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October 19, 2013 by tomdalzell

Mail Boxes – Painted

So – which version of “Mr. Postman” do you prefer?  Press * if you prefer the Marvelettes, # if you prefer the Beatles.  I’m pretty sure how this one is going to turn out, but we’ll see and post the results after all votes are tallied.

This week’s sermon on the quirky mail boxes of Berkeley revolves around painted mailboxes, other the birds and flowers that we have already seen.   First, the solid colors, and first among the solid colors – gold!

614 Santa Barbara

614 Santa Barbara

1010 Murray

1010 Murray

1912 Channing

1912 Channing

2428 Stuart

2428 Stuart

1043 Oxford

1043 Oxford

Fading to yellow:

1307 Walnut

1307 Walnut

And purple to blue:

1507 Grant

1507 Grant

1967 El Dorado

1967 El Dorado

2425 Prince

2425 Prince

Edging towards representational, but not quite there:

785 Cragmont

785 Cragmont

1019 Euclid

1019 Euclid

135 Euclid

135 Euclid

2216 Russell

2216 Russell

2415 Hillsdie

2415 Hillsdie

2507 Woolsey

2507 Woolsey

2811 Hillegass

2811 Hillegass

And, at last, the representational:

890 Camelia

890 Camelia

1003 Merced

1003 Merced

1004 Oxford

1004 Oxford

1733 Madera

1733 Madera

1101 Bret Harte

1101 Bret Harte

1820 Catalina

1820 Catalina

2803 Hillegass

2803 Hillegass

2224 Spaulding

2224 Spaulding

2803 Hillegass

2803 Hillegass

1616 Fairview

2700 Benvenue

2700 Benvenue

2960 Shasta

2960 Shasta

2617 Fulton

2617 Fulton

2510 Prince

2510 Prince

I knew a John Plotz, brilliant law student, in Coachella in the grape strike of 1973.  It is not a common name.  I wonder if this is John?

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1836 Capistrano

1836 Capistrano

There will be more of these where I still have to walk, but this is a start.  All quirky, but special appreciation to the hand-painted masterpieces, with Best in Show going to the family on Benvenue.  My friend got inspired when he saw these photos.  He got out his paint and brushes and went to work on his little mail box, although he doesn’t get a lot of mail.  About these, he said:

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