On Feb. 1, 1939, this art deco moderne building opened on Lincoln Way in Auburn to serve as a new post office for the community. It was one of hundreds of post offices built during the 1930s as part of the federal government’s New Deal, which focused on funding public projects during the Great Depression.
The sleek new 11,000-square-foot reinforced concrete building replaced a nearby 1902 post office in downtown Auburn. It cost the U.S. Treasury Department about $81,000, including $30,000 in furniture and state-of-the-art equipment.
The 1930s were a period of transformation in Auburn, with several other publicly funded landmarks built during the era. Among them were the city hall and firehouse building, the Placer Union High School (later, “Earl Crabbe”) gymnasium, sidewalks, sewer upgrades and several rock walls throughout town. The fairgrounds served as Camp Flint, a labor camp for the Works Progress Administration and the State Relief Agency, where several buildings and improvements were also made.
The 1939 post office is now hidden in plain sight at 905 Lincoln Way in Auburn. It was replaced in the 1980s by the Nevada Street post office and today, it operates as a bank.
Photo: New Auburn post office nears completion, Nov. 28, 1938. Placer County Museums collection.
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 On Feb. 1, 1939, this art deco moderne building opened on Lincoln Way in Auburn to serve as a new post office for the community. It was one of hundreds of post offices built during the 1930s as part of the federal government’s New Deal, which focused on funding public projects during the Great Depression.
The sleek new 11,000-square-foot reinforced concrete building replaced a nearby 1902 post office in downtown Auburn. It cost the U.S. Treasury Department about $81,000, including $30,000 in furniture and state-of-the-art equipment.
The 1930s were a period of transformation in Auburn, with several other publicly funded landmarks built during the era. Among them were the city hall and firehouse building, the Placer Union High School (later, “Earl Crabbe”) gymnasium, sidewalks, sewer upgrades and several rock walls throughout town. The fairgrounds served as Camp Flint, a labor camp for the Works Progress Administration and the State Relief Agency, where several buildings and improvements were also made.
The 1939 post office is now hidden in plain sight at 905 Lincoln Way in Auburn. It was replaced in the 1980s by the Nevada Street post office and today, it operates as a bank.
Photo: New Auburn post office nears completion, Nov. 28, 1938. Placer County Museums collection.
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Roseville: Mahany Park Certified Farmers' Market, Maidu Park Farmers' Market, Roseville Fountains Farmers' Market, Kaiser Riverside Farmers' Market, Kaiser Eureka Farmers' Market, Walking in Our Moccs: Perspectives From Indigenous Artists – Closing Exhibition Reception, Sweet Surprises Gift Card Hunt
Rocklin: Game Plan: Get Home Safe - Impaired Driving Awareness Event
Lincoln: Farmers’ Market at Fowler Ranch, Kaiser Lincoln Farmers' Market
Auburn: Auburn Old Town Farmer’s Market – Placer Farmers Market
North Lake Tahoe: Smore’s O’clock, The Village at Northstar Après Music Series, KT Bass Bar Music Series, Throwback Thursdays
...and many Placer County Library and Placer County Museum events.
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Placer County Visitors' Bureau
North Tahoe Community Alliance
Tahoe City Downtown Association
The Arts Council of Placer County
Placer Valley Tourism
PlacerGROWN
Placer Wine Trail
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