3:39 p.m. Aug. 29, 2023: The name of Roxy Rose’s family shop is Alert Lite Neon not Alert Lighting. Georges Claude’s surname was misspelled as Claud. He made his business signage debut at the 1910 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nostalgic neon from Spokane’s past glows by dusk each night in the yard of Chris and Liz Bovey’s West Plains home. The original signs once adorned favorite haunts – most gone now – like White Elephant ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
POCATELLO — The Gate City will shine a little brighter this summer as it celebrates its first annual Neon Fest on July 11 and 12, spotlighting the legacy of neon and historic preservation in the heart ...
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 ...
It’s 100 degrees in North Hollywood and Roxy Rose, 60, is inside her neon studio clad in a skintight camel-colored getup, complete with her signature cowboy hat. “I’m old-school neon,” she says as she ...