DR. KNOW

Next to Procter & Gamble’s Twin Towers downtown is their old headquarters, built in 1955. My grandfather helped to install a cornerstone there, a time capsule with mementos inside. I’ve walked around the entire building but don’t see it. Was it removed? What happened to it, and what exactly was in it? —SOAP BOX

DEAR BOX: The Doctor admires the steps you took, literally, to locate your grandfather’s handiwork. Your Fitbit must be proud. Your quest was thrown off, however, in trying to find a cornerstone. It’s actually a “lobbystone” inside the building’s south entrance. And it isn’t a stone, but a stain-

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less steel box.

Your grandfather was correct, though, about the items inside. The May 26, 1955, editions of Cincinnati’s Enquirer, TimesStar, and Post daily papers are in there, along with a pottery tablet inscribed with the first sentence of the Book of Genesis, in 40 languages. Sorry, there are no Reds cap, Hudepohl can, Crosley radio, or Skyline bib. Ah, the missed opportunities.

When might this cornerstone/lobbystone be opened? The Doctor suggests the year 2056, when another famous 1955 cornerstone is set to open. You can view it at the end of the classic Warner Brothers cartoon, “One Froggy Evening.” Will a frog in a top hat also jump out of P&G’s box and start singing? Only your grandfather knows.

In Walnut Hills I drove past a tiny, friendly-looking park on East McMillan Street. Most everything about it looked typical, except for one thing: a large stone face on the corner of a wedged stone wall. Probably there’s a plaque explaining it, but I had to keep driving.

What’s the story? —I’VE JUST SEEN A FACE

DEAR FACE: To atone for any confusion in our previous story, let us now unquestionably talk about a real corner and a real stone. You were looking at the Green Man of Green Man Park. This limestone sculpture originally adorned an upscale Walnut Hills apartment building in 1890, the work of stonecutter David Hummel. Not to brag, but he also created carvings on Cincinnati City Hall, Union Terminal, and the Duke Energy Building. He got around. The building was demolished in 1991, but the sculpture was saved and stored. Loyal resident Fred Orth found it in 2013 and with neighborhood support helped return it to its original corner, now surrounded by greenery and recreational areas.

You may have noticed that the Green Man is not green. Oh, picky, picky. A stone face of this type has existed for many