It was in the late 1940s and early 50s that neon became central to the city’s identity, she said. As neon signs disappeared around the country and some environmental groups opposed them, Las ...

Two years ago, $125,000 was allocated to restore these iconic neon signs. The city’s Historic Preservation Office is identifying historic neon signs and sending notices to owners.

Installed in 1942, the sign was one of the last produced in New York before the city’s neon sign shops went dark during World War II. The building is on the market, ...

Neon signs used to be everywhere - but they were especially prevalent as bright beacons calling hungry travelers to American diners. So, where did they all go?

The city of Granite City has reimagined storefront neon signs from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, bringing back a piece of history to the city’s new neon sign park, in preparation for the 100th ann… ...

I'm always not a real fan of city governments, but Mesa has truly embraced neon and understands what it can mean for heritage tourism." For now, what really matters is that the Ziggie's sign and ...

A new museum coming to Kansas City hopes to bring the city’s glowing past back to life—one neon sign at a time. Local photographer Nick Vedros is leading an effort to preserve, restore and ...

Al Mac’s Diner’s iconic red and blue sign, a familiar beacon in the Fall River night sky, is shining again -- and more ...

The LUMI Neon Museum is set to open later this year near the new Ferris wheel at Penway Point. “These signs were the historical fabric of our city,” Vedros said.

Elsewhere in the city, a few surviving neon signs give way every year to cut-vinyl awnings, backlit fluorescent plexi, and most especially chains of single-color LEDs.

Inside The Neon Company studio on DeKalb Avenue, a guild of craftspeople spends their days hand-fabricating neon signs in much the same way their progenitors did a century ago. The company, which ...