What makes a sign “neon”? Tulsa experts explain the glow that defines Route 66

Traditional neon signs are made from glass tubes that are carefully bent by hand into specific shapes. Those tubes are filled ...
Yahoo

The Rise And Fall Of The Neon Signs That Defined American Diners

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A diner with red neon signs illuminated at night - Jon Bilous/Shutterstock With their mesmerizing glow, neon signs once dotted the ...
The Hill

Neon signs are back in style. This time, as home decor

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. You might expect to see a neon sign outside a bar or even on the wall of a hip restaurant for a perfectly Instagrammable ...
The Spokesman-Review

Dana Eberly has plied glass tubes into glowing neon signs since the ’80s

This summer, the Voices will take a look at people with unusual jobs. If you have an idea for us, email voice@spokesman.com. In the 1930s and ’40s, neon lights screamed exciting night life, beckoning ...
Argus Leader

Over 70 years, Pride Neon signs have shaped Sioux Falls, from neon to LED

The shop floor at Pride Neon Sign Company is busy. In one nook, a graphics team is crafting a sign for the new Spoke-N-Sport bike shop in Brookings. At another table, a craftsman is piecing together a ...
The Boston Globe

In Somerville, one of the area’s last neon sign makers keeps the lights on

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 ...
The Denver Post

Denver’s historic neon signs are in danger. And these are the people trying to save them.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As far as Todd Matuszewicz sees it, looking at the neon sign outside of the Riviera Motel on East Colfax Avenue is about as close to heaven as a person can ...