Neon signs aren't as ubiquitous as they once were, but the artistry has been receiving renewed appreciation. Wil Kirkman was well-known for his ability to make and repair intricate and fragile glass ...

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

RIDGEFIELD — In 1988, Roger Schurman sold his first neon sign to a used-car dealer on Portland’s Lombard Street at the tail end of a day full of rejection. That first sign — it said “OPEN” — was only ...

“I don’t think people realize that these aren’t being mass produced,” says Katie Pickens about neon signs during her visit to Brooklyn Glass — a Brooklyn-based glass blowing factory that specializes ...

Like driving toward the Las Vegas strip, you can see Glas studio in Raleigh coming from a ways away. The neon-colored signs are within sight well before you enter the studio. Other WRAL Top Stories It ...

The City of Tulsa is rewriting rules for a neon sign grant program after several subsidized signs were built and installed ...

There are about 30 mid-century neon signs remaining in Chicago — but no clear incentives for owners to keep them up when their small businesses close, preservationists said.

The paper plans tacked up on the gridded wire wall show the cheeky message a customer wants to immortalize on a neon sign: “Be a Badass with a Good Ass.” Tucked away inside a bright white, clean space ...

Neon signs are a hallmark of American culture, decorating seedy bars and gentleman’s clubs with bright announcements of drinks and women inside. This primarily commercial craft has been traditionally ...

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 ...

TACOMA, Wash. — At the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, a new exhibit celebrates what women are doing with neon, taking the art form far beyond the greatest beer sign you've ever seen hanging in a bar. "Our ...