ADDRESS: 2302 S. Pulaski, Chicago, Illinois 60623
Welcome to another post office named in honor of someone. Who is Otis Grant Collins? I’m using a life line here. Can anyone tell me who Otis Grant Collins is? What he or she is famous for and or what they did.
As for the building itself, A nice old solid brick building. Unfortunately this one has seen some really hard Chicago winters. Sandstone corners are not match for the abundant amount of salt and debris used on the streets and sidewalks. You will notice several corner stones in this condition in Chicago. Sad but I did my best to get close-ups of what is left.
On another note, it was almost impossible to get a clear un-obstructed photo of this building. At least the day I visited which was a Saturday. Everyone was about and about doing their chores. In larger cities it’s almost a given in order to get good photos to visit both on a Saturday and a Sunday. The Saturday is for getting close-ups and anything that inside the building such as a mural. Leave Sunday for the exterior photos of the building. These are just a few of the things I’ve learned working on this project.
I need to use a life line? Can you help me? Do you know? Would you share it with me if you did know? Please leave your comments below.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 11/2/2013 by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Services
Otis Grant Collins was a state representative from Illonois, elected I believe in 1966.
He was my great uncle and a very wonderful man. We are very proud of him.
Don’t know if you will get this message but Otis was my moms firts cousin.
My grandmother was his moms sister
I had no idea, that is really cool. Thanks for the comment. Do you have any interesting stories about him?
David
Otis Grant Collins was my uncle.He was very active in Chicago politics and was a personal friend of Harold Washington .Some time between 1965-1975 he served as a state representative .He died in 1992 and was given the honor of having a post office named for him in the late 1990’s.
Thanks so much for the comment. When I first posted the entry I did a general search but didn’t come up with much.
It’s nice to know your uncle served the city of Chicago. It’s a great honor to have a public building named after someone.
Thanks for information, have a great day.
David