Hialeah, Fl. Wood sign referring to washing women with a plastic banner “hand wash” blowing in the wind. Also a photo of the makeshift car wash. I haven’t mastered the camera yet, the neighborhood was uncertain, and I had to drive my car off the main street onto the property, therefore poor composition. I found these pictures interesting, but of doubtful museum quality.
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Allee Willis
Maybe not Detroit Metropolitan Museum of Art worthy but certainly Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch worthy!! For many reasons, not the least among which are:
‚Ä¢ The font for “For” being different then “Women Only” yet it’s one consistent thought.
• The change in price. The ladies got 2 bucks more expensive,
‚Ä¢ “Because every day is ladies day” but then only Monday and Sunday are listed. Unless the ‚Ä¢ should have been a -, in either case it’s wrong.
• The fact that the car wash is makeshift.
• The beautifully landscaped lawn
denny
Ar first I couldn’t tell if they were advertising business for actual “dirty ladies”. I love it when one can find signs that have a dozen hidden meanings! You don’t need to master anything Kent, I think the quality and kitsch of this photo is tops! Next time I run across a “dirty girl” at school, I’ll send her to this place! I wonder if there is a special time of the day when they wash dirty girls! I have become a real pain in the ass with my camera lately. I’m always pulling over! Snap away Kent!
Mark Blackwell
this is quite interesting because traditionally a car wash that advertises and/or promotes anything regarding the subject of gender is a car wash that features scantily clad car-washing women who will supposedly attract male car owners (as evidenced in numerous carl’s-jr.-type television commercials). is this a reversal of that trend – i.e. does this “for women only” car wash feature only male car-washers? or perhaps this entire operation only involves women – i.e. both women customers and women car-washers?
your photography, by the way, detroitkent, is lovely – do not underestimate the power of kitsch to make up for and/or transcend traditional photographic compositional issues…