Futuristic Ideas From The Past (25 pics)
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Retro visions of tomorrow that never arrived: flying cars sketched in 1950s magazines, video phones imagined as wall-mounted TVs, or kitchen robots that look like toasters with arms. These nostalgic blueprints reveal how past generations dreamed of the future—with optimism, whimsy, and zero Wi-Fi. A charming reminder that prophecy is an art, not a science, and sometimes the best futures are the ones that stayed on paper.
"Smart watch" from 1984.
An all-in-one convenient kitchen concept from 1974.
The future of phones, 1956.
Life Magazine prediction from 1914 of what fashion would be like in 1950.
Self-driving cars of the future, 1960’s.
Home shopping in the 1940's.
1940's prediction of food delivery in the future.
1950's campy future prediction.
Prediction of how the Olympic games in the year 2020 would look, unknown date.
"Television Newspaper" - Unknown date
Futuristic car concept, unknown date.
A nuke-proof underground city in Manhattan, 1969.
"House of the future" concept, 1957.
Future city prediction, 1980's.
Mockup of a car navigation system, 1950's.
Virtual reality concept from the 1990's.
"Futuristic road trip with family" - Art by Bruce Mcall).
1930's Soviet vision of the future.
James Bond receives a "text" message from his watch in The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977.
A female android in the future, 1954.
1970's concept of the future of air travel
1980 Citroën Karin concept car.
Home entertainment center concept, late 1950's.
Artist’s depiction of life in the future, 1930.
"Desert ship" concept from 1927.