“House of the Future” gets a Makeover at Anaheim’s Howard Johnson Hotel!
Anaheim’s Howard Johnson Hotel, in the Disneyland Resort area, has remodeled its monorail-inspired retro suite. It is a state-of-the-art suite with several design nuances that harken back to the Monsanto House of the Future, which was featured in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Park from 1957–1967.
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The suite implies the home’s mid-century modern design sensibilities (a melding of functional style and cutting-edge technology). Other décor/design inspirations came from examples of Googie and mid-century modern architecture once found in the Anaheim Resort District during the 1960s.
The suite features numerous design nuances that harken back to the Monsanto House of the Future, such as multi-paned window frames (providing glimpses of the futuristic Disneyland Monorail), a seemingly 1960s-era tube TV with round/curved framing, and vibrant color schemes.
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Additional entertainment in the “House of the Retro Future Suite” is provided by a vintage-style record player with era-appropriate era record albums. The suite also comes with its own soundtrack (on Apple Music – Howard Johnson Jet Set) that features 1960s-inspired music that will put guests in a Swingin’ 60s, Space Age, mindset with touches of bossa Nova, smooth jazz, and ultra-lounge melodies.
In addition to touches of turquoise and orange, all rooms now feature such 1950s/1960s décor era throwbacks as rounded mirrors inspired by George Nelson’s Marshmallow sofa; desk chairs that echo the Eames desk chair and a side table inspired by Eero Saarinen‘s pedestal table.
The Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel is an authentic example of what is now known as Mid-century modern architecture, a design approach that was popular during the 20th-century (primarily in the 1950s and 1960s). It is characterized by a contemporary, seemingly futuristic, aesthetic with an emphasis on form and function.
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