Completion Year: 1940

The historic post office in Orofino, Idaho was built in 1939-40 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is still in service.

The historic former post office in York, Pennsylvania located at 200 S. George St. (not to be confused with the preceding post office located at the northeast corner of W. Philadelphia St. and N. Beaver St.) was constructed in the early 20th century and expanded and remodeled during the New Deal era. Construction of the building's addition / "annex" required the demolition of multiple structures and took place in 1939-40. It was at this time that two examples of New Deal sculptures were created for the post office (since relocated). York Daily Record, in 2016: The Philadelphia and Beaver streets post office...

In 1940, the Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of a bridge on Lankershim Blvd. over the Los Angeles River in Studio City, CA. 

The grand and historic downtown post office in Reading, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1938-40 with Treasury Department funds. The building replaced a 50-year-old federal building that had occupied the same site. Razing of that structure occurred in late 1938, and construction of the new post office began soon after. Completion of the post office was delayed briefly due to a war-related shortage of chromium needed for interior equipment and furnishings. The $850,000 facility was completed and opened in Feb. 1940. The AP wrote on Feb. 23, 1940: This city's new $850,000 postoffice officially opened for public inspection tonight, and thousands of citizens...

In 1939, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a bridge on Chandler Blvd. over the Tujunga Wash in Los Angeles, CA. The WPA funded the labor, and the city provided the equipment and materials.

The historic post office in Ida Grove, Iowa houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Preparation for the First County Fair in Ida Grove—1872" painted by Andrene J. Kauffman in 1940. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Painted in 1940 by artist Lee Allen, the mural housed in the lobby of the Emmetsburg, Iowa post office, "Conservation of Wild Life," was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was one of dozens of examples of New Deal artwork commissioned for post offices in Iowa.

The historic post office in Clarion, Iowa was built in 1939-40 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

John Sharp was commissioned to paint this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Autumn in Iowa," for the then-new post office in Bloomfield, Iowa. The work was completed in 1940, and it can viewed in the P.O.'s lobby to this day.

A New Deal-era branch post office in East Los Angeles, California was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The $125,000 building’s dedication ceremony took place on April 28, 1940 at 2:30 p.m. The property, at 975 South Atlantic Blvd., has housed postal operations to this day. The Los Angeles Times reported in 1962 that the federal government had planned "new buildings for existing" post offices in the L.A. area, including East Los Angeles's. Unfortunately, it is unclear to Living New Deal whether the post office fully replaced the Depression-era East Los Angeles post office building or merely remodeled and expanded it.