In an effort to connect the present business landscape of downtown Mesa with the past, business owners are being encouraged to put up neon signs – and the city is giving out money to make it happen.

Missouri’s Route 66 Neon Park brings rescued vintage neon signs back to life in a small but unforgettable (and free!) roadside stop.

Neon signs used to line highways and Main Streets across America. Now, tradespeople who make and service those signs are dwindling, even as their nostalgic glow has become increasingly popular with ...

Tom Wartman is standing over a rectangle of blue flame and bending glass in his hands. "This fire is about 1,500 degrees," he says casually. He quickly and deftly moves the glass arc from the flame to ...

LAS VEGAS – Planning a visit to Las Vegas? Add the Neon Museum to your sightseeing itinerary. It's a sure bet. A collection of vintage Las Vegas casino signs – Stardust, Dunes, Sahara – make up the ...

Alex Eftekhar loves old stuff. The Station 8 BBQ owner not only opened his restaurant in a 1920s-era repurposed firehouse at 1100 E. Third St., but he also decorated that restaurant with things he ...

WILDWOOD, N.J. — You’d have to look up pretty high to notice that the palm fronds of the Isle of Palms neon motel sign have been unlit. But inside Randy Hentges’ neon workshop on Park Boulevard, in ...

Vintage advertising signs have become cherished collectibles that offer a unique glimpse into the past. These items are more than just relics — for collectors, they’re a slice of mid-century American ...

Over the past three years, the city of Mesa has given out $215,000 to a total of 32 businesses to help them install neon or neon-like signs. City officials spoke to the Business Journal to explain why ...