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#20 The “half-mile-high” pleasure tower, with a restaurant and 500-car garage, envisioned in 1933.

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#20 The “half-mile-high” pleasure tower, with a restaurant and 500-car garage, envisioned in 1933.

How Yesterday’s Dreamers Saw the Future: A Photographic Exploration of Retrofuturism Featuring Air-Filled Skies, Rolling Hotels, and Googie-Style Buildings

#20 The “half-mile-high” pleasure tower, with a restaurant and 500-car garage, envisioned in 1933.

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