Main Post Office, St. Louis, MO
Description
This large post office was constructed by the US Treasury Department between 1935 and 1937. Note the extensive use of inlaid depictions of postal service, state of the art at the time. Inside, the grillwork is lush as are the center islands where patrons were able to fill out forms, etc.
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Post Office, St. Louis, MO, Center Island
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Post Office, St. Louis, MO, Grillwork
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Post Office, St. Louis, MO, Relief
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Post Office, St. Louis, MO, Relief 2
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Post Office, St. Louis, MO, Relief 3
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Post Office, St. Louis, MO, Relief 4
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Post Office, St. Louis, MO, Relief 5
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Post Office, St. Louis, MO, Relief 6
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Post Office, St. Louis, MO, Relief 7
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Post Office, St. Louis, MO, Exterior Sculpture
Source notes
Park and Markowitz, Democratic Vistas, Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal, 1984.
Project originally submitted by Charles Swaney on January 12, 2013.
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