Wednesday, October 27, 2010

In the City of 1950.

I found this sketch, from a newspaper in 1925, of how people thought the city would look in 1950. It's titled, "How You May Live and Travel in the City of 1950."

Because the text is so small at the bottom, I will enlarge it for you below:

How You May Live and Travel in the City of 1950

Future city streets, says Mr. Corbett, will be in four levels: The top level for pedestrians; the next lower level for slow motor traffic; the next for fast motor traffic, and the lowest for electric trains. Great blocks of terraced skyscrapers half a mile high will house offices, schools, homes, and playgrounds in successive levels, while the roofs will be aircraft landing-fields, according to the architect's plan.

It's interesting to see how people speculated the future would be, in this case in 25 years, and how the world actually turned out. I wonder if people will laugh about our future speculations in 60 years as well.

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