Neon Shop Fishtail
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A one in a million cosmik glowing art gallery filled with neon/LED signs from porcelain to prophetic custom art for residential and signage for the industry.
Tom Brickler opened the Neon Shop in 1986 in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago: "I had an old Budweiser sign that was broken" said Brickler, "I just couldn't throw it away and I knew that it was worth fixing." This quest to repair this beer sign led Brickler to employment in the neon sign business. Fishtail Neon was the business Brickler opened naming the business after a fishtail ribbon burner used for making sweeping curved bends with glass over fire. The business later became the Neon Shop when clients searching for him could not readily find him: " I really didn't want to give up the name Fishtail," said Brickler, "but when I started getting calls for lobster prices, I thought the Neon Shop would be a better fit." The Neon Shop Fishtail was the name given to the business to attract those interested in neon and keep the name that so many people had purchased signs from when the business began. After 20 years, the business is still going strong with work in the major motion picture industry, business signs. " We specialize in making our own signs in the handmade custom way neon is made and take great pride in what we do.!"
The Neon Shop Fishtail is located at 2247 N Western Ave. on Chicago's northside and handmade work can be viewed at the store. "It's more of a shop than a showroom" says Brickler, "and it never looks the same each day!" Even if you are not in the market for a neon sign, Brickler welcomes those who visit his shop. He says, "After coming in, you will now be noticing neon everywhere and hopefully you will come up with an idea that we can create in light." Link to USA Today Article: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-06-neon-signs_N.htm
Neon Shop Fishtail helps light up Chicago!
02/03/2020
Super Bowl Chicago connection, Bill Murray—Punxsufawneyphil—Jeep—and Neon Shop Fishtail
02/03/2020
Neon Shop Fishtail teams up with Jeep and Bill Murray to provide one of the better 60 second spots for Super Bowl LIV
Jeep® | “Groundhog Day” | Bill Murray | 02.02.2020 It’s “Groundhog Day” all over again as Jeep brand debuts a Big Game spot starring Bill Murray (in his first-ever national television commercial). But this ti...
01/30/2020
RIP KOBE
Bucktown Neon Sign Shop Goes Dark For First Time In 34 Years For Kobe Bryant Tribute "This is a Jordan town, but if you didn't like Kobe, you didn't like him because he was so good. You respected him," owner Tom Brickler said.
03/26/2019
Neon Shop Fishtail makes Dreams Come true!
Ana with her name in lights!
11/29/2018
Big Thanks to WGN documentary extraordinaire Mike Ewing and cameraman Big D (Dietrich) for giving me a chapter in his ala Studs Terkel Working videography series entitled Faces of Chicago!
From theaters to dive bars, neon lights help make Chicago shine Neon lights shine from the front of grand theaters and dive bars alike, and after a heyday in the 80s they're seeing a new resurgence. Get a look behind the glass with Fishtail Neon's Tom Brickler - in his own words: In 1981 I came out here, foam cushion as my bed, folding lounge chair as my living....
10/07/2018
More Neon on the Mag Mile...”it’s only a crazy dream until you do it.”
The world is full of talkers and doers, we at Neon Shop Fishtail are doers.
08/05/2018
Destination: Bronzeville. Leader Cory commissioned Fishtail to highlight the name of his restaurant in neon. So happy to be a part of this and to work with Cory again!
Left to Right 1st row: Chef Steve, Big Ern, Gillkee
2nd Row: Mr. Slick
Bon appetit
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2247 N Western Avenue
Chicago, IL
60647
Opening Hours
| Monday | 8:30am - 6pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 6pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 6pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 6pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 6pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 3pm |