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It was the Emerald City of bookstores and now it's gone. B. Dalton Hollywood, formerly known as Pickwick's, closed on May 20. I was walking along the squalid section of Hollywood Boulevard east of Highland on May 26 when I was shocked to see a sign in the front door window saying, "Go...

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Published inThe Los Angeles times
Main Author Frank, Sam
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, Calif Los Angeles Times Communications LLC 09.07.1995
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Summary:It was the Emerald City of bookstores and now it's gone. B. Dalton Hollywood, formerly known as Pickwick's, closed on May 20. I was walking along the squalid section of Hollywood Boulevard east of Highland on May 26 when I was shocked to see a sign in the front door window saying, "Going Out of Business." Talk about a teen-ager running head-on into the bookstore of his dreams! Just as spectacular was the third floor bargain-book attic, which was as large as the main floor. While the good times lasted, Pickwick, which became B. Dalton in October of 1968, was my retail bookstore of choice. (The Pickwick chain had been founded in 1931 by Louis Epstein with a store on 8th Street.) It had the biggest stock of science fiction, fantasy, mystery novels and other genre books in the city. But, during that time, the slow decline and fall of both the store and Hollywood Boulevard was taking place. Now, it's the scene of homeless people and Metro Rail calamities.
ISSN:0458-3035
2165-1736