South Orange New Jersey Post Office

ADDRESS: 31 Vose Ave., South Orange, New Jersey 07079
ARTIST: Bernard Perlin
TITLE: Family Scene
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The South Orange 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 the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1936

Note to self again, taking photos of the exterior of this one in the late afternoon is a challenge. The sun sets behind the building making it difficult to shoot into the sun and get the front of the building. I was here about 5:30 in the afternoon.

The lobby is also not open after hours, so I’ll need to plan another visit to photograph the mural.

UPDATE

South Orange was one stop during my August 2021 trip. I made it a point to visit during business hours. The plan was to visit first thing in the morning for the sunrise and then to get the inside images of the mural. My timing was perfect and I was able to achieve both in August. Check this one off my list.

One major disappointment is the ceiling light fixture hangs right in front of the mural. Is nearly impossible to get an unobstructed view and photograph of the mural. Multiple close up shots help to show the real beauty of this one.

David W. Gates Jr.