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In the summer of 1898, the Scottish chemist Sir William Ramsay made a discovery that would eventually give the Moulin Rouge in Paris, the Las Vegas Strip, and New York’s Times Square their perpetual ...

As autumn fades in Anchorage, neon light signs downtown glow more vibrantly in the creeping dark. "FURS," one sign on Fourth Avenue reads vertically, lit in blue and red above displays of wolf pelts ...

In Las Vegas, giant, elaborate signs flash and blink at casinos. Las Vegas Boulevard is lined with vintage signs that remind drivers and pedestrians of bygone businesses. The city is home to The Neon ...

Neon’s heyday in the United States was from the 1920s through the 1950s. In the 1940s there were almost 2,000 shops producing neon signs. It was originally introduced in 1910 by Georges Claude at the ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Paul Stoakes came from England to Los ...

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway — but they’re going down at Rockefeller Center. 30 Rock is ditching its iconic neon signs prominently plastered across Saturday Night Live’s opening ...

Phoenix neon signs have been part of the city’s visual DNA for decades. Long before LED signage and digital billboards took over, glowing motel marquees, diner signs and towering roadside displays lit ...

The saying goes, “Bright Lights, Big City” — and classic neon signs are a shining beacon of that legacy. But due to rent increases that are shuttering old-school establishments and cheap LED ...

The warm glow of neon nostalgia greets visitors inside the National Neon Sign Museum in downtown The Dalles. The museum, which opened in 2019, contains an array of colorful, glowing signs from the ...

Glitz, grit and the vintage glow of urban America. Vegas Vic, an icon of the Las Vegas strip. Jan. 19, 1985.Credit...Scott Henry for The New York Times Supported by By Jeff Giles Before evolution hit ...