Found
Sentimental
Found travel bags near Depot Park, Gainesville
Outside the Hippodrome State Theatre
Found
listing
Posted
3 days
ago
Description
This morning at about 8:30 a.m., I found two travel bags sitting by the curb outside the Hippodrome State Theatre on West University Avenue in Gainesville. The bags look recently left behind—a black roller case and a navy duffel stuffed with clothes and a map from the bus line. I left them in a safe spot nearby and kept an eye from a bench by Depot Park, hoping the owner would notice the post. If these belong to you, they’re stationed near that corner, not far from the University of Florida campus.
Approximate found location
Outside the Hippodrome State Theatre
Pin shows an approximate area, not the exact spot — to protect privacy.
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