Eric Lynxwiler

Author, Graphic Designer

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Co-author and graphic designer, “Spectacular Illumination: Neon Los Angeles 1925-1965"

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Most cities in Los Angeles County today are pretty strict about signage. That was not always the case though; in fact at one time streets were “cacophonous” with vivid neon signs.

When LA was lit with neon

Most cities in Los Angeles County today are pretty strict about signage. That was not always the case though; in fact at one time streets were “cacophonous” with vivid neon signs.

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