This Strawberry Hills business centre post office is located on the ground floor of the Australia Post state headquarters, in the inner city suburb of Redfern. The wall-mounted post office boxes are located outside, running along the walls of two passageways on either side of this unit. The architectural style and colour of the unit is typical of the 1980s, which is when the Prince Alfred Park Building was built. A sign of these times is the number of vacant post office boxes flagged by the red and white advertisment signs indicating which ones are available to rent.
Looks like a UFO delivering mail from another galaxy! :)
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That's one big contraption to take in mails.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a beam me up transporter.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen anything like that before, that is an odd design. I like the planter in front, that would be nice to have.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh!!!! I want one!!! But I think flying to Sydney from California is a little far to go to pick up my daily mail!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is great. I like it better than the ones here that are just flat on a wall.
ReplyDeleteWhat an unusual structure but, I like it very much.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a post office of this shape before.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and unusual. I like it.
ReplyDeleteou made me realize that the internet and email have reduced the amount of "snail-mail" handled by the postal service. I wonder if that is a good thing or a bad thing for the service.
ReplyDeleteThis is very interesting. I haven't seen mass mailboxes outside like this one before.
ReplyDeleteMail must be important to Australians to have such elaborate facilities for the mail. Maybe this traces back to times when Aussies were interested to get news about England through the mail.
ReplyDeleteVery classy Post Office!
ReplyDeleteThis definitely reminds me of Disney Land's "tomorrowland".
ReplyDeleteI like the design, it is so interesting to see other countries mailboxes
ReplyDeleteIf email is the end of post boxes what will be the end of email?
ReplyDeleteThats interesting to say the least. Has Redfern been spruced up yet?
ReplyDeleteI like it too. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteJoe, the way Facebook is going, it could eventually take over from many websites and maybe email too.
ReplyDeletediane b, there are a lot of new developments in the suburb replacing old warehouses and crumbling houses. Redfern is slowly being gentrified.
I was thinking it reminded me of a UFO as well!
ReplyDeleteThat is unique. The weather must be pretty decent to have outside mailboxes like that.
ReplyDeletea round post office box would take up less room. this one is certainly more interesting to look at than a wall of boxes.
ReplyDeleteJudging by the comments above, this must be quite the original design!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a post office from outer space....really cool. Such interesting architecture.
ReplyDeleteloving the shot
ReplyDeleteNot sure if it's a gigantic hat or flying saucer.
ReplyDeleteLove the dosing. Great shot.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very cool post office. Great shot too!
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Unusual and nice!
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see the different signs in everday's life showing the international crisis!
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Looks like it could rise in the air, hover and deliver mail. Love the design (and receiving mail).
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