Paul Stokes came from England to Los Angeles in the mid-1980s with $40 in his pocket. He bummed around and did odd jobs until ...

The historic Tujague's sign, which has been at the center of controvery for four years, has been removed and is sitting in a ...

Old Signs N Stuff in Gardner, Mass., builds neon signs for private ... HOWEVER, INEXPENSIVE A CUSTOM SIGN CAN RUN INTO THE THOUSANDS OR EVEN MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. BECAUSE OF A ...

And neon signs were popping up everywhere right in the middle of it all. "Neon really hit the U.S. in the late 1920s," Swormstedt says. "By the early to mid-1930s, every small town had at least ...

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 ...

Often associated with seedy motels, strip clubs and Raymond Chandler novels, neon signs and even high art are making a surprising comeback in the Bay. Skip to content. All Sections.

"Neon really hit the U.S. in the late 1920s," Swormstedt says. "By the early to mid-1930s, every small town had at least one neon sign." Keeping the trade alive. By the late 1960s, the introduction of ...

As neon signs disappeared around the country and some environmental groups opposed them, Las Vegas doubled down and built taller, more elaborate signs. “Neon stood out and stands out,” Green said.

The Neon Garden will showcase six signs outside The Post, each a glowing piece of Main Street history. There’s the towering, bloom-covered display from Watson’s Flowers, which came down in 2014.

The Slow Death of Neon Rockefeller Center is proposing to rip out its glowing glass signage in favor of LEDs. It joins a heap of others.

Signmakers L.A. makes all kinds of signs, but they have become the go-to folks to fix and make vintage neon signs. These sign makers are restoring LA to its neon glory, one display at a time | LAist ...

Old Signs N Stuff in Gardner, Massachusetts, builds neon signs exclusively for private collections and museums. Made in New England: The art of neon sign collecting and creating ...