Thursday, January 24, 2013
1440 North Sonoita Avenue
This plain white mailbox has a turtle design between the posts. (Somehow it reminds me of a sea turtle swimming into a beach, but that's a guess.)
I “snapped” the turtle (sorry :) on December 8th.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
1502 North Sonoita Avenue
This ordinary mailbox is special because it's on a "post" of glass blocks and cinder blocks:
I found it on December 8th.
I found it on December 8th.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
1632 North Van Buren Avenue
On December 8th, as I was exploring this presidential part of town (with avenues named for US presidents), I noticed a mailbox with a picture of an adobe home.
The next-door neighbor was just pulling in to her driveway, so I asked if she knew the story. She directed my gaze from the mailbox (well, actually, from her) to the house behind...
The mailbox has an image of home as it used to look when the Baker family lived there, years ago. The home has changed, but the mailbox hasn't.
Monday, January 21, 2013
1638 North Jefferson Avenue
What makes this mailbox special isn't the mailbox: it's the lavender column with decoration around the address, brick above and below the column, and a pot on top.
I spotted it on my epic art-finding bike ride December 8th.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
1630 North Rook Avenue
The fading black paint on this black mailbox (which has a band of flowers and a wheelbarrow on top) seems to be covering something else: a US flag, maybe?
I found it on December 8th.
I found it on December 8th.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
5912 East 2nd Street
This plain white mailbox has a flag with a (humming?)bird and a flower. I took the photo on December 8th.
Friday, January 18, 2013
5042 East Eastland Street
This rusted-metal mailbox is mounted on the side of an angular pedestal with a metal ball on top.
I wondered whether the homeowner is an architect, artist, or other creative type... or if they bought the mailbox from someone else. No matter what, it's creative, eh?
I found it on my December 8 art-hunting bicycle ride. (That, by the way, is how I find almost all of the mailboxes on this blog as well as the murals blog.)
Thursday, January 17, 2013
5017 East Eastland Street
This black mailbox has a hand-shaped flag and a post decorated with a trellis, dragonflies, and leaves.
I snapped it on December 8, 2012.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
4817 East Eastland Street
A brown mailbox painted with stars, moon, sun, a fish and a seahorse:
I took the photos on December 8th.
I took the photos on December 8th.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
3201 East 30th Street
This black mailbox has an image of a hot rod engulfed in flames:
The homeowner said he bought the box at a car show. (He also has a classic car or two behind the fence in his front yard.)
The homeowner said he bought the box at a car show. (He also has a classic car or two behind the fence in his front yard.)
Monday, January 14, 2013
4202 West Anklam Road
On the way to Gates Pass from the south side of town, you'll see this mailbox with a hummingbird and two flowers on a white post.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
2323 East Seneca Street
Artistic mailboxes tend to come in groups: a bunch along the length of street, or a group of neighbors across the street from each other. This hand-painted box is the third of four from this part of Seneca Street; it has a garden with bird feeders, some insects, flowers, and maybe a bird or two:
I was in the neighborhood on November 11, 2012.
I was in the neighborhood on November 11, 2012.
Friday, January 11, 2013
2335 East Seneca Street
A Zebra-striped mailbox with a flag of a bird sipping nectar from a flower:
The photo is from November 11, 2012.
The photo is from November 11, 2012.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
2365 East Seneca Street
I wonder whether the homeowners built this rabbit-shaped mailbox — or pulled it out of their hat?
I hopped by on November 11, 2012.
I hopped by on November 11, 2012.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
2818 East Drachman Street
This mailbox looks like stainless steel; it's on a flat rusted-metal post. The two sides are for two different families, I think.
I took the photo on October 16, 2012.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
2608 East Drachman Street
The box here has translucent sides and is on a rusted metal post. I took the photo on October 16, 2012.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
3202 East 28th Street
Tucson has lots of eucalyptus trees, but not many koala bears (as many as you'd find on eucalyptus in, say, Australia). The folks at 3202 E. 28th are doing their part, though:
I was there on August 22.
I was there on August 22.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
632 North Anita Avenue
This stuccoed mailbox post is hand-painted with angels and plants:
I found it on August 22, 2012.
Update (June 14, 2013): There's a mural behind the mailbox. Click there to see it on the Tucson Murals Project.
I found it on August 22, 2012.
Update (June 14, 2013): There's a mural behind the mailbox. Click there to see it on the Tucson Murals Project.
Friday, January 4, 2013
2904 East Adams Street
Why not counterbalance your mailbox with a young cactus in a pot? The residents here did it:
I rolled by on May 24, 2012.
I rolled by on May 24, 2012.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
2819 East Geneva Place
This mailbox has a springy post with an "arm" (which looks like... uh-oh, is that another saguaro? :).
I found it at the end of a cul-de-sac on May 24, 2012.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
This mailbox rocks: 2811 East Geneva Place
This plain mailbox doesn't have a post. It sits on a pile of rocks:
I took the photo on May 24, 2012.
I took the photo on May 24, 2012.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
2903 East Toledo Place
This mailbox is at the corner of East Toledo Place and East Calle Glorieta, and the 2903 address fits this part of town in both directions. It might be on East Calle Glorieta instead of Toledo Place. (If you know for sure, a comment below would help... thanks!)
Anyway, here's the chile-covered mailbox on that corner:
I took the photo on May 24th.
Anyway, here's the chile-covered mailbox on that corner:
I took the photo on May 24th.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Christmas Cactus: 2355 East Parkway Terrace
The 2012 holiday season is almost over. I thought I'd wrap it up here with one last photo. This mailbox has accomplices: a gang of Santas:
Happy 2013!
Happy 2013!
Sunday, December 30, 2012
3362 East 23rd Street
Between the two posts are (I don't know cattle breeds; if you do, please post a comment below), horseshoes, a rodeo rider, and a couple of saguaro cactus.
I took the photo on May 6th.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
3312 East 23rd Street
Lots of Tucson homeowners get the idea of mounting their mailboxes on a saguaro. I posted photos of several on December 23rd. I'll try to resist posting all of the saguaro-mailhox scenes I find in the next year. Here's one I couldn't resist posting. It has a yellow cast that wasn't easy to remove, but you'll get the idea anyway:
I took the photo on May 6th.
I took the photo on May 6th.
Friday, December 28, 2012
150 South Westmoreland Avenue
Some mailboxes have flowers, but this mailbox has one REALLY BIG flower — larger than the (plain black) mailbox itself.
According to Google Maps, this is A Neighborhood Early Learning Center. I rolled by on April 22.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
2303 East Adams Street
A very fun mailbox with assorted reptiles, lightning bolts, and an extra-large flag:
I slithered by on April 6th.
I slithered by on April 6th.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
2041 East Adams Street
Here's a white mailbox with hand-painted flowers.
(There are lots of similar mailboxes around town. Maybe some — including this one? — are mass-produced. You're watching me learn what's out there as I take more photos and post them here. I'll try to be sure not to post duplicates.)
I snapped this on April 6th.
(There are lots of similar mailboxes around town. Maybe some — including this one? — are mass-produced. You're watching me learn what's out there as I take more photos and post them here. I'll try to be sure not to post duplicates.)
I snapped this on April 6th.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas from 2525 South Edmondson Avenue
This mailbox, nestled in a post made of bricks painted white, is wrapped with Christmas lights and garland. (Too bad I wasn't here at night!) I rode by on December 23.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Happy Holidays from 2435 South Sawtelle Avenue
This white mailbox with sky-blue flowers is decorated by some holiday ribbon and a bell.
I took the photo yesterday.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Saguaro You Today?
That (the title of this post) is a well-known bumper sticker phrase (here's a story of its creation)... so it fits these four mailboxes with saguaro-shaped posts:
(The last three are next to each other, so there's only one map link. Also... that last mailbox could be a young saguaro, a barrel cactus, or whatever...)
Artistic mailboxes seem to come in groups. On (at least) one street (northeast of Speedway & Craycroft — I'll show it in a future post), the same artisan made a whole series of mailboxes in similar styles. There are lots of saguaro mailboxes around Tucson... I'll try to keep some variety here!
If you don't live in southern Arizona, FYI: We pronounce saguaro as, roughly, "so are oh."
4339 E. Monte Vista October 11, 2012 | |
2603 E. Drachman October 16, 2012 | |
2606 E. Drachman October 16 | |
2601 E. Drachman October 16 |
(The last three are next to each other, so there's only one map link. Also... that last mailbox could be a young saguaro, a barrel cactus, or whatever...)
Artistic mailboxes seem to come in groups. On (at least) one street (northeast of Speedway & Craycroft — I'll show it in a future post), the same artisan made a whole series of mailboxes in similar styles. There are lots of saguaro mailboxes around Tucson... I'll try to keep some variety here!
If you don't live in southern Arizona, FYI: We pronounce saguaro as, roughly, "so are oh."
Saturday, December 22, 2012
3338 East Adams Street
A mailbox sprouting from a steel prickly pear cactus (with a bent pole... was this an accident?):
I was there on April 6th.
I was there on April 6th.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
6511 North Swan Road
Flying mailbox with wings, a head and tail, and a tree limb as the post:
I flew by on February 10, 2012.
I flew by on February 10, 2012.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
6515 N. Catalina Avenue
Here's a square-fronted brass(?) mailbox, in a stuccoed "post," with a saguaro flag. (I said I wouldn't post many mailboxes with cute flags like this, but this is one of the exceptions. :)
I took the photo on February 10, 2012. (By the way, if the Location link below doesn't work, try this one.)
I took the photo on February 10, 2012. (By the way, if the Location link below doesn't work, try this one.)
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
3241 East 26th Street
A calf, a pig(let?), and a puppy with a letter:
I took this pair of photos on the rainy November 13, 2011.
I took this pair of photos on the rainy November 13, 2011.
Monday, December 17, 2012
3322 East 24th Street
This mailbox has a roadrunner flag on it and what looks to me like a stylized frog underneath:
I took the photo on November 13, 2011. (That was around the time I got the idea for this blog. I've been collecting photos since then.)
By the way, Tucson has lots of plain-looking mailboxes with a flag in the shape of an animal, a saguaro, etc. I won't show all of them.
I took the photo on November 13, 2011. (That was around the time I got the idea for this blog. I've been collecting photos since then.)
By the way, Tucson has lots of plain-looking mailboxes with a flag in the shape of an animal, a saguaro, etc. I won't show all of them.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
2040 East Hampton Street
You can see a sunny mailbox on Hampton by clicking there. That'll take you to the March 31 post from the Tucson Murals Project blog.
(I take photos of murals for that blog and photos of mailboxes for this one. It works out!)
(I take photos of murals for that blog and photos of mailboxes for this one. It works out!)
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