In search of the grandest specimen in the city, GOOD and Hidden Los Angeles have partnered for a new contest to find L.A.'s Most Interesting Vintage Sign. "The most beautiful and bizarre" could mean anything from a a dazzling neon relic to the hand-painted name of your local market to those curious giant letters propped atop Beachwood.
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New Contest Seeks L.A.'s Most Interesting Vintage Signs
Glendale Theaters To Become Nightclubs?
As Glendale readies a plan for an expanded downtown arts and entertainment district, the city's Mann Theatres at the Glendale Exchange could be reborn, rebranded and renewed as nightclubs, reports the Glendale News-Press.
Fire At The Disco: Small Electrical Fire Sparks The Roxy
Sunset Blvd was closed for about 30 to 45 minutes in both directions last night while the Los Angeles Fire Department put out a small electrical fire at The Roxy, reports WeHo Daily.
Name In Lights: More Money For Museum Of Neon
Last week, the City Council approved $252,000 in additional funding to the design firm overseeing renovations to a vacant, vintage building currently slated to become the new home of the Museum of Neon Art.
Happy 100th Birthday to the Neon Sign
Neon signage can dazzle, inform, distract, or illuminate, and Los Angeles is an important city in neon's history. This week, the neon sign marked its 100th birthday, the Museum of Neon Art shared via email.
Cool Neon
Some of our favorite Los Angeles area neon signs as captured by the photographers of the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr.
West Hollywood Unveils Neon Signage in Honor of Route 66
Santa Monica Boulevard may be currently home to boys town and the Russian community, but it has a history that many don't realize. In 1926, the route between Chicago and Santa Monica was named Route 66. In what would later become West Hollywood, Santa Monica Boulevard was a major part of the famous artery with at least two popular eateries, Barney's Beanery and Irv's Burgers, seeing it through its heyday.
Recession Obsession: Downtown LA's Grand Central Market
The Official Recession has been upon us for thirteen official months. It’s still not a reason we can’t enjoy life on the cheap. This is LA -- we’ve got options! We last feasted on Thai Town for just a few bucks, and stopped to smell the daisies for even less.
Midnight Movie: Kanye West 'Olympic' Champion?
With the help of this video directed by Neon, Kanye West competes in the "games".
Found in LA: A New Space for Neon
Some of the most fun you can have downtown is at the Downtown Art Walk on the second Thursday of every month (also in the mix is the Downtown Comedy Walk). LAist Featured Photos contributor savemejebus submitted this photo from last Thursday at the new Museum of Neon Art space on 4th Street next to Rocket Pizza. MONA's official opening reception is next month on the 12th, but be sure to swing by on the Thursday prior during the art walk.
Classic Old Signs
I'm not a sign maker, so maybe what I'm about to say is simplistic or misguided. But the old, classic neon scripted signs that decorate so many pre-WWII buildings are remarakably elegant....and don't look all that difficult to replicate.
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