ADDRESS: 517 Seagaze Dr, Oceanside, CA 92054
ARTIST: Elise (Canvanna) Seeds Armitage
TITLE: Air Mail
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Oceanside 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 the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1937
ARTIST: Stuart Holmes
TITLE: Eagle
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Oceanside post office is still an active, operating facility and the eagle can be viewed by interested members of the public. It’s located above the front entrance to the building.
YEAR: 1936
18-21; Oceanside; First Street Station built 1935-36.
Picture 20 is the New Deal mural in the First Street Station in Oceanside. It is an airplane delivering the mail in California in a time when air mail was new. It was painted in 1937.
Thanks
Doug,
Sources
- Personal visit by Doug
- United States Postal Service
