Seldom-Mentioned Facts about an Adult Sex Toy Shop
When the writer of the following article first saw the local adult sex toy shop, she had only fleeting concerns. Her sons were not interested in martial arts, the skills of which were taught at a store next to the adult sex toy shop. She herself worked at a biotechnology firm just two blocks from a place that advertised “Nude Nudes.” She had not seen evidence that other business of ill repute had wanted to gain space in the same block. Now she is wondering if she missed some information. She wonders if she had failed to hear some seldom-mentioned facts.
Within Los Angeles County one can often find more than one location at which film crews have their cameras focused on some sort of sex scene. One such scene might be for an X-rated movie, and another for use by the pornography film industry. In such a County, there is a quiet but large group of people, people with one primary thought. That thought is this: find an adult sex toy shop.
This article provides the reader with information concerning one such adult sex toy shop. The writer of this article first saw the sign for that shop in the mid 1990s. She has since wondered if any parent has objected to the location of that adult sex toy shop. It is in a commercial row that includes a mattress store and a martial arts studio.
That shop, with its adult sex toys, does not actually have “Los Angeles” in its address. Yet that shop sits in “The Heart of Screenland,” a community within Los Angeles County. Outside of its front door, it displays a sign with these words: “A Touch of Romance.” Those words can be read by the many shoppers who approach the mall from the north and plan to use its westernmost entrance.
The writer does not know exactly what items are found in that adult sex toy shop. Her research has uncovered only one possible item—the female condom. The window of the shop does not offer any clues about the exact nature of the items inside. The exterior, however, indicates that such items might be of interest to a “Madam” at a house of prostitution.
Such objects might also be of interest to a pimp. In fact, the writer once saw a man dressed like a pimp on a corner just three blocks from the adult sex toy shop. He wore an orange suit with an orange hat. He also wore dark-colored gloves, and he carried a wooden cane. The writer noticed that that gentleman seemed headed towards the adult sex toy shop.
The writer wonders if that “Touch of Romance” has not had an impact on the entire tone of business in that particular area. The City Council is currently grabbling with a request to allow a Target store in the mall. Many residents oppose that request, because they want to see stores with better-quality items.
Residents are objecting to the nature of the apparel that one now finds at shops in the mall. The mall stores contain few items that would suit an executive. Perhaps those stores cater to those who most often walk through the doors of the mall. No doubt at least a few mall shoppers have been over to the near-by adult sex toy shop.