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Houses And Kitchens Of The Future (1956)

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The illustration below was done by Fred McNabb in 1956. Some of what he envisioned includes:

  • 3D Color TV Wall Panel
  • Slide-back Roof
  • Phono-vision Receiver
  • House Control Panel


Well, he was right on the money with these predictions. If only his “Dust Free Floor” idea had come to pass…sigh!

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And then there is this video featuring selections from two industrial films from the 50s. The Frigidaire kitchen from General Motors’ “Design for Dreaming,” a promotional film for the 1956 Motorama. The second part is from film coverage of the Monsanto “House of the Future,” located in Tomorrowland in Disneyland.