Peering Hopefully Into the Future

Builders erecting the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce building at 404 S. Bixel St. cemented a time capsule behind a cornerstone. Inside the capsule were typewritten thoughts about what the county might be like 50 years in the future. Among the hope-filled offerings sealed away in the copper box: “Skies will be clear and free from smog” and “There will be a cure for cancer.” The capsule was to remain untouched until 2005, but chamber officials dug it out in June 1994 when the chamber moved to a new home across the street.