THE DALLES, Oregon – David Benko is to neon signs what Jeff Bezos is to online shopping. Benko, 53, one of the preeminent American experts on the history and craftsmanship of neon advertising signs, ...

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 ...

In 1985, Jed Schleisner had a biology degree in his pocket and no job on the horizon. Combining boredom with science and a long-held love of art, he came up with an illuminating new career. Schleisner ...

Analysis: brightly-lit signs festooned the capital's streets in the 1930s and were very much a part of everyday life in the city One of the photographs from Dublin's 1932 staging of the Eucharistic ...

THE DALLES, Ore. — Inside a huge and historic Elks Temple in The Dalles, Oregon, David Benko has established the National Neon Sign Museum, using his own collection of artifacts to tell the story.

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 ...

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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Historic Chinatown dive bar Li Po Cocktail Lounge plans to re-illuminate its partially working neon sign, a Chinese lantern that’s beckoned customers through its cavern door for more than 70 years.