Blast from the past: Calexico unearths 30-year-old time capsule

CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - A crowd gathered in front of Calexico City Hall this week to witness a moment three decades in the making: The opening of a time capsule buried in 1995.

City officials, community members, and former students who contributed to the capsule returned to see what had been preserved from a different era.

Among them was Mali Reynoso, who was in fourth grade when she wrote a letter that ended up in the capsule.

"I'm glad they let us come over here and look at the items," said Reynoso. "It's funny the things that I wrote, I was looking at the economy, but I'm just happy I found it."

The capsule held letters from students, photographs, T-shirts, and newspapers. Each piece offered a glimpse into life in the 90's.

"You could buy eggs for a dollar or something, and now it's like 40 dollars a dozen...wow, let's go back in time," joked Mayor Pro Tem Victor Legaspi.

There are now discussions about archiving the contents and creating an exhibit to honor the past.