Episode 5 of Oklahoma’s Own Route 66 Road Trip explores Tulsa’s neon revival — from iconic signs nearly lost to time to the artists and preservationists keeping Route 66 glowing. We visit the rescued ...

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 ...

PROTECT A TREASURED EXAMPLE OF AMERICANA. THE GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS, KNOWN AS THE CHAIR CITY. BUT NOW IT MIGHT JUST BE ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING THE NEON SIGN CITY. WELCOME TO A PLACE WHERE ...

Part one of building an aged neon coffee sign, focusing on the design and construction process.

The Meadow Gold sign at night. TULSA, Okla. - Along Route 66, signs have always mattered. The highway’s famous shield may be the most recognizable symbol, but in Tulsa, it’s the glow of neon that ...

Enter the nondescript Neon Works warehouse in North Oakland, and you’ll find yourself suddenly immersed in rainbow light. It’s as if a time-warping tornado from the 1950s Bay Area wrapped all the neon ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As far as Todd Matuszewicz sees it, looking at the neon sign outside of the Riviera Motel on East Colfax Avenue is about as close to heaven as a person can ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Neon lights have been around since ...

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 ...

Part two of the aged neon coffee sign project, covering weathering details and wiring work.