Project Neon!

CYCLONE ROLLER COASTER in Coney Island, Brooklyn at Surf Avenue and West 10th Street Amidst the ongoing losses of classic New York neon signs, it’s lovely to be celebrating one that continues...

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Good news, New York neonauts! The excellent Open House New York, which is coming up Saturday and Sunday October 15th and 16th, includes the studio of Lite Brite Neon in Gowanus, Brooklyn, pictur...

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LEXINGTON CANDY SHOP In the Upper East Side on Lexington Ave at East 83rd Street Hey, guess what you guys? I made an actual factual real live neon visit this past weekend to the Lexington Candy ...

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CUBA’S NEON NEEDS YOU Project Neon is very pleased to support Havana Lights , a Kickstarter project to back a neon studio run by Cuban artist Kadir Lopez Nieves  who aims to relight as many ...

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As you may already have heard by now, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to move two neoned structures forward to be considered for landmark status: the enormous Pepsi  sign, on th...

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RIP RIVERSIDE LIQUORS (neon only, maybe not permanent?) on Broadway between 105th & 106th Streets in the Upper West Side Pardon any typos or broken links here — I’ve been in bed sick all wee...

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RIP HINSCH’S CONFECTIONERY on 5th Avenue between 85th & 86th Streets in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn I really thought that one of the most beautiful neon signs in New York would find a way to hang on, ...

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Hi, hello! It’s been awhile, but I’ve finally gotten going on the map I’ve been wanting to do since having to let the lovely neon app go. Unfortunately with Apple’s constant iOS updates, ...

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GEORGIA DINER in Elmhurst, Queens on Queens Blvd at 55th Avenue Oh hello there! Is this thing on? *tap tap*  Project Neon has been very quiet lately, here, have this lovely peach by way of a...

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BROADWAY WINES & LIQUORS in Astoria, Queens on Broadway between Steinway & 38th Streets OK this isn’t a great photo, but when I visited Broadway Wines & Liquors last weekend it was daytime an...

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Farewell DE ROBERTIS PASTRY SHOPPE on 1st Avenue between 10th & 11th Streets in the East Village Closing on December 5, 2014 As you may have heard by now, East Village icon De Robertis is closi...

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FAREWELL TO SMITH’S BAR on 8th Avenue at 44th Street in Times Square I stopped by Smith’s Bar last night to pay my respects. After tonight the corner of 8th Avenue and 44th Street will go ...

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SAN FRANCISCO NEON BOOK KICKSTARTER Randall Homan & Al Barna As I posted on Facebook & Twitter , I’ve backed Randall Homan & Al Barna’s Kickstarter project to publish a book of San Franci...

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RIP HAROLD’S PHARMACY NEON (on Macdonald Ave @ Avenue U in Gravesend, Brooklyn) This is one of those days when I seriously consider just finally ending this project. I started the project to ...

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HELP SAVE THE SUBWAY INN! Get this photo or one of the photos below! indiegogo.com/projects/save-subway-inn I’m donating photo prints to the Subway Inn’s fundraising effort! Contribute to ...

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CLOVER DELI in Kips Bay on 2nd Avenue at 34th Street To console myself for the bad New York neon news lately, I revisited Clover Deli, an early favorite (you can read the old post here ). I was...

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FAREWELL SUBWAY INN CLOSING ABOUT AUGUST 15TH, 2014 (HOPEFULLY RELOCATING) IN MIDTOWN ON 60TH STREET BETWEEN 3RD AND LEXINGTON AVENUES It looks like the ax is finally falling on the inimitable ...

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FAREWELL RODEO BAR CLOSING SUNDAY JULY 27, 2014 ON 3RD AVENUE AT 27TH STREET IN KIPS BAY I was disappointed to hear of the impending closure of honky-tonk venue Rodeo Bar on Third Avenue, and ...

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BLUE RIBBON FRIED CHICKEN 1st Street at 2nd Avenue in the East Village Oy! I did not mean to leave you hanging this long waiting for the answer to the last post. Sorry about that, and here it i...

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NAME THAT SIGN! Do you know what the rest of this sign says and in which New York City neighborhood it’s located?

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