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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Edina opens 1954 time capsule
Edina, Minn., July 6, 2004 – Edina Mayor Dennis Maetzold cut into a copper time capsule from
Edina’s old City Hall to reveal its contents during the July 4 dedication of the new City Hall.
With help from Council Members Jim Hovland and Linda Masica, Maetzold emptied the time capsule
after the 2:30 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new City Hall. The capsule contained items from the
era when Edina’s old City Hall was constructed in 1953. A Planning Commission proposed subdivision
dated May 1952, a copy of the Public Employees Retirement Association Law, a copy of the 1950
Village of Edina annual report, and the City Code from October 1952 were just a few of the documents
to give visitors some insight into Edina’s past.
The capsule also contained a program and three faded photos from the cornerstone-laying ceremony
and a photo of the 1940s City Hall. The photos and program linked the dedication of the new City Hall to
the old City Hall’s dedication 50 years prior.
Other items included were copies of the Edina-Morningside Courier dated Nov. 5, 1953, meeting
minutes of the Village Council and Civic Center and Village Hall Citizens’ Committee and a 1951 Edina
street map. A penny, roster of Village employees and Edina telephone directory from 1953 were lodged
into the small metal box. One item, a copy of the April 23, 1926 South Town Sentinel, even predated
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the 1954 City Hall. Items found in the time capsule are on display in the City Hall lobby. In coming
weeks, they will be delivered to their permanent home at Edina’s History Museum.
At the end of the time capsule ceremony, Maetzold acknowledged another time capsule embedded in
the stone outside the new City Hall containing modern items. Maetzold said people will be “surprised”
when they open the new capsule 50 or more years in the future.
Guests at the City Hall Open House, which followed the City’s annual Independence Day parade, also
toured the new City Hall offices and Police Department, enjoyed the music of Dog Jam Jazz Ensemble,
and ate ice cream donated by International Dairy Queen Companies and Frauenshuh Hospitality
Group.
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Note to editors: Photos available upon request.