Livingston, Illinois, USA

There is just something about this photo; seems somehow surreal and a little «science fictiony». We like it a lot. The photo was posted to Instagram recently by Chris Wroblewski (aka @chris_robleski). The original post can be found on Instagram here.

@kimmie909798 has now visited this Futuro several times and has sent us photos updating its refurbishment status each time; thanks Kimmie.

These photos were taken 102921. The exterior finish looks like it may be complete and the entry way is now blocked. The one shot through the window does not really show us what, if anything, has been done in the interior of the unit.

This time around Kimmie was also able to grab a quick word with the owner. She tells us that

«he said it probably won’t be r

Around a month ago @kimmie909798 sent us a photo that showed that work on a refurbishment of this Futuro was underway.

This past week we received the photos below, also from @kimmie909798, that show further progress. A little hard to tell but it looks like a preparatory finish has been applied to the exterior and that it is likely now ready for a new final finish to be applied.

A few months ago @kimmie909798 let us know this Futuro was about to have a makeover and this past weekend Kimmie let us know that the work was now underway.

On 091721 Kimmie drove past the Futuro and was able to grab this shot of folks working on the outer surface, apparently starting to apply some kind of a primer coat or similar. It is always great to see a Futuro receiving some well deserved TLC. Kimmie — thanks for the update.

It seems this Futuro is finally going to get a makeover! We received a message via Instagram from @kimmie909798 who visited the Futuro 071321 and told us that:

«The Futuro House in Livingston Illinois is being refurbished! I stopped by when I saw couple of men working on it and they said they plan to have The Futuro completed by early this fall. They plan to rent it for parties. The Futuro will be painted silver. They also plan to have a Route 66 themed miniature golf course in the field next t

On 090620 we had the opportunity to add this Futuro to the list of those we have personally visited (brings the count to 11 or perhaps more accurately 11½ as that list includes the half unit located in Frankfurt am Main).

This unit has been pretty well photographed and so it was much as we expected; a shell with no interior fixtures and fittings showing some signs of deterioration but not in as bad a condition as some units.

Though the owner was not on site at the time we did ask the staff at

This awesome drawing featuring this Futuro is by talented artist Rex Parker. We enjoyed it so much we had to own it; a 13″ x 19″ print is now a part of our collection of «Things Futuro». You can get your own copy by visiting Rex’s online store here.

This video of the Livingston Futuro by Tim Hills appeared attached to a comment on a 011818 post on the Trystcraft Facebook page.

Came across this photo of this Futuro the other day. The photo was posted by beautyofabandonedplaces on Tumblr.

The photo interested us not only because it is a rather «moody» shot of a Futuro but also because the rear windows seen through the front window to the left of the photo ends up looking like the «alien eyes» seen in many graphics; take a look at this photo of Frisco to see what we mean.

Wampa-One captured a couple of nice shots of this Futuro showing it as it was 032213. One of the photos is a very cool close up of the Futuro and the Pink Elephant. The photos are displayed here with permission.

We came across this very nice set of photos of this Futuro by singer/songwriter Citizen Fitz posted on his blog 082611. We know the Futuro is somewhat rare; Pink Elephants — probably more so. Around the same time we came across the photos above we happened on this fun shot by the_mel. Taken 020711 the shot is an interesting capture that shows the Livingston Futuro along with the antique mall’s «Pink Elephant».

Also notable is that it was taken before the Futuro got the new coat of paint reflec

Traditionally the proverbial «they» have mostly referred to aliens as «little green men». Clearly that is not the case; they have fur, four legs and a tail. We always figured that there was more to dogs than met the eye, they are too darn clever — perhaps all the time we spend training them is just a con and it is really them training us using reverse psychology.

Seriously though this photo by Debra Jane Seltzer of her «kids» at the Livingston Futuro is a great shot.

Debra runs the website Roa

Sitting on the north side of I-55 in Livingston, IL you will find the The Pink Elephant Antique Mall. The mall is home to several larger than life curiosities including its namesake, a huge pink elephant as well a twenty foot tall swimmer and a giant «Twistee Treat» ice cream cone building.

This Futuro was previously located off Route 29 north of Springfield Airport before being purchased from Frank Moscardelli, on whose land it had sat for many years, by the owner of the Pink Elephant Dave Ham