The bright red stools, the white tablecloths, the flowers on the table , the palm tree shades, the plants behind the counter, and good food&...
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Coney Island May 2008
Fabulous Coney Island ,May 2008 , a fun day was had by all…..I fell over on the boardwalk, ate Icecreams , killed my neck on the Cyclo...
Hobo Joe Mugs
Found these vintage coffee mugs at a garage sale, and not having any idea of who Hobo Joe was, did some quick Internet research. Found out t...
HIS HERS Souvenir Bank Yosemite 1960
Vintage Cedar Wood HIS HERS Souvenir Bank Yosemite. HIS to save his to hoard above and beyond so he can save something toward little things ...
Apache Land Cafe plate
I This is a 1950’s dinner plate from the Apache Land Cafe, part of the Apache Land Village shopping center, motel and cafe in the smal...
Holiday Inn Vintage Ad
Now this looks exactly like my Aunt Lee. She always had this big, poofy, head of blonde hair. We always stayed at The Holiday Inn when we we...
Shop Ahoy!
This is a liquor store in the town I live in. The store itself is nothing special. I have always liked the sign. When we first moved here it...
Polar Beverage Bear
This beverage company has roots dating back to 1882, in Worcester, Massachussetts. This bear is “Fizzically Fit” and stands atop...
George’s Coney Island-Worcester, Mass.
aFounded in 1918, and expanded to include wooden booths, tile floor,and 60 foot art deco sign. This place, still owned by the same family, h...
The Nebraska Czech Brass Band
When it comes to people having good clean fun and enjoying life, it’s hard to beat midwesterners. This group plays regularly at the ...
DOMINO CLUB San Francisco racy vintage book of matches
Racy book of matches featuring nude woman – “World Famous or Cuisine, GLORIA & Galaxy of paintings.”...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Largest Marilyn Monroe Memorabilia Exhibition Ever!
The title of this post is somewhat misleading as although I really did go to the largest exhibition of Marilyn Monroe’s personal artif...
“EVERYBODY LOVES A PARADE”
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY… hope everyone gets a good parade out of the deal somewhere.. DETROIT circa 1918… Apparently “Everybody...
Donation Can For The Trees In Provincetown
This sits on the streets of Provincetown, chained to a railing of course....
A honeymoon in the Poconos…
This heart shape pool totally captures this kitsch honeymoon suite in the Poconos of Pennsylvania. It’s like time stood still and it...
Jolly Rogers Restaurant 1950’s
The little boy pictured here is my Uncle Denny back in the 50’s....
Shelton’s Nursery: George Washington on a Camel!
Once again, the kindness of old friends proves immeasurable. No sooner did I promise to get a snap of the Shelton’s Nursery “Geo...
Shelton’s Nursery: Pink Elephant
My first girlfriend in ye olde teen years was the unbelievably awesome Marjorie Yambor, whose pop owned Shelton’s Nursery along State ...
Boston Stock Exchange coaster set
Saw these at the Joan of ARc thrift shop....
See NYC on a Sightseeing Bus
Snapped in April ’09 at an open cafe near Houston Street in NYC. I was amused by the first sight seeing bus, but then another and anot...
“Allee Willis’ Wonderland O’ Kitsch – East San Fernando Valley, CA. Part 2” VIDEO
In part 2, I take you on a tour of even more grand and kitschifyingly wonderful monuments of aesthetic in my beloved east San Fernando Valle...
Earlier Las Vegas Casinos …
Just a few of these casinos are still standing and the other had makeovers. A “Japan” mark on the back puts this in about the ...
Hot plates I picked up at the dump store
Found these 2 at the dump store. I went to the “Plimouth Plantation” and was never so bored in my life and that says a lot as I ...
Lobster King
“Lobster King Harry Hackney with his Lobster Waitresses who won the Prize in Atlantic City’s Famous Beauty Pageant Parade on the...