As a spin-off to our year-long science fiction literature unit, we'll also be taking a look at retro-futurism, just for fun. This would also make a quirky tie-in to a study of technology or the history of inventions. Here's my reading list, though there may be some overlap between titles:

• The Wonderful Future that Never Was: Flying Cars, Mail Delivery by Parachutes and Other Predictions by the Editors of Popular Mechanics
• Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future that Never Arrived by Daniel H. Wilson
• How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion by Daniel H. Wilson (This pertains to more to the history and future of robotics)
• Your Flying Car Awaits: Robot Butlers, Lunar Vacations, and Other Dead-Wrong Predictions of the Twentieth Century by Paul Milo
• A Brief History of Tomorrow by Jonathan Margolis
• DVDs: Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrow Land: Disney in Space and Beyond (1959) and The Jetsons: The Complete First Season (1962)

Paleofuture is a terrific blog that explores "The Future That Never Was" and Dark Roasted Blend also has some amazing stuff.