#TimeCapsule

Obsidian Urbex PhotographyObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social
2026-02-11

🚸 Schools out, forever! A collection of abandoned classrooms from around the world - Part 1

When schools close down, these spaces are often left seemingly frozen in time. When the last person leaves, they lock the door and these places fall silent, waiting in limbo for years or decades in some cases.

These images represent various classrooms found during my travels; Japan, USA, Poland & Belgium.

#UrbanExploration #Abandoned #Photography #School #Forgotten #LostPlaces #Silent #Timecapsule

A decaying classroom with scattered wooden furniture, a large green chalkboard, and a globe. On the floor, a children's illustration lies near other debris.An abandoned classroom features peeling paint, rows of teal desks with wooden tops, and two long chalkboards. The floor is covered in debris, hinting at disuseAn abandoned classroom features worn green-topped desks, maps, blackboards, and skeletal models amidst peeling paint and a damaged ceiling.An abandoned, decaying laboratory classroom features peeling paint, old wooden benches with sinks, and exposed pipes

Central Library unveils a peek at the L.A. of 1925 – KCRW

Todd Lerew led the team that recovered the century-year-old time capsule. Alexandra Applegate / KCRW

KCRW Reports

Central Library unveils a peek at the L.A. of 1925

The Los Angeles Central Library’s time capsule contained a scrapbook, coins, old newspapers in multiple languages and an even older time capsule from 1881.

Three people examine some of the contents pulled from a century-old time capsule buried in the LA Central Library in 1925. Photo by Alexandra Applegate / KCRW

By Danielle Chiriguayo • Feb 2, 2026 • 4m Listen

When a time capsule was buried near the LA Central Library’s cornerstone in 1925, staff didn’t leave instructions on how to open it. More than a century later, a recovery team wasn’t even entirely sure where to find it. 

But find it they did. To honor the 100-year anniversary of the Central Library, the branch kicked off a year of celebrations by unearthing that century-old time capsule buried during the building’s dedication. 

The hunt for the time capsule set off what Los Angeles City Librarian John Szabo describes as “an archeological dig.” The Central Library is listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, as well as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, meaning the preservation of its art-deco design was paramount. 

“Getting it through the men’s restroom turned out to be our only option,” explains Todd Lerew, director of special projects for the Library Foundation of LA and the lead on the time capsule’s recovery. 

Szabo continues: “We had to take drywall. We had to take the studs out. We had to take one masonry wall out. Then, we had to very carefully go through the back wall of the cornerstone.” 

It took a week for Lerew and his team to get around layers of plumbing and limestone blocks. When they finally retrieved the capsule, Szabo couldn’t wait to crack it open: “Being a complete history nerd, I literally put my head inside the time capsule and I breathed in the air, thinking that that was the air that my predecessor, Everett Robbins Perry, was breathing … from 1925.

“It was a little musty, but I didn’t keel over or anything.”

The time capsule, a sealed, custom-made copper box, provided a glimpse into life in LA more than a century ago. Inside were scrapbooks of photos, old coins, and a traffic street plan for 1924. 

Todd Lerew led the team that recovered the century-year-old time capsule. Alexandra Applegate/KCRW

And it also held something else: an additional time capsule. This one was from 1881. It was buried with the cornerstone of the State Normal School, a precursor to UCLA that was originally built where the Central Library is today. 

The older capsule included books and pamphlets that provided additional glimpses of 19th century Los Angeles. It also included newspapers in English, German, and Spanish, and mementos from the funeral of U.S. President James Garfield, who was assassinated just months prior to the time capsule’s burial. 

All of these recovered items are on display now at the LA Central Library. Szabo says they represent the diversity of the city that stretches back more than 150 years: “It certainly speaks to the evolution of the city, the growth of the city, but it also reminds us that the library has had this very similar, if not the same mission, which is to welcome everyone in the community.”

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Central Library unveils a peek at the L.A. of 1925 | KCRW

Tags: 1925, California, Central Library, City Librarian, Contents of Capsule, Cornerstone, Danielle Chiriguayo, February 2 2026, History, John Szabo, KCRW, Library History, Los Angeles, Los Angeles History, Time Capsule, Todd Lerew
#1925 #California #CentralLibrary #CityLibrarian #ContentsOfCapsule #Cornerstone #DanielleChiriguayo #February22026 #History #JohnSzabo #KCRW #LibraryHistory #LosAngeles #LosAngelesHistory #TimeCapsule #ToddLerew
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2026-02-01

Tạo công cụ mã nguồn mở giúp kể chuyện cuộc đời qua từng năm bằng "time capsule" nhúng được. Dùng để chia sẻ khoảnh khắc cá nhân, dự án hay hành trình sáng tạo qua URL ngắn. Nhẹ, dễ tích hợp vào website. Phù hợp cho ai muốn kể chuyện theo dòng thời gian một cách trực quan.
#SideProject #OpenSource #LifeStory #TimeCapsule #WebDev #CôngCụMãNguồnMở #KểChuyệnTheoThờiGian

reddit.com/r/SideProject/comme

2026-01-30

Video of the opening of a #TimeCapsule at the Los Angeles Public #Library from a public event earlier today celebrating the centennial of the library. Pick up at 58:30 for a short intro and a video of the retrieval and contents. One of the best preserved and well done time capsules I’ve seen. Leave it to the librarians to do it right. youtube.com/live/Om4NMW4aVBU?s

2026-01-22

Dự án phụ của mình không tập trung vào hiệu suất hay tiền bạc, mà là về cảm xúc và thời gian. Mình đang phát triển một hệ thống riêng tư để bạn có thể gửi video hoặc thư cho chính mình, hoặc người thân, vào tương lai – vài tháng hoặc vài năm sau. Đang mở đơn đăng ký tham gia nhóm beta nhỏ. Nếu bạn thấy đồng cảm, hãy nhắn mình để biết thêm chi tiết.
#SideProject #EmotionalTech #TimeCapsule #DựÁnPhụ #CôngNghệCảmXúc #HộpThưTươngLai

reddit.com/r/SideProject/comme

N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2026-01-17

🍕 Ah, the noble quest to resurrect a 486 dinosaur from the '90s—truly the pinnacle of modern computing! 🤓 Let's all pretend we're not just building a time machine to prove we can play DOOM on a potato 🥔, again.
maniek86.xyz/projects/m8sbc_48

#photography #DiecastCar #CorgiJuniors #TimeCapsule

A vrooooom from the past.

Visited my mom the other day and found one of my old toys that survived the dark ages of The Cold War. Given the nature of my now play aged boys, this poor thing won't survive in their hands yet. I put it back in the crack of the staircase to the attic for them to find it when the time is right.

A beat up Corgi Juniors Rescue Team Range Rover diecast model toy car from the dark eighties. Or seventies.
N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2026-01-03

The writer channels their inner digital grump, delivering ✉️ spam nostalgia from the 'noughties' as if it's a fine wine 🍷. Clearly, they've mistaken their inbox for a time capsule 🕰️. Who knew that ranting about outdated email protocols could be this riveting! 🙄
bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/12/why

cathillcathill
2025-12-21

World history should be carved onto stone tablets instead of being printed onto paper or stored in electronic media.

2025-12-16

Well, I often say that projects almost never fail because of tech, but because of people. But the opposite is true just as well. If projects survive or end well, it’s also almost aleways because of people and not tech. See this story: scientificamerican.com/article

So the next time you want to achieve something, don’t care about the tech (use a boring one) but try to find a great bunch of people that work together well. Shoutout to all my former colleagues!

#Work #People #Tech #TimeCapsule

Hacker Newsh4ckernews
2025-12-08

Abandoned Ghost Town In Perfect Condition & Clock STILL TICKING!

peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/31U

Obsidian Urbex PhotographyObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social
2025-11-27

🚸🏫🇮🇹 This long-abandoned school sits in a small Italian village, empty since the 1960s.

Most rooms are empty or ransacked, but the top-floor classroom makes the detour in the blistering Italian summer heat worthwhile! The spectacular painted ceiling details, cute wooden desks, tiny chairs and retro wall map all make for a fascinating time capsule to explore and photograph.

#TimeCapsule #Italy #UrbanExploration #Photography #History #School #AbandonedSchool #AbandonedPlaces #Urbex

An aged classroom with green walls features a world map, a chalkboard, and wooden desks. The dome ceiling displays Renaissance-style paintings, adding historical context to the decaying scene.A vintage staircase in a weathered building showcases a unique architectural design. Light streams in from windows, highlighting the textured walls, archesDusty music sheets rest on an aged desk, accompanied by a blue pen. The image,Old, colorful map of Europe on a scroll with the text "EUROPA FISICO-POLITICA" along with an explanatory key in Italian.
Obsidian Urbex PhotographyObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social
2025-11-26

An abandoned school classroom, somewhere in Italy. Frozen in time for decades, the last class may have been in the 1960s!

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#Photography #Timecapsule #History #Italy #Abandoned #LostPlace #AbandonedPlaces #Travel #1960s #AbandonedSchool

A classroom in disrepair with peeling green paint is shown. Desks and chairs sit empty, and ornate paintings adorn the ceiling of this abandoned room.
2025-11-24

Před 20 lety jsem si poslal e-mail do budoucnosti přes nějakou časovou kapsuli Forbesu, a ten email mi fakt přišel. Je to zajímavé čtení, osobní, ale tohle můžu sdílet:

👨‍🎓 Byl jsem před maturitou, chtěl jsem se dostat na VŠ (VUT v Brně). Povedlo se!

🧠 Uspořádával jsem si život a učil se ho žít. Stále v procesu!

👨‍🎤 Poslouchal jsem house a nosil křiklavé tkaničky. Teď poslouchám leccos, nosím oranžovou mikinu.

🎮 Hrál jsem eldar.cz/zvav, teď hraju 0 A.D. a SuperTuxKart.

🦊 Četl jsem weblogy.cz, používal Firefox. RSS čtu stále (nebo zase?), Firefox používám stále.

💳 Kupoval jsem doménu littlemaple.net, dnes mám honzajavorek.cz

💻 Na DELLu s Celeronem 750MHz a cca 200MB RAM jsem dělal ve Photoshopu weby. Dnes na Applu s M1 a cca 8 GB RAM si v DaVinci stříhám videa a pracuju na vlastním projektu, junior.guru

#timecapsule #forbes #20years

Sharing the best of humanity with the world, one story at a time.upworthy.com@web.brid.gy
2025-11-19

P.E. teacher becomes wholesome legend after wearing the same Picture Day outfit for 40 years

fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upwo

ABSABS
2025-10-24

Here's something from the 'Next stop 'Bridge followed by 'Loch. Disembark here for , and .. between and ' last and definitely not least did I mention the has gone in a in the !

Digitally altered image of Edinburgh in the future, a flooded area is straddled by the North Bridge which has a Lighthouse, wind ship, wind mill etc text says 'Next stop Nor' Bridge followed by New Nor' Loch. Disembark here for The Castle, Half Mile and The Remnants.. Mind the gap between Ferry and Lighthouse

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