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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went to the opening of October Shadows, with scads of great artists showing Halloween-themed work. Many of the artists were on hand promoting and socializing (no, not taking away your healthcare,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
*this review is mostly about the customer serviceso. we came here to see the exhibit, terrible yellow eyes, which was for the upcoming movie, where the wild things are. the gallery was nice, if not a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The store is nice enough, with a good-enough selection of prints and shirts and books (though not nearly as good as it can be). The gallery itself is fine (though we were let down by the Where the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Unique art gallery that sells cool prints by many local young artists. Great artwork at reasonable prices. I must have bought several hundred dollars worth. The frames came out to cost much more...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty nice art gallery / gift shop. Creativity everywhere :D
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here for the Tree House gallery opening night and had a lot of fun. The gallery section was surprisingly big and the art was way too adorable for words! I liked the laid-back feel of the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I miss their old location :(I LOVE Nucleus. It's a fun little gallery shop with art work and merchandise you can purchase.I like to visit this store everytime I am around Main St.
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This art gallery / shop is so clean. White walls. I love the art they show and the books and items they sell in their shop in front. I always love passing by because it is so calming inside and you...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Think of this Nucleus as a much improved version of its predecessor store a couple blocks down Main St. This new location has a much smaller storefront, but a much larger gallery section. If you go to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nucleus is really great! I enjoy going there when they have new gallerys up...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nucleus is certainly a chill place. They have a nice shop up front with some fun things and plenty of different books. The gallery is a good size, it's not the MFA but big enough. I think bigger...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Last night I got my weekly dose of art at the Nucleus' Grafuck opening. Despite being a small space (gallery in back, gift shop in front), I spent well over an hour looking at the sexually explicit...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Love this shop. Great local Art. Different things to look at. Prices are sort of high for my taste.
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know LA super well, but from the way my friends talked, Alhambra is way the hell out in the middle of nowhere. Of course being a New Yorker, everything in LA felt like it was in the middle of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great. The space is good and everything is laid out for easy viewing. I love spending time there and going through random books and looking at the latest toys. My only complaint would...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome artists, poor customer service. I emailed them and they never replied.
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here when I went to visit a friend who lives in the hood. I was impressed with all of the cool artwork. I bought a print and it didn't set me back much at all. If I lived in LA still I would...
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a small gallery, but awesome stuff. I buy my vinyl toys here and also bought a painting as well. I can't say that there's anything bad about it. The people who work there (that i've met) are...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I still adore this place. The art prints are affordable, and they take lay away on most of them ($50 and up, I'd think...better to call and ask.) Service is always pretty good, they are well stocked...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been back one or two times when I've visited socal and I've always purchased something. I can't stop buying stuff here!More recently, I bought a bunch of prints and a tshirt online and it was a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the only hip place in Alhambra. The artwork is always spectacular and I love that they promote local artists and more "illustrative" styles. I enjoy perusing the eclectic selection of books...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I miss the old location. It moved up a few blocks and it lost something. It's new space focuses more on the art gallery, which houses good exhibitions but at the same time is not my main attraction...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I still remember when this place was located down the street and had couches near the entrance and a robot shaped refrigerator that had no handle (it was funny watching people trying to figure out how...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very unique place! I love looking at the stuff here because its so different from the other stuff you usually see in a little art/toy store. Came here for a free open concert one time, wasn't too bad...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Even the sale items are different but the signed items are usually ugly. I love the Angry Little Asian Girl bags. Interesting photo mobile and neat yet limited DVD collection. The Christmas card...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lots of neat and interesting and unique books here. Most of the books aren't the type that you would really read, more like peruse when you have a moment or leave on the coffee table or in the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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a very cool and unique place amongst the stores in the san gabriel valley. it's filled with cute, artsy trinkets and items that serve no real function but to amuse. it's an art gallery and the exhibitions in...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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The items are pricey most of the time but when a sale comes, it is so worth it. The store owner has a really good taste and he certainly knows something about art. The gallery has a variety of paintings and...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cool find in Alhambra, little store with unique books and prints available to purchase. I really like the ever changing gallery in the back!!!
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a funky little store, I never buy anything because the stuff is kinda expensive, but I occasionally leaf through the books. What I enjoy most about going here is looking at the art pieces in...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely a cool and fun store to visit. However, if you can only afford their overpriced items. The place is popping, it is artsy, it is cute, it is fun and clean and it will definitely be a fun...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This store is very trendy if you want cool art and clothes, they even have dunnies here!
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nice little spot in Alhambra to come and visit. If you like pop art and some cool crap... come here to get your fix. Things I like about the store:It's big and has awesome monthly art exhibits by up...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Giant Robot and Kidrobot items are dope. The Angry Asian Girl bags are adorable too. The prices, however, are a bit much. THe staff is friendly. The gallery is a hidden gem and desires some...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
4 stars for being cooler than I could ever be.-1 star for overpricing the homemade toys. I used to make them back in middle school with my bff Katie in her attic and then we sold them at our school...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nucleus is a good oasis for me when Giant Robot and Kidrobot are just a step too far for me, but definitely has it's own flair set asides from the latter stores. What I highly appreciate about Nucleus...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The store is NOT closed, it has moved down the street--a couple blocks east to 210 E. Main St.
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Kewl little store in the middle of Alhambra. Sure they have the entire angrylittlegirl tote bag selection that everyone seems to whine about, but they also have the gangsta rap coloring book and a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Could this be the "coolest" store in all of the SGV? Great selection of J-pop objects and gallery shows in the large space to the back of the store. Definitely worth spending some time in if you're...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nucleus was cooler when it first opened. It has slowly become strictly an "angry girls" tote bag and t-shirt store with books and stuffed sushi pillows. What happened to the toys??!! Their art...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not an angry little Asian girl, angry Russian/Finnish girl, yes! But I always feel welcome stepping through the doors of Nucleus. They have a neat gallery that rotates art pretty frequently, and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Downtown Alhambra..odd little scene. You have your cute little boutiques and sneaker stores surrounded by American chain joints ike Tony Roma's, Subway, etc. It's the most commercial yet unasian strip...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Art gallery and store all wrapped into one. In great are where you can just walk around. right near a movie theater
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
holy kicking giant robot's ass. my friend had me scoot over here to go to the angry little asian girl event this past weekend. she's not really my cup of tea, though i suppose i am an angry...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
What a strange, little quirky store. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if it wasn't 100 degrees outside and 150 degrees inside the store. I almost passed out. Odd little trinkets, bags, shirts. My...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i loveeee everything about this place.except for the angry little girls collection.not really a fan of those totes and tees.. but i can live with it.i think i could be there the whole day. just...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
yes, this is where all the fat, white, pony-tailed men in hello kitty t-shirts are hiding! and there are also lots of cool stuffs to looks at.
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very cute little shop with an art gallery in the back. They have everything from your little artistic heart can desire.I pretty wide selection of books, some cute toys and trinkets as well as giant...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Very cool gallery in the back. They seem to have a relationship with an agency in the Osaka area which keeps them freshly-supplied with hip Japanese modern art. For around $300 you can get something...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is for the fun and the quirky. I've walked in and out of this store many times always wanting to buy more than what I came there to buy. There is always something cute, colorful, fun,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Who would have thought? And in Alhambra too! The place is sooo neat! In the well-lit store, you can browse an eclectic variety of eye-catching art books and prints, play with handmade dolls like the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hip bookstore/gallery/gift shop for the person who has everything and needs nothing. I was drawn to the displays of anime figurines and cool little gadgets. I could definitely find a bunch of hard to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is a quaint, kool non-LA indie art gallery.when i first visited nucleus, i was suprised at how small the gallery portion was but it's all good. sometimes all you need is a taste.i was here just...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place has all that Hollywood/Santa Monica/West LA can offer without all the hoopla AND so incredibly close. I love the fact that they bring in so many different types of art/artists. This place...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Gallery Nucleus is one of the few galleries I've come across that showcase work that can be appreciated by a range of individuals. This is evident at the several openings I've attended - usually held...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's so awesome to have a little art gallery in the neighborhood. This place has an amazing network of artists, and is constantly having new shows displaying works of artists from all over the world....
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
edit 7/10/07: it had been a while since I went, so when I stopped in last week, I was both startled and disappointed. The book and toy selections have been cut down dramatically, and now Nucleus...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool place and great for getting interesting gifts to folks, check it!
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Located in 'downtown' Alhambra is this store consisting of artsy t-shirts, books, figurines, bags, accessories, toys, etc. I've bought a book on Japanese fashion and their current obsessions. A nice...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2006
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Amongst all the restaurants and shops there's an art gallery called Nucleus. The first part is a bunch of merchandise from Strongbad to Yoshitomo Nara to Miyazaki to Don Herzfeldt. They are basicall...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/13/2006
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It's kind of lower wattage combination of Giant Robot and Kid Robot. While it's nice to have something like those stores in this area, I don't feel it's got the same vibrant and unique personality of ...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/30/2005
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Nucleus offers a wide range of artfully designed products not offered anywhere else. They offer a unique selection of paintings, music, cards, t-shirts, and plush dolls. I really like their novelty t-shirts,...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/12/2005
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