a shop · CAThe Donut Hole
also: Donut Hole La Puente
A drive-through bakery in La Puente shaped like two giant donuts: you drive in through one hole, order, and drive out through the other.
When they’re open
open closed not published · Cited · osm · why so many close Sunday
The story Cited · wp-the-donut-hole
The first Donut Hole opened in 1963 in La Puente, though sources disagree — one says the La Puente shop was the second, opened in 1968, and dates the building anywhere from 1947 to 1962. What is settled is that the chain went out of business in 1979, the Lopez family bought the La Puente shop that year and held it until 2003, the Covina branch was remodelled beyond recognition and the rest were demolished. This one is the last working example.
Newlyweds drive through it. Some say for luck; others are less coy about the symbolism. Cars have hit the building more than once.
Today Cited · wp-the-donut-hole
An example of programmatic architecture — a building shaped like what it sells — and among the most photographed donut shops in the country.
The particulars
| state | CA |
|---|---|
| status | open |
| founded | 1963 |
| dough | both |
| styles | The Southern California pink box |
| region | Southern California |
| address | 15300 Amar Road, La Puente, CA, 91744 · Los Angeles County Cited · wp-the-donut-hole |
| where | 34.0371, -117.9517 (street) · OpenStreetMap · open in maps Harvested · osm-nominatim |
| confidence | high · updated 2026-09-16 |
Near here
Crow-flies miles; the road is always longer. The finder sorts every shop in the country from wherever you're standing.
- 7.3 mi — Christy's Donuts La Habra 🇰🇭 Cambodian-American owned
- 24.5 mi — Randy's Donuts Inglewood 🚗 Drive-thru 🕓 Open around the clock
- 29.6 mi — Seaside Donuts Bakery Newport Beach 🇰🇭 Cambodian-American owned 👪 Family-run 🕓 Open around the clock
- 320.2 mi — Psycho Donuts Campbell
- 333 mi — Donut Wheel Livermore
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Where we got it
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