Celebrating our Nation's Post Offices
Maryland Post Offices
ADDRESS: 808 Gleneagles Ct #1, Towson, MD 21286
Another stop I forgot to publish from my 2023 trip out east.
Eventually I get bits of time to go through all the images I’ve collected over the years.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 8267 Main St, Ellicott City, MD 21043
ARTIST: Peter DeAnna
TITLE: Building of Ellicott Mills and Landscape of Ellicott City.
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals)
STATUS: The Ellicott City former post office is no longer an active postal facility. It is home to the Howard County Visitors center. The murals still reside here and can be viewed by interested members of the public. One mural resides on the west side of the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door. The other two reside on the east side of the lobby on either side of the large window.
YEAR: 1940
It’s hard to believe it has been almost a years since I visited this one. Apparently, I must have been in a hurry as I did not video. The two short videos I did uncover were crappy.
I do remember talking to the gentlemen staffing the visitor center. We had a wonderful discussion and I explained my mission to visit all the murals in all fifty states. While we were talking some other visitors entered and I chatted up the guest. The couple had been to the Bethesda post office and had mentioned that mural while were talking.
The two on the east side of the lobby are difficult to photograph. The large window between the two panels made it difficult to see. Had I been thinking more cleaning I would have had the staff close the blinds. That may have given me a better photograph. So note to self, if and when you get the chance to visit again. Maybe on a cloudy day, I could get a better photograph of the two on the east wall.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz.
ADDRESS: 207 Market St, Pocomoke City, MD 21851
ARTIST: Perna Krick
TITLE: Power of Communication
MEDIUM: Wood (relief)
STATUS: The Pocomoke City post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the retail section of the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door. It is best viewed during business hours as the retail section is locked during non-business hours.
YEAR: 1939
During my trip in August of 2021, I had some extra time. So drove through Delaware and since Pocomoke City is near the border I decided to grab this on during my trip.
The lobby is open, but the retail section is closed during non-business hours. I wasn’t able to get good pictures of the wood relief, but I did mange to get a few through the window.
I wasn’t to disappointed as I knew this stop was a bonus. After all I had already gotten what I needed from New Jersey during this particular trip. I’m delighted the weather was great from some good exterior photos.
Note to self, visit during business hours.
David W. Gates Jr.
“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz