ADDRESS: 2183 Cumberland St, Dublin, Indiana 47335
Another stop during my November 7, 2021 road trip.
David W. Gates Jr.
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- Personal visit on 11/7/21 about 2:51 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
Dublin Indiana Post Office
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Indianapolis Indiana Post Office Broad Ripple Station
ADDRESS: 6255 Carrollton Ave, Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
ARTIST: Alan Tompkins
TITLE: Suburban Street
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Indianapolis Broad Ripple Station 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 a wall above the post office boxes.
YEAR: 1942
It doesn’t look like it would be difficult to photograph the cornerstone, but that evergreen bush did make this visit fun. I had to hold my entire body in front of the bush and hold my camera at a awkward angle just to get a crooked image of it. Funny! I guess I should learn photo editing software soon so I can fix them.
For those of you familiar with John Carlisle’s book, the Broad Ripple mural used for the cover of the book.
My visit was early on a Sunday, and they apparently do not keep the lobby open. Dang! I’ll have to revisit this one in the future for mural images, but for now, enjoy these early morning photos.
After reviewing a few of the images, it appears they remodeled the lobby. If you notice they converted the postmaster’s office into retail space for the post office boxes. It also appears they removed the bulletin boards on either side. I wonder what happened to them?
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 11/7/21 about 7:15 AM and 3/09/22 at 1:34 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
- (affiliate link): A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals
: John C. Carlisle
Lake City South Carolina Post Office – Guest
ADDRESS: 226 W Main St, Lake City, SC 29560
Lake City’s PO opened in 1962 and recognizes the Baker Family. It’s a sad story of Frazier Baker who was named postmaster in 1897. It is easy to research what happened to him and his youngest daughter. Unfortunately it was a part of that town’s history and time of our society then.
Thanks Doug
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- Personal visit by Doug
- Frazier Baker: Black Postmaster and Infant Daughter Lynched in Lake City, South Carolina ‘1898’ | Black Then
- United States Postal Service
Batesville Indiana Post Office
ADDRESS: 3 W George St, Batesville, Indiana 47006
ARTIST: Orville Carroll
TITLE: Rebuilding the Industrial Foundations of Batesville
MEDIUM: Tempera (mural)
STATUS: The Batesville 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 a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1938
Batesville was another stop during a recent road trip. It is November and the days are getting shorting and the lighting is a bit tricky. For Batesville the sun was off to the left side behind the building. This made for a darker front for my photographs.
Note to self, I think I want very early photos or just wait until the summer and visit again. But until then, at least the lobby was open on a Sunday and I was able to view this beautiful mural by Orville Carroll.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 11/7/21 about 10:15 AM and 06/30/2023 about 11:02 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
- Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
- (affiliate link): A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals
Rushville Indiana Post Office
ADDRESS: 230 W 3rd St, Rushville, Indiana 46173
What an impressive building. I wonder why they put the cornerstone in Jail? LOL. The lobby is great too.
David W. Gates Jr.
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- Personal visit on 11/7/21 about 9:30 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
Gaffney South Carolina Post Office – Guest
ADDRESS: 1208 W Floyd Baker Blvd, Gaffney, SC 29341
I like the arches on this one.
Thanks Doug
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- Personal visit by Doug
- United States Postal Service
Lewisville Indiana Post Office
ADDRESS: 116 W Main St, Lewisville, Indiana 47352
This is the Lewisville, Indiana post office. It has a nice old sign in the lobby. But you won’t see it using google photos. You have to step inside the building.
David W. Gates Jr.
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- Personal visit on 11/7/21 about 3:04 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
Knightstown Indiana Post Office
ADDRESS: 37 N Jefferson St, Knightstown, Indiana 46148
ARTIST: Raymond L Morris
TITLE: The Evening Mail
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Knightstown 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 a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1937
The reason I prefer to personally visit sites is to see the entire setting for myself. Take this one for instance. I had no idea it was behind glass and even if someone told me I wouldn’t quit get the entire feeling of time and place.
I’m a bit disappointed it is covered as that makes for darker images with glare, but in this case that is what you get. I’m wondering what the reason was for covering it up. I’m think it could be protected with modern chemicals. IDK let me know in the comments below.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 11/7/21 about 3:20 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
- (affiliate link): A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals
Pendleton Indiana Post Office
ADDRESS: 137 W State St, Pendleton, Indiana 46064
ARTIST: William Kaeser
TITLE: Loggers
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Pendleton 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 a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1941
The historical plaque is what stood out for me when I visited Pendleton. It was getting late and it wasn’t even 5:00 PM. The days are getting shorter.
This is a well maintained building, which also has a nice historical picture of the building in the lobby. There are two medallions on the wall in the lobby.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 11/7/21 about 4:17 PM and 06/29/2023 about 4:07 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
- (affiliate link): A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals
- Parma Conservation (https://parmaconservation.com)
Aurora Indiana Post Office
ADDRESS: 501 3rd St, Aurora, Indiana 47001
ARTIST: Henrik Martin Mayer
TITLE: Down to the Ferry
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Aurora 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 a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1938
Photograph in the fall is always a challenge. My visit to Aurora demonstrates the conditions I face during this time. I arrived in Aurora about 11:26 AM. The sun was low on the horizon and slightly behind the building.
Why does this matter? Well, the images turn out darker than I’d like. My preference would be to have the sun shinning brightly on the front of the building with deep blue skies in the background and no clouds. But, I’ll take what I can get.
There are some great historical construction photos in the lobby along with a beautiful mural. Enjoy!
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 11/7/21 about 11:25 AM and 06/30/2023 by David W. Gates Jr.
- Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
- (affiliate link): A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals