The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Oldsmobile F-88 1954 Concept

In the 1950’s, as GM developed it’s Corvette for Chevrolet, the other motor divisions contemplated their own version. This Ol...

February 9, 2012 by Markydoodle

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1955 was a great year for cars…lots of cars

Detroit was THE city of progress. My uncle was part of the steel business that made these beauties. A new car every year. Don’t y...

by MyFunCloset

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DETROIT PIZZA….THE LAFAYETTE!!!…

Coney inspired Pizza coming to you from SUPINO PIZZERIA???…. “THE LAFAYETTE”.. A slice of Detroit, featuring home grow...

January 29, 2012 by k2dtw

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DETROIT…MOTOROLA “House of the Future” ads painted by Charles Scridde

BEEEEautiful! Go Charles! I never knew these hailed from The D. Such incredible visuals. Did he do these other Motorola illustrations? ...

January 28, 2012 by k2dtw

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RAZZLE DAZZLE AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW…

THE EDSEL FORD 1934 MODEL 40 SPECIAL SPEEDSTER…. THE EDSEL FORD 1934 MODEL 40 SPECIAL SPEEDSTER…. The Edsel & Eleanor Ford H...

January 14, 2012 by k2dtw

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HAMTRAMCK, MI. IS READY FOR IT’S CLOSE-UP…

Detroit Institute of Art.. …”Industry”….Diego Rivera Fresco http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/01/chevy-vol...

January 13, 2012 by k2dtw

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 133

Twin Pines Potato Chips!...

December 26, 2011 by denny

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Youmacon 2011 in Detroit

Allow me to share some pictures from my recent fun weekend at an Anime Convention in Detroit, Youmacon! I was on staff again this year, an...

November 20, 2011 by Nessa

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DETROIT WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE…

This is what Woodward Ave looked like in the 60’s when we cruised!! This little guy was gettin’ his cruise on… http://detn...

August 22, 2011 by k2dtw

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DETROIT CONEY DOGS NOW IN HOLLYWOOD!!..

http://www.freep.com/article/20110413/ENT08/104130397/Will-Hollywood-dig-Detroit-coney-dogs– Hope they are as good at they look!!!R...

August 19, 2011 by k2dtw

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Kellogg’s Cereal Microcamera & Shooting “Born In Detroit”

I spent most of Wednesday afternoon being photographed and interviewed for “Born in Detroit,” a book by Jenny Risher “celebrating...

July 8, 2011 by Allee Willis

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A bit of Detroit memorabilia! Record by Johnny Hampton “Not My Girl”

A product of Dotty’s Record CO., 5725 14th Street, Detroit, MICH....

May 23, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 14, THE VIDEO

As I’ve been blabbing about for weeks now, I had the extreme pleasure of conducting my high school marching band playing a medley of s...

May 9, 2011 by Allee Willis

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The Adventures of Allee Willis in Detroit! Allee Willis Marches on Detroit!

This was taken in Detroit on April 8th, 2011 on our first day of meetings with Allee. We were all there to work with Allee on her tour of ...

May 5, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 12, My Speech

On April 7 I was the closing keynote speaker at the Rust Belt To Arts Belt III conference in Detroit. Every year the conference takes place ...

May 3, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 10 , The Restaurants

An important part of any urban experience is where and what you choose to eat. Anyone who knows me knows that no money needs to be wasted on...

April 28, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 9, The City By Car

Wednesday, April 6, had tremendous potential. (L-R) Mark Blackwell and Laura Grover, both of whom worked on putting the whole Detroit extrav...

April 27, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 8, Sights In Passing

One of my favorite things in life is photographing whatever I see around me, especially if I’m in a car and just happen to pass someth...

April 26, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 6, Joe Louis’ Fist

We had some time to kill on Tues, April 5th, before going to a reception for the Rust Belt To Arts Belt conference I was giving a speech at ...

April 21, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 5, The School and The Hot Dogs

The first time I ever went back to my high school, Mumford, after graduating in 1965 was when my musical, The Color Purple, first came to th...

April 20, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Detroit Roadside Sculptures – pictures taken on April 7th

This was taken on April 7th as I was heading down route 94 in Detroit, making my way to my hotel where I promptly unpacked, grabbed my camer...

by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches On Detroit! Part 4, The Telway Diner

You know from the front it’s got to be something. The little 1930’s castle with the 1950’s aluminum awning where you know ...

April 17, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Mary Lee’s Candy Factory in Downtown Detroit

This is how close the crew was to each other when we were all staying in Detroit. Behind this old brick building that once housed Mary Lee...

by denny

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Bleu.

1540 Woodward Ave., Detroit. “Somebody should get a picture of that.” I don’t know the history of Bleu. It’s n...

April 16, 2011 by Markydoodle

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White Tower Burger Buildings!

I just learned about White Tower burgers as I am watching the Blaxploitation film “Detroit 9000” and I believe the picture here ...

April 15, 2011 by denny

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