How Paris Sparked The Neon Revolution

Neon signs may seem like an American invention, but their roots run deep to Paris. In 1968, I found a small, hidden shop where I met the elderly man with stories. He told me how Georges Claude almost left behind his neon lighting invention after a Neon signs may seem like an American invention, but their roots trace back to the City of Light. In 1968, I stumbled upon a quaint Parisian lighting shop where I met a humble lighting master.

He told me how the brilliant Georges Claude almost gave up on his neon lights neon lighting invention after a unfortunate test run in Marseille.