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TUCUMCARI, N.M. (KRQE) – Businesses in Tucumcari are working to repair historic neon signs that were damaged in a May hail storm. The “golf ball-sized” hail hit the city and impacted signs along Route ...

Traditional neon signs are made from glass tubes that are carefully bent by hand into specific shapes. Those tubes are filled ...

FALL RIVER — The owners of the historic Nite Owl Diner are looking to brighten up the Flint neighborhood again. The city’s Community Preservation Committee on Monday will be asked to spend $125,000 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The neon art-deco sign that greets visitors to Richmond’s Carytown, which has recently read “RYTOWN” due to yet another lighting issue, is coming down so repairs can be made.

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 ...