This photo goes way back in time. It was taken in the late 1960's. Does anyone else remember the Monsanto House of the Future at Disneyland as much as I do? It was one of my favorite attractions back then when I was just a kid dreaming of a house of my own one day. It was installed at Disneyland in 1957 and stayed there until 1967 and it was built to represent a house that would exist in 1986. I remember this place so well; drapes that opened and closed electronically, kitchen cabinets that would glide up and down at the touch of a button, microwave oven, flat screen TV mounted on the wall, and a stove top that was built in to the countertop and almost invisible. All things that are quite common today but were fodder for my young imagination back then.
I read on Wikipedia that the demolition and removal of the house from Disneyland was quite a project. The reinforced polyester structure was so strong that the 1/2 inch steel bolts used in the foundation broke before the actual structure did. Sounds like material that could be used in tornado alley and along the hurricane-prone coast lines.
3 comments:
Wow, that is a trip back in time. Fantastically retro looking photo and building!
My thoughts exactly; people in Oklahoma could have used a structure like that this year!
Fantastic! So cool.
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