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Contratti's memorabilia museum
30-Mar-2010
I collected stamps when I was a kid. That was it. Maybe I'm still a collector at heart, collecting everything Iranian in iranian.com. But Danny Contratti, now there's a serious collector. He's turned his entire home into a museum of American memorabilia.
When I was in the San Francisco Bay Area a couple of weeks ago for the iranian.com comedy show, organized by our dear friend Monda, I wanted to take some pictures of the beautiful blooming gardens for Norooz. I asked Monda if she knew of a good area.
As we were walking in a Fairfax residential area we suddenly discovered Contratti's private museum. He welcomed us into his home where every inch was covered in American pop culture items and consumer product containers, from Elvis lunchboxes to old 7up bottles and bicycles >>> Photos
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Suggestion deleted?
by Cost-of-Progress on Wed Apr 07, 2010 05:09 AM PDTWow, my suggestion to donate these items to the Smithsonian American Museum of Cultural History was deleted.
Not sure why, but obviously, you did not like that suggestion.
Okie dokie
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by Monda on Thu Apr 01, 2010 06:00 AM PDTthis is their Home though! Contratti and his girl friend actually live there for years! Can you imagine living among so much stuff?!! I know for sure that I'd suffocate in half a day :o)
One in Camden Town, London
by ariane on Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:11 PM PDTI love those memorabilia shops. There is a very good at at Camden Town in London. It has all sorts of English memorabillia.
U possibly would want to visit during your stint there.
Nice shots!
by Monda on Wed Mar 31, 2010 07:21 AM PDTThe title made me want to see Contratti's home right away but those local flowers are even more Amazing.