New Jersey

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.

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.

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

Sources

• Personal visit on 05/19/2021 about 7:30 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
• (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
• Preservation New Jersey (Atlantic City Post Office – Preservation New Jersey (preservationnj.org))
• The Press of Atlantic City (Atlantic City post office demolition delayed until March | Latest Headlines | pressofatlanticcity.com)
• The Press of Atlantic City (Atlantic City post office: Sturdy outside, barren inside | Local News | pressofatlanticcity.com)
• NJ.com N.J. post offices showcase Depression-era public art – nj.com
• Parma Conservation Art Restoration Services | Parma Conservation
• United States Postal Service
• (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover]  Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
• Parma Conservation (https://parmaconservation.com)