U.S. Post Office in San Pedro, California is a historic
Streamline Moderne
Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements. In industrial design ...
post office built in 1936. Designed by supervising architect Louis A. Simon with architects
Gordon Kaufmann and W. Horace Austin, the San Pedro Post Office was listed in the
National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The building also formerly served as a U.S. Customs Office. The building's use of marble, bronze and milk glass are typical of 1930s architecture for U.S. government buildings. The floor tile is laid in a basketweave pattern surrounded by black marble, giving the effect of rugs on a marble floor. Some of the original bronze lamps and ink wells are still intact at the public writing desks. The
Section of Painting and Sculpture commissioned
Fletcher Martin
Fletcher Martin (April 19, 1904 – May 30, 1979), was an American painter, illustrator, muralist and educator. He is best known for his images of military life during World War II and his sometimes brutal images of boxing and other sports.
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to create the post office mural, titled ''Mail Transportation'' (1938).
See also
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List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles
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List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area
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List of United States post offices
References
External links
San Pedro Chamber of Commerce: San Pedro Post Office building"Time stands still at the San Pedro Post Office"€” ''South Bay History'' (blog), May 23, 2015
San Pedro
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
Government buildings completed in 1935
Art Deco architecture in California
Streamline Moderne architecture in California
San Pedro, Los Angeles
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