Celebrating our Nation's Post Offices
Articles we need assistance with.
ADDRESS: anyone know the address?
Saint Martinville—old PO which was a house built in 1876 and made into a PO in 1939. It’s no longer in use.
Thanks Doug,
ADDRESS: 200 E., Maumee St. Angola, Indiana, 46703
ARTIST: Charles Campbell
TITLE: Hoosier Farm
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Angola post office was razed years ago. However, the mural was moved to the Steuben Community Center on Wayne Street. It can be viewed by interested members of the public during business hours. It resides on the second floor of the building.
YEAR: 1935
This one has also vexed me for some time. I’ve driven through Angola many times on our way out to visit the in-laws in Ohio. Every time I drive through I look around for the old building.
When I did some initial research I never found anything solid. Fast forward to this year, and I’ve reached out to the the local library and was delighted when they returned with the following historical photos of the building. They are old and I believe they are copies of the original black and white completion photos required of the contractor to receive final payment.
The tricky part was trying to figure out the physical address and location. I used google maps to line up this historical photos with the current view in Angola. I think I’ve narrowed it down to the approximate location where the photographer stood and what google maps is showing me.
I’m tagging this article with the Help category as I’d love to see other historical images of this building if you or any loved ones have any around, I’d love to get a better photo or different photos of the building and bonus if you have images of the mural in it’s original location. That would be cool to see.
David W. Gates Jr.
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
: John C. Carlisle
ADDRESS: 229 Main St, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
ARTIST: Henry Schnakenberg
TITLE: Washington at Fort Lee, Indiana’s Trading With The Half Moon, The Present Day, The Early Moving Pictures
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals)
STATUS: RIP Fort Lee Building, 1937-2023, Murals removed and placed into storage.
YEAR: 1941
The murals and fate of this building remain in jeopardy as the city has plans to demolish the building for park space. I along with others are against the city’s plans and could use any and all resources to ensure the building does not end up with date with the wrecking ball.
Several outlets have written about this one. I’m adding to the discussion by creating this article as another resource we can use to push for saving the building.
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Thank you,
David W. Gates Jr.
