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Forest Park IL Post Office 60130
Forest Park IL Post Office 60130

ADDRESS: 417 Des Plains Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, 60130
ARTIST: Miriam McKinnie (Hofmeier)
TITLE: The White Fawn
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Forest Park 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: 1940

Ever walk into the Forest Park, Illinois Post Office and ask yourself… “I wonder who painted the mural?” or, “I wonder what title of it is?. Well look no further. You’ve come to the right place.

I was only able to get these two photos of the mural before the lady at the counter stop me from taking any more. I was taken backed that it didn’t even occur to me that I should have said more, but I kept my mouth shut. I gave her my card and also got the phone number for the postmaster. I was instructed to call and ask for permission before taking any more photos. I’m pretty sure this is not necessary and I don’t want to cause any trouble so I just left. I figured since I live in the Chicago-Land area it won’t be that big of a deal to get back here again.

However, if you are the postmaster, and you happen upon this article, would it be ok to continue with documenting your building and mural? I’d really appreciate it.

But I want to hear from you? Have you ever wondered bout this mural? Do you know more about it? Please leave a comment below, I’d really like to know more about what you think about it?

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr

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

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  1. Painted by Mariam McKinnie, called the “White Fawn”. Authentically expresses the most popular form of recreation back in the days of 1880. It shows the boat of that name built by William F. & Leo G. Haase, sons of Ferdinand Haase, a pioneer settler from Lenzen, Germany (my maternal great-great grandfather). This boat was used on the Desplaines River by people who came to picnic in Haase’s park along the river bank. The stairway belonged to a house on the upper bank of the Schultz family. The swinging or hanging bridge in the background was built by Leo & William Haase (no longer there). I have this information from a copy of articles which appeared in the Forect Park Review Newspaper in May 9, 1940. Vol. XXVI No. 19.