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.

Al Mac’s Diner’s iconic red and blue sign, a familiar beacon in the Fall River night sky, is shining again -- and more ...

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

Signs from Watson’s Flowers, Ford, Bill Johnson’s, Dairy Queen and the Frontier Motel were lit up once again. More than 400 people witnessed the moment. Brady said the signs use neon gas, not ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The signs, collected and refurbished by private collectors, were once used to advertise along Route 66 in Missouri, stretching from St. Louis to Joplin. Photos provided by Pulaski County Tourism ...