Reconstructing what you’ve lost is a tedious process. Even moreso when you realize the one thing you wanted to keep slipped through the cracks.

Below is a snapshot from 23 images of what people 100 years ago figured today would be like.

So back then they figured the future would involve airborne luxuries, button pushing construction, and road wars with random highwaymen.

I feel cheated.

(via some guy on docstoc)