Route 66 Neon Park, the first park dedicated to vintage neon lights in Missouri, is set to open in Saint Robert on Friday, May 9, 2025. The park will stand next to George M. Reed Roadside Park in ...

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 ...

Rinaldi estimates that, of the approximately 75,000 outdoor electric signs for which permits were issued between 1923 and 1956, about 130 survive, and that number is shrinking fast.

MESA, AZ (AZFamily)—The 1950s ′s through the 1970s ′s were vibrant times in Mesa, with neon signs glowing bright. However, over time, the signs went dark.

“From the 1920s until about 1970, neon signs were very popular,” he said. “Today, they’re mainly in museums. ...

And neon signs were popping up everywhere right in the middle of it all. "Neon really hit the U.S. in the late 1920s," Swormstedt says. "By the early to mid-1930s, every small town had at least ...