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Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office

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Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401

ADDRESS: 1801 Atlantic Ave., Ste 101, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
ARTIST: Peppino Mangravite
TITLE: Family Recreations, and Youth
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals) 2 panels
STATUS: The former Atlantic City post office was razed. The murals were moved to the new building shown here. The murals reside behind glass cases in the main lobby of the building. They can be viewed by interested members of the public during business hours.
YEAR: 1939

Last week from May 18th through the 23 I took a road trip to New Jersey. My goal was to visit the Fort Lee building and meet with the Mayor to help convince him not to demolish their historic post office.

In addition I also stopped at the Atlantic City, New Jersey building. This of course is the newer building which replaced the historic post office built in the 1930s.

The murals are huge and hard to photograph in the glass cases. They were meant to be viewed from a distance high up on a wall. I’m thankful they were saved and on display for the public, but it does take away from the viewer when you have them placed so low to the ground and can’t step back to see the entire panels.

The lobby is very narrow, so the best view you can get of the entire work is from the angle or up close details, which is also nice.

David W. Gates Jr.

Atlantic City (former) New Jersey post office
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Lobby
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Signature
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401

This is the original post office building. It has since been demolished. However, the two murals that were once installed here, have been moved to the newer post office building.

Atlantic City (former) New Jersey post office
Atlantic City (former) New Jersey post office

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Hereford Texas Post Office – Guest Post

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Hereford TX Doug
Hereford TX Doug

ADDRESS: 408 Main St, Hereford, TX 79045
ARTIST: Enid Bell
TITLE: On the Range
MEDIUM: Wood (relief / carving)
STATUS: The relief resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmasters door.
YEAR: 1941

WOW! I think I love those hanging lights as much as I do the actual artwork. Very handsome building.

Thanks Doug,

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  • Personal visit by Doug
  • United States Postal Service

Fort Lee New Jersey Post Office – Guest

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Fort Lee NJ Post Office
Fort Lee NJ Post Office – Photos Michael

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.

If you are interested in learning more please join the post office fans newsletter or contact me directly.

Thank you,

David W. Gates Jr.

RIP Fort Lee Building
RIP Fort Lee Building (photo credit Michael Puma)

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