[URBAN NOTE] "100-year-old train station time capsule opened"

[rfmcdonald]

The Toronto Sun's Michael Peake reported on the opening of a century-old time capsule at Toronto's Summerhill station.

The trains don’t stop there anymore, but for a moment time did, as the 100-year-old time capsule from the former North Toronto train station was opened Wednesday.

The station, on Yonge St. between St. Clair Ave. and Davenport Rd., was modelled after St. Mark’s Square in Venice and in use for only 15 years until Union Station opened. The LCBO has occupied the location since 1940 — most of those years hidden behind drop ceilings and makeshift walls that concealed the marble and workmanship.

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The copper box, which was located under the cornerstone – much to the surprise of workers who spent weeks finding it, was soldered shut and reopened the night before the unveiling.

There are pristine copies of the six daily newspapers in Toronto at the time — no, not the Toronto Sun, but its predecessor the Telegram. Also inside were stamps, coins, letters and a magnificent set of linen blueprints for the design of the station, which was built to the highest standards.