65-Year-Old Wallet Found Behind Movie Theater Bathroom Wall

A 65-year-old wallet was found behind a wall inside a Georgia movie theater. Floy Culbreth lost her wallet in 1958 while on a date with her husband Roy. They went to see “Around the World in 80 Days.” along with her ID, the wallet contained lots of photos of Culbreth's loved ones, which included her son and daughter. Although she died in 2005, the wallet opened a window into a beloved mom's life from long ago.

[@hgfku-tn6hb]

Let me take this opportunity and appreciate the work by the designer of this wallet for its quality

[@Sam19509]

It was probably made in the USA not mass produced in China or The Phillipines.😂😂

[@keerthib5091]

True😅

[@hustlersgame8759]

Handcrafted not made in China or India

[@miac2382]

They made stuff better back then

[@asahel980]

common sense much? Its not the quality of the wallet its more the place it was in ,pretty much sealed no moisture, rodents or cockroaches etc that can destory the whole wallet.

[@ItzJustMia]

It warms my heart knowing good people like this couple still live in this world, I’m sure that wallet will be a treasured memory for the son and daughter who now have a piece of their mother with them! God bless these good samaritans!

[@chewie2055]

I’m sure they got other things from their mother when she passed…it’s just an old wallet

[@miaknig3130]

Reminds me of the notebook. I love libraries too, and actually have my library card in the top 3 in my purse (I memorized the number but I need to scan books at self checkout).

[@madelinemcmillan4020]

​​@@chewie2055 and now they have an old wallet full of her personals and memories of her too. lots of people lose these things over time, glad they didn't lose this.

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

Literally everyone would probably do the exact same thing

[@containedhurricane]

What a heartwarming story. Sadly, Mrs. Floy Culbreth never saw her wallet again until she passed away

[@jwill5892]

She saw it after she passed away?

[@billyyank1916]

Yes, unfortunately that is true. But what we can be thankful for was that her children were able to find it and share it with their own children and grand children which, to me anyways, is a beautiful thing.

[@AaronBarrera-kz2yt]

@@jwill5892I don’t thinks that’s what he meant.

[@Skatejock21]

that may be true but she has loved ones on the other side who were even happier to see her

[@gcjream]

Death is an illusion, she saw it

[@oldiesgeek454]

This reminds me of a similar story a few years ago, where a teenager girl's purse was discovered under her high school's auditorium stage. It had been there since the 1950s.

[@oldiesgeek454]

@OdakaMemeing The founder of the purse was able to track down the girl's son or daughter I believe, and give it to them.

[@oldiesgeek454]

@OdakaMemeing Someone else on this thread, mentioned a similar story, where someone found a purse or wallet behind a high school locker, while remodeling or replacing the old lockers. They gave it to the girl's children. One thing they found inside was a stick of gum.

[@G1-_-]

When i was renovating my 3 bedroom flat in London earlier this year i managed to find so many things like cigarette boxes from the 60-70’s. There was also pieces of newspapers but the main and probably the most important thing i found was really old coins. We British people use pounds now but back then it was things like crowns and shillings. It got me into coin collecting i have a massive collection now. There was also a painting signed and dated 1975, the artist was a Jewish man who lived in London as is still alive today!

[@SirThilliomAnimations]

That's cool!

[@nathanbronx6199]

did u find the artist

[@thecosmos729]

That's so cool! Did you get to return it to him?

[@PortugalZeroworldcup]

So what happened

[@SpringNotes]

By any chance, any mudlarking ?

[@nigeldreiner]

I'm wondering why she put the wallet in the wall? Was there cash inside? I'm wondering if someone nabbed the wallet...took the cash and then hid the rest in this spot? Very interesting story!

[@dystanysam9896]

She probably just forgot bout the wallet or maybe dropped out of her pocket

[@nigeldreiner]

Yes, but dropped out of her pocket into the wall? Someone would have had to put it there deliberately? @@dystanysam9896

[@akinamori1615]

The theater was renovated. That room may be a powder room that was sealed.

[@mashakalinkina7207]

She might have just been going to the bathroom & needed her hands free. :) My Mom almost forever-lost a ring that way-took it off to cook, tucked it behind a pipe so it wouldn't fall, then found it in the nick of time on the last walkthrough before the house was sold. :)

[@sparklebutt1119]

I thought the same thing. I think someone took it and then stashed it.

[@hate_]

Rest in Peace to both Roy & Floy Culbreth 🙏

[@iemeasproductions09]

roy died this year :( may they both rest in peace

[@thanksmr.obvious6427]

when he died ? before her right?

[@anaespinoza8764]

I live near Atlanta... the Plaza Theater is a time capsule itself. I love going there to see "old" movies. It makes me feel as though there for the first time. A wonderful place I hope does not go away ❤

[@StillWeRide]

America needs more places like this

[@lijo4518]

What a nice surprise ... props for finding the fam to reunite the wallet. This story is priceless 💖💖💖

[@Dirtybob23]

I hate when I loose my wallet in a small hole in a wall. What most likely happened was a thief pocketed the money and placed it in there.

[@tessa7778]

Yeah

[@richarddube3290]

Well you need to tighten that wallet up then so it's not so loose.

[@ChillRichard]

Or it was renovated

[@kutter_ttl6786]

So, to clarify, that room wasn't always blocked off. It used to be the closet in the managers office. What most likely happened was that someone found it and handed it to the theatre, and the manager put it there and forgot about it. The closet was then sealed during a past renovation, and it wasn't rediscovered until the collapse of the adjacent washroom wall. This is from an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

[@wiiildfire]

@@kutter_ttl6786Thanks for clearing that up, that was confusing!

[@dausciklas7537]

The past is always more interesting to me than the future. Cause it allows us to see how far we've come as a civilization.

[@keerthib5091]

Impressive

[@alejandromorazan3420]

Until tiktok was invented

[@cupcakequeen0617]

I've started to collect vintage items. It's something to have your hands on something from years ago.

[@Bebedollie]

It really is I collect vintage stuff too my house is full of it. And vintage jewellery ❤

[@Motown-1966]

This is so better sweet 😢! I wish Flo had lived long enough to be reunited with her wallet. I’m glad her family got to have it after all these years!

[@dream4starz]

she’s so beautiful! i’m glad she was able to be reunited with such a precious belonging

[@rectify2003]

What an incredible story - More story's like this please Inside Edition

[@misc328]

As someone who is almost 31 and genuinely is and FEELS like an elderly person who is reaching the end, there’s something so beautiful about finding something of such a distant past.

[@1yungez]

31 is super young buddy. tell a 50 yr old that they ll look you crazy

[@user-tb2jy9lu3d]

You've got a lot of decades ahead of you to enjoy.

[@marshallmom1962]

What wondeful ppl, returning her wallet. Its too bad it was found after Roy passed away but it is a window for the rest of the family and sweet memories it seems for Floy.

[@PaiviProject]

Wow. That is just amazing ❤

[@Ebonygazelle]

I don't know what it is about photos from the past that makes one sad and happy at the same time. How magical and nostalgic for the family. Wonderful.❤

[@sophierina]

This is such a beautiful story!! So glad they were able to get in touch with their family members. 🥺💗

[@bobknull7502]

It's amazing how recently it was that women couldn't even use their own names on an ID card. They had to use their husbands. I imagine it was so she could use his credit cards. Women couldn't have one in their name.

[@scottcharney1091]

I noticed that too. It's unsettling.

[@AFineChannelForUsing]

I didn't know this until scrolling through! I was thinking "why does it say Mrs. Roy?"

[@roberthurley6860]

How sweet of the folks that found it to make the effort to find the owner. Those photos will be forever treasured by that family.

[@stanford-nf4jk]

This is so touching. ❤️ It would be really neat if the couple remained friends with the Culbreth Family!

[@HettesKvek]

Wow. What an absolutely magical moment. If we think about it, all the things we carry with us could be precious to someone else in the future. Our rampant consumerism has made us devalue older things, always purchasing and moving on to newer shinier things.

[@JJRR50]

I live in the area of the Plaza Drugs Store and the movie theatre. This place is an Atlanta Landmark, and the Drug Store was known for being open for 24 hours a day. The old commercial just ran for years until the Drug Store was bought out. This was a great time capsule. Wish they gave a little more history of the building. It is really unique.

[@AvadaVendetta]

Oh thanks I've been missing my wallet for a while now. Can I come pick it up?

[@FDR-ww6xz]

Must be in the cinema.

[@blueflames3105]

@AvadaVendetta Sure, you just need to book an appointment.

[@melindagraves5212]

Such a beautiful ending❤.

[@allthingsnu4673]

What a meaningful time for this family to share together. You can tell it was a big deal because the whole family is gathered.

[@samstone936]

OK, very interesting story, but it still doesn’t explain how her wallet got in the wall. Lol

[@jeffmorse645]

My Mom passed in 2020 at 93. I was going through her things when I sold my house. I came across her wallet, her WWII ration book, a small notebook and other old documents. I even found a handwritten note to me telling me where her important papers were. Just seeing her face on them and just seeing her writing just turned the floodgates on like 3 years hadn't passed since she left us. I get how that lady's kids felt.

[@scottcharney1091]

"Mrs. Roy..." It's downright unsettling that women didn't just take their husbands' last names, but (essentially) their first names as well!

[@rebeccaa2433]

It’s not unsettling unless they didn’t want to. My grandmothers were proud to take their husband’s names and continued to do so long after they passed away. They didn’t look at it as ownership the way you’re thinking.

[@scottcharney1091]

@@rebeccaa2433 Doesn't it mean that her identity is now his?

[@blazer9547]

Lot of things unsettling happened in history.

[@AlejandroSovsa]

Ive lost my wallet countless amounts of time and not a single time didnt anyone try to contact me... 😔 lol

[@brandonlee4322]

What a touching loving story ❤❤❤

[@mattbosley3531]

What's also amazing these days is that a movie theater has been in business since 1958. So many theaters have gone out of business or the chains have built new megaplexes and closed the older, smaller ones.

[@irregularmana6216]

It's nice these kinds of stories every now and then

[@nicoley8844]

This must have been such an expected experience for Floy's children. This was so wonderful to hear about!

[@michaelb.42112]

What a cool story. I LOVE that the entire family arrived to the theater to hug it out.

[@Dataclysm]

This is the news I wanna hear more of

[@steveh5882]

My heart heart aches so deeply for a bygone past.

[@xfinity319]

Wow she looks a lot like her mom. This was absolutely beautiful!! And what a very cute story ❤

[@bethruggles1668]

Amazing. I'm soo happy for the family!

[@ExequieelSanpedro]

you’re literally my comfort person i love you kislux !

[@Danscarsplanesandtrainsh34]

wow that is a crazy find!

[@brianfergus839]

The most striking aspect of the story is the reminder of how woman were referred to by their husband’s name. 😳

[@YouzTube99]

Glad they found it and got it to the family. 00:26 But a reminder of when a woman's name was "Mrs.", then her husband's name because she could not qualify for credit on her own. It wasn't until 1974 that the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) made it legal for women to get credit without a man's co-signature.

[@AhJodie]

She was probably devastated that night; I mean it is a pain to try to get new ID cards and it's a great wallet too! But, what a great find and fun evening for the family!

[@frozengamer3030]

That is awesome

[@BenDover-ut4cj]

When I was 19 I worked in a XXX movie theater. Cleaning up one night I found a wallet. Next day I called the person (he was a lawyer in the next town over) to tell him I found his wallet, he asked me where and I told him. He said, that’s not mine… I said what should I do with it and he said , I don’t care it’s not mine!! So I took out the $80 and threw the wallet in the river… I still remember his name

[@kikithepupper6774]

you're messed up bro

[@usmustdie4peace405]

How can you lose a wallet inside a wall?

[@tessa7778]

Same thing I’m wondering

[@haydenwoodyard3624]

You ever heard the saying the walls have ears? Well as it turns out they have hands too, dang wall took my wallet a few months ago and I still haven’t got it back.

[@SleeplessinOC]

@@haydenwoodyard3624😂😂😂

[@MeMeDaVinci]

She might have put it on a ledge or something and it fell in? The bathroom wall looks like it's been redone a couple of times over the years. Who knows... without the mom alive to tell, that might remain a mystery forever.

[@AvengedPanzer]

The wall wasn't always closed off

[@bond7459]

Wow,65 years later. Amazing.

[@theresawinchester3834]

What a amazing find

[@Madison860]

How was it found behind a wall? 🤔

[@Elm6724]

Absolutely love this story! What a beautiful gift.

[@1962pjh]

Back in the 60's, a woman couldn't hold a credit card in her own name. It sure shows the sign of the times, that they had to find the family before discovering Floys' christian name.

[@jackiecastillo2484]

Omg if only the rightful owner was alive.

[@lindaopperthauser2284]

What a precious gift💗⭐

[@jdamonte5654]

What a beautiful story ❤

[@Harrison619]

Now insider this is a story I can get behind. Is really and got heart

[@Eleora1997Msia]

Woah ! my dad born in 1961. still way back.... 1958 wallet still preserved beautifully with handsome boy and pretty girl photo, non of the color fade. This is really nice antique. Feel bad for romantic couple unable to find the wallet that day... the movie night, what a dating.

[@RobertDW1]

I don’t understand how a lost Wallet ends up behind an old wall.

[@LeviathanCham83rs]

Maybe they tried to get busy in there

[@jenna127]

It looks like it was renovated. The story makes it unclear at first and seems like it was literally tucked in a tiny hole behind a brick, but from 0:15 it looks like a small area of the bathroom was sealed off. I'd guess that the bathroom used to have a powder room at some point and maybe that small sealed off section was part of it.

[@RobertDW1]

@@jenna127 I would think if it was renovated the renovators would have found it and put it in lost in found or something.

[@jenna127]

@@RobertDW1 True, I'm guessing maybe it was a bit of a lazy renovation job though? They mention they found a lot of old rubble behind the sealed off wall, so maybe the renovators demolished some stuff (maybe the wallet had fallen behind some sort of furniture/counter they were dismantling) and then they just sealed off some of the rubble instead of removing it/sorting through it?

[@carolecampbell8813]

The joy they have shown makes me know that I'm okay saving my mom's purse and some other items from grandmother's after they passed. When I've looked at them I remember and hopefully it will be a look into their lives for later family members. I will never throw them away. I am not a hoarder! ❤ Love my relatives.

[@KE-yq2eg]

The next time this happens, it won't reach a family because the family unit has been destroyed.

[@vanessahinds8320]

That’s amazing!

[@jerrydjones5328]

Notice everyone… 65 yrs later STILL married…. Something y’all don’t take pride in anymore

[@denisek292]

Just came across this amazing story. My late father-in-law, a Culbreth, himself, was a first-cousin of Roy.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

wow even the contents were intact and since it was hiding in their for 65 years Must have preserved it

[@ultimatevintagefan7747]

This is amazing! In 2018 at my high school there was this locker that had been locked shut for about 50 years and no one was able to figure out the combination to open it. One day, the school decided to finally open it by removing the locker door, and old text books, notes, papers, and even music records from the late 60s or early 70s were found. It was so cool and a true time capsule. After that, the locker got a new door and lock and some students put a few items in there for the people at school to open in another 50 years.

[@ФедорСоколов-и4н]

Most likely it was not lost, but stolen. Thieves usually take money and get rid of wallets. Nice boomerang for the family: upset in the past and happines now. It is like receiving letter from the past century.

[@lilithrogers5204]

And sweet that the family still lives nearby ❤

[@lydianewman8882]

Great story! Love hearing something positive in these bleak times. TY for reporting this!

[@silentnight9655]

How wonderful. Hope no one was wrongfully strung up for theft. This is 1950s Georgia after all.

[@marcosandoval1831]

When she says “mother” such a respect that was engendered during the upbringing of people back then unlike our disrespectful little brats of modern era lol!

[@Bando_Bando_Bando]

wow

[@JulieEnglert-cj1hv]

As an Australian, I’m surprised to see she used credit cards back then. I thought they only came into use in Australia in the 1980s 🤔

[@s8wc3]

Yep we were late because of the typical aussie reason. Population's too spread out, because of that building credit card infrastructure was too expensive to consider until the mid 70s

[@sarunt8211]

WOWW! Amazing. 🙂Praise the Lord.🙂

[@mildredpierce4506]

My question is: how the heck did it get behind the wall of the bathroom?

[@jameelharris5636]

Amazing Story Look at Gods Glory...

[@rons9404]

So I wonder how did the wallet end up in the movie theater bathroom wall.

[@OU812-j7v]

How awesome 😂❤

[@neverhomepnw]

Love the heart warming stories. More of these please.

[@adatshhc]

Obviously she would not have shoved her own wallet behind a wall so perhaps that was a stash stop for a pick pocket.

[@toddbob55]

How do you lose a wallet behind a wall of a movie theatre? Its more likely the wallet was stolen and ditched behind the wall.

[@JeffreyStreeter]

I actually bought an un-opened letter sent in 1943 to a guy in New Jersey. I am working on finding the desendants.

[@thecosmos729]

That's so cool!

[@sharonrigs7999]

I guess I can hold out hope for all those single socks that went missing over the years

[@whitneyaskew2080]

I remember this story posted years ago. Wonder why it’s being reposted now

[@ozymandias96]

There’s a saying that if u lose something that belong to u it will go back to u . Im glad her daughter got it atleast and saw all the amazing memories of her mother . ❤

[@moneyindabank]

I wonder if Mrs. Floy got lucky that night?

[@butterflygorbea]

That is so beautiful❤❤❤❤❤

[@04angelbydeath]

so let me get this straight. she somehow "lost" her wallet back there?????

[@itypethetruthnobshere8975]

the internet is the greatest invention ever created. We can find anyone and anybody!

[@fredvegerano9607]

This is one of the most amazing stories I ever read! Awesome! It's like a time machine.... seeing those photos...I bet a flood of wonderful memories came to her mind and heart!God bless her and the family!!

[@alexandertorro]

So that's where I lost it. I knew it would turn up eventually!

[@MicaFarrierRheayan]

It is a lovely story. What an exiting find and time capsule!

[@No_Rest]

Wow they still alive.

[@amandakayebullockkelley5719]

Around the world in eighty days. AaB.

[@HumanBeanbag]

So cool!

[@milkycat9344]

I search him and he died in 2009😢

[@joshuavang5449]

Glad that it was found and returned

[@RyneMcKinney]

What's even more insane is that another wallet was found at another theater some time ago