The January 25 , 1959 Chicago Tribune ran this movie of the “ Polar City of the Future ” as a part of the close Than We cogitate ! series .
As Alaska joins the sexual union , more rapid development of the huge open spaces of that new state can be expected . Experts are already study the problems regard in create the population center that will be necessary for tapping the hidden - wealthiness of the area and building the defense outposts that may be required .
One opening would be to construct arctic cities under great bonce of gossamer plastic or glass , where springlike temperature could be maintained . Such domes are already in function at the Glasgow Central Station in Scotland and at a big downtown mall in Sao Paulo , Brazil .
How would isolated frigid cities , ringed by iceberg lettuce and mountains , be supplied ? Our armed forces have a solution – the steerable . lately , the Navy told how its Colonel Blimp ZPG-2 successfully flew food for thought and other supplies to an ice island team of scientists only 500 miles from the North Pole .
See also : Closer Than We Think ! ( 1958 - 1963)Closer Than We Think ! Monoline Express ( 1961)Closer Than We Think ! Lunar Mailbag ( 1960 )
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