An upper-class suburban-scale picture window diffused with shears provides a warm backdrop for a bespectacled Andy Griffith wannabe and a lovely young lady that proves how well plaid stands out against yards of floral upholstery fabric. Her black bow-tied puritan collar on that short-sleeved shift is a stark contrast to that sassy Vidal Sassoon inspired […]
Saturday May 17, 2008 - 8 pm & Sunday May 18, 2008 - 3pm
At the classic Moonlight Rollerway, freeway close in Glendale, CA
Several weeks ago I went to the Moonlight Rollerway to have a meeting with the rink organist and owner, Dominic Cangilosi. I walked in the door and my eyes almost bugged out […]
OK, I always say, “This is one of my all-time favorite vintage slides…but this one REALLY is!”
A 1955 Ford Pick-Up crosses the intersection in front of a colorful corner lot full of chromy, two-toned cars. The art deco style Valley National Bank in the background wears its sky-high sign like a cherry on […]
A young man wearing a smart plaid shirt stands before a white washed fence holding a pink duck in a turquoise laundry basket.
Several years ago after one of my slide shows a guy in the audience came up to me and said, “I want to give you my family slides.” I said “Are you […]
Today is the first in my new ongoing series celebrating people that I consider to be Americana Royalty.
This week I introduce you to Paul J. Orloff, owner of EXOTICAL in Downey, California. I visited the master merchant of “Matching Hawaiian Clothing for the Whole Family” in his spectacular store where I took this pic […]
Many people smoke in bed but few are photographed doing it. Few smoke with a another in such perfect harmony. The synergy between these two summer pajama-clad women is amazing. And the standing-on-the bed-view of them is inspired to say the least. But the crowning touch is that bellybutton balanced ashtray complete with a butt […]
There are family portraits and then there is this family portrait taken in front of cloud-reflecting plate glass windows of a modern suburban strip mall supermarket somewhere in New York in 1957.
This has to be, in no uncertain terms, an all-time favorite find. It’s not because Howdy Doody and his big brother are dressed […]
LA’s legendary Clifton’s Cafeteria is a local landmark of the highest order. It’s also my all-time favorite place to have a stuffed moose stare at me as I enjoy a tasty turkey dinner and Jell-O beside a waterfall overlooking the redwood forest mural. After I finish eating I step inside the tiny chapel and […]
This Thursday I’ll be showing vintage Valentines Day slides to Martha Stewart on her show. I wonder what Martha will say when I tell her I have no idea who this fresh-faced piano player is so I call her “Little Miss Martha Stewart Wannabe!” And what will Martha say when I ask her to be […]
A little girl’s yellow turtleneck matches those instantly recognizable Play-Doh containers as perfectly as the turquoise coat draped over the seat back matches the pie tin-plated Play-Doh front and center. I love when vintage slides are unintentionally color coordinated.
Among my favorite childhood playthings Play-Doh stands out as the one I wanted to eat […]
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