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Pittsburgh, PA 15217 [Squirrel Hill Branch]

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1800 Murray Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15217 [Squirrel Hill Branch] Architect: Supervising Architect's Office Built: 1939 https://www.instagram.com/p/BnJQzXEApfl

Chicago, IL 60612 (Mid-West Station)

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116 South Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60612 (Mid-West Station) Architect: Howard Lovewell Cheney Built: 1935   https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmy6fYxgZMl

Hayward, WI 54843

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10597 Main Street Hayward, WI 54843 Architect: Supervising Architect's Office Built: 1940 Can you tell which ones are real and which ones are reconstructions? (Answer - the right side ones are reconstructions added 60 years later) It's a fish town. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bma-gCHAth5

Park Falls, WI 54552

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109 1st Street North Park Falls, WI 54552 Architect: Supervising Architect's Office Built: 1936 This building also hosts federal and state offices including the US Forestry Department and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. A description next to the mural reads: "Flambeau River Fight" In this mural painting, by James Watrous of the University of… Continue reading Park Falls, WI 54552

Clare, MI 48617

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111 West 5th Street Clare, MI 48617 Architect: Supervising Architect's Office Built: 1936 (Note the slits in the blue wall behind the counters - according to local historian Jon Ringelberg (below), these were used for supervisors to track activity inside the main postal work room!) (And thanks to our tour guide for our time in… Continue reading Clare, MI 48617