History Changed The Future

A look at the cities and architecture of the future as designed between 1930 and 1970.

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January 11, 2001, 11:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Remember the future? It was that great tomorrow when we'd be flying around in personal rockets and living in automated homes. For most of the 20th century--particularly between 1930 and 1970--humanity dreamed of better living through science. Architecture and design occupied a prime spot in futurists' dreams, with designersdreaming of sleek houses and superhighways coursing through streamlined cities."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: History Changed The Future

Wednesday, January 10, 2001 in Chicago Sun-Times

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