neon tubes

Bright bar lights

Neon tubes are glass tubes filled with neon or other gases that glow when electrified, used primarily in signage and lighting.

The characteristic bright colors—red-orange from neon, other hues from different gases—defined the visual language of mid-20th-century commercial districts: The neon tubes of the old motel sign still flickered at night.

The term often extends loosely to any gas-discharge tube lighting, regardless of the actual gas used.

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glass · signage · pink · blue · electric · nightlife · red light district · bar · diner · motel · strip mall · Vegas · retro · hum · bright · argon · cityscape · flicker

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lighting technology

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Lights using heated wire

fluorescent tubes · halogen lamps · oil lamps · candles · torches

light source type

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Radiance from our star

natural light · daylight · moonlight · starlight · firelight

aesthetic era

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Remotely adjustable illumination system

recessed lighting · digital displays · projection mapping · gas lamps

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G