Lost
Urgent
LOST: Photographs near Mission Plaza, SLO
Near Bubblegum Alley
Lost
listing
Posted
14 days
ago
Description
I lost a small stack of family photographs at around 5:40 p.m. last Saturday near Mission Plaza in San Luis Obispo. They’re a handful of prints from the 1990s, tucked into a light-blue envelope with frayed edges. I remember sitting on a bench by the SLO Creekside Café while I checked my messages, then walking away with the envelope still in my hand when a gust pulled at the page corners. The faces in those pictures are irreplaceable, and I’m rushing to find them before the week ends. If you found anything, please let me know through the site.
Approximate last-seen location
Near Bubblegum Alley
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