Construction crews have uncovered a decades-old time capsule during the rebuilding of a YMCA location in Scarborough.
The site, located 880 Kingston Rd. near Victoria Park Avenue, is being rebuilt into a new YMCA building. As crews were tearing down the old structure, they discovered a small metal box from 1952 inside one of the building’s cornerstones.
The items found in the time capsule included a silver dollar, a newspaper from Sept. 27, 1952, a one-page invitation to the laying of the cornerstone and a bible.
YMCA officials say they weren’t sure they would find the time capsule, but they did had an idea it might be there based on their experience at other locations.
“The Y has got a really strong history of preserving history,” said Alex Versluis, YMCA president for the Greater Toronto Area. “Typically (the time capsule) is near a cornerstone, from what we’ve heard.”
The YMCA is now in the process of putting together a new time capsule that will go into the cornerstone of the new building.
With report from CTV Toronto’s Zuraidah Alman
