Traditional neon signs are made from glass tubes that are carefully bent by hand into specific shapes. Those tubes are filled ...
AMERICANA. IN GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS, KNOWN AS THE CHAIR CITY. BUT NOW IT MIGHT JUST BE ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING THE. NEON SIGN CITY. WELCOME TO A PLACE WHERE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND CREATIVITY SHINE, RIGHT?
There are about 30 mid-century neon signs remaining in Chicago — but no clear incentives for owners to keep them up when their small businesses close, preservationists said.
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As far as Todd Matuszewicz sees it, looking at the neon sign outside of the Riviera Motel on East Colfax Avenue is about as close to heaven as a person can ...
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 ...
KSHB 41 News reporter Braden Bates covers parts of Jackson County, Missouri, including Lee's Summit. While spending the day in downtown Lee's Summit, several local business owners shared the story of ...
SALT LAKE CITY — State Street in Salt Lake was once known for its vibrant neon signs. To honor its legacy and bring neon back to State Street, the Salt Lake Art Design Board commissioned eight ...
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 ...
“Neon is the fifth most abundant element in the universe,” says Todd Matuszewicz. That’s how the co-president of Save the Signs ends every tour he gives of Morry’s Neon, where he’s worked on and off ...