Drive-In Post Offices
With recent stories about cars crashing into Post Offices– maybe it’s time to bring back “Drive-In Post Offices.”
Ohio: Car crashes into Heath post office
California: Car Crashes Into Walnut Creek Post Office
Houston Drive-In, Texas, 1951
Granville W. Elder, acting postmaster of the Houston, Texas, Post Office, first experimented with a drive-in for customers in late 1947 to expedite the handling of Christmas mail. Set up in the Sam Houston Coliseum, the drive-in was used by thousands of Houstonians and relieved traffic congestion near the downtown Post Office. In the 1950s, drive-ins – some of them seasonal – also popped up at offices in Illinois, California, and Maryland, but the idea was never broadly embraced.
Drive-In Post Office In Houston, Texas, 1951
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4 Comments on Drive-In Post Offices
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JULIE on
Sun, 5th Sep 2010 4:49 am
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Sharon Schwuchow on
Mon, 6th Sep 2010 1:28 pm
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nan on
Tue, 7th Sep 2010 7:07 am
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tony on
Sat, 11th Sep 2010 12:16 am
Great idea for handicap drivers or the elderly only.
I think drive-in post offices would be a great idea. I think it would be great for stamp purchase or something simple only. I have had several customers comment that this would be an improvement. If fast food can do it why can’t we?
yes I agree, we drive thru for food and prescriptions, and beer and liquor, why not??? for people who only want stamps or boxes, you know the retail end, would be great.it may help keep the USPS afloat. Realizing we are a “gotta have it now” society, it would aso save time for prople who cant stand in line all day while people ship lots of packages…Great for the handicapped as well…
pompton lakes nj 07442 has a drive thru post office