Thrift stores in Los Angeles
- 26 shops
- 10 thrift
- 16 used books & secondhand
- within 6 mi of downtown
Nothing in Los Angeles groups tightly enough to walk between, so this is a driving list of 26 stores. San Fernando Road has three of them and Hollywood Boulevard two, which is as close to a cluster as the city gets. Goodwill has six branches, and only two used bookstores are listed.
Chains with several branches: Goodwill (6)
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Los Rodeos Secondhand store2.1 mi
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Wilder Los Angeles Secondhand store2.1 mi
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A & Z Thrift Shop Secondhand store2.1 mi
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The Sonshine Shop Thrift Store Secondhand store
South Vermont Avenue · 90007
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Supergoodie Secondhand store3.3 mi
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Out of the Closet - Glassell Park Superstore Thrift store
San Fernando Road · 90065
Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00
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Ciao Cherub Vintage Secondhand store
Hollywood Boulevard · 90027
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Out of the Closet Secondhand store
Glendale Boulevard
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Out of the Closet Secondhand store4.6 mi
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Sole Folks Thrift store
Degnan Boulevard · 90008
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Book hunting in Los Angeles
Nearest-first is a decent route plan on its own: cluster your visits, start with the shops closest to each other, and save the outliers for days you're passing anyway. Thrift stores re-shelve constantly, most put new donations out every day or two, so a shop that was quiet on Saturday can be a different shop by Wednesday. Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons, and it's always worth asking staff when the book cart comes out.
17 of the shops here have their opening hours on record, and 15 of those open on Sundays. Where no hours are listed, nobody has recorded them yet. 14 of the 26 are general second-hand shops.
If you want the odds on your side, read our guides to finding good books in thrift and charity shops and spotting the books worth grabbing before you set out.
Donating books in Los Angeles
10 of the shops here are charity-run and take book donations during opening hours. Ask at the counter for a receipt if you want to claim the donation against tax. Shops pay to dispose of what they cannot sell, so a bad donation costs the charity money. The test before you pack a bag: would someone buy this today? Recent fiction, classics, cookery and children's books move. Old textbooks, out-of-date travel guides and anything damp or mouldy do not.
Our guide to where to donate books covers which shops suit which books, and what to do with a whole house clear-out.
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Nearby: Thrift stores in Oakland· Thrift stores in San Francisco· Thrift stores in Salt Lake City· Thrift stores in Eugene· Thrift stores in Portland· Thrift stores in Denver
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