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Arcadia FL Post Office 34266
Arcadia FL Post Office 34266

ADDRESS: 109 N Polk Ave., Arcadia, Florida, 34266
ARTIST: Constance Ortmayer
TITLE: Arcadia
MEDIUM: Plaster (relief)
STATUS: The plaster cast resides on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939

There comes a time when you are totally overwhelmed with material that you tend to forget where you left off. Our visit to Arcadia is one example.

My wife and I took our son to visit Grandma and Grandpa in Florida this year. I used one image of the Arcadia building to update my twitter profile but somehow forgot to actually create the article with the rest of the images.

The building has a great lobby with this nice looking built-in display case. Inside are some great examples of USPS artifacts. I took the pictures through the glass so the images below have a glare to them, but you get the idea. I think my favorite artifact is the bear wearing a uniform. I like the belt and pin he is wearing.

I had a difficult time photographing the plaster cast, but eventually turned on the flash and was able to get some better photos. If anyone has any better ideas how to get better pictures that are not so yellow I’d love to hear your feedback.

What do you make of this building, the art and artifacts?  I really like the idea of the display cases and how they have saved and preserved these artifacts. Please comment and share below.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Artifacts
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Lobby
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266 Cornerstone
Arcadia Florida Post Office 34266
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“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Fort Lauderdale (Southside Station) Florida Post Office

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Ft Lauderdale FL Southside Station Post Office 33316
Ft Lauderdale FL Southside Station Post Office 33316

ADDRESS: 2801 S. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316

Another photo from my archives. This one of the Fort Lauderdale South Side Station post office. Nothing more to report for this one. It’s from the archives and prior to me looking around for other interesting features.

For my long time readers, I starting taking pictures of post offices many years ago. When I initially took this picture of the Fort Lauderdale South Side Station I was not into looking around and enjoying them as I do today. This picture was one of the first pictures I took once I decided I wanted some indication that I had been to Fort Lauderdale.

When I first starting taking pictures it was just to remember where I’d been. So here is the Fort Lauderdale South Side Station.

Thanks for reading

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

  • Personal visit on 1/29/2003 by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service