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Editor’s note: On December 17, after this story was published, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to allow the NBC neon to be replaced with LED replicas.. The first frames in the ...
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The Slow Death of Neon
The entrance carries not just a literal neon sign but a symbolic one: power, news, late nights, modernity, the future, all ...
The neon Pabst sign in Milwaukee's Brewery District may be updated with LED lighting. The Brewery Neighborhood Improvement District argues LED would reduce maintenance costs. Milwaukee's Historic ...
30 Rock is replacing its iconic neon lights with LEDs in the coming year. nyc.gov. The storied building is also swapping out its blue neon “Observation Deck” lettering in favor of LED “Top ...
Al Mac's Diner in Fall River has replaced its original neon sign with a new LED version. The old sign had been knocked over after a storm, and replacing it wasn't an option.
Signs at 30 Rockefeller Plaza and the Apollo Theater are among the latest to lose their vintage glow in favor of LED lighting. Neon lettering on the vertical sign and atop the marquee at the ...
The loping original neon sign outside the Googie-esque restaurant — the oldest continually operating McDonald’s in the world — looked as though someone had taken a hacksaw to the golden arch ...
By the late 1960s, the introduction of plastics led to a decrease in the popularity of glass-tubed neon signs. LED lights came later and cut into neon's share of the sign market yet again.
There’s great news on the horizon for downtown San Jose’s skyline. The iconic neon sign atop the Hotel De Anza is set to be restored and back to its full glowing glory later this month.. You ...