Celebrating our Nation's Post Offices
ADDRESS: 410 N Jackson St, Huntingburg, Indiana 47542
Huntingburg was another stop during my October 17, 2021 road trip. Nice fall weather for photographing post office buildings.
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 2045 Main St, Cypress, FL 32432
Something about the lettering and colors that makes this one unique.
ADDRESS: 55 N. Washington St., Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
ARTIST: Lilian Swann Saarinen
TITLE: Waiting for the Mail
MEDIUM: Terra-cotta (relief)
STATUS: The Bloomfield post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the retail section of the lobby on a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1941
Bloomfield was the perfect visit in terms of lighting, timing, no cars or people and for external images. That red and tan against the deep blue skies made for some amazing photos.
This my friends is my ideal picture of a classic post office building photo. I wish every image I had was this perfect.
Update:
I’m grateful to have been able to re-visit this one during business hours and get better photos of the relief. I’m a happy guy now!
David W. Gates Jr.
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz