March 22, 2010
Postcards from the Future
—Postcard of the ‘Executive Park Motor Hotel’ in Atlanta
Mockitecture features a small series of American ‘postcards from the future’. The cards are nearly fifty years old and unravel some nostalgic elements of modernism. Especially the text on the backside of the postcard of the ‘Equitable Life Assurance Society Pavilion’ for New York World’s Fair speaks volumes about the urbanist’s fascinations for showcasing data in the public domain as can be still found today.
“The Equitable Pavilion, a contemporary open strecture located on the Pool of Inndustry, houses the famous Equitable Demograph, a 45-foot electronically controlled map of the United States. See for yourself America’s growing population brought to life right before your eyes!”
