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U. S. Post Office and Custom
House West Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets, Newport News, VA 23607 |
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1905 | 1905 | ||
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 01/06/04 Thanks, Dave! |
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 01/06/04 Thanks, Dave! |
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WAY BACK THEN: | NOW: | WAY BACK THEN: | NOW: |
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1908 | Sunday, August 10, 2003 | 1912 | Saturday, April 10. 2004 |
...the post office, which is not so rare an image. BUT, have a look at the home to the left of the P.O. | |||
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 11/21/07 WOWZERONI!!! Thanks, Dave! |
Image by Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 08/10/03 Thanks, Dave! |
Courtesy of Bob Buchan ('61)
of VA via Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 04/09/04 Thanks, Guys! |
Panoramic Image by Dave Spriggs
('64)
of VA - 04/10/04 Thanks, Dave! |
WAY BACK THEN: | NOW: | THEN: | NOW: |
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1919 | Tuesday, April 6, 2004 | 1950s |
(Kenneth Silver, Daily Press)
Friday,
July 14, 2006
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"One of the most imposing
buildings in this city is the Post Office. Located on West Avenue, the building is also the headquarters for other government agencies." |
"A fallout shelter sign is posted above a pay phone inside the U.S. District Courthouse & Post Office building in downtown Newport News." | ||
Courtesy of Bob Buchan ('61)
of VA via Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 04/05/04 Thanks, Guys! |
Image by Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 04/06/04 Thanks, Dave! |
04/11/04 | 07/28/06 |
WAY BACK THEN: | WAY BACK THEN: | THEN: | NOW: |
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1929 | 1930s | Thursday, January 15. 2004 | |
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 04/24/04 Thanks, Dave! |
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 04/24/04 Thanks, Dave! |
Courtesy of Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 05/19/03 Thanks, Dave! |
Image by Dave Spriggs ('64)
of VA - 01/15/04 Thanks, Dave! |
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Wednesday, October 26, 2005 | December 2005 | ||
Images by
Chip Clark
('65) of
Northern VA - 11/02/05 Thanks, Chip! |
Images by Steve Silsby (FHS -
'72) of NC - 05/31/06 Thanks, Steve! |
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The Post Office
is still at the corner of West Avenue and running from 25th to 26th Street.
I had to testify in a federal hearing there last fall and the building is still fairly well maintained. A decision was made the first of this year to suspend federal magistrate operations at the building due to budget constraints so it's not clear what may happen.
The building is
still the postal center for downtown Newport News, but the number of clients
there has obviously
The old building
is beautiful, filled with marble and heavy brass fixtures, and it would be a shame to see anything
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- Dave Arnold of
VA - 05/23/03 Thanks, Dave! |
...The Federal Building long served as the post office, with other government offices upstairs. My most vivid memory of that building was my halting steps up to that second floor to register for the draft when I turned 18. The stately eagle over the entrance to the Federal Building brings to mind the Owls above the entrances of Hampton's George Wythe Elementary School (located behind Bill's Barbeque). Wythe was a junior high when my mother (Dorothy Harton Silsby, HHS '42) attended it. |
- Steve Silsby (FHS - '72) of NC
- 05/31/06 Thanks, Steve! |
Please
Mr. Postman
Wait, oh yes wait a minute mister postman
Wait, wait mister postman
Mister postman look and see
You got a letter in your bag for me
I been waiting such a long time
Since I heard from that girl of mine
There must be some word today
From my girlfriend so far away
Please mister postman look and see
If there's a letter, a letter for me
I been standing here waiting mister postman
So patiently
For just a card or just a letter
Saying she's returning home to me
So many days you passed me by
See the tear standing in my eye
You didn't stop to make me feel better
By leaving me a card or a letter
You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute
You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute
You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute
You gotta check it and see, one more time for me
Back to Our Old Stomping Grounds
"Please, Mr.
Postman" lyrics and midi (sequenced by D. W. Barnes) courtesy of
http://www.smickandsmodoo.com/aaa/lyrics/mrpostman.htm
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/16/04
Thanks, Dave!
Quill pen divider clip art courtesy of http://www.bravenet.com/resources/clipart/index.php?search=category&category=12&cp=11 - 02/26/04