ADDRESS: 528 Pennsylvania Avenue, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 60137
ARTIST: Dan Rhodes
TITLE: Settlers
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Glen Ellyn 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 postmasters door.
YEAR: 1937
WOW! Check out the building and mural? See the funny thing is, we visited the newer post office first before heading to the downtown area to visit this one. So as you can imagine the contrast between the two buildings, is really is quit amazing.
Thanks for stopping by
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 1/27/2013 & 4/13/2023 by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) Illinois Post Office Mural Guidebook
- United States Postal Service
- Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation (http://glenellynpreservation.org/site/news_archive/preservation_month20.html)
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
I still vividly recall walking into this Glen Ellyn building and nervously entering the “Postmaster” door located directly under the mural for my job interview for a letter carrier position. Here I am retired after 40 years, and this stately structure still holds court over downtown Glen Ellyn, despite management plans to discontinue its use. The mural is indeed remarkable and was lovingly restored several years ago. The lobby was indeed beautiful with the original vintage post office boxes which were replaced in the 1980’s. When I started in 1970, we had already outgrown this building , with carrier and sorting operations taking place across the street in an abandoned store. Finally, in the late 1970’s, we took occupancy of our new larger building. But, the old building remains as a postal retail, storage and training facility. I always loved this wonderful building, and held a Post Office box in it until I retired….just wanted an excuse to visit, I am sure.
Robert, thanks for the comment and some background of this building. It’s really great hearing these bits of information. It is what makes this project so enjoyable.
I take it you got the job? LOL!
Take care
David