San Pedro Postal Museum, San Pedro, CA – 30 JAN 2013

This is my second trip to our little known and well hidden Postal Museum. Started in 2000, its’ fate is unknown, as Brian, the only person to open the door for public viewing (by appointment only), is retiring at the end of the month.
Many of the artifacts were found items from when storage areas were being clean during a 2nd and 3rd floor renovation project.

1930s Cancelling Machine
1930s Post Masters Office
The museum is located in the basement of our historic Streamline Moderne (Art Deco) Post Office, built in 1935.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, we have an original Fletcher Martin, 40 foot Mural painted in 1938: