2014 started as a quiet year in the world of vanishing neon.  But things picked up over the summer, leaving us at year's end with a mis...

Greetings from New York, where no neon news is good news of late.  Topping the list of bad tidings is word that New York's Landmarks Com...

After a bit of a hiatus here, I was all set to make a big come-back, until I managed to wipe out the post I had drafted with one ill-placed ...

Smith's Bar and Restaurant, 801 Eighth Ave., Manhattan.  (T. Rinaldi) "Situated just west of Times Square, Smith's Bar o...

Helvetica, that most generic of boring fonts, has struck again, and its latest neon casualty is a loss dearly felt.  Last Monday, following ...

As previously reported, the Subway Inn (at 60th and Lex in Manhattan) is set to close later this month.  The entire corner is to be cleared...

The best part about maintaining this blog is when e-mails come in from people with real connections to the signs I've sought out and pho...