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August 10, 2013 by tomdalzell

Mail Boxes 1 – Animals

1646 5th

1646 5th

We’ve gotten so caught up in saving our post office that we neglect the back end of mail, the lowly mail box.  Quirky mail boxes abound in Berkeley, all waiting for the letter.  Where to start with all these wonderful alternatives to store-bought boring conventional mail boxes?  Animals, of course.

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1748 Marin

1303 McGee

1303 McGee

All complying with USPS guidelines of course. Here are the animals so far, with many streets and blocks still to go.  Fish, a duck, a ladybug, birds, a cat, a hint of Holstein, a hint of zebra, a pelican, and then two full blown cows and a hummingbird to die for.  Cool!

1021 Cedar
550 Arlington

632 Vincente
2904 Garber

138 Uplands
1110 Chaucer

263 Hillcrest
1118 Spruce

1139 Addison
1811 Capistrano

1153 Shattuck

1153 Shattuck

520 The Alameda

520 The Alameda

1145 Keith

1145 Keith

1145 Keith

1145 Keith

31 Bret Harte

31 Bret Harte

1090 Cragmont

1090 Cragmont

1198 Keeler

1198 Keeler

1198 Keeler

1198 Keeler

1129 Shattuck

1129 Shattuck

1137 Shattuck

1137 Shattuck

1186 Glen

1186 Glen

1409 Walnut

1409 Walnut

2814 Kelsey Designed by Alan Chin

2814 Kelsey
Designed by Alan Chin

1715 La Vereda

1715 La Vereda

1715 La Vereda

1715 La Vereda 

1909 San Antonio

1909 San Antonio

800 Keeler

800 Keeler

What a zoo!  My friend doesn’t like the zoo.  He had a traumatic experience in the big cat room during feeding time when he was three. The roaring freaked him out.  But he says that these are “boss boxes.”  Overall, what does he think?

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