Lost
Lost: Chairs in Wilmington, NC
Dock Street near the Riverwalk
Lost
listing
Posted
9 days
ago
Description
I was loading groceries from my car on Dock Street near the Riverwalk around 4:10 p.m. on Friday when I set the chairs on the curb for a moment. A gust blew through and they vanished. They’re a simple wooden set with blue cushions, the kind I inherited from my grandmother and used for weekend cookouts on Oak Street. I walked back along Front Street toward Thalian Hall, then down Market Street toward Cape Fear Community College, hoping someone nearby might have seen them. They’re more than furniture; they feel like a link to home, and I’d give anything to have them back.
Approximate last-seen location
Dock Street near the Riverwalk
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