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| Tango01 | 01 Nov 2018 9:13 p.m. PST |
…. Rotisserie and Built-In Waffle Maker. ""What's tomorrow going to be like?" the opening of this 1945 newsreel asked. For many Americans who were watching, the answer was "a better life than my parents had." World War II was winding down, the postwar boom was just around the corner, and planners were promising incredible things ahead—incredible things like affordable and efficient housing, a sci-fi dream for many of us living in the year 2018. The Army-Navy "screen magazine" was a short film series played for members of the U.S. military overseas. And by 1945, they were producing a special sub-series called "Tomorrow" that explored the exciting things that those fighting overseas would enjoy after the war was won…."
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| Thresher01 | 02 Nov 2018 2:09 a.m. PST |
A pity the rotisserie didn't catch on. I could use one of those. Waffle maker would be nice too. |
 etotheipi  | 02 Nov 2018 9:38 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 02 Nov 2018 11:05 a.m. PST |
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 Legion 4  | 03 Nov 2018 11:37 a.m. PST |
Yeah and in the '60s we all thought we'd be piloting flying cars by now. Like George Jetson !  |
| Tango01 | 03 Nov 2018 12:27 p.m. PST |
Ha-Ha-Ha…!
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| Russ Lockwood | 03 Nov 2018 2:24 p.m. PST |
Guess we'll have to wait longer for a Star Trek-like transporter. :) |
| von Schwartz | 03 Nov 2018 6:50 p.m. PST |
Still waiting for a decent 5 cent cigar!!! |
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