Toronto neon peaked in the 1970s when Yonge Street was bathed in the glow of countless flashing signs advertising strip joints and adult theatres.

Neon signs once dominated urban landscapes all across Canada from the 1940s to the 1990s. The neon glow dominated Ouellette Ave. businesses mainly as commercial advertisements. However, as the ...

Large scale, exterior neon signs like this have become a thing of the past in Portland. Image: Meira Gebel/Axios The ...

4) Heights, 4100 block Hastings, Burnaby. Wallace Neon was known for its imaginative signs, but the swinging neon girl advertising Helen’s Children’s Wear was one of its best, and most beloved.

Whether a steaming mug, the diner's name, or a big neon "EAT," these signs were visual magnets for highway travelers. Underneath that neon glow, diners became icons of round-the-clock hospitality.

Neon signs evoke a time and place, but there's a concern they will go dark forever. "We used to have a glorious culture of neon signs," Henry van Seters, who has been photographing and painting ...

The elaborate sign had been a fixture at 159 East Hastings since the 1930s, and was one of the last survivors of the golden age of Vancouver’s neon. But the Balmoral Hotel fell into such ...

Neon Demon preserved rare neon pieces, including some from Toronto's past. It was opened by local cinematographer and neon buff Jon Simo. "I've always considered our studio to be a museum.

An eagle will soon light up Burnaby’s Hastings Street once more. Burnaby staff are recommending council grant a heritage designation to the Eagle Ford neon sign which once proudly glowed above a car ...