A Tour Of (The Nearly Empty!) Farley Post Office In NY City

For anyone interesting in the sprawling James A. Farley Post Office in NYC, and what it looks like today, this is a very revealing tour. Anyone into postal history or architecture or just a look into things past will find it a very interesting photo essay:

http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=2691

I hope the USPS is getting a good price for the conversion being planned. Just think how much the USPS will save in utility/overhead by not having to operate a predominantly vacant building of this size. (Maybe the post office isn't as broke as we think?)

Hi wt1,

That tour was fantastic! I had been in that Post Office many times when I lived in New York and never realized what was behind the service windows. Thanks for posting this link.

Jerry B

Thanks for the comment. Beyond the tour, I found this quote quite interesting, as I never knew it before:

Thanks for sharing. You always find fun stuff to enjoy.

I can't remember the last time I went into that post office. Living in NY I used to go into that PO and admire the architecture.

Fantastic pictures. I wonder how many other older post buildings are just sitting there unused. I know in here Chicago they have a huge one that took up 2 city blocks and a good 10 or so story's high. Even had an expressway running through the center of it. Hasn't been used in years. I think they did try to sell it a couple of years back. But the group who bought it couldn't come up with the money. They also mentioned that it had lots of asbestos in it. Rehabbing would be horrendous.