Celebrating our Nation's Post Offices
Illinois Post Offices
ADDRESS: 757 Du Page Blvd., Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
Quite different from its downtown sibling, is the Glen Ellyn Illinois Post Office. Another bitterly cold day in January when I visited. Have you been to this post office? What can you tell me about it? Stay tuned for the historic downtown Glen Ellyn Post Office.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 1130 W. Washington St., West Chicago, Illinois 60185
Could you get more west than this one? West Chicago, West Washington St. Is the entrance of the building on the west side of building? Does the postmaster office window face west? I’m just curious I mean after all its just a westerly kind of place. When a person ask for directions do you respond with head west out of the parking lot? Just so many questions. Can you help me answer them?
Thanks for stopping by
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 122 N. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Okay, Okay, Okay, Yes, I like artwork and murals at our nations post offices. But sometimes you don’t get that at some of our historic post offices. Take for instance the Wheaton Illinois Post Office. Although it doesn’t have a mural or artwork the building itself is really pretty interesting. I guess you can tell how much I enjoyed my visit by the number of photographs I took. It really is all about the details.
It appears more time and effort was put into the buildings back when this was constructed. Today’s post office buildings are increasingly found in bland shopping centers with the emphasis on cheap rent and less attractive locations.
Anyway, I love everything about the old post offices, not just the artwork but the buildings themselves.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
