Richard Bracey founded what would become God's Own Junkyard, one of Europe's largest neon sign makers To this day, the streets of London are illuminated by a Welsh miner who decided he'd had enough of ...

Reporting from Havana — As the sun sinks over Old Havana, a row of ramshackle apartment buildings fades from sherbet bright to creamy hues of pale pink, yellow and green. Storm clouds hover above the ...

Mesa aims to revitalize, but also restore, historic buildings downtown, with efforts underway to turn back on the neon signs that once lined Main Street and bring people into the city's original post ...

To this day, the streets of London are illuminated by a Welsh miner who decided he'd had enough of the dark. Richard Bracey, from Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, worked down the Tredegar mines in the ...

For almost a century, Hong Kong's streets were illuminated by countless thousands of neon signs. However, the emergence of modern advertising methods such as light-emitting diode displays, or LEDs, ...

Past the towering Strip hotels and bright lights of the Fremont Street Experience lies a boneyard filled with history that comes alive at night. When an old hotel, bar or even flower shop was set to ...

CHICAGO — Dylan Thomas once wrote: “Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” He wasn’t talking about Chicago, but he could have been when it comes to this city’s disappearing neon signs. These ...

Nostalgic neon from Spokane’s past glows by dusk each night in the yard of Chris and Liz Bovey’s West Plains home. The original signs once adorned favorite haunts – most gone now – like White Elephant ...

Neon sign making is a disappearing art, but there’s a growing movement to save these symbols of urban American culture. Take a self-guided tour to search out these vintage signs in Sonoma County.