Many initially found the flicker and glow of neon to be “warmer” and “less frenetic” than electric light. It made public space feel more domestic and, at the same time, more holy.

Flickering Light, Christoph Ribbat’s intriguing history of neon, explores neon’s use in art, its value in advertising, and its cultural legacy.

These days, neon lights are being crowded out by LEDs and neon-rich cities like Hong Kong are losing their flickering, dynamic glow. That’s where the Museum of Neon Art comes in.

Neon Williams traces its roots back to 1934. Many of those signs on Route 1, even ones that are still in existence today, first started to flicker at the local lighting shop.