Born in Tiffin, Ohio, Flechtner had an early interest in colored light and electronics. He incorporated some of these ...

The sign museum is exploring the possibility of offering classes in neon work, giving others the opportunity to pursue it as a hobby or occupation. In the meantime, both Wartman and Reising are ...

Here’s How Neon Lights Work. Story by Trisha Leigh ... He and his assistant Jacques Fonseque sold the first neon sign to a ...

The National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles, Oregon, is popular, too. Founder David Benko says, as interest in neon signs has gone up, so have prices and the number of pieces going to private ...

Neon signs look cool as hell, there’s no denying. ... How do neon lights work? You wouldn’t know neon gas for looking at it. Known to the periodic table as Ne, it lacks color or smell.

Kelsey Issel and Meryl Pataky work on custom neon signs at the She Bends studio in the old Hamm’s Brewery building in San Francisco, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

The legendary Ziggie’s Music store in Phoenix closed its doors in May 2024. Nearly seven months later, the neon sign that hung outside the store at 3309 N. Third St., opened in 1956 by an ...

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At issue is a distinctive neon sign that used to frame a dive bar on the Upper East Side, ... “We’ve seen a shift in the way people live, work and spend their time,” they wrote.

Despite spending more than a decade in storage, work continues to rehab the 40-by-25-foot Paul Revere sign and to find it a new home, said Dave Waller, who owns Neon Williams in Somerville with ...

As demand for neon has shrunk, increasingly replaced by cheaper new technology, The Neon Company has stayed alive through a mix of commercial signage, private custom orders, and work for film and ...

Visitors look at vintage neon signs hanging from the walls and ceilings at Neon Works during an annual tour in Oakland on Sept. 8, 2024. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE By Amanda Bartlett , Assistant ...