Bob Grant’s collection started simply enough. He was at an antique sale with a friend, and he saw an old kick plate that bore the words “Grant Batteries.” The purchase led to his third career, which ...
Edoardo Flores — like many — began his collection by accident. During his time working as an Italian civil servant, Flores was often on the road. At some point in the ‘90s, he began pinching “do not ...
A variety of vintage neon signs are displayed as Dr. Larry Ruggiero, director of the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, lead’s a tour in the museum’s private warehouse, Thursday, January 15, ...
Sign restorer Don Van Kannel doesn’t have to take his work home with him. It’s already there. Van Kannel has 128 vintage advertising signs hanging in his home, not counting those in his bathroom or ...
Tucked inside an airplane hangar at Van Nuys Airport, the Valley Relics Museum houses a vibrant collection of neon signs, ...
The brightly-colored, flashing lights of neon signs and the city of Las Vegas go together like gin and tonic water, so it’s no surprise that Sin City is the site of the Neon Museum, which its founders ...
In 1985, Jed Schleisner had a biology degree in his pocket and no job on the horizon. Combining boredom with science and a long-held love of art, he came up with an illuminating new career. Schleisner ...