Ravensburg in der Zukunft: Edwardian German Future-City Postcard c.1910

Not tied to a single novel but firmly in the tradition of Albert Robida's prophetic urban visions, this hand-colored German novelty postcard imagines Ravensburg's medieval market square overwhelmed by modernity run amok. Electric trams crowd cobblestones, early automobiles jostle pedestrians, a parachutist descends from the sky, and — most audaciously — a flying tram soars overhead. Chaotic street accidents unfold in the foreground. A wry, satirical retro-futurist snapshot of a small German town dreaming (and dreading) tomorrow.