On this date, 100 years ago, a discreet cornerstone ceremony was held to commemorate the Thompson Studio building, located at 60 South Lassen Street, Susanville. P.J. Thompson, a photographer was a creative person and his dream come true building was not to be ignored. To mark the special occasion, a time capsule was placed in the cornerstone. It had been twenty plus years since the last time a time capsule was placed with the OddFellows Building, known today as the offices of Susanville Real Estate at the corner of Main and North Lassen Streets. One of the more unusual ones, was the installation of a time capsule in 1939, in the Cone residence in the Fruit Growers District. The last time capsule that I am aware of, was installed in 1973 as part of the cornerstone laying ceremony at Lassen College. To date, as far as I am aware, none have ever been opened.
Tim:
A coincidence is that we just had the front of the building prepared and painted…….on the 15th of October, 2019, exactly 100 years from the date on the cornerstone. Go take a look at the building, it looks like new, a dramatic improvement.
Maybe it is time to open a time capsule, one hundred years should be enough.
Best wishes and thanks for the post.
Martin