In July 1976, The Iowa City Press-Citizen asked nine area students to project what life in Iowa City would be life in 50 years. Here’s Jill Thompson’s answer!

As part of The Press-Citizen‘s huge 1976 Bicentennial project, nine area students – ranging from elementary school thru high school – were asked to peer fifty years into the future and write a short essay projecting what life might look like for those living in Iowa City in 2026. Fifty years have now passed, and we thought it would be fun to offer up these nine student prognostications from 1976.

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In July 1976, The Iowa City Press-Citizen asked nine area students to project what life in Iowa City would be life in 50 years. Here’s Nancy Dale Bowen’s answer!

As part of The Press-Citizen‘s huge 1976 Bicentennial project, nine area students – ranging from elementary school thru high school – were asked to peer fifty years into the future and write a short essay projecting what life might look like for those living in Iowa City in 2026. Fifty years have now passed, and we thought it would be fun to offer up these nine student prognostications from 1976.

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In July 1976, The Iowa City Press-Citizen asked nine area students to project what life in Iowa City would be life in 50 years. Here’s Debby Tsuang’s answer!

As part of The Press-Citizen‘s huge 1976 Bicentennial project, nine area students – ranging from elementary school thru high school – were asked to peer fifty years into the future and write a short essay projecting what life might look like for those living in Iowa City in 2026. Fifty years have now passed, and we thought it would be fun to offer up these nine student prognostications from 1976.

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