Celebrating our Nation's Post Offices
ADDRESS: 245 Nathurst Rd., Tracy City, Tennessee 37387
Tracy City was another visit during a December 2014 road trip.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 530 E. Main St., Johnson City, Tennessee 37601
Today’s featured post office is Johnson City, Tennessee. I know what you are thinking. When you discovered this article you were looking for the original building. I did the same thing when I was in Johnson City. To be honest I didn’t even know where the original building was located. I ended up asking at the front desk.
I eventually found the original building on Main street. It will be featured in a few weeks. For now, here is the active Johnson City, Tennessee post office.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 120 East Sale Street, Tuscola, Illinois, 61953
ARTIST: Edwin Boyd Johnson
TITLE: The Old Days
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Tuscola post offices is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the pubic. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1941
Here is one secret I’d like to share. You can tell when I like a mural by the number of photos I take and how much time I spend during my visit. Although I was in a hurry when I arrived in Tuscola, I still managed to shoot 45 photos. The best ones are shown below. This visit was combined with a book signing event back in October of 2014. This was an all day driving to southern Illinois, get my books signed and then drive home type of day.
But enough about me, how about that mural? I love the colors, and subject. I also like that the artists included the town name on the train station building. Kudos as well that the mail car was also part of the subject (appears to be a lot of mail in the sack). What sticks out for me is the clean perfect lines. Let’s look at the wagon wheels first. They are drawn and painted with such clear lines that they appear perfectly symmetrical. They are bright red and appear to have no mud or other blemishes. It’s hard to believe the roads were so clean and that wagon wheels produced during this era were in such perfect order. I’m kidding of course but you get the idea. The appearance of the mural subject is clean and tidy.
What do you think? What hits you in the face and makes you want to comment and share below?
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz