ADDRESS: Palisade & Edgewater 07010
ARTIST: Bruno Neri
TITLE: Rural Delivery
MEDIUM: Plaster (relief)
STATUS: The former Cliffside Park post office constructed in 1935 was razed in early 2000. The relief once housed in the building has also been reported missing, lost or destroyed. It originally resided in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1935
All resources I’ve uncovered report the original building has been demolished. In addition the art has also been reported missing, lost or destroyed. The image you see here was taken from the National Archives Records and Administration files.
David W. Gates Jr.
“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”
Sources
- Personal visit on 5/20/2021 about 4:34 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- Preservation New Jersey (Cliffside Park Post Office – Preservation New Jersey (preservationnj.org)
- NJ.com N.J. post offices showcase Depression-era public art – nj.com
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
Hello David:
The Edmund R. Stearns Co. Montclair, NJ was the low bidder (of 18 bidders) to build the Fort Lee, New Jersey Post Office in 1938, with a bid of $47,728.00. The project was to be completed in 240 working days. The site was purchased some time in 1937 for $12,000.00
R. Mis P.O. Collection
The Record News
Hackensack, NJ
The Fort Lee Building or the Cliffside NJ building?
Thanks Robert
That was the Fort Lee, New Jersey P.O. I have no information at hand for the Cliffside, NJ P.O.
Rob.
Cool, I’m going to move this over to the fort lee comments.
Cheers, thankful for your service