U.S. Post Office Building Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
U.S. Post Office Building Postcard
Alternative Title
Orlando Post Office Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Post office buildings--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Courthouses--Florida
Description
Postcard showing the United States Post Office and Federal Courthouse at 42-44 East Central Boulevard in Orlando, Florida. The building was constructed in a Spanish Colonial Revival style from 1939 to 1941 and dedicated on April 14, 1941. It has been occupied by the United States Post Office since 1941, the Federal District Courthouse from 1941 to circa 1974, and the office of the Roman Catholic Church since 2003. The building was renovated in the early 2000s and was modified for office and retail use, with the Post Office retaining 13,200 square feet. Plans included an adjacent parking garage on the north side, though that that aspect never came to fruition. St. James Roman Catholic Cathedral, located across Court Street from the Post Office, purchased the parts of the building not utilized by the Post Office and use it for Chancery office space.
Creator
Genuine Curteich-Chicago
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Orange News Company
Date Created
1957
Date Copyrighted
1957
Date Issued
1957-03-04
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Postcard Collection, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
733 KB
Medium
5.5x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.545614, -81.3783
Temporal Coverage
1957-01-01/1957-03-04
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Genuine Curteich-Chicago and published by the Oranges News Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Genuine Curteich-Chicago and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. Lost Orlando. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012
"Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf
Dickinson, Joy Wallace. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2003
"U.S. Courthouse." U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida. http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/division/orlandodivision.htm.
External Reference Title
Transcript
O-118--U.S. Post Office Building, Orlando, Fla., "The City Beautiful"
Orlando "Florida's City Beautiful" is a progressive modern healthful resort amid semi-tropical beauty in the very heart of the Florida Peninsula, and truly presents one of America's loveliest cities.
1228 Illinois Ave.
Dear Erna:
I am getting a good rest but miss our bridge. Haven't started to do any thing don't suppose I will want [?] the [?].
Love,
Helen
Mrs. J. Guesniev[?]
6733 Cermak Rd
Berwyn, Ill
Orlando "Florida's City Beautiful" is a progressive modern healthful resort amid semi-tropical beauty in the very heart of the Florida Peninsula, and truly presents one of America's loveliest cities.
1228 Illinois Ave.
Dear Erna:
I am getting a good rest but miss our bridge. Haven't started to do any thing don't suppose I will want [?] the [?].
Love,
Helen
Mrs. J. Guesniev[?]
6733 Cermak Rd
Berwyn, Ill
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Collection
Citation
Genuine Curteich-Chicago, “U.S. Post Office Building Postcard,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1026.