“In their heyday, everyone in town had a neon sign, from the police department ... But the homecoming wasn’t a full-stop. Painting signs to pay for his tuition at Sam Houston State University ...
Sometimes it’s the beer and liquor ads flickering in the window of an otherwise dim bar; other times, it’s a mass-produced ...
As Butte, America prepares for yet another spectacular St. Patrick's Day, one of Uptown's most iconic symbols, which was gone each of the past four years, is ...
Segovia’s work, which interrogates Mexico’s long-established symbols of masculinity, bridges tradition, queerness and ...
NewsOnce a defining feature of shopfronts in the early 20th century, sign painting had gradually disappeared. Today, a new generation of artisans is bringing the craft back to life, driven in part ...
Alabama cities may not have the glitz and glare of Times Square or Las Vegas but that doesn’t mean we can’t rock a cool neon sign when one is called for. Some in Alabama are easily ...
Since the 1940s, bright neon signs have been lighting up the streets ... that we mostly see zooming around the city. They’ve been painting the town red, so to speak, since 1974.