TULSA, Oklahoma-- The trend in lighted signs is mostly about LED - those low voltage, ultra bright little bulbs that seem to be everywhere. They’re in signs, street lights and even cars. Whatever ...

MESA, Ariz. — For about 50 years, she welcomed weary travelers, enticing them with a neon blue bathing suit. The sign, known as the Diving Lady, had a job to do. “To promote the fact that the ...

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Paul Barber reaches into a bucket, retrieving the feathery remnants of a dead bird and a chunk of a wasp's nest. "The things you'll find in an old sign," the veteran sign-maker of over 50 years says ...

Ever wanted to make your own neon sign but didn't know where to start? It can seem tricky at first, but making a neon sign isn't as hard as you might think. After doing some research, I found an easy ...

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 ...

For decades, a giant neon "Kutsher's" sign welcomed guests to one the most recognizable of the "Borscht Belt" Catskill Mountains resorts as they poured in to see Joan Rivers, Woody Allen or Jerry ...

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 ...

Nowadays, a public display ad is just an image on a giant screen, but this certainly wasn’t the case 60 years ago. Unlike their famous soda, Coke’s recipe for neon signs is no secret: hard work and ...

Drivers waiting for the light at Stone Oak Parkway and Knights Cross Drive are likely to notice the cheeky, all-white neon sign reading “I’ve Been Drinking About You” that overlooks the outdoor patio ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The neon, Art Deco style light-up “CARYTOWN” sign welcoming people as they drive down Cary Street is experiencing a partial blackout again. The eastern-facing side of the sign ...