Mesa's portion of Route 66 is home to some of the

most amazing neon signs. In 1910, Georges Claude introduced

the art of reshaping glass into beautiful works of light and color.

In 1923, prior to the Federal highway system, neon made it's way

to the US, redefining how our road trips would look like and how businesses would attracted travelers to their establishments. 

At one time, more than a 100, Paul Millet or Gurerrero-Lindsay signs illuminated Main Street. Lucky for us, many of those signs still exist today. One of our most famous, The Diving Lady, almost

lost her battle to a storm that toppled the 70ft diver.

Through the efforts of many Mesa residents, the sign was

saved and now serves as an iconic symbol of downtown Mesa.