A San Francisco artist has found his calling restoring vintage signs for businesses around San Francisco. Not far from the ...
For his Hackaday Prize entry, [castvee8] is making seven-segment displays out of vintage neon lamps ... a plus or minus sign, and an equals sign. It’s the beginnings of a calculator, right ...
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Most Valuable Vintage Advertising Signs
If you've ever seen an episode of the History channel reality show "American Pickers," you know the antique-salvaging hosts ...
"The monumental size, neon-tubing elements, color scheme and font type would also be consistent with this 'golden age' of American road signs." For vintage signage, preservation comes at a cost.
In 1960s Hong Kong, businesses hung dazzling signs above the streets or attached to walls in hopes of luring customers into their shops. Red, green, yellow and blue neon-lit billboards illuminated ...
From impromptu K-Pop dances and retro vinyl bars to outlandish cakes and raining cafes, youth culture takes on many forms on ...
Sometimes it’s the beer and liquor ads flickering in the window of an otherwise dim bar; other times, it’s a mass-produced ... leading some cities to ban the signs. Today, however, neon lights are ...
The Neon Museum added a 50-year-old sign from the El Cortez to its historic collection last week, the museum announced Friday. The hotel-casino’s “Prime Rib $19.95” sign was given to the mus ...
The original gambling district, Downtown Vegas is peppered with old-school casinos, such as Golden Nugget and El Cortez. Fremont Street, illuminated by vintage neon signs, has the city’s oldest bar, ...
Sure, you can binge scary movies at home, huddled under a blanket, locked safely behind your front door’s deadbolt, with a ...