Episode 5 of Oklahoma’s Own Route 66 Road Trip explores Tulsa’s neon revival — from iconic signs nearly lost to time to the artists and preservationists keeping Route 66 glowing. We visit the rescued ...
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 ...
Neal Conner, Neon Man, has nearly 40 years of expertise in crafting neon signs. Here's how that special medium drives his business.
“When you collect big things, people notice,” Vangie Osborn, creator of the upcoming Signs of Our Times gallery, said. In the very near future, one area of downtown Boise will start to look quite ...
Missouri’s Route 66 Neon Park brings rescued vintage neon signs back to life in a small but unforgettable (and free!) roadside stop.
The neon signs that once illuminated Hong Kong have mostly gone dark. The lights were once synonymous with the city, but in recent years, the government has tightened regulations over safety concerns ...