Future in the past: 1950s Smart homes

This was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA.  The design and engineering of the house was a joint effort from Monsanto Company, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Walt Disney Imagineering.

The Home of the Future was available to visit by the public from 1957 to 1967. It featured cupboards that slide in and out with a push of a button, a sink that adjusts its height to accommodate both kids and adults, blinds that automatically close and open, and other advanced technologies at that time.  The Home of the Future saw 435,000 visitors within the first six weeks of opening, and ultimately saw over 20 million visitors before being closed.