ADDRESS: 36 Belvidere Ave., Washington, New Jersey 07882
ARTIST: Frank D. Shapiro
TITLE: A Rising in Early New Jersey
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Washington 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: 1938
Another closed lobby as I arrived after hours. Darn! I was really hoping to see this one. I feel like Washington is a nicer area or neighborhood and that the building would be open. I took my chances and decided to head out later in the day. Turns out that was not the best decision for this one.
Oh well, I guess I’ll have to come back. Darn! just not sure when I’ll get the chance. But at least I have the exterior images of the building. Partial success.
Trying to get those cornerstone images is sometime a real challenge. In this case, I had to move into the bushes, hold back the branches and try to get a some-what level photograph. This was about as good as I could get.
UPDATE
During my road trip in August of 2021 I was able to re-visit this one. I made it a point to visit during business hours so I could get inside. What a treat, and wha a great mural. Plus you have some nice historical artifacts and write-ups in the bulletin board. Very cool! I also love the bring facade of this one.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 5/22/21 about 4:06 PM and 8/11/2021 about 2:43 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
