{"id":8005,"date":"2016-11-03T12:30:31","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T16:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartsignblog.com\/blog\/?p=8005"},"modified":"2021-03-05T02:08:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T07:08:55","slug":"neon-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartsign.com/blog\/neon-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"The neon of New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York City has long been known for its array of lights and neon signs. New York\u2019s history with neon signage, however, has been nothing short of simple. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 1930\u2019s, neon signs <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8006 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartsign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_231189940-1.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_231189940-1\" width=\"312\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartsign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_231189940-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.smartsign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_231189940-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smartsign.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_231189940-1-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/>were an integral part of the New York City landscape, representing the image of NYC as a \u201cglamorous metropolis\u201d. Neon signage was known to represent spots of great business, like well-known bars, restaurants, and stores that gave New York an identity of its own. Many business owners enjoyed using neon for their signage because it captured the attention of potential customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After this era, the signs\u00a0started becoming less and less popular. By the \u201840\u2019s and \u201850\u2019s, instead of the neon representing swanky advertisements, nightclubs, and well-known businesses, it became associated with the grimier parts of town. Many of the neon signs, specifically in old Times Square, represented X-rated peep shows and porn shops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most iconic neon signs was that of the Subway Inn, a dive bar that sold beer and sandwiches, next to the Bloomingdale\u2019s on 60th Street. After many complaints about the sign being an eyesore to the rest of the commercial and upscale block, the sign was removed in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lack of protection to preserve historic neon signs, combined with the adoption of more energy-efficient LED lights, has caused the demise of many of these signs that have been around for a long time. In addition to not having the proper system in place to preserve historic signs, replacing a neon sign would actually be more costly for business owners rather than just replacing it with a different kind of sign. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other iconic signs that have since been removed include the animated Fuji film sign and Planter\u2019s Peanut sign in Times Square, and the sign for Monte\u2019s restaurant in the East Village.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Let There be Neon\u2019, which was opened in 1973, is one of the few neon sign makers that still exists in NYC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City has long been known for its array of lights and neon signs. New York\u2019s history with neon signage, however, has been nothing short of simple. 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