Before it was called MasterCard, it was called MasterCharge. Crocker National Bank and First Interstate Bank (both now gone, merged into Uni...
Markydoodle
Fantastic Custom Corvette “789”
This may not fall under kitsch, Allee, but it certainly gets my heart pounding every time I look at it. California has always been the epice...
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...
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...
Halloween Treat in Portland, Oregon: VooDoo Doughnuts
In Portland Oregon, there is a doughnut place that I visited recently. It was fantastic. The mouth-watering choices in the revolving doughnu...
Beautiful Stained Glass Window, a husband’s tribute.
I’d be the first to admit that I am crazy about stained glass. The older ones like this are rich in history. Here you can see one that...
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...
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....
Motor Vu Drive In, Parma, Idaho
About 40 miles outside of Boise, Idaho, is a small agricultural town by the name of Parma, Idaho. Population about 1,700. This drive in is a...
Double decker bottlecap ashtray
I was in Boise this week, and happened to see this curious ashtray. It’s made of bottlecaps and other common hardware. It could be cal...
Greyhound Bus Station, Billings
There was just something about this that made me drive around the block and get out of the car to take a picture. It just seems so unapologe...
Pete’s Kitchen & Satire Lounge
In the background of this picture you can see that Pete’s Kitchen is just a few blocks outside of downtown Denver. Behind those skyscr...
Rocky Mountain Rhino (2)
Being convinced that the rocky mountain rhino was rare, I was confident in the kitschiness of my first post when the sighting was made in Ev...
Coney Island Hot Dog Stand, Bailey, Colorado
In 1966 a hot dog stand was born on the famous Colfax strip in Denver, Colorado. Several years later, it moved to Aspen Park, Colorado, and ...
Mona’s Restaurant has legs
This restaurant is on 15th St. near the Platte River in downtown Denver. The legs are an attention getter, don’t you think? This is an...
Denver Art Museum Clean up tools
The things people create are fascinating to me, from the obscure to the mundane. This piece is visible from South Broadway on the east side ...
Band Day King
My Dad is a great guy, he’s still with us at age 93. But he didn’t want to buy a trombone for me when I was a kid. Finally, afte...
Best in Show, Denver Modernism Car Show 2010
This 1967 VW Bus immediately stood out in a crowd of great entries. I had the chance to meet Joey Lamare, the owner, before the judging was ...