A fascinating story yet to be fully confirmed is reported by CBC.ca that workers recently found what they call a time capsule under the floor near the main entrance to Maple Leaf Gardens. It’s normal for time capsules to be encased in the cornerstone of a building (the ceremony is shown above) but this artifact appears to have had a somewhat unofficial location. The Gardens is being renovated to accommodate a new Loblaws store plus facilities for Ryerson University. According to the story, officials from Loblaws came immediately on being told of the find and took it right away. One person who saw it said it contained a 1931 rule book and a newspaper of the day. Regarding the picture above, dignitaries gathered to lay the cornerstone of Maple Leaf Gardens. Left to right: William MacBrien (former president of the Maple Leafs), Ed Bickle (vice-president of Maple Leaf Gardens), W.D. Ross (lieutenant-governor of Ontario), Reverend Dr. John Inkster, J.P. Bickell (president of Maple Leaf Gardens), and Victor Ross (a director of Maple Leaf Gardens). Source: The Mail and Empire, September 21, 1931.
Love the top hats. Why don’t people wear them any more for such official occasions