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Mostly neon. Sometimes old computers. Occasionally photography, fountain pens, and nixie tubes. Brooklyn but slowly migrating to Palm Springs/Joshua Tree.
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Electron Valve @electronvalve.co · Jan 28
A close up of the neon paper airplanes I made. Time to make them a little smaller 😂
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I’m not great at the side joins but let’s see if this baby pumps.
A 12 mm clear neon tube with a 10mm cobalt tube at a right angle to the glass. This isn’t a bend, it’s 90 degrees perpendicular to the glass.
February 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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eveningneon.bsky.social
Happy Day of Hearts! Here is a fun video that I made while bending the glass for a neon heart. Watch until the end to see the finished piece.
#neon #neonlight #heart #heartofglass #neonsign #heartofglass #process
February 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Not neon - just taking a moment to appreciate how amazing this red vinyl version of Man Machine looks
A close up of a red record sitting on a clear platter with a tone arm and stylus in a red case hovering over the first track A photo of the cover of Kraftwerk The Man Machine sitting next to the bright red record playing on a record player with a white plinth, with the tone arm still playing the first track. The set is sitting on a wooden stereo cabinet with a nixie clock next to the record player.
February 14, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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eveningneon.bsky.social
"What the world needs now, is love, sweet love."
I removed the broken pieces from a neon beer sign and replaced with a couple of hearts.
#neonlight #neonheart #lovesweetlove
Two neon hearts. One red. One pink.
February 13, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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darrellclem.bsky.social
Love this neon sign of the original Post Bar in #Detroit.

The bar first opened in 1978 near Cobo Hall, but moved to its new location on Broadway in 2024.

Now the original sign is inside the bar (with a smaller version outside).

File under TMI.
#DetroitHistory #history
A neon sign of the Post Bar in Detroit.
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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luxcolorum.bsky.social
A neon cinema sign in winter.
Electric light cutting through the cold and the dark.

Shot on Fujifilm.

#photography #fujifilm #neon #neonoir #cinematic
February 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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highway62.bsky.social
Here's a great picture of the Rialto theater marquee on Broadway in DTLA. No longer a theater, but an Urban Outfitters store (or was at the time of this photo, 2016).

Not going into the photoset that'll be a premium for KS backers of the new Hazeland book. Bummer.

cc @electronvalve.co
Upshot of a neon marquee reading RIALTO in vertically stacked letters. Other neon falls away on either side of it, looking like a strange pyramid against the black. Los Angeles, 2016.
February 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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highway62.bsky.social
This one's for pal @electronvalve.co - Taken by me in 2015 at Grand Central Market in Los Angeles.
Closeup of a red and dusty neon sign reading CHOP CHOW, but inexpertly cropped.
February 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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Don't besmirch the good name of neon. That is clearly a Chinese LED channel light sign reminiscent of neon.

#aliexpress
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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symbo1ics.bsky.social
Queen Street West
Toronto

#typography #neon
Neon sign, birds-egg blue on a dark background, showing the rather precisely formed letters R and E, and a more freehand "416" of a phone number underneath
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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woodyluvscoffee.bsky.social
Cricket Theatre.
Collinsville, Alabama
Low angle of the theater. Lots of neon. Cricket is a vertical red neon sign. Theatre is horizontal red neon. Underneath theatre is a green neon weaved and wavy pattern. There's white lights under marquee lighting up the box office. A red, white, and blue lit up barber pole is on the foreground. There's a lot going on and it's gorgeous. Lots of color and shapes and angles. Exterior of the theatre and all the neon, shot form across the street
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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nrgsrhc.bsky.social
In Warsaw literally right now (please enjoy this neon cow sign)
February 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Unless you like spicy water, this seems like a bad idea.

Just sayin’
pete.to Pete @pete.to · 8d
Neon lit bath tubs in a Busby Berkeley-directed musical sequence from Dames (1934).

Neon shows up in several of Berkeley's elaborately staged numbers from the '30s and '40s, at times with safety as an afterthought!
Geometrically arranged bath tubs against a dark background. Three neon squares rise from the back of each tub. Close-up of a smiling woman bathing in a tub full of soap suds while another woman pours a pitcher of water in. The neon rectangles rising from the back of the tub frame additional tubs and women mirroring the same actions in an "infinity shot". A smiling woman bathes in a neon-lit bathtub filled with soap suds while another woman in the background uses a large powder puff.
February 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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ivycat.wtf
Already found one in SF. Quite superb.
Neon bar sign of an owl on a muscular arm
February 8, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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tichatnwa.bsky.social
a neon fork sign in the window of my new favorite iItalian place
February 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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eveningneon.bsky.social
A sign that I made for the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia several years back. It was for a David Bowie themed art show. Bromo blue glass gives the nicest color!
#neon #neonsign #davidbowie #wecanbeheroes
February 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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ande91.bsky.social
Neon Light Museum
Las Vegas
February 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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sardonicus.eu
Chris Bracey, Hands of God, 2013,
Found sculpture, neon and carnival bulbs.
www.godsownjunkyard.co.uk
NEON LIT, GUN TOTING JESUS.
February 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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rocketneonnyc.bsky.social
Like many in the neighborhood, Abe is a little startled at this neon outage.

#neon #neonsigns
A photo showing a neon sign for Essex Market in which the first “ES” is out so the sign reads “Sex Market.” Above the sign is an advert showing a shocked Abe Lincoln looking down at the sign with the neon outage.
February 6, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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eveningneon.bsky.social
Need more dopamine! Here is my version of The Walking Eye. I filled this one with krypton gas.
#neon #neonart #walkingeye
February 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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bryonlhobbs.bsky.social
Stay Weird Willy St

#stayweirdwillyst #stunday #neon #neonlights #neonnights #nightlights #wisconsin #photographersunited #Madisonphotographer #wisconsinphotographer #madison #madisonwi #IsthmusLife #PicOfTheDay #bryonlhobbsphotography
Image of a neon sign that reads “Willy Street Coop” with an eggplant in the lower right corner.
February 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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servoisnaked.bsky.social
Took my last ride on Dinosaur and di my last walkthrough of Restaurantosaurus last night. Took lots of pictures of course but for now I will just post this fantastic neon sign
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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vagrantmachine.bsky.social
Have a solid night/morning/whatever it is wherever you are.

📸: The Dalles, Oregon
A color photo of a large red neon sign on the side of a hotel building that reads “HOTEL.” The red glow reflects off of the wet pavement.
January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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pete.to
Elephant Car Wash sign, a Seattle landmark designed by Beatrice Haverfield and fabricated by Campbell Neon in 1956.

Bea was the creative force behind some of Seattle's most iconic signs, including Ivar's and Dick's Drive-In.

Found it by chance on the last day of my visit. Glad I did!
Lit neon sign at night. A pink elephant wearing a cap showers itself with water from its trunk. The body of the elephant has text reading: "ELEPHANT Super CAR WASH - OPEN".
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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As I think of Minneapolis, this architecture geek is also thinking about the many cool buildings found throughout the city, including one of my favorites: Murray's, "Home of the Silver Butter Knife Steak,” open since 1946.
My photo of the amazing Streamline Art Moderne facade that is Murray’s, "Home of the Silver Butter Knife Steak,” open since 1946. The three-story building, originally from the 1880s, was remodeled with a turquoise square porcelain facade and a sleek vertical neon sign that says “Murrays” (along with three more horizontal neon signs that repeat the name of the restaurant, as well as “restaurant and “cocktail lounge”). There is a yellow cab taxi parked in front of the structure. (Photo taken in July 2009)
January 26, 2026 at 11:52 PM