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As early as the 1920s neon signs illuminated major metropolitan cities, peddling flashy wares and services to awestruck drivers and pedestrians. That is, until fluorescent lighting became dominant in commercial districts in the 1940s, one of a myriad of factors that ushered in the end to the so-called golden age of neon. However, many of the signs–too beautiful to discard–have been preserved or repurposed. Rgb Led Neon Flex Party
In Los Angeles, the place to experience this history is the Museum of Neon Art in Glendale. And on Sunday, for the third time in its 42-year history, the museum’s opening up its storage warehouse in Pomona, where more than 250 undisplayed neon signs are housed.
“Our warehouse is packed to the gills. When businesses cl