How neon advertising signs lit up Dublin in the 1930s Updated / Wednesday, 22 Feb 2023 15:21 Dublin's O'Connell Street all lit up for the International Eucharistic Congress in June 1932.

The neon sign was invented in the early years of the last century, and played a very important role in the advertising industry from the 1920s through the 1950s.

A Harley-Davidson porcelain neon sign previously sold for a staggering $86,250, according to Rockabilly. But if you don’t have $90k to spare, you can also buy a replica online for about $140 . 5.

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s famous neon signs are becoming harder and harder to find. The once-ubiquitous signs advertising bakeries, restaurants, pawn shops and more became a symbol of Hong Kong ...

Five historic neon signs were restored and installed in Mesa's new Neon Garden, a revitalized space at the former loading dock of the city’s historic post office. Vic Linoff, president of Mesa ...

As televisions became the leading advertising medium, the allure of neon started to dim, and by the late 1960s, some people perceived the signs as downright seedy. (Images courtesy of Al Barna and ...

The first neon sign was installed in New York’s Times Square om 1924 and in Las Vegas in 1928. Doby’s Hotel Court in Montgomery, Ala., in 1980. John Margolies ...