Once upon a time, downtown Mesa was drenched in the glow of neon lights. Businesses like motels, diners and cocktail lounges buzzed with vibrant color as their illuminated signs beckoned the public.

PHOENIX – Mesa will celebrate its bright history by illuminating six historic signs in a new downtown installment called the Neon Garden. The display includes a replica of the Starlite Motel’s famed ...

Two photographers capture the promise and allure of San Francisco’s “liquid fire” as it fades from their city’s urban landscape. Fueled by a similar nostalgia for the form of signage dubbed as “liquid ...

CINCINNATI -- An old brick building just north of downtown Cincinnati gives little hint outside of the treasury of nostalgic icons within its walls. Some unlighted motel and restaurant signs line the ...

The iconic McDowells Happy Ring House sign on Dublin’s O’Connell Street has been given a new lease of life thanks to a grant partially funded by Dublin City Council. It was created and erected in 1952 ...

Those who love the old relics speak of them glowingly. Rooftop neon signs, they say, highlight Los Angeles at its exuberant best, reflecting a time of optimism and inventiveness that turned the city ...