A fitting symbol of where the past meets the future in Fargo resides in a copper box buried deep in one of its buildings. The box, containing a time capsule from 1930, is said to be embedded in the northeastern cornerstone of the downtown Black Building. The Kilbourne Group recently reached an agreement to purchase the building. The Forum reported on the existence of the time capsule back in 2001. Sourcing the story to a 1934 advertisement for the building, the article says the time capsule contains “... samples of North Dakota grain products, newspapers, Book of Golden Friendship, biographies, photographs and other objects.” The advertisement said the laying of the cornerstone was “... participated in by high officials of city and state and by thousands over a vast territory who had been advised of the event and were ‘present’ by radio.” Accompanying the story is a photo of the ceremony found by Jeff Schlossman, whose grandfather George M. Black built the building that bears his name. Despite all that initial attention, the time capsule was nearly forgotten. Anna Jane Schlossman, Black’s daughter, was 12 when the time capsule was placed but couldn’t recall it being placed. On top of that, most of the people who were around for that ceremony were dead, meaning the time capsule had almost perished from memory as the building changed hands over the years. If any of the previous owners recalled that it was there, they would have had good cause to open it. According to the 2001 story, the 1934 advertisement states that the contents of the box will be a “treasure in year 2000” when the Black Building must be razed to make way for a “new-age ‘sky scraper.’” With its recent purchase by Kilbourne Group, the Black Building entered the newest chapter in its 84-year history and gave another set of owners a reason to take a peek into the copper box. When Kilbourne Group head Doug Burgum took questions on the future of the building last week, he directly addressed its fate. The verdict? Burgum said the time capsule will be left intact for now. Along with it, the memory of its existence and its potential historical value to future Fargoans should remain intact as well.
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"2033181","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"1434","title":"","width":"3264"}}]]A fitting symbol of where the past meets the future in Fargo resides in a copper box buried deep in one of its buildings. The box, containing a time capsule from 1930, is said to be embedded in the northeastern cornerstone of the downtown Black Building. The Kilbourne Group recently reached an agreement to purchase the building. The Forum reported on the existence of the time capsule back in 2001. Sourcing the story to a 1934 advertisement for the building, the article says the time capsule contains “... samples of North Dakota grain products, newspapers, Book of Golden Friendship, biographies, photographs and other objects.” The advertisement said the laying of the cornerstone was “... participated in by high officials of city and state and by thousands over a vast territory who had been advised of the event and were ‘present’ by radio.” Accompanying the story is a photo of the ceremony found by Jeff Schlossman, whose grandfather George M. Black built the building that bears his name. Despite all that initial attention, the time capsule was nearly forgotten. Anna Jane Schlossman, Black’s daughter, was 12 when the time capsule was placed but couldn’t recall it being placed. On top of that, most of the people who were around for that ceremony were dead, meaning the time capsule had almost perished from memory as the building changed hands over the years. If any of the previous owners recalled that it was there, they would have had good cause to open it. According to the 2001 story, the 1934 advertisement states that the contents of the box will be a “treasure in year 2000” when the Black Building must be razed to make way for a “new-age ‘sky scraper.’” With its recent purchase by Kilbourne Group, the Black Building entered the newest chapter in its 84-year history and gave another set of owners a reason to take a peek into the copper box. When Kilbourne Group head Doug Burgum took questions on the future of the building last week, he directly addressed its fate. The verdict? Burgum said the time capsule will be left intact for now. Along with it, the memory of its existence and its potential historical value to future Fargoans should remain intact as well. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"2033180","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"978","title":"","width":"2744"}}]]
A fitting symbol of where the past meets the future in Fargo resides in a copper box buried deep in one of its buildings.The box, containing a time capsule from 1930, is said to be embedded in the northeastern cornerstone of the downtown Black Building. The Kilbourne Group recently reached an agreement to purchase the building.The Forum reported on the existence of the time capsule back in 2001. Sourcing the story to a 1934 advertisement for the building, the article says the time capsule contains “... samples of North Dakota grain products, newspapers, Book of Golden Friendship, biographies, photographs and other objects.”The advertisement said the laying of the cornerstone was “... participated in by high officials of city and state and by thousands over a vast territory who had been advised of the event and were ‘present’ by radio.” Accompanying the story is a photo of the ceremony found by Jeff Schlossman, whose grandfather George M. Black built the building that bears his name.Despite all that initial attention, the time capsule was nearly forgotten. Anna Jane Schlossman, Black’s daughter, was 12 when the time capsule was placed but couldn’t recall it being placed. On top of that, most of the people who were around for that ceremony were dead, meaning the time capsule had almost perished from memory as the building changed hands over the years.If any of the previous owners recalled that it was there, they would have had good cause to open it. According to the 2001 story, the 1934 advertisement states that the contents of the box will be a “treasure in year 2000” when the Black Building must be razed to make way for a “new-age ‘sky scraper.’”With its recent purchase by Kilbourne Group, the Black Building entered the newest chapter in its 84-year history and gave another set of owners a reason to take a peek into the copper box. When Kilbourne Group head Doug Burgum took questions on the future of the building last week, he directly addressed its fate.The verdict? Burgum said the time capsule will be left intact for now. Along with it, the memory of its existence and its potential historical value to future Fargoans should remain intact as well.
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"2033181","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"1434","title":"","width":"3264"}}]]A fitting symbol of where the past meets the future in Fargo resides in a copper box buried deep in one of its buildings.The box, containing a time capsule from 1930, is said to be embedded in the northeastern cornerstone of the downtown Black Building. The Kilbourne Group recently reached an agreement to purchase the building.The Forum reported on the existence of the time capsule back in 2001. Sourcing the story to a 1934 advertisement for the building, the article says the time capsule contains “... samples of North Dakota grain products, newspapers, Book of Golden Friendship, biographies, photographs and other objects.”The advertisement said the laying of the cornerstone was “... participated in by high officials of city and state and by thousands over a vast territory who had been advised of the event and were ‘present’ by radio.” Accompanying the story is a photo of the ceremony found by Jeff Schlossman, whose grandfather George M. Black built the building that bears his name.Despite all that initial attention, the time capsule was nearly forgotten. Anna Jane Schlossman, Black’s daughter, was 12 when the time capsule was placed but couldn’t recall it being placed. On top of that, most of the people who were around for that ceremony were dead, meaning the time capsule had almost perished from memory as the building changed hands over the years.If any of the previous owners recalled that it was there, they would have had good cause to open it. According to the 2001 story, the 1934 advertisement states that the contents of the box will be a “treasure in year 2000” when the Black Building must be razed to make way for a “new-age ‘sky scraper.’”With its recent purchase by Kilbourne Group, the Black Building entered the newest chapter in its 84-year history and gave another set of owners a reason to take a peek into the copper box. When Kilbourne Group head Doug Burgum took questions on the future of the building last week, he directly addressed its fate.The verdict? Burgum said the time capsule will be left intact for now. Along with it, the memory of its existence and its potential historical value to future Fargoans should remain intact as well.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"2033180","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"978","title":"","width":"2744"}}]]
