When we hold a neon tube in our hands or see a neon sign we are seeing our cosmic selves illuminated,” Matuszewicz said. “… ...

Tom Duck would be proud. Duck was the founder and president of Ugly Duckling Rent-A-Car, which had a location on East Fremont Street back in the 1990s. Today, Duck’s iconic and whimsical neon sign ...

If it’s nighttime in Boston, neon signs are a sure source of beauty and light. Who can imagine the city without its Paramount Theatre marquee? Or the Boston Wharf Company banner, bathing the ...

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 ...

Alabama cities may not have the glitz and glare of Times Square or Las Vegas but that doesn’t mean we can’t rock a cool neon sign when one is called for. Some in Alabama are easily recognizable, such ...

Neon signs aren't as popular as they used to be, but that's not stopping a craftsman in Ohio from creating the vintage lighting. Neon signs used to line highways and Main Streets across America. Now, ...

The first neon sign was displayed in Paris in 1910 and since then, it has become part of the urban landscape. Although plastic signs with florescent lighting became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, ...

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In Las Vegas, giant, elaborate signs flash and blink at casinos. Las Vegas Boulevard is lined with vintage signs that remind drivers and pedestrians of bygone businesses. The city is home to The Neon ...

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