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Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260
Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260

ADDRESS: 3311 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood, New Jersey 08260
ARTIST: Dennis Burlingame
TITLE: Activities of the Fishing Fleet
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals) 2 panels
STATUS: The Wildwood post office is still an active, operating facility. The murals can be viewed by interested members of the public. One panel resides in the main lobby above the mailboxes. The other panel resides in the retail section of the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door. As of this writing the facility is only open during business hours.
YEAR: 1939

May 18th – 23rd, of 2021 I visited New Jersey. The purpose of my trip was to personally visit the Fort Lee post office before it is lost forever. While I was out this way, I also decided to view as many other post offices with murals as possible. Wildwood was one of them.

I actually arrived very early in the morning. The lobby wasn’t open so I had to come back to see the murals. I also had a wonderful chat with the postmistress on site. I’m delighted she shared an interest in saving these historic buildings and art.

Wildwood is lucky to have two murals.

David W. Gates Jr.

Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260 Retail Mural
Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260 Mural Detail
Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260 Mural Detail
Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260 Mural Detail
Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260
Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260 Retail Mural Left
Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260 Retail Mural Right
Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260 Retail Lobby
Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260 Retail Lobby
Wildwood New Jersey Post Office 08260 Retail Lobby

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Former Cliffside Park New Jersey Post Office

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Clifside Park New Jersey Post Office 07010
Clifside Park New Jersey Post Office 07010

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.

Cliffside Park Sculpture
Cliffside Park Sculpture
Cliffside Park NJ former PO
Cliffside Park NJ former PO

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Bordentown New Jersey Post Office

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Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505

ADDRESS: 14 Walnut St., Bordentown, New Jersey 08505
ARTIST: Avery Johnson
TITLE: Skating on Bonaparte’s Pond
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Bordentown 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 postmaster’s door. The Bordentown mural was the winner in the 48 state mural competition.
YEAR: 1938

Last week from May 18th through the 23rd 2021, I took a road trip to New Jersey. My goal was to visit the Fort Lee building and meet with the mayor to help convince him not to demolish their historic post office.

In addition I also stop at 46 other buildings, Bordentown was another visit during my trip to New Jersey. They don’t keep the lobby open after hours and by the time I made it here on the 19th, it was closed. Wonderful sunny weather for outside photographs.

This is another example where I think the lights should be brought up flush with the ceiling for a better, unobstructed view of the mural.

I ended up heading back to Bordentown two days later to get inside mural images you see below. This is a very nice mural and the 48 state mural competition winners for New Jersey.

UPDATE

I didn’t have to re-visit the Bordentown building, but I wanted a better early morning photograph. Back in May, I visited late in the afternoon and the sun sets behind the building. The photographs I had were dark and not what I wanted since I’m using this one as the cover of the guidebook. So in August I re-visited and the weather was perfect for new photographs. I’m satisfied.

David W. Gates Jr.

Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505 Mural
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505 Lobby
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505 Cornerstone
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505 Postmaster
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505 Mural Center
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505 Mural Left
Bordentown New Jersey Post Office 08505 Mural Right
Bordentown-New-Jersey-Post-Office-08505-Mural16C-fix-scaled

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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