The old Main Post Office for San Diego, now the Downtown Station post office, was constructed with Treasury Department funds and houses Archibald Garner’s 1937 sculpture, “Transportation of the Mail,” produced under the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
"In 1937[sic], renowned art deco architect Claud Beelman, then partner at Curlett + Beelman, could not have had any inkling that his WPA commissioned Hollywood Post Office Building, (located at 1615 Wilcox) would end up being a dead letter repository… read more
The main post office in Santa Barbara was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1936. The lobby contains a set of bas-relief murals and remains in its original condition.
This New Deal post office was built in 1935 and boasts the usual Henry Morgenthau Jr. cornerstone.
This New Deal post office has one of the traditional Henry Morgenthau Jr. cornerstones.
The historic Gardena post office was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The official cornerstone of this 1939 New Deal facility lists John M. Carmody as Federal Works Administrator and W. Engelbert Reynolds as the Commissioner of Public Buildings. The building,… read more
This 1935 New Deal post office still boasts the official Henry Morgenthau Jr. cornerstone.
The Lancaster post office is a trim, one-story Art Moderne building of a familiar type of the post offices of the New Deal era – but with a distinctive tower at the NE corner. It was built in 1941 by… read more
The cornerstone of this 1940 New Deal post office lists John M. Carmody as the Federal Works Administrator and W. Engelbert Reynolds as the Commisioner of Public Buildings.
The historic post office building in Pipestone, Minnesota was constructed with federal Treasury Department in 1935. The building is still in service.
The historic post office building in Burlingame, California was constructed during the early 1940s with federal funds. The building was sold to private interests in September 2014 and ceased its postal operations in January 2015.
The historic post office building in Venice, California was constructed in 1939 with Treasury Department funds. The building is now privately owned.
The San Gabriel post office boasts a nice New Deal cornerstone.
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
