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SayWut

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14. I wonder if this architectual design has been used over and over

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 07:26 PM

Feb 2013

as a cost savings measure, or to give people of the era something they would immediately recognize as a post office.

I personally know of at least 3 with nearly identical facades, and there's 3 in the OP's link (Manitou Springs, CO, Selbyville, DE and Tonopah, NV), and yet another one posted here.

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51 Post Offices You Should See Before They're Gone [View all] snagglepuss Feb 2013 OP

It's sad ... isn't it? The post office used to be the architectural center of a city. Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #1

It's worse than than that. Every building in every city is changing use dramatically. David J Gill Nov 2014 #19

I like the Boston post office, which didn't even make it on the list Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #2

The Boston Office is stunning. So glad the PO is your town is preserved, what snagglepuss Feb 2013 #5

I've been looking for a photography project justiceischeap Feb 2013 #3

Here's another, in North St. Paul, MN MineralMan Feb 2013 #4

nice.... dhill926 Feb 2013 #10

Are those WPA-era murals? No Vested Interest Feb 2013 #11

I do not know, but MineralMan Feb 2013 #17

I wonder if this architectual design has been used over and over SayWut Feb 2013 #14

I. am pretty sure they were. MineralMan Feb 2013 #16

I worry about what will happen to the art in these buildings...........eom mrmpa Feb 2013 #15

There is an open air PO in St Petersburg, HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #6

The Stony Brook, NY post office drmeow Feb 2013 #7

How about a bid of $300,000 for the largest post office in the world? frazzled Feb 2013 #8

There are some beautiful buildings in that list. Beacool Feb 2013 #9

The beautiful art deco former main post office in Nashville Tanuki Feb 2013 #12

Kudos to Nashville for preserving such a stunning building. snagglepuss Feb 2013 #18

I have some doubt that the big city Post Offices will be closed. I do see suburban bluestate10 Feb 2013 #13