The owner, a fan of all things antique, last weekend put up a 1940s-era sign salvaged from a restaurant in New York City.

I made the Neon Sign Museum my first stop. It was a fascinating place with massive signs from hotels and casinos that had ...

THEY, LIKE MY PARENTS, LIKED ANTIQUING, SO WE’D ALWAYS STOP AND THEY’D BUY ... A NEW BULB MEANT LIGHTS OUT FOR MANY. NEON WAS OBVIOUSLY USED IN THE COMMERCIAL SIGN INDUSTRY FOR DECADES.

Stewart's True Value Hardware occupied the Boulevard building from 1912 to 2012. Now, the hardware store's sign can be found ...