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Hawthorne New Jersey Post Office

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Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506
Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506

ADDRESS: 226 Diamond Bridge Ave., Hawthorne, New Jersey 07506
ARTIST: Ilse Erythropel
TITLE: Postman and Hawthorne Bush
MEDIUM: Wood (sculpture)
STATUS: The Hawthorne post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the post office boxes.
YEAR: 1940

During my second trip to New Jersey, in August 2021, I visited the Hawthorne post office. Initially, my research reveled, Patterson as the location with the art.

In May 2021, I visited the main Patterson post office but did not find any art. Fast forward to August and was able to visit the Hawthorne post offie to complete this site visit.

My initial visit to the Hawthorne building was after hours on the 10th, I had to circle around to revisit on the 11th for the interior photos.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506
Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506 Relief
Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506
Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506
Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506
Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506 Cornerstone
Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506 Relief
Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506 Relief
Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506
Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506
Hawthorne NJ Post Office 07506

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  • Personal visit on 8/10/21 about 5:08 PM and 8/11/21 about 9:25 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service

Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office

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Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066

ADDRESS: 1015 N. Delaware St., Paulsboro, New Jersey 08066
ARTIST: Nena de Brennecke
TITLE: Oil Refining
MEDIUM: Wood (relief)
STATUS: The Paulsboro post office is still an active, operating facility, and the reliefs can be viewed by interested members of the public. They resided in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939

This one is unique in that the wood carings are actually painted. This the first one I’ve seen that has bene painted. There may be others, but so far, most wood carvings or reliefs have been just solid wood with no paint.

Seems any sort of hint that I was photographing was not enough to move the dude in the pink shirt. I really wanted better pictures of the bulletin board and old photos but he did not move, even after standing right next to him to take the pictures. oh well. Maybe it would have been rude of me to ask him to move. Maybe he had a bum need or leg and moving would have been a problem. At any rate I got what I could and was on my way.

Paulsboro seems to be a low income or depressed area, gaging by the dilapidated buildings and riff raft hanging out at the little convenience store across the street.

I was not expecting a white Bentley to drive by, but that’s exactly what happened as I was headed out of the parking lot. You just never know what you are going see, driving around photographing post offices.

David W. Gates Jr.

Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Right
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Left
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Detail
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Vestibule
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Detail
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Detail
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Detail
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Detail
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Detail
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Detail
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Detail
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Detail
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Detail
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Detail
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Relief Center
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Lobby
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Artifacts
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Artifacts
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Artifacts
Paulsboro New Jersey Post Office 08066 Artifacts

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Mount Holly New Jersey Post Office

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Mount Holly New Jersey Post Office 08060
Mount Holly New Jersey Post Office 08060

ADDRESS: 28 Washington St., Mount Holly, New Jersey 08060
ARTIST: Enid Bell
TITLE: The Post—1790
MEDIUM: Wood (relief)
STATUS: The Mount Holly post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1935

This was another post office I had to visit twice. The first time I arrived after hours and the lobby was closed.

The clerk was busy with another customer so I didn’t ask before starting to photograph this one. She immediately got testy and demanded that I delete the images. I politely explained what I was doing but she refused to hear any of it.

I asked her to contact the postmaster, which she did, unfortunately it took a few minutes and I continued to take pictures as it wasn’t going to take long and I wanted to get going quickly.

The postmasters showed up and when I explained what I was doing, he understood and allowed me to continue.

I mean no harm, really, I’m just a history guy interested in your old post office.

David W. Gates Jr.

 

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