With Hidden History, ABC7 explores local history and hidden facts in our communities. The series highlights extraordinary details in neighborhoods you may otherwise overlook. Neon signs and art pieces ...
There’s something special about neon. Maybe it’s because of its relationship with cinema or just romanticism for a lost era (one which you probably weren’t ...
We’ve seen them glowing on New York City theater billboards, Las Vegas casinos and Hong Kong high-rises. They cast unbidden light and shadow into restaurants and homes and are a part of the daily ...
If the Fourth of July fireworks don’t satisfy your hankering for dazzling colors, Glendale’s Museum of Neon Art has an offer: Come visit its storage facility on July 9 for a rare peek of what promises ...
The Vegas strip has a rich history – and one museum is devoted purely to the collection of old hotel signs that once graced Las Vegas Boulevard. Standing as a final resting place for old Las Vegas ...
A 1970s Pep Boys sign was abandoned when the car company changed its logo to remove Manny's cigar. Courtesy Museum of Neon Art This 1930s neon sign from a Little Tokyo camera shop is double-sided.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The art of neon lights is still alive and well. You can call them glowing, luminous or even blazing, but you can't call them in danger. As CBSN New York's John Dias reports, ...
Hong Kong is famous for its nightly ‘Symphony of Lights’ multimedia show on Victoria Harbour, but the city’s original symphony of lights began long ago on its narrow streets and busy thoroughfares, ...
AMERICANA. IN 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 CRAFTSMANSHIP AND CREATIVITY SHINE, RIGHT?
The Museum of Neon Art opened its doors in downtown Los Angeles in 1981 -- long before the city center was fashionable. For much of this time, the museum has moved around the area, looking for a spot ...
Artist Chris Bracey is famed for his neon signs and counts Elton John, Jay Z and Kate Moss among his fans. He transformed Soho in the 1970s using neon lighting. Some of his creations are about to go ...
Neon lights have been beacons of industry and modernity since they were introduced, en masse, in the early 20th century. One hundred years later, though, their method of production can still be ...