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Visit Our Showroom Our collection of illustration & comic art books is housed in our 1000 sq. ft. showroom in Beautiful Torrance, California. All of our stock is on display in two spacious, well-lit rooms. We have a wider selection of books than we could ever display at a convention or completely catalogue on this website. New visitors are consistantly overwhelmed by the quality and the amount of material we have in stock. We are gratified that so many customers have become regular visitors to our showroom. Hours The showroom is OPEN to walk-in visitors every Saturday from 12 noon to 4pm. We will be OPEN Saturdays from August 9, 2008 through the end of the year We are available outside of these hours and every other day of the week by appointment. Call us at 310-539-4648 for further information or to schedule your visit. Directions We are located in lovely Torrance, California, home of King's Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant, Musha, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Marukai Market, and other delights. We are just one mile from the Del Amo shopping mall. We are just 13 miles Southeast of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and just 17 miles West of the Long Beach Airport. Torrance is located near the intersection of the 405 and 110 Freeways and our showroom is easily acessed from the Crenshaw Blvd exit (405) or Sepulveda Blvd exit (110).
From the LAX and the Westside: Drive south on the 405. Take the Crenshaw Blvd exit. Drive south on Crenshaw to 22910. From Glendale, Pasadena, and the North: Drive south on the 110. Take the Sepulveda Blvd exit. Take Sepulveda Blvd west. Turn left at Crenshaw Blvd. Drive south on Crenshaw to 22910. From Anaheim, Fullerton, and the East: Drive west on the 91. take the 110 south. Take the Sepulveda Blvd exit. Take Sepulveda Blvd west. Turn left at Crenshaw Blvd. Drive south on Crenshaw to 22910. From San Diego and the South: Drive north on the 405. Take the Crenshaw Blvd exit. Drive south on Crenshaw to 22910.
Area Attractions Torrance has a wonderful mixture of Hawaiian and Japanese culture, restaurants and shops. Any visit to our showroom should include a great meal or other shopping in the area. We highly recommend the following: King's Hawaiian Restaurant & Bakery - Great comfort food in a relaxing setting - it's like being in Hawaii. The Local Place - Just off the 405, a take-out version of King's Hawaiian. Mitsuwa Marketplace & Food Court - According to my daughter, this is "the most beautiful food court in the world." Uniformly great Japanese food from seven different vendors including the best katsu and ramen stands in the area. Marukai Gardena - The biggest mainland branch of this Hawaiian / Japanese Market is a cultural immersion and lots of fun even if you don't buy a thing. Stock up on your Lion Coffee here. Marukai Pacific Market - A Hawaiian / Japanese supermarket with an adjoining food court: Beard Papa freshly made cream puffs, Shin-Sen-Gumi Ramen & Yakitori, Sea Empress Express, sushi, etc. Musha - "Izakaya style" Japanese cuisine. Small dishes full of flavor that you order and share like dim sum. Opens at 6pm. Alpine Village - "Home of the 'Oktoberfest.'" A Torrance landmark just off the 110 freeway (at the Torrance Blvd. exit). The highlights are: China Buffet - An all-you-can-eat buffet that has both Chinese and Japanese cuisine and is very reasonably priced. KyoChon - If you are a fried chicken fan, you have to try KyoChon fried chicken! Jonathon Gold, the L.A. Weekly's food critic, raves about this place! It's not your typical Southern fried chicken, it's "Korean-style" fried chicken, with a light garlic and soy sauce glaze, and it's terrific. KyoChon is located inside the Freshia Market at Crenshaw and Torrance (just a few blocks North of our showroom). Creme de la Crepe - a lovely authentic French restaurant in Redondo Beach serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert! It's located in the heart of the Riviera Village, a lovely shopping/dining district near the beach. Back Home in Lahaina - A great Hawaiian restaurant with two locations: Carson and Manhattan Beach. Lahaina's menu features several Hawaiian dishes not offered at King's. (The Leiato Special is my personal favorite: Two eggs and two Portuguese sausage patties over a big mound of bacon fried rice drizzled with tabasco sauce.) The Farmers' Market at Wilson Park - Every Tuesday and Saturday - excellent plate lunches as well as fresh produce from 60 California farms Del Amo Fashion Center - This sprawling enclosed shopping mall was at one time - and for a long time - the biggest shopping mall in the country. An open-air section has been recently opened adding an 18 screen AMC theatre. Redondo Beach Pier - A triangular pier & boardwalk due west on Torrance Blvd. Salt air, sea breezes, and sunsets. Full of seafood restaurants and kitschy souvenir shops. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - A small aquarium and marine science center that is great for kids and families. Very well lit and rarely crowded, so it is conducive to sketching. Lomita Railroad Museum - Our local train museum. Aquarium of the Pacific - This aquarium in Long Beach is the largest aquarium in the greater Los Angeles Area. Four of the top five Southern California ramen restaurants are in the Torrance area!!! From the Los Angeles Times - January 2, 2008: Five ramen restaurants that'll bowl you overLos Angeles Times - January 2, 2008
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