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Boonton New Jersey Post Office

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Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005
Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005

ADDRESS: 501 Main St., Boonton, New Jersey 07005
ARTIST: Enid Bell
TITLE: Morning Mail
MEDIUM: Wood (relief)
STATUS: The original Boonton post office is no longer extent. The relief was moved to the newer building shown here. It can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides on the wall in the retail section of the main lobby. It is only viewable during business hours.
YEAR: 1939

During my recent road trip to New Jersey, I stopped by the Boonton, New Jersey post office to photograph the wood carving.  Boonton did not disappoint. They even have a wonderful Mr. Zippy in the lobby. Very cool!

It was a bit of a disappoint to see the carving covered up by the retail display. I completely understand the post office needs to operate a business and the carving was never intended to be displayed in this spot. However, it was nice to see the carving in good condition.

I wonder how many people miss this as they visit the post office?

It was exciting to read and see an historic photograph of the old post office on the Town’s website from the 1970s. As I was doing my research I happened to stumble on this. I’ll add the link below in the sources section.

The postmaster and staff were accommodating in allowing me to move the display in order to get unobstructed views and photographs of the work.

Thank you Boonton postal staff and postmistress.

David W. Gates Jr.

Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005
Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005 Mural
Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005 Mural
Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005 Mural
Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005 Mr Zippy
Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005 Mural
Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005 Mural
Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005 Mural
Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005 Mural
Boonton New Jersey Post Office 07005 Mural
Boonton NJ Former Post Office

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

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Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office

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Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401

ADDRESS: 1801 Atlantic Ave., Ste 101, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
ARTIST: Peppino Mangravite
TITLE: Family Recreations, and Youth
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals) 2 panels
STATUS: The former Atlantic City post office was razed. The murals were moved to the new building shown here. The murals reside behind glass cases in the main lobby of the building. They can be viewed by interested members of the public during business hours.
YEAR: 1939

Last week from May 18th through the 23 I took a road trip to New Jersey. My goal was to visit the Fort Lee building and meet with the Mayor to help convince him not to demolish their historic post office.

In addition I also stopped at the Atlantic City, New Jersey building. This of course is the newer building which replaced the historic post office built in the 1930s.

The murals are huge and hard to photograph in the glass cases. They were meant to be viewed from a distance high up on a wall. I’m thankful they were saved and on display for the public, but it does take away from the viewer when you have them placed so low to the ground and can’t step back to see the entire panels.

The lobby is very narrow, so the best view you can get of the entire work is from the angle or up close details, which is also nice.

David W. Gates Jr.

Atlantic City (former) New Jersey post office
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Lobby
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Signature
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401

This is the original post office building. It has since been demolished. However, the two murals that were once installed here, have been moved to the newer post office building.

Atlantic City (former) New Jersey post office
Atlantic City (former) New Jersey post office

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

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Hereford Texas Post Office – Guest Post

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Hereford TX Doug
Hereford TX Doug

ADDRESS: 408 Main St, Hereford, TX 79045
ARTIST: Enid Bell
TITLE: On the Range
MEDIUM: Wood (relief / carving)
STATUS: The relief resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmasters door.
YEAR: 1941

WOW! I think I love those hanging lights as much as I do the actual artwork. Very handsome building.

Thanks Doug,

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  • Personal visit by Doug
  • United States Postal Service