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Knowing it would cost $7,000 or even more to restore, neon artist Olivia Shelton wondered what to do with the 300-or-so-pound broken neon barbecue sign propped against the wall of her shop, brought ...

Enter the nondescript Neon Works warehouse in North Oakland, and you’ll find yourself suddenly immersed in rainbow light. It’s as if a time-warping tornado from the 1950s Bay Area wrapped all the neon ...