Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For more than 40 years, neon benders at Morry’s Neon have worked to keep neon alive.
With the Highway Beautification Act in the 60s, neon signs became less prevalent in metropolitan areas, leading to businesses adopting LED signs and lights instead.
While most research points to LED being durable and easily repairable, Weseloh argues that neon is a natural product and lasts longer than LED when built well.
To neon enthusiasts like Weseloh, bending the tubes is a heritage artform, as neon production remains largely unchanged since its inception.
“Neon will be here forever, you know, it’s not going to go away,” Weseloh said. “We definitely need that younger generation to step up and keep it going, take care of it and keep it in our world today.”
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Produced by Peter Vo
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For more than 40 years, neon benders at Morry’s Neon have worked to keep neon alive.
With the Highway Beautification Act in the 60s, neon signs became less prevalent in metropolitan areas, leading to businesses adopting LED signs and lights instead.
While most research points to LED being durable and easily repairable, Weseloh argues that neon is a natural product and lasts longer than LED when built well.
To neon enthusiasts like Weseloh, bending the tubes is a heritage artform, as neon production remains largely unchanged since its inception.
“Neon will be here forever, you know, it’s not going to go away,” Weseloh said. “We definitely need that younger generation to step up and keep it going, take care of it and keep it in our world today.”
Read more at rmpbs.org/news
Produced by Peter Vo
#neonsigns #neonlights
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/3zeF6Ch
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Follow Rocky Mountain PBS on our other platforms, too.
• Newsletter: rmpbs.org/newsletters
• Facebook: facebook.com/rmpbs
• Instagram: instagram.com/rmpbs
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/rocky-mountain-pbs
