Dave and Judy were extremely knowledgeable and happy to speak with customers regarding literature, Southern California history or any other topic.
Steady customers, friendly staff and the welcoming owners, made the store an ideal place to while away a Sunday afternoon.
[1] In 1984 Judy & Dave's son, Doug Dutton, opened a third location in Brentwood, California that included a staff poet in Scott Wannberg.
[2][3] As with most independent bookstores, the impact of Amazon led to the closing of the Burbank store in 2005, Valley Village in 2006, Beverly Hills in 2007, and finally Brentwood in 2008.
The loss of Dutton's was a blow to customers and authors alike; among them Carolyn See, Mona Simpson, Jodie Foster, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Price and Roger Corman.