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I included this in my blog post Silver Line: What will the new Metro stations be called and how will people get to them?
Bronx Central Annex-U.S. Post Office, Mott Haven, The Bronx
The Bronx Post Office, built in 1935-37, was designed by the architect Thomas Harlan Ellett in a style< which combined modified classical ornament with the elegant simplicity of modem architecture, A description in Architectural Forum for June 1938 states: "A distinct modem influence and the continuing tradition of "government classic' are the two conflicting tendencies which have resulted in the first signs of vitality in American post office design, and the new Bronx Post Office is an excellent example of best recent work ... the building subtly suggests a Georgian precedent without the use of traditional detail Plans for a much needed Bronx Post Office were announced in 1934; the building was to be erected at the Grand Concourse site which the Federal Government had purchased twenty-five years earlier.
Construction began in 1935 under the direction of the Office of the Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury Department, Louis A..Simon, and of the Supervising Engineer, Neal A. Melick. The cornerstone was laid on June 13, 1936, with Postmaster General James A. Farley and New York City Postmaster Albert Goldman officiating. Farley made the occasion an opportunity to assail the critics of the New Deal. The same officials were present at the opening of the new building on May 15, 1937, when it was announced that the building would be known as the Bronx Central Annex and would serve as the Bronx headquarters of the New York Post Office.
The Post Office occupies an entire block. Its smooth gray brick walls rise above a granite terrace which varies in height along the side elevations to conform to the slope of the street. Broad, shallow steps lead up to the three entrances facing the Grand Concourse. The terrace is enclosed by a classically-inspired balustrade, flanked at the entrance steps by blocks decorated with highly stylized swags and rosettes and carrying flagpoles. The ornate foliate bronze flagpole bases have a rather baroque character.
The most prominent features of the building are the graceful window openings set within marble arches which contrast handsomely with the smooth gray brick walls. Radial brick arches, above impost block level, enframe the marble arches of the window openings. The three openings which contain the bronze entrances are set within deep reveals. The facades are crowned by a simple continuous stone bandcourse set with stylized rosettes and containing the inscription "Bronx - United States Post Office - New York."
Two sculptures, larger than life-size, affixed to the front facade add further interest to the building. The designs were chosen from over 400 models submitted in a national competition held in 1936. "The Letter," designed by Henry Kreis, portrays a mother and her child receiving a message from an absent member of the family, "Noah," by Charles Rudy, depicts the Patriarch, with a deer in one arm, straddling the Ark, and receiving the dove's message that the flood was subsiding. Also of considerable artistic and historical interest are thirteen murals in the main lobby depicting the occupations of American workers, painted by Ben Shahn and his wife, Bernards Bryson, in August 1939.
The elegant simplicity of the building with its finely exacted details make it one of the best examples of government architecture in this style* It is notable not only for its architecture but also for its sculpture and paintings. It met a long-felt need in The Bronx when built, and continues to serve that function today.
- From the 1976 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report
St. Petersburg Open Air Post Office.
5 exposure vertorama, hand stitched after perspective correction and manual blending. Gave up trying to make the final "roof shot" fit, so not quite 180° vertical view.
National Registry of Historic Places:
400 1st Ave N
4/4/75
#75000564
27°46'18"N 82°38'20"W
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Riders of Garmin Sharp, Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank and Glud & Marstand-LRØ before the start of Post Danmark Rundt.
Kodiak Island Borough. Photo by J Gallagher, Jun. 1992.
Part of the Post Mark Collectors Club (PMCC) collection.
Hancock County. Photo by S Bahnsen, Feb. 2016.
Part of the Post Mark Collectors Club (PMCC) collection.
Redundant concrete strainer post still holding a long dead tree at the edge of the Waimea Inlet near Nelson, New Zealand.
Post office, Imlaystown, New Jersey - 1995. I believe this no longer serves as a post office. Kodachrome.
The rusted wire had cut deep into the split post...he stopped to examine the wood and oxidized steel, fused together in a decaying embrace. For a while they had become one. In time they would both return to the soil, dissolve in a slow journey back to the earth.
On March 19, 2016, "POST CITY @ Shibuya" in Tokyo, Japan, looked deep into the future form of the city through cross talks with pioneers who sought for potentials, and exhibitions of POST CITY Kit (idea tools) brought by artists and innovators.
"POST CITY @ Shibuya" was hosted by FUTURE CATALYSTS, a collaboration between Hakuhodo and Ars Electronica.
Credit: Hakuhodo / Ars Electronica
5th January 2021., Dublin Airport, Ireland
Noted at Dublin Airport was this Border Control Post sign,Has Dublin Airport made a UDI ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence), will the airport raise a new flag, have a new Anthem and muster an army ?
A barrage of new murals have gone up in several upper-level rooms of the Post Office. Not sure who the artist(s) are, though. I believe CMC also has a piece by these guys in there as well.
Post Office -- Gary, IN -- 6/28/14
I seem to be on a roll with these window shots... I've now started a series of them - hopefully I'll actually do something interesting with them all someday!
Looking toward the Old Post Office tower and the buildings of the Federal Triangle from near the Washington Monument.
"As I went walking, I saw a sign there;
And on the sign there, it said, 'No Trespassing.'
But on the other side; it didn't say nothing!
That side was made for you and me."
Woody Guthrie
One of the two small lakes on the remote side of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Management Area in Oklahoma. I saw a photo from this vantage point on a photography book I purchased a few weeks ago by photographer Michael Hardeman. I was inspired to give it a try. It's only a short 3 and a half hour drive from Dallas and my Thursday afternoon was slow.
Post Head Shaving in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Men travel to pray at several favorite local shrines after having their heads shaved. They are escorted by family and friends.
New Post Office building for Lego City. To be more precise, it is a better fit for a small town :)
Interior is divided into three parts - an office with a small window to contact customers. Inside the room you can see two clerks, some equipment and a coffee express. The next part is the hall for waiting in que with a place to sit. That room is very bright, because the front wall is built mostly from glass elements. The last one - storage where packages and letters are waiting for postmans :) Behind the back door you can spot a postman who is carrying packages to his truck.