Pacific Edge Gallery is located on South Coast Highway in downtown Laguna Beach. This gallery has been featuring artists in solo shows since 1989. It features watercolor, oil, gauache, giclee, acrylic, and other mediums. The focus here is Early California Impressionism, but abstract art is also a draw. This gallery has been a participant gallery in First Thursdays Artwalk, since its inception.
The store is now under new ownership and has been renamed Collector's World. The new owners are Damon Hudson and Stephen Weber.
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Ron's Collectors World is run by Ron and Vinnie Savino. The brothers specialize in high-end sports cards, collectible comics, and other memorabilia. Customers can find just about every comic or sporting card available here, including older, even rare comics. The store is a real treat for the avid collector, or the occasional memorabilia buyer.
Hollywood Toys & Costumes has been a staple of Hollywood for over 50 years. This is easily the most popular costume store in the whole of Los Angeles, a city that seems to be overflowing with costumed and masked people. The store has become a film industry go-to supplier for props, costumes and wigs, but is also hugely popular with individual tourists and locals alike. Inside you'll find a giant market full of toys, props, statues, figurines, wigs, fake jewelry, fake weapons and much, much more. Don't be fooled by the website of the same name, because it is a separate entity. And no one does costumes like Hollywood Toys & Costumes!
This local franchise of this national chain is a convenient one-stop-shop for hobby enthusiasts. The vast selection of products includes scientific experiments, rockets, radio controlled planes and cars and more. The store also features a miniature racetrack and railroad display. Ask about parking lot racing on Sundays.
Gulf Coast Model Railroad is a dream come true for many children and adults. The entire store is dedicated to model railroads and their components, including paints. The trains available are both vintage and brand new, spanning all makes and models from up to 12 different manufacturers. There are two functioning model railroads in the store.
Ancient Moon sells a wide variety of beads in an array of colors, shapes and sizes. The store also carries a selection of accessories, including Soft Flex beading wire.
The Game Matrix is Lakewood's premier retail store for all those interested in role-playing and collectible card games. Accessories abound for Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and other popular role-playing games. The store stocks hobby game supplies, miniature gaming supplies and board games. Late night gaming is offered Wednesday through Sunday until midnight.
This store sells remote control planes, boats and cars, wooden airplane kits, larger model airplanes, trains and train tracks, and chemistry sets and science project kits. Customers can watch a demonstration of the remote control cars. The store also has a batting cage, which customers can reserve.
Atlantis Fantasyworld has been providing Santa Cruzans with their comic book fixes for 34 years. Originally housed in an old family grocery store, the building was destroyed in the 1989 earthquake. Atlantis moved to one of the downtown pavilions that allowed it and other businesses to continue selling its goods. In 1992, the business relocated to its current location on Cedar Street where it hopes to stay, evidenced by the time put into the store's design which includes a simulation of a Starship, complete with a full-wall mural looking out at the U.S.S. Enterprise as it orbits around Earth.