Denim designer Robin Chrétien has been on a nostalgia trip for the past 20 years, picking up vintage collectibles here and there that were stored in his large Los Angeles warehouse. He might find an ...

Tattoos are art. Those who design and ink pieces that will live forever on someone’s skin possess such talent. And some tattooists constantly experiment with different kinds of methods and ink to ...

Two photographers capture the promise and allure of San Francisco’s “liquid fire” as it fades from their city’s urban landscape. Fueled by a similar nostalgia for the form of signage dubbed as “liquid ...

Once upon a time, downtown Mesa was drenched in the glow of neon lights. Businesses like motels, diners and cocktail lounges buzzed with vibrant color as their illuminated signs beckoned the public.

CINCINNATI -- An old brick building just north of downtown Cincinnati gives little hint outside of the treasury of nostalgic icons within its walls. Some unlighted motel and restaurant signs line the ...

In all, over a dozen pieces either made or rescued by Davidson, a noted authority on neon, are on view. Davidson, who grew up in Philadelphia, has admired neon signs since childhood. Although he holds ...

Born in the 1920s, local hardware store Busy Bee was a Santa Monica mainstay, buzzing around Santa Monica Boulevard for nearly a century. The business flapped its wings for the final time in 2017 ...

An old brick building just north of downtown Cincinnati gives little hint outside of the treasury of nostalgic icons within its walls. Some unlit motel and restaurant signs line the nearby street, and ...

The iconic McDowells Happy Ring House sign on Dublin’s O’Connell Street has been given a new lease of life thanks to a grant partially funded by Dublin City Council. It was created and erected in 1952 ...

Forget wafer-thin TVs and quantum dots at CES. The loveliest technology in Las Vegas this week is lighting up a junkyard in the middle of the desert. Claire Reilly was a video host, journalist and ...

Editor's note: This story by former Register reporter Tom Perry originally ran in 2008. A reddish orange glow paints the evening sky about 40 miles west of Des Moines. Call it the light fantastic, ...