Preserving Tattoo History

Tattoo Heritage Project

The Tattoo Heritage Project, a 501(c)(3), Founded by Good Time Charlie Cartwright, is a Collaborator and Catalyst for the Education and Preservation of American Tattoo History. 

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Our Mission

Docu-series

Tattoo Artists Create and Co- Direct Video Segments for the Tattoo Heritage Project. 

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Pike Museum, Long Beach, CA

Establish a dedicated large scale Tattoo Museum in honor of The Pike located in Long Beach, CA., in partnership with Long Beach tattoo artists and community art representatives.

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Preservation and Education

We focus on preserving, protecting and archiving American Tattoo History. 


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TattooHeritageProject@gmail.com

Tattoo Heritage Project

1700 McHenry Ave., Ste 65B, #156

Modesto, CA 95350

"This is something tattooing needs, and as much as possible, our history is being lost every day. This is one of the main reasons I started the Northwest Tattoo Museum project 11 years ago. I have learned it is no small feat, and often takes as much help from the tattoo community as possible."

Jay Brown, Rosini and Brown's Tattoo Arcade

"At The Pike I was tattooed by the best of them, Lou Lewis, Burt Grimm, Owen Jensen. Bob Hayman, The profession of tattooing was a mystery, I was pumping them for information."

Good Time Charlie

"When I got to the Pike in 1980, there were six tattoo shops, I think. They started me at Bert Grimms at the Rose Tattoo which is actually on the Pike itself. I lived in the back of the tattoo shop and it was a little apartment and it was like a hundred years old. Maybe they built it in 1910. The Pike was really a wild place. It was beautiful, the Pike."

Mark Mahoney, quote taken from interview at: https://www.fellowshipsupply.com/union/mark-mahoney-union