Last weekend I drove to Riverside to see a performance of The Color Purple, the musical I co-wrote. I tend to pick and choose the performanc...
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Sam’s No. 3
Sam’s No. 3 is my favorite breakfast dive in Denver. I love the modernism design, which was originally built for another diner like Bo...
Cowboy Neon Portland
I found this store on my walk to voodoo doughnuts in downtown Portland the other day. I really liked the cowboy neon. How long since youR...
All Saints Store in Boston
I love that Douglas thought this window display was cool too. I was shopping on Newbury Street in Boston last month when I came upon the All...
Subversive sign in Portland, Oregon
Looking for an AWMOK Halloween post this week in downtown Portland, Oregon, I found this sign that I think might be one of my all time favor...
Mini souvenir books
I don’t know what to call these mini souvenir books, but I have a large collection of them. In fact, I first began collecting them as ...
Britsch!
Just spent a week in London working on a show for the BBC. Kitsch was surprisingly in short supply but I did manage to capture a few images ...
DOG LAND – Incredible vintage post card!!!
I came across “DOG LAND” while searching for old post cards. This makes me absolutely nuts. The Kentucky Fried Chicken, the sign...
Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 52 – August 2010)
Ladies……….Billy Dee Williams says “it works everytime”. This is one of the Hamm’s cardboard beer signs. ...
1940 New York World’s Fair Plate
The architecture of the deco period was represented in all its glory at the 1940 Wold’s Fair in NYC. The original media appears to hav...
Hearst Castle Souvenirs
When I was 12 years old, my grandparents took me with them on a vacation up the California coast and one of our stops was to see the magnifi...
Wazee Lounge and Supper Club
“The Wazee” has been a fixture in Denver since 1974. Before it was a restaurant, it was a plumbing supply company. Built in 1910...
Ranch Club
For some reason, the street side windows to this rustic place are shuttered. Seeing people sitting in those windows having a good time could...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Lombardino’s Restaurant in Madison, WI. – In With The Old and Out With The New
. Other than I didn’t have a car so my world was very small when I went to college at the University of Wisconsin in the late 60’...
Bi-Curious
This curious binoculars-shaped building on Main Street in Venice, California used to be called the Chiat/Day Building after the original ten...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – UW Marching Band Conductor and One Of The Best Days Of My Life-Part 2
I LOVVVVED conducting! I hope that’s evident in this clip. I’m grateful I got the footage I did though I’d planned to have...
Raquel Welch and some Crazy Costumes !!
Crazy video…Racquel looks divine. Everyone else a little suspect… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APVw8323XOk...
Okinawan Beauty Parlor ca. 1951
This is obviously a beauty parlor but someone who was having a difficulty with English needed help! This shop was in Okinawa’s second ...
Parade of Plates
I recently happened across this pretty tasty display of old diner and hotel plates, many of them western-themed, at Track 16 Gallery in Sant...
Trudy’s Bar Seatac
If the sign is any indication, I would say the patrons of Trudy’s Bar in Seatac Washington are interesting characters. Located on what...
Bluebird Theater
Built in 1913, the Bluebird is owned by a Los Angeles-based entertainment company. It’s a music venue in Denver....
Parkway Motel
On the corner of Underpass Avenue and South Billings Blvd....