The Blog

Atomic Redhead is a blog all about mid-century artifacts ranging from the classy furniture of Heywood Wakefield to the low-brow girlie magazines of the ’50s.  Here, I plan to share information on my finds, projects, and may even ask a few questions when I’m at a loss.  Additionally, it will be supplemented by personal entries.  Updates will be posted via Twitter.  So, if you’re interested in being continually notified when I update, please feel free to “follow” me on Twitter.

To contact me, please fill out the form on my “contact” page.  If you’re interested in previous posts, check out the “archives” page.  And if you are looking for links to other retro sites, take a gander at the “links” page, which will be updated regularly. If you’re interested in looking at my modeling work or my photography portfolio, please click the “gallery” page.

The website was designed by myself on paper, but brought to life from the ground up by my tech savvy fiance, Patrick Arlt.  It has been built pretty much from the ground up, so if you run into a glitch, please let me know, and we will work them out as soon as possible!

Your Atomic Redhead

Name: Janey Ellis
Age: 22
E-mail: ellis.janey at gmail.com
Education: Bachelor of Arts: History, University of Oregon, Class of 2010
Occupation: Pin-Up Model.  Antique Dealer.
Location: Portland, Oregon

I was born in Eugene to two baby-boomers who loved antiques.  Throughout my life I have been around antiques and grew up listening to the local oldies station.  After my parents’ divorce, my mother and I moved to Lincoln City, where we stayed for four years, after, we moved back to Eugene for only a year, and then moved to the Portland area.  In high school I was actively involved in theatre, and was on the newspaper staff.  Upon graduation, I moved once again to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon, where I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in History, where I wrote my senior thesis research paper on vice and corruption in Portland during the 1950s, available for download below. After graduation, I moved back to Portland, where I share a mid-century apartment with my fiance, Patrick, and have an antique booth at Antique Alley along 42nd in the Hollywood District.

My career goal is to use my passion, talent and knowledge of mid-20th century America to help theatre productions and films be more historically accurate in every possible way.

The Atomic Hideaway

If you’re in the Portland area, please feel free to check out my antique space and  many others dealers located at:

Antique Alley
2000 NE 42nd Ave
Portland, Oregon
97213

ETSY! The Atomic Hideaway is also on Etsy! Click to see what’s available!