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Martinez Lake Arizona Community Post Office

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Martinez Lake AZ Community Post Office 85365
Martinez Lake AZ Community Post Office 85365

ADDRESS: 301 C St., Martinez Lake, Arizona 85365

Is it still there?

While visiting my parents in the winter of 2004 we discovered this small little community post office.

What makes this one unique is that there is an influx of retirees who head south for the winter. (My Parents included) Because of the population explosion during the winter months the post offices in Yuma defiantly deal with the increased traffic. Setting up community post offices such as the Martinez Lake I’m sure is one way of dealing with the increased volume of mail.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

  • Personal visit on 2/1/2004  by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service

Former Yuma Arizona Post Office

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Former Yuma AZ Post Office 85364
Former Yuma AZ Post Office 85634

ADDRESS: 370 Main Street, Yuma, Arizona 85364

So I’m looking through my older photos and came across this one. It was an accident that I found it at the time. For some reason I seem to remember asking the locals were the post office was located. I seem to remember  someone pointed out that this building was once the Yuma post office. We eventually found the newer Yuma Post Office that I’m guessing was the replacement for this building.

The only indication or evidence to support this is the engraved “United States Post Office” under the Gowan Company name at the top of building. If you look closely you can see the older post office letters.

Reflecting on this now I’m disappointed the letters were filled in. I certainly understand a company wanting to place their own name on a building. I’m just biased and think that if the name “United States Post Office” is already part of the facade then why not just keep it?

Contrast this to the Former post office in Dixon, where they keep the letters. Visit my article about the former Dixon, Illinois Post Office.

At the time I was not really interested in the history or artifacts of the some of my earlier photos. So I’m not sure what other history remains. If anyone else out there has more information regarding this building I’d love to hear from you. Please comment below.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

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Yuma Arizona Post Office

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Yuma AZ Post Office 85364
Yuma AZ Post Office 85364

ADDRESS: 2222 S. 4th Ave., Yuma, Arizona 85364

I pulled this one from my archives. During the winter of 2004 I visited my parents who wintered in Arizona. Since this was prior to me looking around as much as I do today I only have the two pictures.

One interesting thing about Yuma is that I accidentally found the former post office building. Which by the way is much more interesting from an architectural standpoint. I’ll post a separate article soon. But for now I bring you the Yuma, Arizona Post Office.

Thanks for reading,

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

  • Personal visit on 2/1/2004 by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service