The US Postal Service is obviously tolerate because , you know , the cyberspace . It ’s about tostop Saturday delivery , but another part of its program to preserve $ 20 billion over the next three long time is tosell off some post offices . More than 600 have been “ earmarked for disposal ” and a total of 57 areup for salevia real acres firm CB Richard Ellis .
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Included on the chopping block ? A handful of architectural gems that are list on the National Register of Historic Places And unluckily they ’ll probably end up as Apple Stores , or Starbucks , or Wells Fargos .
Here are eight of the awesome post offices we ’ll be sad to see go .
The Berkeley, California post office at 2000 Allston way was built in 1915. The city council has asked for aone-year stay of executionon this beautiful Mediterranean-style building so they can find the funds to save it.
Image credit : Flickr
The Bronx General Post Office at E. 149th Street and Grand Concourse features13 giant Depression-era muralsby Ben Shahn and his wife, Bernarda Bryson. Operations would move from the official New York City landmark into a smaller space.
Built in 1858, the Renaissance-style post office on 31st Street in Washington, DC is already under contract.
The 1933 building on Hamilton Ave in Palo Alto isn’t up for sale yet. But a change of hands is being considered.
Image credit rating : Wikimedia Commons
There’s already a for sale sign up in front of the Norwich, Connecticut post office, which was built in 1905.
picture credit : National Register of Historic Places
The Derby, Connecticut post office is alsoup for grabs. Operations would be consolidated with another town.
Image recognition : CTPost
TheOld Chelsea Station Post Officeon West 18th Street in Manhattan, New York was erected in 1935 in the Colonial Revival style. This is another case where a sale is just being considered at this point.
This isn’t the Annapolis Post Office’s first brush with death; four years ago a Pennsylvania developer wanted to turn itinto condos.
Image quotation : Wikipedia
[ New York Times ]
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