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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever looked at a flickering neon sign and thought, I bet I could make one of those, be advised: You almost certainly could not. At once a science and an art, neon demands an artisan’s ...

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 ...

In case you didn’t know already, 2026 is the Centennial year for Route 66. And with this once-in-a-lifetime celebration comes ...

Rocket Neon is the only independent neon sign shop left in the state of Idaho. Once a common practice, the now rare art form has shifted since the invention of LEDs. "They replace a lot of what we ...

MESA, Ariz. — For about 50 years, she welcomed weary travelers, enticing them with a neon blue bathing suit. The sign, known as the Diving Lady, had a job to do. “To promote the fact that the ...

From the 1920s into the 1950s neon sign making flourished in the U.S. with thousands of makers in business. As technology evolved companies shifted to LED lighting instead of the gas charged NEON ...

Vintage neon signs have become a rare and treasured thing in the Valley. In fact, local preservationists estimate there are only around three dozen old-school illuminated displays still in operation ...

Become a paid member to listen to this article Images of New York’s neon signs by Thomas Rinaldi. You’ve seen them everywhere, but probably haven’t given them much thought. Though they once ...