The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Before KFC was the Chicken King…

So this is “where chicken was king” from 1929 to 1959. Not sure where the Smithville Inn was, but I’m sure they worked ...

by MyFunCloset

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Music Saves My Soul Tote, Food and Concert

To a purveyor of kitsch such as myself, spotting a 99¢ or dollar store, Dollar Tree or whatever other buck or below establishment that base...

November 2, 2011 by Allee Willis

Route 66 Toy Museum (alas, now closed)

I can’t find the pictures I took, but here are some from around the web. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya8hy7ZX64s&feature=youtu....

October 28, 2011 by Ted Nimmo

Corn Palace. Mitchell, South Dakota.

This is the Corn Palace. The murals on the Corn Palace are changed annually to reflect the theme chosen for that year. This is a picture...

October 27, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – FINALLY: Soup To Nutty!

I meant to start posting my thoughts about my Soup To Nuts Party Mix show, my first live performance in 37 years at the El Portal Theater la...

October 25, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee’s “Soup To Nuts Party Mix” – part 2

Filled snack bags! Sean and Dina organizing the packing of the sets. Signage. Saying goodbye to Fluff aka Susan Olsen. More stuff. I sold ...

October 23, 2011 by denny

Ted Nimmo (fellow akitschionado!!) and the Jesse James Wax Museum!!

I was having a peek at fellow akitschionado Ted Nimmo’s pictures over on Face Book. I commented on this picture as I was looking at ...

October 21, 2011 by denny

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Celebrity Dental in Little Tokyo

This about made me fall over laughing. Little Tokyo is filled with fabulous signs and buildings....

October 20, 2011 by denny

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 84

I tagged along on a recent outing with Allee and Charles Phoenix to Johnnies Burgers. Amazing burgers, amazing service and we even got to ...

October 12, 2011 by denny

Spiraling Into the Dark Side

New Artwork...

October 11, 2011 by blackalbino

Allee Willis’ Kitsch ‘O The Day – Staggering Signs Along Route 1, Saugus, MA.

Although when I was in Boston the week before last for the fluffilectable Fluff Festival, all I did was participate in all things Fluff, I d...

October 4, 2011 by Allee Willis

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DrunkHouse

I don’t know who drank more, the engineer or the architect. This is crazy. Or maybe they thought they were being Gehry....

September 13, 2011 by snappyp

Dickeyville Grotto ??

I found these salt and pepper shakers for 99 cents at a thrift store. The name caught my eye…….of course!! Couldn’t be...

September 8, 2011 by weave1022

Cozy, Buy em by the sack!

Little hamburger joint in my hometown… with a lot of history (http://www.cozyburger.com) You and everyone within 100 feet of you w...

August 31, 2011 by weave1022

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Never Too Much Madonna Inn

Heading out of LA last Thursday on the 5 was a mess. An overturned 20-wheeler heading south spilled oranges, lemons and an entire tank of...

August 30, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Beach at Nassau- 1953

Another from the series of my papa’s pictures from Key West and the Caribbean in the late 40s-early 50s. This one is from a submarine ...

by BRBill

Soul Food

Now there’s a lotta talk here on this site about SOUL, one of the prime ingredients in life as we know it and that’s a good thin...

August 28, 2011 by BRBill

Abandoned Six Flags Amusement Park, New Orleans

By strolling around in the web I came across an absolutely stunning article about the Six Flags Amusement Park in New Orleans that is abando...

August 27, 2011 by BeeJay

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DETROIT WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE…

This is what Woodward Ave looked like in the 60’s when we cruised!! This little guy was gettin’ his cruise on… http://detn...

August 22, 2011 by k2dtw

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Karaokitsch: more than kitsch the eyes

Karaoke rooms can be very kitsch and cute in Japan. In Vietnam, it is usually more serious, but I managed to find one with decorations that ...

by Gilles Snowcat

Paw Paw’s Car In Key West Feb-March 1956

What we have here is my grandpa’s car on Roosevelt Blvd in Key West Feb-March 1956, to continue the old cars posts thing that occasion...

August 20, 2011 by BRBill

DETROIT CONEY DOGS NOW IN HOLLYWOOD!!..

http://www.freep.com/article/20110413/ENT08/104130397/Will-Hollywood-dig-Detroit-coney-dogs– Hope they are as good at they look!!!R...

August 19, 2011 by k2dtw

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Lenny Dee’s King’s Inn Peekaboo Window Glass

Several things about this glass have all the earmarks of Kitsch with a kapital K. First of all, it’s from a piano bar restaurant. Seco...

August 15, 2011 by Allee Willis