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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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 ...
“Rainbow Room” faces possible doom. Photo: Andrew Holbrooke/Corbis/Getty Images “Rainbow Room” faces possible doom. Photo: Andrew Holbrooke/Corbis/Getty Images Editor’s note: On December 17, after ...
PROTECT A TREASURED EXAMPLE OF AMERICANA. THE 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 ...
Signs at 30 Rockefeller Plaza and the Apollo Theater are among the latest to lose their vintage glow in favor of LED lighting. Neon lettering on the vertical sign and atop the marquee at the Apollo ...
The New York Sign Museum in Brooklyn preserves the stories of shuttered local businesses. The neon sign for Queen, the Italian restaurant in Brooklyn Heights, is part of the museum’s collection.Credit ...
Inside an iconic 1910 building, Spokane neon history now shines among layers of memorabilia and vintage prints of regional landmarks. It’s a dream of artist Chris Bovey, who moved from a Garland ...