Description: Things to do in the Bay Area outside of San Francisco.
things to do in the Bay Area outside of San Francisco
A tour of San José’s neon signs has been on my to-do list for a very long time now. I found a list compiled by Josh Marcotte ( http://www.midtownsanjose.net/neon-tour ). Unfortunately, this list was written a long time ago and some of the signs are now gone .
Only a few of the signs from the original list remain in Midtown, and even fewer are lit up at night. The most iconic one is the Western Appliances sign on 1976 W San Carlos St. Built in 1962, it has a great history. When it was first lit, the flashy lights on top caused two accidents on highway 17! Western Appliance closed its doors in 2020 and the sign went dark. Nearby is the former Time Deli – which got its name from the neon sign it inherited and is now a shoe store.