This vintage sign outside the former Aqua City Motel along Lyndale Avenue in south Minneapolis is up for auction, as Hennepin County, which now owns the property, converts the building to affordable ...

I am a photo fellow at the L.A. Times, and recently spent three days photographing for the Motel California project at the Skyview Los Alamos. What immediately struck me was how tucked away in the ...

Piece by piece, the Prescott Valley Motel neon sign that glowed for decades was taken down by a crane this month, making way for a Circle K gas station to open where the motel once stood. The people ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County has come up with a unique fundraiser that will entice antique collectors, home improvers and people who just appreciate cool stuff. County officials are auctioning off ...

There’s something so quintessentially American about a motel stay. The low-rise buildings, vintage signs, and just-off-the-road location inspire a real sense of adventure, or at the very least, a good ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Amanda Villegas / For The Times) Denise McKinney says she has probably somewhere close to half a million matchbooks tucked away ...

As the holiday season ends, busy streets and neighborhoods go dim, with homeowners and business people pulling the plug on their colorful displays. What’s left to shed some light? A smattering of neon ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Almost as iconic as the American road trip itself are the kitschy roadside motels that come with it. These stays have been made famous in ...

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.

Phoenix neon signs have been part of the city’s visual DNA for decades. Long before LED signage and digital billboards took over, glowing motel marquees, diner signs and towering roadside displays lit ...