Mailbox archive: 1805 North Belvedere Avenue

Here's a saffron-colored mailbox with a big flower on each side:

I discovered this mailbox on May 30, 2013, but haven't published its portrait until now.

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Mailbox archive: 4349 East Lester Street

I don't think there's room for much more scrollwork on the post!

I found this extravagant box on May 30, 2013, but didn't publish the photo until now.

Mailbox archive: 3725 East Pima Street

This sparkly post has “3725” (the house number) on one side and “T + J” (the owners’ initials?) on the other:

I found this box on May 30, 2013, but haven't published the photo until now.

Mailbox archive: 1009 North Dodge Boulevard

Bright flowers highlight this gray mailbox. The photos from May 20, 2013 haven't been published here until now.

Mailbox archive: 3679 Baker Place

A bird and musical notes grace this box. I took the photos on May 20, 2013 but haven't posted them until now.

Mailbox archive: 2017 North Tucson Boulevard

This mailbox looks tiny next to those big plants. I took the photo on May 13, 2013, but haven't posted it until now.

Mailbox archive: 2237 East 20th Street

Here's the second in a series of mailbox photos that I snapped but never published on this blog. (I'll post two of these each week until I've finished.)

This unique “post” wraps around the cylindrical mailbox. I took the photo on December 10, 2012.

Mailbox archive: Saddle up! 5644 East Fairmount Street

This is the first of a series of mailboxes I photographed but never published on the blog. Back on December 8, 2012, I was out hunting mailboxes, found this one, and was so amazed that I forgot to write the address where I found it! It's a mailbox with a “hump” on the post and a saddle on top.

Luckily, I had the geotagging feature on my cell phone turned on. Last week I checked the photo on a map and found it. A quick look at Google Maps Street View shows that the saddle wasn't there anymore — at least in March 2019 when the Street View car drove by. It's quite a scene… worth a stop if you're in the area (northeast of Craycroft & Speedway)! I'll include that photo below.

4480 South Heather Place

David Aber found another mailbox with a tiki post on October 10, 2017.

Besides the post and the grass shack, he spotted the fun sign on the fence at the left side of this photo. I've zoomed in below:

He sent the photo on January 8th. Thanks, Dave.

Glittering glass: 2010 East Hampton Street

Pieces of colored glass between the posts make this plain-vanilla mailbox much more fun.

There's a light at the bottom left that probably lights it up at night. If I get a chance, I'll stop by and grab a photo after dark.

I took the daytime shot on November 24, 2019.

Sculpture and mosaic: 818 N. Irving Circle

David Aber sent photos of this beautiful box on November 5, 2019:

Arizona flag flag: 8116 E. 6th St.

I don't see many mailbox flags that are a flag. David Aber found this one and emailed it November 5, 2019:

Most people don't paint the back of their box, but this person did:

Stunning skylines: 6250 E. 2nd St.

One side is at night; the others are during the day:

Thanks, David Aber, for shooting and sending these on November 5th.

Flight of fancy: 5317 E. Rosewood St.

Notice the bird carrying a letter on the end of the box? (As always, you can click on the photo for a larger view.)

This beauty is from David Aber. He emailed it November 5th.

Nighttime in the desert: 8846 E. 35th Cir.

David Aber emailed this on November 5th. The other side is solid black, he says.

Don't touch that box: 4220 E. 2nd St.

David Aber is at it again. How do you find these amazing mailboxes, Dave?

He emailed the photo on November 5th.

Finally, bigger photos (when you click)!

Until recently, Blogger would charge me money if I put photos on this blog that were longer or wider than 800 pixels. That used to be pretty big, years ago... but now it's small. They've raised the limit to 2,048 pixels.

Starting next week, if you click on a photo, you'll see a much larger version. (The template that holds the photos and text is still the same width. I'll try to fix that some day. For now, you'll need to click.)

3502 E. 27th St: Rock n Roll

I rolled by on November 21st.

(Sorry about that.) (Not. :)

Turkey mailboxes

Here are a few image searches for turkey mailbox:

• Duck Duck Go (a search engine that emphasizes privacy)
• Bing
• Google

Happy Thanksgiving!

6418 East Calle Dened

I'm not sure whether this mailbox was painted by one person or by a committee: flowers, leaves, a diamond pattern… and a flag with a pattern like a checkered racing flag?

I stopped by to ponder on June 21st.

6433 East Calle Dened

This mailbox isn't just mounted on the front wheel, fork and handlebars of a motorcycle…

Take a closer look at the box itself (below). There's a headlight on front and a handle for the flag. The house number is inside a license plate frame:

Amazing. I rolled by on June 21st.

3602 South Santee Avenue

Although I found this mailbox with an eagle on the post June 21st, I saved it for Veterans Day.

6410 East Calle Castor

This rusted mailbox has seen better days — a lot of them. :) It was along my mailbox-hunting route on June 21st:

1037 East Simmons Street

David Aber calls this CelestialBox. The homeowner hand-painted it:

He emailed the photos on September 17th. Thanks, as always, Dave!

426 West Simpson Street (in 2014)

We usually don't show mailboxes with saguaro-shaped posts, but this one has a saguaro made of horseshoes!

The door to the home also has a horseshoe design.

I found this mailbox on March 3, 2014, but decided not to show any more saguaro posts. I just changed my mind about this one. :)

Mailboxes on vacation

The blog will be back mid-October. See you then!

2237 South Pebble Beach Avenue

David Aber found this example of “cat-titude” and emailed it on August 5th. Although we usually don't show mailboxes that have a cover (typically vinyl) hung over the box, those covers are usually commercially made. Dave pointed out that this one looks handmade, and I agree (it's a good job!). Whether it is or not, though, I'm sure I'd get an irate message from Colette if I leave her picture off of the blog.

Have a good Labor Day! (You can be sure that Collete is.)

6317 East Calle Castor

A few weeks ago, I posted a mailbox like this one — but more stylized. Another one, with the mailbox partly surrounded by rocks, is at 2222 East Helen Street.

8315 East Calexico Street

We usually don't show

mailboxes with big stuccoed posts because there are so many around town. But this mailbox — which is buried in an extravagantly-decorated post — has gotta be an exception to the rule.

I (couldn't miss it as I) drove by on June 21st.

8407 East Calexico Street

I've seen a few mailboxes around town with posts made of a cage full of rocks. This is one of them.

I found it on June 21st. Here's the other side.