Back to the future:
Amazing photos reveal the
inside of Disneyland's once
popular 'Home of the Future'
attraction which closed
in 1967
- The Monsanto House Of The Future was an attraction
- at Disneyland California
- Stunning photos reveal an elegant premonition of
- how the world would be
- However technology advanced so rapidly that the
- vision soon became outdated
Disneyland's now closed 'Home of the Future' attraction
reveal a beautiful snapshot of an elegant world imaged
by an earlier generation.
The plastic premonition displays a vision of how life would
be in 1986 – and featured household appliances such as
microwaves and dishwashers that would soon become
commonplace in homes across the globe.
Technology advanced and spread more rapidly than
the house designers could have foreseen and the house
quickly became out-of-date.
The house was popular at Disneyland California from
1957 to 1967 when visitors' attention was drawn to other attractions.
Photos if Disneyland's once popular 'Home of the Future'
attraction in California reveal a beautiful snapshot of an
elegant world imaged by an earlier generation
Pictures taken from Disney Avenue show the house in all
its former glory.
The dreamlike vision features a glass-fronted building -
a design which has been on architect's drawing tables for
many years now.
And the models - resplendent in 1950's wiggle dresses -
would make contemporary sartorialists yearn for an equally
elegant future.
The models - resplendent in 1950's wiggle dresses - would make
contemporary sartorialists yearn for an equally elegant future
The 13,000sq ft Monsanto House Of The Future was sponsored by
the biotechnology and agrochemical Monsanto Company which
has more recently faced opposition from environmentalists and
those opposed to genetically modified foods.
The house was created jointly by Monsanto,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Walt Disney
Imagineering.
Plastic - a material deemed futuristic and exciting at the time before
its ubiquity and durability caused contemporary ocean and food-chain
contamination problems - formed the walls of the living space,
and this pod-like structure was supported up by a 16sqft block of concrete.
The plastic premonition revealed a vision of how life would be in
1986 – and featured household appliances such as microwaves and
dishwashers that would soon be ubiquitou
The building was so sturdy that when demolition crews failed to
demolish the house using wrecking balls, torches, chainsaws
and jackhammers, the building was ultimately demolished by
using choker chains to crush it into smaller parts.
The reinforced polyester structure was so strong that
the half-inch steel bolts used to mount it to its foundation broke
before the structure itself did.
The reinforced concrete foundation was never removed, and
remains in its original location, now the Pixie Hollow, where it
has been painted green and is used as a planter.
More than 435,000 visitors were drawn to 'tours of the future' in
the house within its first six weeks of opening in June 1967.
It welcomed more than 20million tourists before it was closed
More than 435,000 visitors were drawn to 'tours of the future' in the
house within its first six weeks of opening in June 1967.
It welcomed more than 20million tourists before being closed in
December 1967.
The house was created jointly by Monsanto, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and Walt Disney Imagineering. Pictures taken from Disney
Avenue show the house in all its former glory
Back to the future: Musings about modern technologies like climate control would soon become a reality rather than a vision for the future
The reinforced polyester structure was so strong that the half-inch steel bolts used to mount it to its foundation broke before the structure itself did during demolition
he Monsanto House of the Future attraction from the 1950s at Disneyland, California, now depicts an elegant retro, vintage-styled world
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