Jan 2, 2010

Why I Live at the P.O. | Compare and Contrast

1930s: The number of U.S. post offices is down from its peak of almost 77,000 at the turn of the century, but free collection and delivery are not available in all areas and many people must go to their local post offices to send and receive mail.

1990s: The vast majority of Americans receive their mail at home, delivered daily by mail carriers. For various reasons, a small fraction continue to pick up their own mail at post office boxes and windows.

1930s: In the late 1930s the United States begins to recover from the economic devastation of the...