The Pleasure Chest
Address
7733 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046
Active Dates
1980 - Present
The Pleasure Chest Sign, photographer unknown, 2016, Courtesy of Vanessa Craig.
Oral History Clips
About this location
The Pleasure Chest is an erotic toy store with other locations in New York and Chicago. Founded in New York's West Village in 1971, it came to Los Angeles in the 1970s and moved to 7733 Santa Monica Boulevard in 1980. It grew famous for selling leather and BDSM goods. It also hosts sexual education workshops.
Categories
LGBTQ+
Sources
- Azevedo, Josh. “55 Years of Happy Endings: The Wild, Untold History of The Pleasure Chest.” Gayety, September 17, 2026. https://gayety.com/55-years-of-the-pleasure-chest-los-angeles.
- Queer Maps. “Pleasure Chest.” Accessed October 16, 2026. https://www.queermaps.org/place/pleasure-chest1.
- “Radical Acceptance: All in a Day’s Work at WeHo’s Pleasure Chest.” WEHOonline, March 31, 2017. https://wehoonline.com/radical-acceptance-days-work-wehos-pleasure-chest/.