This last stop exotic animal preserve was previously located in Ft. Pierce Florida, but in 2005, after being damaged by 3 hurricanes in 2 ye...
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The Shady Dell Trailer Park (part two)
If you’re ever in Southern Arizona you must stay at the Shady Dell trailer park resort in Bisbee! We had a blast there. Not only do yo...
Zombie Hut Sacramento 50’s Promo Pic
1. Zombie Hut. 2. Sacramento. 3. 1950’s promo photo. 4. Enough said....
Gotta love those Wide Body Planes!
It’s definitely the Hats that KITSCHenize this photo :)...
The Shady Dell Trailer Park (part one)
My partner, Spider, just had his 59th birthday so we decided to celebrate with a group of friends down in Bisbee. Bisbee is an old Victorian...
Road Trip: Gargantuan Post War Party RV
Hey kids, it’s 1952, the war’s still over, we don’t want this party to end yet! What should we do next? Road Trip! Built i...
Good Housekeeping’s Around The World Cook Book
I picked this up a few years ago at a flea market for, I think, 25¬¢. Subtitle is: “specialty recipes with a foreign flavor”. ...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – James Dean, Main Drain and Brown Material Roads
I drove up to Monterey on Friday from LA. Most people would get excited about going to the Aquarium or Cannery Row but I get excited about t...
The wonderful 3-D world of View-Master
Whether hiking thru the Redwood Forest, or hula dancing in Hawaii, or swimming with sharks, or walking with dinosaurs, or flying on Aladdin&...
1960’s 45 rpm record holder caring cases
Here is a pair of 1960’s vinyl covered record holder caring cases. Dig the groovy flowers on the outside and the bright red lining on ...
Blakely Gas Station desert-themed glasses
are Blakely Gas Stations (with their super cool rocket logo) were once popular here in Arizona, but they no longer exist today. Back in the ...
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...
The travel section of a rummage sale…
The same recent rummage sale. This was the travel section. I didn’t move a thing. I just snapped away… but I was tempted to buy ...
KITSCH from the KING of ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
KITSCH FROM THE KING OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL This great carry-on/cosmetic bag is covered with 1950’s images of Elvis Presley. The...
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...
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...
Happy Mother’s Day In Matching Outfits
Dated Mother’s Day, 1951, this is a photo of the Smith family who lived in my house long before I bought it. My driveway never looked ...
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 ...
Disco Luggage
Fits just enough polyester for the weekend. Very rare Disco collectible though I’ve managed to find 3 pieces over the years: http://al...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 3D, Miami Beach & Charles Phoenix
With 3D all the rage today many people forget that the first ubiquitous mass consumer experience with the technology was with View-Masters. ...
1960 Model “X” Geographic
Mito and I went to the LA Modernism show last weekend, and this was sitting outside the entrance. Its the only one that was made and the onl...













