post office

The old post office at Post Office Square in Boston which was demolished in 1929. This post office was under construction during the Great Boston Fire of 1872. It allegedly opened its doors for business in 1874. Below are a few demolition images followed by a link to where these, and quite a...

Interesting how different post offices started to look, when we compare those magnificent 19th century buildings with today's ugliness and simplicity. Some think that the older buildings were assigned to be post offices just by the nature of already being there. One way or the other, there is a...