The Red Brick Times

What may have been the last remaining neighborhood mailbox in Elyria Ohio was taken down recently. It was 4 or 5 blocks from my house, a pleasant little stroll if the weather wasn't too bad. Now the only place to mail a letter is at the main (and only) post office, almost two miles away. Driving there is a major hassle, and not just because of the now greatly increased traffic. It's located in a way that makes getting in and out downright dangerous. Unbelievable. I can't imagine how mailing a letter could have been made any more difficult. I really can't.
Posted 5:45 PM by whatley (1) comments

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There used to be little tiny painted cast iron mailboxes about four feet off the ground on wooden posts. I used to walk with my grandmother from Ohio Street to the corner of Glenwood and Harrison Streets where one stood. I had to reach way over my head to open the weighted slot and slide the letters in. When you let go, the iron door would clank closed. That was how you knew the box was not too full with the envelope halfway in. Then we would go into the little wooden neighborhood store on the corner to get a loaf of bread and an orange popsicle that made my tongue an odd color for the next hour or so.

# posted by  Andy : May 02, 2006 9:27 AM
 
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