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 ...

Around 250 vintage signs fill the outdoor “boneyard” at the Neon Museum Las Vegas. At night, several of the restored advertisements are illuminated; others are bathed in moody spotlights.

Today, neon exists in two main forms: vintage originals and LED-based faux-neon. Real neon signs are still around in retro-themed diners, especially along Route 66, where you can order favorites ...

In cities, they gaped at neon — and it was everything. Between the 1930s and the 1970s, neon signs were a potent American symbol for both glamour and depravity, hope and desolation.

It seemed fitting that in the 1980s the world’s biggest neon sign, for Marlboro cigarettes, was in Hong Kong. Some of the neon was in English, some in Arabic, some in Japanese.

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.

The Slow Death of Neon Rockefeller Center is proposing to rip out its glowing glass signage in favor of LEDs. It joins a heap of others.

Neon signage used to adorn many buildings in Chicago’s cityscape, from downtown to neighborhood business districts from Howard Street to 111th. But through the years, many of the signs have d… ...

For roughly the first 20 years of the city’s existence, there was no neon. Neon signs came to Las Vegas in the late 1920s, according to Emily Fellmer, senior collections manager at The Neon Museum.

The signs are owned by the city of Las Vegas, the Neon Museum, and YESCO custom electric designs. The lighting is a part of a $125 million project. This is where they will be located: ...

As neon signs disappeared around the country and some environmental groups opposed them, Las Vegas doubled down and built taller, more elaborate signs. “Neon stood out and stands out,” Green said.