ALBUQUERQUE — They were just a bunch of old business records belonging to New Mexico’s oldest and largest sign-making shop, the last of the manufacturers from neon’s midcentury heyday. No longer ...
Neon Club bends, twists, heats, sculpts and brings light to ASU’s art galleries. The club introduces a different type of sculpting that involves the creation or restoration of neon signage, as well as ...
We’ve seen them glowing on New York City theater billboards, Las Vegas casinos and Hong Kong high-rises. They cast unbidden light and shadow into restaurants and homes and are a part of the daily ...
As autumn fades in Anchorage, neon light signs downtown glow more vibrantly in the creeping dark. "FURS," one sign on Fourth Avenue reads vertically, lit in blue and red above displays of wolf pelts ...
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 ...
TULSA, Okla. — When people picture Route 66, they often imagine a warm, colorful glow lighting up the night. But what actually makes a sign “neon”? Inside Encinos Signs, Vice President of Operations ...
Like the skyscraper, the automobile, and the motion-picture palace, neon signs once symbolized popular hopes for a new era of technological achievement and commercial abundance. From the 1920s to the ...
In his upcoming book ‘Neon Road Trip,’ photographer John Barnes captures a luminous part of advertising history Jennifer Nalewicki - Travel Correspondent For two-and-a-half years, photographer John ...
Preserving the art of neon sign making is Craig Alan Nichols' mission, but he's in search of a student and medical aid.
Though they fell out of favor in the 1980s and 1990s, the retro chic of neon signs have made this century-old technology a popular choice for retail storefronts, restaurants and even service ...