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At the closing Inquirer printing plant, a time capsule opened 71 years early

The $299.5 million plant, a 1992 investment that promised crisp photos and multi-color spreads, was sold for $37 million. Close to 500 people lost jobs that were supposed to be around for a century.

Fred Lehman, vice president of operations, holds a copy of the Sept. 25, 1992, Inquirer newspaper as he opens a time capsule buried in 1992 at The Inquirer's Schuylkill Printing Plant in Upper Merion Township. The time capsule, originally scheduled to be opened in 2092, was opened early because the newspaper is shuttering the plant and outsourcing printing to a Gannett facility in Cherry Hill.
Fred Lehman, vice president of operations, holds a copy of the Sept. 25, 1992, Inquirer newspaper as he opens a time capsule buried in 1992 at The Inquirer's Schuylkill Printing Plant in Upper Merion Township. The time capsule, originally scheduled to be opened in 2092, was opened early because the newspaper is shuttering the plant and outsourcing printing to a Gannett facility in Cherry Hill.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer