Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania 15221 (former)
Posted by: sherpes
N 40° 26.586 W 079° 53.160
17T E 594474 N 4477534
former post office built in 1936 and now used as office space
Waymark Code: WM6Y88
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2009
Views: 4
The corner stone reveals that this building was once a post office. Brick building, stand-alone, no insigna that reveals post office past usage. Now used as office space by small business.
Wilkinsburg has alot of old grandiose architecture. The number of churches, majestic bank buildings in white marble, large school buildings, reveals that its past was once flush.
Today, its delapidated buildings and homes reveal decay and abandonment. Local residents are mostly low-income families and elderly.
architect: Carroll H Pratt
In front of this building is city hall. On the near end of the street, Penn Station (abandoned).
Type of structure:: stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 15221
Current Status:: Former Historic Location
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