Review of the Abbey and Pavillions (Los Angeles)) The greatest supermarket ever built in Los Angeles written by Alisa Spitzberg Pavilions Pavilions. Must write a review of the new Pavilions in the heart of West Hollywood -in the epicenter of Los Angeles. In the good old days me and some friend, or me and the sister, had the money to pay the price of a six-pack for one beer, and so we went to the very few places where we could sip said beer and smoke at the same time. This place was and still is called the Abbey, but it is not about Nuns. Since I've heard about closeted Catholics I'm sure stray lesbians do go on special nights, and so a nun or two must have been there, I wouldn’t be surprised if some gay guy named Westminster was once a habitué - but otherwise, the name doesn’t serve as a guide. Lots of men in cargo shorts (now Madras) and tank tops traipsing or standing or scoping for … something. The Abbey is a mostly gay male cruising spot where I saw ...