Neon Noir Book by Tom Zimmerman Limited Edition and managing editor of KCET’s

and managing editor of KCET’s Lost LA

This membership is geared to young adults (21-35

Greek for "the sun

Bowling alleys were modern palaces

this handbook assesses the psycho-historical impact of advertising on neon and provides a premise for quantifying the glow by way of its material components

Neon Noir Book by Tom Zimmerman Limited Edition and managing editor of KCET’sCatalog from the "Neon Noir" photography exhibit by Tom Zimmerman. Excerpt: Neon began to lose out to plastic in the 1950s along with Los Angeles reputation as a paradisiacal outdoor health spa. At the same time, the citys air, traffic and crowding got radically worse and the truck farms, Pacific Electric and LARY trolley cars disappeared. The glowing surface so lustily celebrated by the boosters was tarnishing fast. A half century down the line and