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.

PHOENIX – Mesa will celebrate its bright history by illuminating six historic signs in a new downtown installment called the Neon Garden. The display includes a replica of the Starlite Motel’s famed ...

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 ...

Two photographers capture the promise and allure of San Francisco’s “liquid fire” as it fades from their city’s urban landscape. Fueled by a similar nostalgia for the form of signage dubbed as “liquid ...

An old brick building just north of downtown Cincinnati gives little hint outside of the treasury of nostalgic icons within its walls. Some unlit motel and restaurant signs line the nearby street, and ...

One of Mesa’s iconic landmarks at a Mesa motel has taken a belly-flop onto a concrete parking lot, but there’s a possibility the city will let it rise again. The 80-foot neon sign featuring three ...

Editor's note: This story by former Register reporter Tom Perry originally ran in 2008. A reddish orange glow paints the evening sky about 40 miles west of Des Moines. Call it the light fantastic, ...