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The Slow Death of Neon
Rockefeller Center is proposing to rip out its glowing glass signage in favor of LEDs. It joins a heap of others.
Iconic signs being replaced by LED The iconic neon signage at Rockefeller Center faces extinction as Tishman Speyer proposes ...
Today, those vestiges of a bygone era are in danger of extinction as chain businesses and commercial architecture more ...
The exact fate of the Ziggie's sign is unknown for now, but it will be preserved. "The next phase, after we get the Neon Garden open, is to begin finding locations and homes for these other signs ...
In 1960s Hong Kong, businesses hung dazzling signs above the streets or attached to walls in hopes of luring customers into their shops. Red, green, yellow and blue neon-lit billboards illuminated ...