The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Covered Wagon Planter

This little covered wagon planter was made in Japan circa 1950’s. The colors are nice and bright and I love the painted cactus on the ...

October 2, 2010 by Michael Ely

Wicker Wheel Chair – Daylillies singing to it

Looks like the daylilies are singing “September” to it. I bought this Victorian Wicker Wheel Chair with a Serpentine Arm in Monr...

September 29, 2010 by debretroeye

Carnival Time!

This is an entry in our local Carnival. There is an elderly lady who enters each year and dresses up her mobility car and enters the Carniva...

September 27, 2010 by wendy

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The Model T

I think are quite a few car lovers on the AWMOK and I’m certainly one of them. I grew up working on cars with my dad (or well, getting...

September 20, 2010 by windupkitty

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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...

by Markydoodle

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Kellogg’s Star Trek Ltd Ed Cereal Box 2009

pretty, pretty yummy…...

September 15, 2010 by kookykitsch

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Childhood Loss – Vintage Pressed Steel Toy Truck #2

This red and blue truck, “City of Toyland, No. 7, Utility Truck”, was made by Structo in the 1950’s and is 21 inches long....

by DetroitKent

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 ...

September 9, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Childhood Loss – Vintage Pressed Steel Toy Truck

This white “City Sanitation Dept” truck made by Marx in the 1940’s, is 13 inches long and the rear door covering the garba...

September 6, 2010 by DetroitKent

’50s Brock of California Pottery

I found this Brock of California plate, along with cups and saucers at a yard sale a few years ago. Didn’t know who they were. My rese...

September 5, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Denny’s Adventures in Prudence Fentons’ “The House of Prudence” (Part 4 – August 2010)

These incredibly framed creations were a gift to Prudence from her friend Paul. I believe these are 3-dimensional in design and are made of ...

September 1, 2010 by denny

KITSCH AHOY!!!

This wonderful photo is from the “Port Of San Diego” This Giant Kitschy couple dazzles you as they engage in a kiss! The era is ...

by neville

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” – (Part 4 – August 2010)

This is one of the areas in “Willis Wonderland” that just makes me nuts. I forgot to include the stairs in a previous post, so h...

August 31, 2010 by denny

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Kitschy TV Lamp

I got this super-kitschy TV lamp base at an antique shop this weekend, it has no light in it, but I aim to fix that asap. I’ve seen th...

August 26, 2010 by Nessa

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Leaving Pomplamoose and Hitting The Madonna Inn

Yesterday, me and Mark Blackwell, who I work with, drove back to LA from up north in Sonoma where I was working with Pomplamoose. As I had r...

August 25, 2010 by Allee Willis

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DETROIT WOODWARD AVE DREAM CRUISE…

http://www.wxyz.com/subindex/money/auto_news/dream_cruise The Fabulous 2010 Woodward Ave Dream Cruise was a great success today… The l...

August 23, 2010 by k2dtw

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – CBer’s Prayer Plaque and On The Road To Work With Pomplamoose

As I cruise along the 5 and 101 freeways up north to finish three videoSongs with Pomplamoose, my trusty CBer’s Prayer Plaque is in pl...

August 22, 2010 by Allee Willis

F.O.B. DETROIT…

Saw these beauties Up-North in Petoskey and Harbor Springs Mi, hope they bring them down state for the “Woodward Ave. Dream CruiseR...

August 20, 2010 by k2dtw

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My blog in Time Magazine online TODAY. I LOVE DETROIT!

Check it out. I’m very proud of this piece. http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2010/08/17/unfiltered-allee-willis-on-the-spirit-of-detroit/...

August 17, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Crash Test Dummies

I wish I had all of them. My favorite is the baby in the buggy which gets thrown forward when you push the button, except it’s broken....

by ginger

’50s Borden’s Milk truck still around…

I barely remember these trucks. The milkman actually came to the door and delivered milk in quart size, glass bottles, the kind with round c...

by MyFunCloset

Covered Wagon Cookie Jar

This is a McCoy covered wagon cookie jar manufactured between the years of 1960 and 1961. It is ivory colored with a brown wash, deeply embo...

by Michael Ely

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1976 Chevy Nova

Not too long ago, Allee’s Kitsch of the Day blog theme was “You are what you drive”. I couldn’t agree more. My ride ...

by Cheetah Velour