The radiant glow of neon signage often signifies the worst of Americana kitsch. It’s consumerism, literally and figuratively, flashing in our faces. Sometimes it’s the beer and liquor ads flickering ...
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 ...
A San Francisco artist has found his calling restoring vintage signs for businesses around San Francisco. Not far from the ...
SFGATE dive bar columnist Stuart Schuffman explores the history of Aunt Charlie's, one of the Tenderloin's last queer bars.
Out of the way from the main thoroughfare of nightclubs at the time, the club was located on North Street, by the Dale Street ...
One of the UK's last remaining neon sign makers is battling to keep the "endangered" craft alive. Julia Bickerstaff, 58, has crafted thousands of stunning neon signs for homes since she began her ...
From impromptu K-Pop dances and retro vinyl bars to outlandish cakes and raining cafes, youth culture takes on many forms on ...
Traditionally used as a classic "Notice Me" advertorial, neon signs have moved past their business associations to venture ...
Some 30 years ago, Wu Chi-kai – 18 at the time – took a temporary job making neon signs at his father’s company just to do something useful with his summer. “At first, it was really just a ...
On tap, there’s Amstel, Brixton Reliance Pale Ale, Korev lager, Thatchers Gold, Inch's, Cruzcampo, Beavertown Neck Oil and ...