Circus of Books
Circus of Books, also known as Chi Chi LaRue's Circus, is a bookstore and gay pornography shop in West Hollywood, California. It was established in the 1960s as "Book Circus", and in the past also had branches in the Silver Lake and Sherman Oaks neighborhoods of Los Angeles.Photo: bcgrote, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bookstore
- Also known as: “Book Circus” and “Chi Chi LaRue’s Circus”
- Address: 8230 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90046
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Comedy Store and Chateau Marmont.
The Comedy Store
Theater building
Photo: Mike Dillon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Comedy Store is an American comedy club opened in April 1972. It is located in West Hollywood, California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. An associated club is located in La Jolla, San Diego, California. The Comedy Store is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Circus of Books.
Chateau Marmont
Hotel
Photo: Tony Mariotti, CC BY 2.0.
Chateau Marmont is a historic hotel located at 8221 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. Completed in 1929, the hotel was designed by architects Arnold A. Chateau Marmont is situated 2,800 feet north of Circus of Books.
Sunset Tower
Hotel
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Sunset Tower Hotel, previously known as The St. James's Club and The Argyle, is a historic building and hotel located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States. Sunset Tower is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Circus of Books.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Hollywood and Beverly Grove.
West Hollywood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Hollywood is a city on the West Side of Los Angeles, sandwiched between the Hollywood and Fairfax districts of Los Angeles to the east and Beverly Hills to the west.
Beverly Grove
Quarter
Photo: NotoriousJMG1, Public domain.
Beverly Grove is a neighborhood within the Mid-City West region of Los Angeles, California, adjacent to Beverly Hills. The median household income in 2024 dollars was $119,223, among the highest for Los Angeles and the county.
Fairfax District
Suburb
Photo: Kkmd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fairfax District is a neighborhood in the Central region of Los Angeles, California. Historically the Fairfax District has been a center of the Jewish community in Los Angeles.
Circus of Books
- Categories: LGBTQ+ bookshop, independent bookstore, and shop
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.09058° or 34° 5′ 26″ northLongitude
-118.36824° or 118° 22′ 6″ westOpen location code
85633JRJ+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 5853191765OpenStreetMap feature
shop=booksWikidata ID
Q56290091
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Circus of Books” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Circus of Books”
- Chinese: “馬戲團書店”
- Hebrew: “Book Circus”
- Hebrew: “Circus of Books”
- Hebrew: “קרקס הספרים”
- Portuguese: “Circus of Books”
- Spanish: “Chi Chi LaRue’s Circus”
- Spanish: “Circus of Books”
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