1975 Cherryvale Theater Time Capsule Unearthed After 50 Years

1975 Cherryvale Theater time capsule unearthed after 50 years

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Those who remember the Cherryvale 1-2-3 theaters may remember standing on a plaque outside the ticket booth, one atop a buried time capsule. The time capsule was buried in 1975, with instructions for it not to be opened for 50 years, until July 4th, 2025. Grote Automotive now occupies the building, and this week opened the time capsule, with the assistance of Laura Furman, from Midway Village Museum, who was on hand to ex…

In 1975, a small Nebraska town created the world's largest time capsule. Reopening it was wild.

Time capsules are just cool, no matter how you slice them. The term, officially coined at the 1939 New York World's Fair, has been around for centuries. According to Evan Andrews's piece on History.com, "The world’s first planned time capsule debuted in 1876 when New York Magazine publisher Anna Deihm assembled a 'Century Safe' at the U.S. Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia."Exactly 100 years later, it was opened. Andrews shares, "At a ceremo…