Neon signs used to be everywhere - but they were especially prevalent as bright beacons calling hungry travelers to American ...

"Neon really hit the U.S. in the late 1920s," Swormstedt says. "By the early to mid-1930s, every small town had at least one neon sign." Keeping the trade alive. By the late 1960s, the introduction of ...

Once installed, the gas trapped inside is stable: Neon signs can last for decades. The Neon Company has on the wall a long blue tube that originally illuminated the ceiling of Fox Theatre, still ...

To Wartman's right, large windows separate the shop from a cavernous room full of giant neon signs. That's the Sign Museum, which saw about 60,000 visitors last year.

The National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles, Oregon, is popular, too. Founder David Benko says, as interest in neon signs has gone up, so have prices and the number of pieces going to private ...

Enter the nondescript Neon Works warehouse in North Oakland, and you’ll find yourself suddenly immersed in rainbow light. It’s as if a time-warping tornado from the 1950s Bay Area wrapped all ...

Neon signs look cool as hell, there’s no denying. ... but often the term “neon light” is used to refer to any glowing sign, not just those with neon gas in them. ...

The historic Tujague's sign, which has been at the center of controvery for four years, has been removed and is sitting in a ...

Signmakers L.A. makes all kinds of signs, but they have become the go-to folks to fix and make vintage neon signs. These sign makers are restoring LA to its neon glory, one display at a time | LAist ...