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Shopping
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You can buy virtually anything, anywhere, anytime in LA. The big
department stores
or the exclusive
Rodeo Drive
will have it if the ubiquitous run-of-the-mill retailers don't, and if all else fails try LA's massive
malls
, which often resemble self-contained city suburbs as much as shopping precincts. The antiseptic
CityWalk
mall at Universal Studios distills a dozen LA neighborhoods into cutout facades fronting all the national chain stores, complete with a sandy beach. At the central seven-acre
Beverly Center
, at Beverly and La Cienega boulevards, you'll find designer stores, fourteen cinemas and ample opportunities for star-spotting, all above a giant parking garage. Another local favorite is the
Century City Mall
, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd, Century City, aimed at middle-class and upscale - but unpretentious - buyers. West Hollywood and
Melrose Avenue
hold many of the city's trendier boutiques, but if you're after a first edition of Shirley MacLaine's autobiography, old movies stills or a rare Beatles "butcher cover" LP in mint condition, try one of the places we've listed. Other useful information
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