Came across this amazing bit of architecture in Dearborn which is on the outskirts of downtown. It’s breathtaking and I would have g...
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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 2
So Monday, April 4, in Detroit starts off with meeting historic architecture preservationist Rebecca Binno Savage downtown in front of the ...
Elwood Bar & Grille in downtown Detroit
Gorgeous little eatery in downtown Detroit that was located not far from where I was staying. My first day in Detroit, Ernie and I took of...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 1
We – Mark Blackwell, my ready steady videographer and “Allee Marches On Detroit!” planning partner – landed back in ...
Detroit Donuts – Donutville U.S.A.
We stopped to photograph and film this little donut shop while shooting in and around Detroit. The best part of this donut shop was the ar...
I’m off to Detroit today!
Here’s where I’ll be this coming weekend conducting the bows music to my musical, The Color Purple, and then on Saturday morning...
Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! – A Benefit for Mumford High School
Next week I’m going back to my home town, Detroit, to conduct my high school marching band playing a medley of my greatest hits in t...
Detroit 9000 movie trailer!
This is one of my favorite Blaxploitation films. The dialog in this film is to die for but watch out for the action and the outfits! Tal...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Detroit Zoo Hat and My Homegirl, Lily Tomlin
When I grew up in Detroit I went to the zoo on 10 Mile and Woodward at least a couple times a year. Although I got this particular chapeau ...
DETROIT…BAKER’S KEYBOARD LOUNGE..
DETROIT…BAKER’S KEYBOARD LOUNGE… New Beginnings… for Detroit ICON… Worlds oldest Jazz Club… Detroit/Ja...
GREETINGS FROM DETROIT…
GREETINGS FROM DETROIT… The TV weather guy is so happy.. The temps could reach 30 tomorrow!!...
Youmacon in Detroit
I don’t know if it’s exactly Kitschy, Allee, but I thought you might be interested and enjoy seeing these photos from Youmacon, ...
FLAMINGO MOBILE HOME COURT
Flamingo Mobile Home Court is situated on a busy residential street in a city abutting Detroit on the northwest. This is the 16′ high ...
HIDDEN INTERSECTION
On a nearby main street outside Detroit with two hilly winding lanes i came upon the following views: dense foliage 25′ from the sign ...
DETROIT WOODWARD AVE DREAM CRUISE…
http://www.wxyz.com/subindex/money/auto_news/dream_cruise The Fabulous 2010 Woodward Ave Dream Cruise was a great success today… The l...
F.O.B. DETROIT…
Saw these beauties Up-North in Petoskey and Harbor Springs Mi, hope they bring them down state for the “Woodward Ave. Dream CruiseR...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Souvenir Of Detroit Shoe and My Love Letter To Detroit in Time Magazine
When the post I wrote for Time Magazine‘s wonderful Detroit Blog was published yesterday, my love for Detroit escalated even higher th...
My blog in Time Magazine online TODAY. I LOVE DETROIT!
Check it out. I’m very proud of this piece. http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2010/08/17/unfiltered-allee-willis-on-the-spirit-of-detroit/...
Greetings From….
LOVE Greetings From/Big Letter postcards… This is my favorite from Detroit…...
“EVERYBODY LOVES A PARADE”
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY… hope everyone gets a good parade out of the deal somewhere.. DETROIT circa 1918… Apparently “Everybody...
Soupy Sales “Do The Mouse” Hat
One of the first rituals I ever remember doing with total religious fervor was eating my lunch every day with Soupy Sales. “Lunch with...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – In My Easter Bonnet
Once again I don the Easter bonnet I made to go to my friend April Winchell’s mother’s house Easter, 1998 where she had a smorga...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Real Tire Ashtray
Made of real Firestone tire rubber, these ashtrays hit their peak in the 1950’s but have remained a Kitsch accessory staple through th...