Trendy neon signs were once a fun and playful statement piece that many people wanted to add to their home decor. There was a point where it felt like every decor enthusiast either owned—or seriously ...

With their mesmerizing glow, neon signs once dotted the American roadside, beckoning travelers to stop and eat at the coolest diners across the U.S. Neon signs meant everything to hungry road warriors ...

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If you’ve ever looked at a flickering neon sign and thought, I bet I could make one of those, be advised: You almost certainly could not. At once a science and an art, neon demands an artisan’s ...

Vintage neon signs have become a rare and treasured thing in the Valley. In fact, local preservationists estimate there are only around three dozen old-school illuminated displays still in operation ...

In Las Vegas, giant, elaborate signs flash and blink at casinos. Las Vegas Boulevard is lined with vintage signs that remind drivers and pedestrians of bygone businesses. The city is home to The Neon ...

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

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 ...

Last Sunday, a crowd of roughly 100 gathered for a rare look at these relics, now tucked away in what could be their final resting place. “This is the boneyard,” said Al Barna, co-founder of San ...

On a drizzly December evening, Randall Ann Homan and Al Barna walked through the doors of an unassuming building tucked away on a quiet street in San Rafael and found themselves transported to another ...