Only the frame of Ferdinand’s furniture shop in Dudley Square remains 86 years after its namesake secreted a small time capsule behind the cornerstone of the Roxbury institution.
On June 24, 1922, Frank Ferdinand celebrated the groundbreaking of an eight-story annex to his booming business by tucking a few keepsakes into a copper box: two newspapers from the week, an article on Ferdinand’s life, a proof of a furniture advertisement, a list of the shop’s employees, and typed details of the dedication ceremony, including a speech made by the master of ceremonies, the Rev. Arthur T. Brooks.
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