Celebrating our Nation's Post Offices
ADDRESS: 2 S Main St, Crossville, TN 38555
Tennessee post offices combines the old and new with the modern ones from 2000 and some like the Downtown Knoxville which opened in 1932. Crossville—old PO built 1937.
Doug
ADDRESS: 700 Wessel Dr, Fairfield, OH 45014
Another stop during my October 2022 road trip. I wasn’t expecting to see the artwork on the outside of this building. It’s rather interesting.
Too bad I was here during the hight of the business day. It was next to impossible to get photos without any obstructions.
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 601 West Street, Caldwell, OH 43724
ARTIST: Robert Lewis Lepper
TITLE: Noble County – Ohio
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Caldwell 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 postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1938
I’m delighted to have had wonderful weather the first few days of my October 2022 road trip. The blue skies, cooler temperatures and low traffic made it perfect for photographing the Caldwell, Ohio post office building.
The mural for this one hangs in the retail section of the lobby. Since I was here on a Sunday, I had to photograph it through the glass wall. I think they turned out pretty good, but most likely, I’ll be back for better images. For now here is what you get.
David W. Gates Jr.
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
ADDRESS” 240 Old Jamestown Hwy, Crossville, TN 38555
Tennessee post offices combines the old and new with the modern ones from 2000 and some like the Downtown Knoxville which opened in 1932. Crossville—current PO built 1989.
Doug
ADDRESS: 116 East Church Street, Barnesville, Ohio, 43713
ARTIST: Michael Aloysius Sarisky
TITLE: Airmail
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Barnesville post office is still an active, operating facility. However, the mural has been reported missing, lost or destroyed. It previously resided in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door. The current mural which resides in its places was a replacement replica created by a local artist. The news articles provide the full story.
YEAR: 1937
Barnesville was another goal during my recent October 2022 road trip. I was anxious for this visit as it was one of the missing, lost or destroyed murals. You can imagine my surprise when I observed a mural in the lobby.
Kudos to the Burnsville community in coming together to create a replacement mural. The building is well maintained and the mural looks good. The newspaper clippings gives you the full story. Very nice!
David W. Gates Jr.
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
ADDRESS: 154 Main St, Crab Orchard, TN 37723
Tennessee post offices combines the old and new with the modern ones from 2000 and some like the Downtown Knoxville which opened in 1932. Crab Orchard—full & short view, lobby.
Doug
ADDRESS: 300 South Lincoln Avenue, Bridgeport, Ohio, 43912
ARTIST: Richard Kenah
TITLE: Ohio Harvest
MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Bridgeport post office is still an active, operating facility and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. The mural resides in the lobby on a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940
My goal for the road trip I took in October of 2022 was to specifically visit this one. It was the winner in the 1939 48 Sate mural competition.
I had a great trip, it was very early in the morning when I made it here. The sun was just coming up. The heavy shadow you see just below the building is the bridge behind me from where I was photographing.
Sadly, the lobby was closed on the weekend when I made my initial stop. I returned three days later during business hours to get the mural images. This visit took me to 23 post offices.
Interesting this is the third entry I have recorded here on Post Office Fans, a popular stop.
David W. Gates Jr.
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
ADDRESS: 155 Broad St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311
Tennessee post offices combines the old and new with the modern ones from 2000 and some like the Downtown Knoxville which opened in 1932. Cleveland—Downtown PO built 1938.
Doug
ADDRESS: 7504 Perry St, Cincinnati, OH 45231
Another stop in October of 2022.
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 1981 Keith St NW, Cleveland, TN 37311
Tennessee post offices combines the old and new with the modern ones from 2000 and some like the Downtown Knoxville which opened in 1932. Cleveland—Main PO built in 1980’s.
Doug