Hello from Los Angeles, CA
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Although I haven’t been there since it changed hands several years ago, the Cigar Warehouse in Sherman Oaks used to have a decent selection of pipe tobacco. I’m not aware of any other shops currently in existence that cater to pipe smokers in the LA area.
Not as much space as I'd like (I currently hear dogs, machinery and rednecks as I type this), but seeing as I spent the first 30 years of my life in LA, it's certainly a step up.
@warren99 Tobacco Trader in West LA is the last one left. Good selection (albeit a bit pricey) and nice folks who run it, but I feel like they're fighting an uphill battle.
yes...hence the female avatar.Welcome. R U a ... a girl?
I was at the Cigar Warehouse in Sherman Oaks a couple years ago and they had all but dispensed of any pipe tobacco on-hand except for one generic that I can't even remember if it had a brand or not. They also eschewed any aromatic pipe or cigar smoking which they said interfered with the experiences of non-aromatic cigar smoking indoors. They kindly offered their outdoor seating area as an alternative. It could be different by now with the inventory since I haven't been back there. No complaints, they run a good establishment from what I could tell.
Yes...but you are not so far away from the Oak Tree Gun Club! That place is so fun for shooting...and they have a free tree stump for knife throwing right across from their rifle range. I have a couple of uzi masada axes that I enjoyed throwing there. I haven't tried their skeet shooting. Just the pistol, rifle and archery ranges so far.
(depending on traffic, of course)
well, it's ok i guess, probably can't catch girl cooties over the internetyes...hence the female avatar.
Sorry to hear that. Larry Wagner, the former owner, was a pipe smoker as well as a cigar smoker, so he stocked a pretty good selection of bulk and tinned tobaccos as well as pipes. He also owned a separate pipe shop, The Buccaneer, at the Galleria before the mall was renovated annd converted into a restaurant/office/theater complex.
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Ashland Oregon
Ex Angelino here. The Cigar Warrhouse switched hands about a decade ago and is worthless for pipe tobacco. Your only option in LA proper is Tobacco Trader on the west side. They are a proper pipe tobacco store with a very good selection.
Ashland Oregon
Ex Angelino here. The Cigar Warrhouse switched hands about a decade ago and is worthless for pipe tobacco. Your only option in LA proper is Tobacco Trader on the west side. They are a proper pipe tobacco store with a very good selection.
Hello Ex Angelino! I have been in LA for more than twenty years (would prefer almost any serene countryside at this point to this sprawl if it weren't for the diverse cultural and artistic melting pot here). Thank you for the background on CW, and the recommend with TT on the west side. I will make the trip! How do you like Ashland?