In case you didn’t know already, 2026 is the Centennial year for Route 66. And with this once-in-a-lifetime celebration comes ...

Though they fell out of favor in the 1980s and 1990s, the retro chic of neon signs have made this century-old technology a popular choice for retail storefronts, restaurants and even service ...

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In his upcoming book ‘Neon Road Trip,’ photographer John Barnes captures a luminous part of advertising history Jennifer Nalewicki - Travel Correspondent For two-and-a-half years, photographer John ...

ABOVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS. WELL, IT’S A BIG DAY HERE AT KCRA 3 AS WE WELCOME BACK PART OF OUR HISTORY ON TWO, THREE. AND THAT’S OUR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MARK FINAN ALONG WITH ALONG WITH CONGRESSWOMAN ...

A revival of fantastic, flickering signs is illuminating roadside America, from legendary Route 66 to the Vegas strip. Around 250 vintage signs fill the outdoor “boneyard” at the Neon Museum Las Vegas ...

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 ...

“Rainbow Room” faces possible doom. Photo: Andrew Holbrooke/Corbis/Getty Images “Rainbow Room” faces possible doom. Photo: Andrew Holbrooke/Corbis/Getty Images Editor’s note: On December 17, after ...

Vintage neon signs have become a rare and treasured thing in the Valley. In fact, local preservationists estimate there are only around three dozen old-school illuminated displays still in operation ...

Tom Wartman is standing over a rectangle of blue flame and bending glass in his hands. "This fire is about 1,500 degrees," he says casually. He quickly and deftly moves the glass arc from the flame to ...

The start of July marked the 65th anniversary of the opening of the now-defunct Stardust resort, although its history can still be seen through its neon sign. The Stardust neon sign was once called ...

In the summer of 1898, the Scottish chemist Sir William Ramsay made a discovery that would eventually give the Moulin Rouge in Paris, the Las Vegas Strip, and New York’s Times Square their perpetual ...