{"id":5810,"date":"2010-02-15T19:43:40","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T02:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dailylife.barrowroad.com\/?p=5810"},"modified":"2010-02-15T19:57:54","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T02:57:54","slug":"a-blast-from-the-past-errr-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dailylife.barrowroad.com\/?p=5810","title":{"rendered":"A Blast from the Past…errr…Future?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are some links to the future…as seen in the past!<\/p>\n

The Original Futurama: The Legacy of the 1939 World’s Fair<\/a><\/h3>\n

Talking about the future as seen at the 1939 World’s Fair<\/p>\n

Fact-Checking 5 Epcot Rides That Predicted the Future<\/a><\/h3>\n

Five rides from the past at Disney World EPCOT (although at least two of them survive and the Carosel of Progress is now at the Magic Kingdom as I recall…a great spot to rest!\u00c2\u00a0 Not too popular so there are lots of seats, and it is air conditioned!)<\/p>\n

Disney’s\u00c2\u00a0 House of Tomorrow movie by Monsanto<\/a><\/h3>\n

A Good overview of the House of Tomorrow<\/a><\/h3>\n

I miss it…I saw it the summer after first grade…1965!<\/p>\n

Flicker Group on past Disney Rides<\/a><\/h3>\n

A paper offering an historical analysis of Disney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s corporate exhibits at the 1964-65 New York World\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Fair, GE\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Carousel of Progress\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and Ford\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Magic Skyway,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in an attempt to consider their historical and cultural significance. <\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

(OK, it is more than a bit wonkie…)<\/p>\n

Behind the scenes at early Disneyland, if you happen to be near the Oakland Museum of California<\/a><\/h3>\n

Disneyland’s World of Tomorrow as described by someone with a slightly off kilter view of reality<\/a><\/h3>\n

…or is it you that is off kilter?<\/p>\n

The House of Tomorrow, today?<\/a><\/h3>\n

~Curtis in \/\\\/\\onTana! {!-{><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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