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Summit New Jersey Post Office

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ADDRESS: 61 Maple St., Summit, New Jersey 07901
ARTIST: Fiske Boyd
TITLE: Arrival of Fist Train and Stage Coach Attack
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals) 2 panels
STATUS: The Summit post office is still an active, operating facility, however, the murals have been reported destroyed at the time of this writing. Stage Coach Attack previously resided on the wall above the postmaster’s door. Arrival of the First Train previously resided in the main lobby above the service windows.
YEAR: 1935

Late in the day 6:30 PM, does not make for good photo opportunities of the front side of the Summit post office. Just in case you wanted to know that.

Summit is another sad story where the murals (two) have been reported missing, lost or destroyed. It would be nice to learn the who, what, and when of this story. More work for me to investigate. Unless, of course you know the scoop on this one. By all means please comment and share below.

The lobby is open, but the retail section is locked with the metal grate you see in the gallery below. I also found the cornerstone to be interesting in this one. The bright white granite against the standard red brick really makes it pop out at you. The overall design is also interesting to note as the format of the lettering is slightly different that what you would have seen on a regular building.

UPDATE

Summit was another stop during my August 2021 road trip. I wanted a better exterior image of the building. When I was here in May, the sun was setting behind the building, and it was difficult to get a good image with full light on the front of the building. Plus we had wonderful blue skies in August which makes for a more colorful image.

David W. Gates Jr.

 

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Nutley New Jersey Post Office

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Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110

ADDRESS: 372 Franklin Ave., Nutley, New Jersey 07110
ARTIST: Paul C. Chapman
TITLE: Return of Annie Oakley
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Nutley post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the superintendent’s door.
YEAR: 1939

One of the things I’d like to learn is why or how the office door is the superintendent’s door and not the postmaster’s door? Since I do not work for the postal service, I have no idea how the rank and job titles work or were established.

If you work for the postal service or have further information on this, please comment below.

By the way, how did I get crooked photos of the cornerstone again? I must have been in an a hurry again and was moving fast to get what I could before people and cars got in the way.

Nutley is another example where it is almost impossible to photograph the mural without any obstructions. That light fixture really hangs low making it difficult to enjoy the mural entirely.

I honestly don’t think it would take much effort to raise the light fixture.

David W. Gates Jr.

Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Lobby
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Lobby
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Lobby
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Mural
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Cornerstone
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Mural
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Mural
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Mural
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Mural Right
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Mural Left
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Mural
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Mural
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110
Nutley New Jersey Post Office 07110 Mural

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Former Marshall Texas Post Office – Guest

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Marshall TX Former Doug
Marshall TX Former Doug

ADDRESS: 100 E Houston St, Marshall, TX 75670

Also known as the Sam B. Hall Federal Courthouse we have the former Marshall Texas post office and courthouse featured today. What a handsome building.

Thanks Doug

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