National Register visit 179: San Pedro US Post Office. This delicious, purple-tinged confection from 1936 merges art deco quirks with the toned-down "starved classical" style that typified a lot of federal buildings in the 1930s. While the architecture and Fletcher Martin mural are the draw here, the original glass-top writing desks are plenty charming, too. PLUS: there’s a surprise postal museum downstairs!
There’s also an interesting story, involving the powerful Sepulveda family, about how the land where this post office sits was chosen. For that you’ll have to read my full writeup at EtanDoesLA.com!
I'm visiting all the landmarks in LA County listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Read more about this one and many more at etandoesla.com...
Cover photo: Burton, Burt: San Pedro Post Office, Custom House, 1939 (Works Progress Administration/Los Angeles Public Library)
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