Distilled to their simplest use, signs speak to us. But historic signs — from a faded 1930s “ghost sign” painted on the side of a building to a 1950s neon ad — need others to speak for them. Des ...

DENVER — VFW Post 1, in Denver, was the first Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in the country. That's part of the reason why some of its oldest members revere the post's nostalgic neon sign as a piece of ...

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As the Chieftain and Crash Hotel go up for sale, renewed attention is being paid to its vintage neon sign—a glowing relic ...

The neon sign has lit up downtown areas from Las Vegas to London for more than 100 years. But is its cheerful glow in danger of being snuffed out? In recent months, New Yorkers have campaigned – ...

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Mountain Miami is here—and it’s not going away. Really. The new multicolored sculpture, installed earlier this month in Miami Beach’s Collins Park and unveiled formally to the public with a small fete ...

You probably don't know his name, but the work of Shawn Gilheeney is all around you in Rhode Island, summoning you into restaurants. He is an artist and the creative force behind many business signs, ...

The historic ’50s-style Bel Aire Shopping Center sign at Staples and Annapolis has been unceremoniously painted over, ...

Suspended with perfect form for about six decades, the neon “diving lady” who once touted the City Center Motel in downtown San Jose will live to dive another day. The iconic sign was removed Thursday ...