Alden Illinois Post Office
Today I bring you the Alden IL Post Office. It’s actually a picture of a picture. The actual Alden Post Office no longer exist. I found this picture hanging in an antique store. My girlfriend and I were out for the day and decided to stop in this store and have a look around. I was so intrigued by the photograph I ended up talking to the store owner for a while about it.
When I asked if there was a new post office to replace this one, I was told that Alden no longer has a post office. The owner of the store mentioned Harvard, and Hebron were the closest post offices.
I’m adding this to the list of post office to investigate further. Unless anyone out there has more history or stories about the Alden Post Office.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 7/6/2011 by David, Post Office Fans
- Alden Resale (http://www.aldenresale.net)
There was a post office later (1980s) at the old grist mill down the street. It was a craft/antique store and also housed the post office. It has since closed and is now a private home.
Wow! Thanks for the info, I did not know that. I was actually surprised to find this photo in the antique store I visited. Thanks for the comment. I really appreciate it.
David