Neon made Miami great. The city’s look grew one brightly lit step at a time – from the ’40s art deco vibe to ’80s Miami Vice. Some images are so iconic they redefine the skyline. Ocean Drive, anyone?

At the height of Vancouver’s neon era in the 1940s and ’50s, the city had an estimated 18,000 neon signs. They’re almost all gone. But last week, a Kitsilano neon landmark went back up at 3123 West ...

In his upcoming book ‘Neon Road Trip,’ photographer John Barnes captures a luminous part of advertising history Jennifer Nalewicki - Travel Correspondent For two-and-a-half years, photographer John ...

The neon sign has lit up downtown areas from Las Vegas to London for more than 100 years. But is its cheerful glow in danger of being snuffed out? In recent months, New Yorkers have campaigned – ...

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Randall Ann Homan and Al Barna look both ways before darting across Grant Avenue in San Francisco’s Chinatown and find themselves standing underneath a masterpiece hidden in plain sight. Partly ...

Firefighters spent much of early Tuesday morning battling a blaze at a Art Deco hotel on South Beach after one of it's neon signs caught on fire. The fire started around 6 a.m. at the Ocean Plaza ...