Predictions for Amercia in 2011, via a 1911 magazine article.

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By one John Elfreth Watkins, Jr., the son of this guy, Here's a few of his big whiffs:
• No cockroaches or rats (bwa HAHA)
• Trains 150 mph (not in oil lobby-controlled America!)
• Everybody will walk 10 miles (got that, Southerners?)
But, he also got a few things right, particular the sending of (cat) pictures around the world.
Previously in The Future (pics):
• Classroom of the Future (via Japan)
• Living Room of the Future (from 1979)
• Technology of the Year 2000 (via 1910)