Chronicling the history and revival of the historic Art Deco Post Office building on Kellogg Ave., this full-color book features over 220 maps, historic photos and other images, with engaging writing by author and historian James A. Stolpestad. Exhaustively researched, beautifully presented, and full of insights, the book and Mr. Stolpestad’s presentations are fascinating to architects, historians, Art Deco enthusiasts, … Read More
Sparland Post Office to close over lease issue
Journal Star: The Sparland Post Office will close April 30 after losing its lease in the two-story brick building at 115 Center St., near Illinois Routes 17 and 29. “When it was time to renew the lease, the owner decided not to renew it,” said Beverly Howard, a U.S. Postal Service customer relations and communications coordinator in Chicago. “We have tried … Read More
Senator accuses USPS of using “emergency suspensions” to close post offices
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is calling out the U.S. Postal Service for its use of “emergency suspension” authority to close down Missouri post offices, potentially circumventing the standard process that requires input from communities that would feel the effects of a closure and notifications to Congress. “I recently became aware of a number of post offices in Missouri that were … Read More
The disappearing post offices of the rural south
Slate: It’s fair to say Rachel Boillot is interested in traditions, regardless of their genre, and she has an affinity for history even as she watches it become outdated. During her four years of undergraduate study at Tufts University’s Museum School, Boillot said she spent countless hours training to be a darkroom printer; as she was working on her senior … Read More
Postal Service will sell Ellicott Street site in Buffalo
Buffalo Business First: The U.S. Postal Service will follow through on a plan to sell its Ellicott Station building in downtown Buffalo, the agency confirmed Friday. USPS indicated in late January that it was exploring a sale of the post office branch at 701 Washington Street, while moving to a smaller footprint in the same area for Post Office Box and … Read More
Project converting old Seymour post office into local museum
Elkhart Truth: It’s going to take a whole lot more than a fresh coat of paint to bring the old Federal Building at the corner of Chestnut and Third streets in Seymour [Indiana] back to life again. Lenny Hauersperger said he is well aware of the amount of time, work and money needed to transform the historic structure, built in … Read More
How inviting is your post office? The OIG wants to know
USPS OIG: Have you ever arrived at a Post Office and wondered why they haven’t repaired that cracked sidewalk, or entered the facility and noticed something else in disrepair? Well you’re not alone. Recently, Postal Service management temporarily closed an Indiana Post Office to address some safety concerns, including a broken heating and air conditioning system. In response to conditions … Read More
Death closes contract post office in Knights Ferry CA
The Modesto Bee: One hundred and sixty-three years of mail service to the historic town of Knights Ferry, Calif., abruptly stopped this week when the contractor in charge passed away. About 60 people in and around Knights Ferry rent post office boxes at the tiny office inside Miller’s Hall on Main Street, which shares the space with the museum, a book … Read More
Westbrookville NY post office gets another chance
Recordonline: The decision has come down to the wire, but it looks like the Westbrookville Community Post Office will stay open past March 31. Residents and local politicians have spent five weeks fighting a Feb. 18 announcement that the U.S. Postal Service planned to close the Westbrookville CPO on March 31 and move its 486 post-office boxes four miles down … Read More
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