But these days, if lit-up letters in a shop window or on the wall of a nightclub catch your eye, odds are they’re made with light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, not the real thing. It’s a fate befalling ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Large scale, exterior neon signs like this have become a thing of the past in Portland. Image: Meira Gebel/Axios The Montgomery Park sign sits atop its namesake nine-story westside building — ...

When we hold a neon tube in our hands or see a neon sign we are seeing our cosmic selves illuminated,” Matuszewicz said. “… ...