Hempstead NY Post Office Mural
Description
These two murals by Peppino Mangravite were funded by TRAP in 1937. They depict, respectively, a scene of the settlement of Hempstead and the arrival of British dirigible R.34 with the first air mail in 1919.
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Hempstead NY Post Office Mural
Source notes
https://www.wpamurals.com/newyork.htm
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 7, 2012.
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I grew up in Hempstead and thought all post offices had granite lobbies, art deco exteriors and murals. Surprised when everywhere else had 2×4 drop in tiles. There are also depression era murals in the fire house on Baldwin Rd. I was shown the and snapped some photos Thanks for this site