Visions of New York Past

One of the fun parts about studying history is when I stumble upon what people in the past thought the future would bring. When it's not horrifyingly racist, it can be quite funny. For instance, one prediction from 1901 decided that horses would be extinct by the 1940s.

And sometimes, such as in the case of this one, they're actually pretty spot on:

This example from the early 1900s predicted that by 1999, New York City would be dominated by skyscrapers, served by a network of bridges, and have flying machines in the sky above it.

And, well... they were correct!

-Nym-