REMEMBER: THE 125TH STREET POST OFFICE 2018

Harlem Bespoke: We are re-publishing the original article in memorandum of the 125th Street post office which is currently going under renovations and has completely been altered. A current photo can be seen after the jump.

The low-level drugstore just west of FDB/8th Avenue on 125th Street was originally designed for public duty. The top photo shows this corner of Harlem's main street, and one can see three panels of engravings (covered up by signs today) that stated the building's purpose circa 1938. From left to right, the engravings read: New York, Station J, Post Office. The building has held up pretty well over the years, although the left-most section of the front roofing has seen better days. A new, mid-century post office was later built further west, past St. Nicholas Avenue, but this one is a nice reminder of 125th Street's architectural past. Archival photo courtesy of NYPL

It had been announce back in 2015 that P.C. Richards secured the lease for the building but a complete facade removal was the last thing expected.  A lot of the old architecture on 125th Street has been replaced by generic modern constructions over the years and it appears the former post office will be finding a similar fate.  More on P.C. Richards in our past post: LINK

HarlemBespoke.com 2018