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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
From the 1920s into the 1950s neon sign making flourished in the U.S. with thousands of makers in business. As technology evolved companies shifted to LED lighting instead of the gas charged NEON ...
A bright spark in a dimming world, Jive Lau - the artist behind Kowloneon - is preaching the gospel of neon lights to a new ...
While other sign-making companies talk about quality, at OasisNeonSigns.com we mean it. From designing and crafting up until installation, every neon sign made by us is made in accordance with our ...
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 ...
Become a paid member to listen to this article Images of New York’s neon signs by Thomas Rinaldi. You’ve seen them everywhere, but probably haven’t given them much thought. Though they once ...
“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 ...