 5 років тому

    What an absolutely cool space, great vid!

  • @Belushi87
    @Belushi87 8 років тому +3

    I love book stores. I would never leave this place.

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому +2

      +Belushi87 It was VERY hard to leave after shooting. Thanks for checking out this episode! :)

    • @anibalcesarnishizk2205
      @anibalcesarnishizk2205 4 роки тому +1

      You're very right.

  • @brillblonde6705
    @brillblonde6705 8 років тому +1

    That was SO MUCH FUN! You finished your first series with a great episode. I want to GO to this place and spend a long day exploring. Wow! How many books does The Last Bookstore hold? Looks like a huge number. I love the idea of the building being a former bank. Now it's a bank full of ideas and adventures. Thanks for a great season of Oddity Odysseys. Can't wait to see more!

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому

      +BrillBlonde It is the perfect place to get lost in for a day. Thank you for always watching and all your encouragement. Looking forward to showing you more in the future :)

  • @fernandocontreras8202
    @fernandocontreras8202 7 років тому

    Great Show!!

  • @kikipacheco
    @kikipacheco 5 років тому

    I CAN'T WAIT TO CHECK THIS PLACE OUT!

  • @jdc1979
    @jdc1979 3 роки тому

    Guys I love your channel it’s truly inspiring to follow your adventures ill be sure to go to those places!!!!!

  • @scotts5308
    @scotts5308 5 місяців тому

    I used to work at the L.A. Herald Examiner in the summer of '82 as a summer intern (paid) in the photo department. Good times.

  • @missfeliss3628
    @missfeliss3628 Рік тому

    im always amazed by people that still have confidence even tho they have a noticeable belly flap .... i mean im seriously impressed and inspired.... they still smile, breathe, laugh

  • @timothywalker4563
    @timothywalker4563 2 роки тому

    If I were to visit L.A. I would visit “the last book store”! You might have to turn your jacket into an improvised pack to get the books to the subway. When I was in high school I didn’t have the car that day so I used my big shirt 🤣

  • @adriana2919
    @adriana2919 6 років тому

    these videos are amazing

  • @toughharley1903
    @toughharley1903 4 роки тому

    Wow that's amazing I must go to that historical book store

  • @tedwpx123
    @tedwpx123 5 років тому

    great video, the arch is cool

  • @t4981
    @t4981 3 роки тому +1

    It's so funny! The only reason why I came here is because the lady talking, Katie Orphan, is actually an eyewitness in the Elisa Lam case as she was one of the very few people who saw her alive. That's why I decided to watch this video. It's even more strange to know that the bookstore is located in one of the most dangerous sections of LA called Skid Row but this bookstore looks so appealing and a safe place to visit.

    • @brandixx7453
      @brandixx7453 3 роки тому

      Interesting. What brought me to this vid was their other video of the LA tunnels and I had been wondering, for a long time now, if there happened to be tunnels under or very near The Cecil Hotel, saw they made a vid about the Last Book Store and I knew it was right next to The Cecil. Saw a random comment on a totally different video of some guy claiming he and a friend had gotten "lost" in the tunnels and popped up somewhere unaware of where they were and where they came out was none other than The Last Book Store. .. It all comes together now.

  • @waynebender7720
    @waynebender7720 5 років тому +1

    It is book heaven!

  • @tingdzinkochu
    @tingdzinkochu Рік тому

    LBS is so much fun. Incidentally, here are 4 extra treats film buffs will find within walking distance of LBS: Three shooting locations for Ridley Scott's 1982 Blade Runner (Bradbury Building, Million Dollar Theatre, 2nd Street Tunnel (Between Hill & Figueroa) & LA City Hall = The Daily Planet (Adventures of Superman, TV series 1952-58). When you're through with those destinations, take the subway over to Union Station because that's where R. Scott shot Blade Runner's LAPD station. Enjoy!

  • @janettamcgee8124
    @janettamcgee8124 5 років тому

    Great video. I did not know that LA had a subway system. As always, you are always very informative.

    • @alabi2k542
      @alabi2k542 5 років тому

      Yes we do, but we never use it because we cant be out of the sun for any amount of time , as our perfect tans might fade.

  • @SummerGayle
    @SummerGayle 8 років тому

    This makes me so happy.

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому

      +Summer Barney You watching makes us happy. Can't wait to hear about you seeing it for yourself!

  • @haskellbob
    @haskellbob 2 роки тому

    Now that it features in the "My Sweet Lord" official video, sales are going to go up, I bet. For a while anyway. And there will always be people coming in to see the bookstore, who saw the video.

  • @nathancox3506
    @nathancox3506 4 роки тому

    I love this channel

  • @thestraydog
    @thestraydog 4 роки тому

    No way! At 5:21 I glimpsed that the vault door was made in Hamilton, OH, had no idea they made anything that was installed so far away from here, very cool!

  • @paigeg.4889
    @paigeg.4889 8 років тому +3

    You guys need more subscribers!
    In due time. Good content

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому +1

      +Paige G. Thank you Paige! And thank you for watching. It means a lot to us :)

  • @mattalvarez4500
    @mattalvarez4500 4 роки тому

    hi just came acorss this video today we used to live in la as kids but then my mom was like were going back to norcal, so now i just live in between san jose in oakland ca, i started driving in 05 and then i started finally hanging with my friends in wrestling. then that summer (since a former friend was going to join their wrestling school) the promoter asked me to come along and help with set up so i started driving to so cal for shows in 2014 i was gonna go with them to la for a show and then we were gonna hand out there for a few days so i saved for gas and hotel BUT i didn't get to go because my dad started developing deminita so i stayed and helped my sister with our dad ...anyways yea the closet i got to la was 2016 when i went to disneyland for the first time (but i didn't drive) i took amtrack maybe this summer or next summer i'll drive down there again, thx for the laugh at the end haha dylans like: you know we didn't drive here right? so how are you going to get those home? she ingores him and says...like and sub to our channel then later she's like hey dylan you think you can carry one? but he walks away and so bethany decides to sneak in another book idk if anyone else thought that was funny but i did. i think i need to laugh again so im going to watch it again :)

  • @daveguerrero2272
    @daveguerrero2272 8 років тому +9

    we want another 4 more seasons

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому

      +dave guerrero Guess we should get right on Season Two then. :)

  • @anibalcesarnishizk2205
    @anibalcesarnishizk2205 Рік тому

    From money to books; both, important assets in a developed society.The builders of the bank can be proud of the fate that the building had.

  • @meganredfield965
    @meganredfield965 5 років тому

    This is my first comment. I am a kid. My name is Cyrus. I like your videos and cool places you visit! :) I love you both because you're awesome.

  • @tsuemcmahon9118
    @tsuemcmahon9118 8 років тому +1

    All that's missing is a skinny vanilla latte and I am in the mystery vault in no time!!!!

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому

      +TSue McMahon We definitely have some expertise on where you can get that latte as well ;)

  • @LifeisLimitlessItsaChoiceYourC
    @LifeisLimitlessItsaChoiceYourC 3 роки тому

    Awesome place. A place where I will definitely visit on my trip to LA. Thank you Josh for your vision and dedication to bringing back the old-fashion way of reading, ready touching the book and making it fun and magical...Do you accept book donations? where to ship? etc. I live on Oahu, Hawaii. Thank you and your Team for making this happen. CJ

  • @dalejensen5828
    @dalejensen5828 5 років тому

    Love your videos, and Bethany, yum, that's all I got to say.

  • @General_reader
    @General_reader 11 місяців тому

    Siri people are like “ew gross Ticks, snakes, clean air!!!!!”
    I say “ew half 1 million people I don’t know any of whom could stab me”.

  • @noeyedeer5189
    @noeyedeer5189 8 років тому +2

    Why Are Your Videos So Amazing

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому

      +Ethan Purdie You just made our day :) Thank you!

    • @noeyedeer5189
      @noeyedeer5189 8 років тому

      +Oddity Odysseys Definitely Subsrcibed

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому

      Why are you so awesome? :) Thanks for subscribing!

    • @noeyedeer5189
      @noeyedeer5189 8 років тому

      +Oddity Odysseys Keep Making Great videos

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому

      You got it.

  • @ruready2rock856
    @ruready2rock856 5 років тому

    You guys are great hosts. Have you guys done hosting before this channel? You are so smooth and professional! Both of you!

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  5 років тому +2

      Thank you so much! And no, no official hosting before this. We just find talking about what you love flows nicely. :)

    • @ruready2rock856
      @ruready2rock856 5 років тому

      @@OddityOdysseys Wow, I'm impressed.

  • @TheDave3j
    @TheDave3j 3 роки тому +1

    "Speed" 😉

  • @anjachan
    @anjachan Рік тому +1

    I really thought it was the last ... Im glad it´s not 🤭where is the manga section? 🤣

  • @timmyangeltlc4888
    @timmyangeltlc4888 3 роки тому

    I could happily lose myself there. I am a speed reader and love burying myself in a cushy spot with a nice thick book. It doesn't matter the genre.

  • @drkelahenry
    @drkelahenry 5 років тому +1

    Books!

  • @Aeowyth
    @Aeowyth 8 років тому +1

    I'm visiting my sister who lives in Glendale in 6 weeks and I told her we had to go here!

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 років тому

      Laura!!! We miss you!!! So excited you get to see it for yourself! You must share all the details and your thoughts :)

    • @Aeowyth
      @Aeowyth 8 років тому

      You guys miss me?! Oh my gosh, I miss you guys too!! I can't wait for Season 2! I will for sure let you know how my visit to here goes.

  • @lewiscottle1234
    @lewiscottle1234 8 років тому

    Good video! #AddItHere

  • @ramonalfaro3252
    @ramonalfaro3252 4 роки тому

    Love your videos. Reposted @InProcessLA

  • @trexinvert
    @trexinvert 4 роки тому

    Hey Drew/Bethany get some wide angle lenses. Your videography "barely captures" the massiveness of this place. Especially on the second floor 6:02 there are about a half dozen small art galleries and shops up there.

  • @Rikki-ij5zb
    @Rikki-ij5zb 7 років тому +1

    The Last Bookstore is part of one of the weirdest synchronicities I've ever seen:
    ua-cam.com/video/pt8lhNNk9So/v-deo.html

  • @deckiedeckie
    @deckiedeckie 4 роки тому

    WE ALL LOVE BOOKS.......but WE JUST CANNOT PAY FOR 'EM!!!!

  • @diy_mo
    @diy_mo 8 місяців тому

    When will you upload your next video? I'm waiting haha

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  8 місяців тому

      We have several new ones out and just posted one today. :)

  • @amandam3145
    @amandam3145 Рік тому

    How to order a book from out of town

  • @wolfiuhmmm
    @wolfiuhmmm 5 років тому +1

    Did I see a sign saying Hamilton Ohio?

  • @CK90
    @CK90 Рік тому

    If I happen to be on the West coast when we get nuked now I know where I will spend my time during the fallout. LOL

  • @der-buchhandel
    @der-buchhandel 3 роки тому

    Der Buchhandel..Bookstores Place Berlin Germany

  • @boxborolad
    @boxborolad 5 років тому +2

    Bethany in a skirt & she's not wearing her knife! :-) :-)

  • @3Dprint4you
    @3Dprint4you 3 роки тому

    Why does she keep saying the “lost” bookstore?

  • @eclecticreader961
    @eclecticreader961 5 років тому

    I see lots of fiction and modern looking books, but no antiquated books :(

    • @OddityOdysseys
      @OddityOdysseys  5 років тому +1

      There are definitely several sections of wonderful and ancient books. We should have covered more of those areas but ran out of time. Highly encourage people to see this place for themselves!

  • @alabi2k542
    @alabi2k542 5 років тому

    Like used furniture and thrift store clothing, Bedbugs love old/used books.

  • @missfeliss3628
    @missfeliss3628 Рік тому

    the lost bookstore lol,....

  • @MonkeyHatable
    @MonkeyHatable 3 роки тому

    For how much that dude likes putting his hands in his pockets, he should get pants with bigger pockets

  • @skars8057
    @skars8057 3 роки тому

    The title is misleading

  • @BUCHHANDELTV
    @BUCHHANDELTV 3 роки тому

    Kurdistan Net Channel KNC From Berlin Germany.

  • @MikeBaxterABC
    @MikeBaxterABC 5 років тому +4

    I do not approve of books being used as building materials :(

    • @zzanatos2001
      @zzanatos2001 5 років тому +1

      Hopefully, they're old tax law books, or other items that are outdated or damaged.

    • @AspergersStudio
      @AspergersStudio Місяць тому

      Noone asked you if you approved, loser.

  • @deckiedeckie
    @deckiedeckie 4 роки тому +1

    Which planet do u live on??......most people CANNOT afford books!!.....Even used books are becoming expensive these days!!

  • @user-ec5vx3uf6r
    @user-ec5vx3uf6r 28 днів тому

    Very poor presentation, not even passionate for the most beautiful art THE BOOKS. 😢😢😢