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Former Little Falls New Jersey Post Office

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ADDRESS: 19 Warren St., Little Falls, New Jersey 07424
ARTIST: James Brooks
TITLE: Labor and Leisure
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The former Little Falls post office is no longer an active, operating facility. However, the mural still resides in the building. The mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. Interested parties should contact the Little Falls Civic Center for hours and availability.
YEAR: 1936

Initially I didn’t think I was going to be able to see this one. However, after calling the phone number listed on the front door, I was able to make immediate arrangements to see the mural. This was truly lucky timing as I was in and out in very little time.

The drawback to having such a concentrated trip is not being able to spend more time to really enjoy the mural and the immediate area. But I’m happy I called and made the visit.

Thanks to the director and local assistant and for the Civic Center for allowing me to see this. Especially during this difficult pandemic time.

David W. Gates Jr.

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Little Falls New Jersey Former Post Office 07424
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Little Falls New Jersey Former Post Office 07424
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Little Falls New Jersey Former Post Office 07424 Lobby

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Fort Lee New Jersey Post Office

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Fort Lee New Jersey Post Office 07024
Fort Lee New Jersey Post Office 07024

ADDRESS: 229 Main St., Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
ARTIST: Henry Schnakenberg
TITLE: Indians Trading with the Half Moon, Washington at Fort Lee, Moving Pictures at Fort Lee, and The Present Day
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals) 4 panels
STATUS: The Fort Lee post office is still an active, operating facility, and the murals can be viewed by interested members of the public. Three reside on the walls of the main lobby above the retail counter. The forth one resides above the postmaster’s door. The borough plans to demolish this building for a park. At the time of this publication, the murals are to be relocated to the community center.
YEAR: 1938

May 18th – 23rd, of 2021 I visited New Jersey. The purpose of my trip was to personally visit the Fort Lee post office before it is lost forever.

Ever since this story was brought to my attention, I’ve been fascinated with this building. I absolutely love the copper roof and look of this historic building. It’s also a treasure in that it has 4 murals by the artist Henry Schnakenberg. As most of you know, buildings of his size usually only have one mural, but to have four is truly unique.

Since the borough has plans to demolish the building for a park, I knew I had to make the trip to New Jersey and experience this building myself. So that is exactly what I did in late May 2021. I’m delighted I was able to make the trip. In addition, I was also grateful for the wonderful weather. I can’t imagine having to drive all this way only to be faced with cloudy or raining weather.

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Fort Lee New Jersey Post Office 07024 Mural10c1

Luckily, I was able to enjoy and experience this building with plenty of sunshine. I visited a second time on Sunday before heading home. The pictures are more difficult to take as the sun rises behind the building. Taking photos into the sun is more difficult and the images turn out darker.

My wish is the borough will reconsider demolishing their building and include it as part of their new park. I see Art in the Park, as a viable event for the future of the Fort Lee building.

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Fort Lee New Jersey Post Office 07024 Mural3c1

Art in the Park, with Henry Schnakenberg’s murals as highlights that everyone can enjoy! I also think a nice National Park Historic Places plaque could also be added for tourist to enjoy!

David W. Gates Jr.

Fort Lee Brick
Fort Lee PO Boxes
Fort Lee Lamps
Public Notices Fort Lee Building
Fort Lee Building Letters
Fort Lee NJ BS photo
Fort Lee NJ BS photo
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Fort Lee New Jersey Post Office 07024 DG
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Fort Lee NJ BS photo
Fort Lee NJ BS photo
RIP Fort Lee Building (photo credit Michael Puma)
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Fort Lee New Jersey Post Office 07024
Fort Lee building contractor
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Fort Lee New Jersey Post Office 07024
Fort Lee New Jersey Post Office 07024
Fort Lee New Jersey Post Office 07024

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Former Freehold New Jersey Post Office

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Freehold New Jersey Former Post Office 07728
Freehold New Jersey Former Post Office 07728

ADDRESS: 50 E. Main St., Freehold, New Jersey 07728
ARTIST: Gerald Foster
TITLE: Molly Pitcher
MEDIUM: Tempera (mural)
STATUS: The former Freehold post office is no longer an active, operating facility. The mural was moved to the Monmouth County public library. The mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lower level stairwell and is viewed by the public.
YEAR: 1934

 

May 18th – 23rd, of 2021 I visited New Jersey. The purpose of my trip was to personally visit the Fort Lee post office before it is lost forever.

Freehold was another stop during my visit to New Jersey. It’s always a challenge to get the lighting and timing right. The weather was great while I was visiting, love the bright blue skies. In this case the sun was behind the building off to the left. This made the front of the building darker in my images. Since I was crunched for time. I took what I could get this time around.

Thanks to the friendly ladies at the library for showing me the mural and discussing the artist decedents visiting the library to see their great grandfather’s work. The article in the paper discusses this visit which is posted near the mural.

David W. Gates Jr.

 

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