Retro Future,Disney,House of the Future,50s,60s,Plastic,Plastics Monsanto's House of The Future

Monsanto's House of The Future

posted by schmawy

1 year 9 months ago • 1025 views

tags: Retro Future, Disney, House of the Future, 50s, 60s, Plastic, Plastics

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The Monsanto House of the Future was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, USA from 1957 to 1967. It was sponsored by Monsanto. -wikip.

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You left out the part about the house undergoing current renovations "In February 2008, Disney announced it would bring back the attraction with a more modern and accessible interior. The $15 million Innoventions Dream Home is a collaboration of The Walt Disney Co., Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., software maker LifeWare and homebuilder Taylor Morrison"- from Wikipedia

written by therealblankman

| 1 year 9 months ago | CH

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Yes, I've heard it's going to be sorta lame, though. Like a prefab house with iPods where the light-switches should be.

written by schmawy

| 1 year 9 months ago | CH

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What this shows more than anything was that it was never really the 'house of the future' as it was touted, but moreso a whopping big ad for using plastics for everything.

And we now know how environmentally friendly THAT is.

I have to say the few melamine plates and things we have are horrible (kids things)... they can't be washed in the dishwasher, they tend to discolour over time, and all round they're nowhere near as nice to use as china et al.

So to be so effusive over plastic plates, cups, glasses etc. is to miss the point that we as humans actually like the tactile feel and usability of glass, china, wood, etc.

And vinyl floors... mmm, we all know how lovely they are.

The few 'futuristic' things they have demonstrate the view of 'sci fi' things for their sake alone with no thought as to their actual usefulness. The powered cupboards have not surprisingly never taken off due to:
* Who needs another thing to break and be serviced?
* Who wants to stand around and wait for them to sloooowly open?

Doing all your cooking in a microwave has been relegated to only those who have no real taste for actual food.

Ultrasonic dish washing obviously doesn't really work that well (Not that I've looked that up)

Also love the signs of the times like the woman donning her apron, and the husband later offering a smoke to her.

written by spoco2

| 1 year 9 months ago | CH

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Oh, I can't wait until the year 2000! It looks Dreamy.
Can we get genetically modified food too? How WONderful!

written by Trancecoach

| 1 year 9 months ago | CH

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*future

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Adding video to channels (Future) - requested by jwray.

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