Entry No. 15 — the Los Angeles file — filed under: oddities

Wacko / Soap Plant & La Luz de Jesus Gallery

A 6,500-square-foot Los Feliz institution running since 1971, crammed with more than 10,000 items: tongue-in-cheek occult books, Godzilla figures, lowbrow art toys, and shelves of strange ephemera. The attached La Luz de Jesus Gallery, founded in 1986, is a landmark of the lowbrow and pop-surrealism art movements with rotating shows. It is one of the city's longest-surviving weird-retail landmarks, still owned by Billy Shire.

The move: Dig through the overstuffed shelves of oddball books and toys, then wander into the back gallery to see whatever surreal art show is currently hanging.

• 📍 Los Feliz, Los Angeles
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

Plan a visit & invite your people →

Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23