Late last week, the preservationist and author Chris Nichols had stopped by the McDonald's in Downey when he noticed something strange. The loping original neon sign outside the Googie-esque ...

Once upon a time, downtown Mesa was drenched in the glow of neon lights. Businesses like motels, diners and cocktail lounges buzzed with vibrant color as their illuminated signs beckoned the public.

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 ...

Curious collectors wandered through an Ontario industrial space last weekend, gaping at one man’s neon-lighted cave of Americana. Glowing signs advertising Pep Boys, Union 76 and Felix Chevrolet were ...

Over the past three years, the city of Mesa has given out $215,000 to a total of 32 businesses to help them install neon or neon-like signs. City officials spoke to the Business Journal to explain why ...

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MESA, AZ (AZFamily)—The 1950s ′s through the 1970s ′s were vibrant times in Mesa, with neon signs glowing bright. However, over time, the signs went dark. ”We had them in a salvage yard for many many ...