The Listen item Aug. 2 about Santa Monica resident Lisa Frank--who phoned staff writer Bettijane Levine to say landlords wouldn’t rent her space for a socks shop--elicited a lot of response. : Here are some of the letters:

L.A. Times Archives

Aug. 9, 1985 12 AM PT

Yes, Lisa Frank is correct. We need a shop just for sock lovers . . . and there are lots of us. I hope it happens.

KATHERINE WOOTEN

Marina Del Rey