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The Great Lake Balaton Neon Overview – Part I

The Great Lake Balaton Neon Overview – Part I

The summer season has begun, so let’s head down to Lake Balaton and take a look at the current neon situation. In this four-part series, I’ll explore the world of...

The Great Lake Balaton Neon Overview – Part I

The summer season has begun, so let’s head down to Lake Balaton and take a look at the current neon situation. In this four-part series, I’ll explore the world of...

Sassoon in Neon

Sassoon in Neon

Perhaps hair salon signs are among the most common neon advertisements in the city: you can still find all kinds of versions, from men’s and women’s hairdressers to combined men’s...

Sassoon in Neon

Perhaps hair salon signs are among the most common neon advertisements in the city: you can still find all kinds of versions, from men’s and women’s hairdressers to combined men’s...

Neon Memories of Újlipótváros

Neon Memories of Újlipótváros

,In Budapest’s 13th district, there are several neon signs worth tracking down. The figurative neon sign of the Kiskakukk restaurant on Pozsonyi Road, which also carries folk-inspired motifs, has been...

Neon Memories of Újlipótváros

,In Budapest’s 13th district, there are several neon signs worth tracking down. The figurative neon sign of the Kiskakukk restaurant on Pozsonyi Road, which also carries folk-inspired motifs, has been...

Fading Signs of Time

Fading Signs of Time

Do you still take your watch or clock to be repaired? I guess not many people would answer yes today, even though there used to be numerous watchmaker’s workshops across...

Fading Signs of Time

Do you still take your watch or clock to be repaired? I guess not many people would answer yes today, even though there used to be numerous watchmaker’s workshops across...

The Birthplace of Budapest’s Neon Lights

The Birthplace of Budapest’s Neon Lights

Have you ever wondered where the neon signs that defined Budapest’s cityscape in the 1970s were made? A large number of them were produced at the Főneon, the company that...

The Birthplace of Budapest’s Neon Lights

Have you ever wondered where the neon signs that defined Budapest’s cityscape in the 1970s were made? A large number of them were produced at the Főneon, the company that...

The Last Neon Signs of Józsefváros

The Last Neon Signs of Józsefváros

Let’s head back to Pest – more specifically to Józsefváros – and see how many neon signs we can still find in this district: 1. Derby Buffet – 6 Baross...

The Last Neon Signs of Józsefváros

Let’s head back to Pest – more specifically to Józsefváros – and see how many neon signs we can still find in this district: 1. Derby Buffet – 6 Baross...