Located in the heart of Los Alamos, Keanes Eclectic offers shopping, discovery, and bartering memories found nowhere else.
A Los Alamos Staple
Since 1992, Keanes has sold books, home goods, furniture, antiques and original artwork from our location at 438 Bell Street in Los Alamos, California. Stop by today to pursue one of our legendary deals and an experience to remember.
Visit Us
Keanes Eclectic (Retail)
438 Bell Street
Los Alamos, CA 93440
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Keanes Eclectic (Mailing)
PO Box 482
Los Alamos, CA 93440
About Your Proprietor
Born in Killarney, Ireland, Denis Keane has long been involved in the outfitting of homes and businesses with hard-to-find goods just right for the look his clients need. Operating in the center of Los Alamos for over 30 years, he is known by a diverse clientele as one to see when one is in the market for rare and wonderful items.
Find Us In
Press
- What to do, see and eat in Los Alamos – Julie Wolfson – Los Angeles Times
- 24 Things to Do in Los Alamos, CA – Golden State Getaways
- Valley celebrations continued – Mary Harris – Santa Ynez Valley News
- Dogs brave “ruff” competition to benefit Library – Pamela Dozois – Santa Ynez Valley Star
- Los Alamos holding ‘Holiday Stroll’ this Friday night – Santa Ynez Valley News
- A Weekend Trip to Los Alamos, CA – Andrea Ament – Salty Canary
- Los Alamos Love – Nicole Leonetti – California 101 Guide
- Places to Visit: Los Alamos – Visit California
Books
- Gamble, R. Lawson. Los Alamos Valley. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2015.
- Bloom, Jeffrey. Characters. San Francisco: Blurb, 2014.
- Bloom, Jeffrey. Street Scenes. San Francisco: Blurb, 2016.
Friends About Town
These are just a few of our many friends around Los Alamos. We encourage you to patronize their businesses as well on your next visit to us:
- Visit Los Alamos – the hype team
- Bell’s – thoughtfulness that inspires
- Bob’s – baked goods with dedication
- Charlie’s – classic and essential
- Plenty – calm and relaxing
- Campover – clever gifts (and the same hours as us!)
- Pico – evening stars patio good life
- Bedford – authentic rootedness and legendary events
- Clementine Carter – positivity and fun (and learning!)
- Norman – a cinematic meeting place
- Bodega/Priedite – spend the whole afternoon
- Lo-Fi – unwind together
- Full of Life – wholesome and cozy
- A Tribute to Grace – the kickback
Bookstores of Note
Beyond Los Alamos, these are a few of our fellow book sellers, most we have frequented excessively and a few on our list to see next.
- The Book Loft – our friends and neighbors in Solvang
- Chaucer’s – our friends at the foot of the Pass
- Coalesce – a great reason to visit the seashore
- Skylight – a favorite visit when we’re down South
- Chevalier’s – we’ve been customers for decades
- The Last Bookstore – a Los Angeles institution
- Dog Eared Books – if you head up North, On the Road
- Scribner’s – not forgotten
- Hodges Figgis – since 1768 (mentioned in Ulysses)
- Dingle Bookshop – when you find yourself in County Kerry
- Kerr’s – when you find yourself in County Cork
- The Open Book – run a bookstore for a day (a mile in our shoes!)
- Hay-on-Wye – an entire town of bookstores in Wales
- Livraria Lello – we considered charging admission as well
- Shakespeare and Company – expats on the left bank, nous t’aimons