"These Vintage Ideas of the Future Were Actually" Topic
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Tango01  | 15 Mar 2023 4:14 p.m. PST |
….Pretty Impressive
"The art of Futurism began when industry was quickly moving humanity forward with progress. Machinery helped productivity during the industrial revolution and people began to imagine how new inventions could possibly make the future better. This created the idea of a future utopia, which was depicted by many artists throughout history. This sparked people's imaginations, and contributed to the creation of science fiction. Here at History Collection, we have compiled some of the most interesting images of Retrofuturism…"
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| Stryderg | 15 Mar 2023 8:06 p.m. PST |
It's unfortunate that some of those look cooler than what we actually have (like the food truck). |
| ZULUPAUL | 16 Mar 2023 2:47 a.m. PST |
Agree Stryderg, most Food Trucks I've seen aren't nearly that clean &/or neat. |
| Tango01 | 16 Mar 2023 3:53 p.m. PST |
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| Covert Walrus | 16 Mar 2023 8:45 p.m. PST |
The general details of that German illustration – Zippered "casual" clothing, portable "phones" with video – Are pretty spot on, if not the styles. And the Viewmaster style car navigation device is actually quite neat. Outpaced by computer tech, of course, but still, it'd be handy in areas without network or satellite coverage. |
| Tango01 | 17 Mar 2023 3:31 p.m. PST |
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 18 Mar 2023 11:54 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 18 Mar 2023 3:49 p.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my good friend… Armand |
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