Any unusual clock, especially a design that used neon, is wanted by collectors. The first neon sign was made in Paris in 1910. Neon did not come to the United States until 1923, when a Packard ...

Kevin Flankey reminisced about his college days in Tampa when he drove to campus on a long, lonely stretch of highway in dense early morning fog. Like a sea captain seeking a lighthouse, he watched ...

This is part of an ongoing series answering "Why is that?" questions about Salem and the Mid-Valley. The question: Why did the neon clock in front of Jackson Jewelers disappear for more than three ...