This is so amazing and I sure wish we could still see promotional huts like this all over america! Here we have a vintage post card showin...
Kitsch » Architecture
I saw the sign! A fabulous trip through my neighborhood!
I finally convinced my older brother to take me for a drive around my neighborhood to document some of the many fine establishments. Here ar...
My Excellent Ebay Adventure
Most of the AWMOK knows I’m a car guy. Not the foremost expert, not ready for prime time in terms of writing for “Car and Driv...
Mow my roof!
It’s one thing to mow your lawn, but when your roof is lawn too, then you HAVE TO MOW YOUR ROOF. WHAT DEET DEET Problem....
Rice KrispyHENGE
I saw this and was immediately jealous that I didn’t conceive and build this myself. I think it is brilliant. I’m inspired t...
Shark Attack
The Shark became the most famous resident of Headington when it landed in the roof of 2 New High Street in the early hours of Saturday 9 A...
Vintage Firestone Tire Ashtray
This is a very old ashtray dated 1935. The glass ashtray sits in a miniature Firestone rubber tire. The embossed writing commemorates the Ca...
Tirau, the Corrugated Iron Capital of New Zealand
I’ll keep this one brief and let the photos speak for themselves. There is a town in New Zealand that is full of corrugated iron art. ...
DETROIT…BAKER’S KEYBOARD LOUNGE..
DETROIT…BAKER’S KEYBOARD LOUNGE… New Beginnings… for Detroit ICON… Worlds oldest Jazz Club… Detroit/Ja...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Kitschtastic East LA and My Saturday Ride with Charles Phoenix
As many of you know, one of my favorite things in the world to do is to take rides with my BFF, Charles Phoenix, and go to places in and aro...
Colony” House” (nope, not a typo)
Recently my husband and I ventured off on a pilgrimage to the land of my birth…well, really we just went to Anaheim because I wanted t...
early art deco outdoor torchiere
This is the smaller sized lamps that accent the sides of the Civic Center in Oklahoma City. A building lucky enough to hold The Color Purple...
So deco, 8ft high aluminum torchier
The deco torchiere is just to share as a piece of deco art. I know its not kitsch....
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – My Sunday Drive with Charles Phoenix
One of my favorite things to do on a Sunday is to take a drive with my fabulous friend, Charles Phoenix, who knows the kitsch heights of Los...
More Neon! Varsity Theatre sign
To continue on the semi-continuing neon theme…I submit this photo of the Varsity Theatre sign, two doors north of the North Gates of L...
Open 24 Hours
About a dozen blocks from Classy Cleaners in Miami Beach (https://www.awmok.com/2011/01/06/classy-cleaners-miami-beach/) is the Royal Motel ...
The Highly Skilled Art Of Decorating Gingerbread !!!!
On Christmas Eve my nieces and I attempted to re create the cover of the gingerbread box..not an easy task ..I particularly like the splat o...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Kitschtastic Mansion and the Folks Inside
I always love this time of year in LA because the Christmas parties really kick into high gear. There aren’t as many of them this year...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – What The Kitschiest House In LA Looks Like At Christmas
Anyone who’s ever driven past Norwood Young’s house in LA knows that it’s a prime candidate for a Kitschmas smorgasbord un...
YOU’VE GOT MAIL…
YOU’VE GOT MAIL…. I was thrilled to find this kitschy Flamingo mailbox shopping in Florida.. It’s a classic mailbox with t...
MUMFORD HIGH SCHOOL…
MUMFOR HIGH SCHOOL… Getting ready to open in 1949… Wonder if you close your eyes… if you can still smell the wonderful sce...
What happens at the Dunes stays at the Dunes
Apparently, the pool-side beverage service at the Dunes just isn’t up to snuff, otherwise why would this poor zaftig woman have to fen...
Shell House Dartmouth Devon UK
I have no information on this splendid facade other than it is in a very quiet street in Dartmouth, South Devon, its away from the main road...
“The Williams” Mystery Black Velvet Painting
Rescued from Goodwill circa 2004. Wait, what’s that cord about?! It freaking lights up! Vroom!...
1939 New York World’s Fair S & P
These plastic New York World’s Fair 1939 salt & pepper shakers are in the shape of the iconic, streamlined, modernistic Trylon and...