Showing posts with label past. Show all posts
Showing posts with label past. Show all posts

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Back to the Future

What is cooler than old school visions of the future?  Nothing.  Nothing at all.

When I think about these often outlandish or over-reaching scenarios of human progression,  Heinz Kiessling's "Blue Blood" always pops in my head.  Enjoy.


Beep-beep-boop-beep.  This thing will call Mars but you get AM reception only...

I so want one of these.  I love that it has the same steering wheel as a 1962 Cadillac...


Space cadet.  You know this kid was popular.

Hold the phone, Martha!  You're telling me that's not a real wood Frigidaire??  Faux - what now?

Why play polo or water polo when you can play both at the same time.  Don't be a chump - Buttercup the former carousel pony is waiting...on a motor boat.
For more Space Age visions, see my Pinterest page.  Follow Me for this and more fun images...

What's your favorite illustration of the future, c. 1920's-1960's?  I'm sure there are some more real gems I've never seen, not to mention that that if we were to include the cinematic genre here, it could spark many a hilarious conversation...