Today, neon exists in two main forms: vintage originals and LED-based faux-neon. Real neon signs are still around in retro-themed diners, especially along Route 66, where you can order favorites ...

The two-day Neon Fest culminated Saturday night in historic downtown Pocatello with the lighting of the 22nd neon sign.

Al Mac's Diner in Fall River has replaced its original neon sign with a new LED version. The old sign had been knocked over after a storm, and replacing it wasn't an option. The neon sign is iconic, ...

The first neon sign was installed in New York’s Times Square om 1924 and in Las Vegas in 1928. Doby’s Hotel Court in Montgomery, Ala., in 1980. John Margolies ...

According to neon historian Thomas Rinaldi, only about 130 of the 75,000 outdoor electric signs from 1923–1956 still exist. Proponents of the shift to LEDs highlight their lower energy ...

Rosie Phillips ’21 and Daniel Braunstein, SM ’94, PhD ’98, director of the Pappalardo Lab and host of the “Lock the Quill” podcast, with one of the neon signs she made for the lab.

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 ...

Here’s a closer look at the six Neon Garden signs, based on information provided by the city: Bill Johnson’s Big Apple: The sign stood at 950 E. Main St. from 1977 until 2018, four years after ...

The legendary Ziggie’s Music store in Phoenix closed its doors in May 2024. Nearly seven months later, the neon sign that hung outside the store at 3309 N. Third St., opened in 1956 by an ...

If it seems like Kern County Museum Executive Director Mike McCoy gets a phone call every time a historic building closes down or burns down, that’s because it’s ...