The post-World War II optimism that pervaded the nation extended to the not-too-distant future, with its promise of spaceship-traveled skyways whirring in a utopia of streamlined cityscapes.

Now, the works of A.C. Radebaugh -- a top illustrator of the day whose works helped define that future-vision -- are being shown in a retrospective at a quirky art gallery obsessed with Americana of the mid-20th century.

"Radebaugh: The Future We Were Promised" is the latest exhibit from Lost Highways Archive & Research Library, an art gallery and repository of advertising materials, brochures, books and ephemera borne from Todd Kimmell's love of vintage travel trailers and recreational vehicles. Recent exhibits include 1950s and 1960s station wagon design and the RV craze of the 1920s and 1930s.

The 16 Radebaugh images in the show, on view until August, were discovered among some 14,000 negatives -- from burlesque photos to advertisements -- that Kimmell, Lost Highways' founder and director, acquired several years back from a Philadelphia commercial photographer who was retiring.

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