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post box on the wall of a monastery 'mani lakhang', in the ki gompa. due to extreme weather, post takes months to reach spiti region, esp. in winter.
see other signs @ www.flickr.com/photos/nevilzaveri/sets/72157603967852231/
Actually it's a rather nice spot just outside Whippingham but somehow this morning, taking this picture through the windscreen as I drove into work, it all had the look of the morning after the bomb. Or maybe that's just what the approaching office does to my head.
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
Kodiak Island Borough. Photo by J Gallagher, Jun. 1992.
Part of the Post Mark Collectors Club (PMCC) collection.
200!
These posts have come and gone so quickly and magically... like nothing I have ever known before.
You...
each of You...have made an artistic dream come true!
You,
have shared the beauty of your little corner of the world
through your art,
and your writing, your humor and your travels...
taking me along, in your back pocket, every step of the way...
popping in every now and again
for a visit, a chat, or a quick 'Howdy do!"
...sometimes even staying a bit for a "cuppa"
and
the sharing of a brand new artistic adventure!
You...each and every one...You
are the energy which keeps
my fingers dancing across the keyboard
and
my pen wildly flourishing though my sketchbooks.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Your encouragement, advice, and
inspiration have ignited my artistic world!
“The true harvest of my life is intangible -
a little star dust caught,
a portion of the rainbow I have clutched.”
~Henry David Thoreau
Posts in the sea at Brighton
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Dade County. Photo by J Gallagher, Apr. 1998.
Part of the Post Mark Collectors Club (PMCC) collection.
Deze klok heeft decenia lang in het kantoor van Lunteren gehangen.
Hij is helaas net nadat ik gestopt was bij de post weg gehaald door de nieuwe baas...
24-03-2008
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.
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Orleans County. Photo by J Emerson, Jul. 2017.
Part of the Post Mark Collectors Club (PMCC) and auvet collections.