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Former Alden Illinois Post Office

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Alden IL Post Office (Former)
Alden IL Post Office (Former)

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.

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Former Yuma Arizona Post Office

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Former Yuma AZ Post Office 85364
Former Yuma AZ Post Office 85634

ADDRESS: 370 Main Street, Yuma, Arizona 85364

So I’m looking through my older photos and came across this one. It was an accident that I found it at the time. For some reason I seem to remember asking the locals were the post office was located. I seem to remember  someone pointed out that this building was once the Yuma post office. We eventually found the newer Yuma Post Office that I’m guessing was the replacement for this building.

The only indication or evidence to support this is the engraved “United States Post Office” under the Gowan Company name at the top of building. If you look closely you can see the older post office letters.

Reflecting on this now I’m disappointed the letters were filled in. I certainly understand a company wanting to place their own name on a building. I’m just biased and think that if the name “United States Post Office” is already part of the facade then why not just keep it?

Contrast this to the Former post office in Dixon, where they keep the letters. Visit my article about the former Dixon, Illinois Post Office.

At the time I was not really interested in the history or artifacts of the some of my earlier photos. So I’m not sure what other history remains. If anyone else out there has more information regarding this building I’d love to hear from you. Please comment below.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

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Former Dixon Illinois Post Office

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Former Dixon IL Post Office 61021
Former Dixon IL Post Office 61021

ADDRESS: 100 West Second Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021

My visit and curiosity brought me to Dixon, IL. Here I found the Post House Ballroom which was once the official Dixon, Illinois post office. I was delighted see the re-purpose of the building into something the public can still enjoy. Although it no longer serves as the post office, its great that this piece of history is still intact, viewable and preserved.

The building was closed during my visit but I was able to get some really good photos of the grand beauty of the exterior of this historic building. If the post office does decided to sell off older buildings I sure hope the future owners keep the history and splendor of the buildings alive for future generations. For more history on this wonderful building please visit their website.

Anyone have any stories about the Former Dixon, Illinois Post Office? We’d love to hear about it, please comment below.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

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