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A mother lost her wallet in the 1950s. 65 years later, a family is reconnecting with lost history (CNN)
Last edited Sun Dec 24, 2023, 11:24 AM - Edit history (1)
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By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN
3 minute read
Published 12:01 PM EST, Sat December 23, 2023
A raffle ticket to win a new 1959 Chevrolet; credit cards with no magnetic strip; family photos in black and white: All tucked away behind a bathroom wall in the Plaza Theatre, untouched for decades.
Until 65 years later, when contractors discovered a hidden space behind a crumbled wall in the bathroom during renovations. Under a mountain of dust, in what used to be a closet, lay a withered burgundy wallet, frozen in time.
From there, Plaza Theatre owner Chris Escobar said he was determined to return the wallet to the family.
“It was a portal back in time,” Escobar told CNN. “And then realizing that this has been missing from this family of real people who lived in this neighborhood for 65 years, imagine if we could find them.”
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/23/us/atlanta-lost-wallet-plaza-theatre-family/index.html
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Spoiler: The wallet was returned to the woman's daughter, now a grandmother. What a great story.
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