Venice Post Office Faces Possible Closure

In today's online LA Times, Hector Tobar's column offers up some disturbing news for Venice and coastal residents.  U.S. Postal Service budget-cutters have it in their sights.  As Mr. Tobar so eloquently puts it, "The fate of the Venice post office is a sad commentary on a time when paralyzed government is utterly incapable of investing in beautiful public works that last, or even just giving hardworking Americans good jobs."  

As Mr. Tobar points out, and most Venice residents and locals know, the post office was a product of the Works Project Administration during the Great Depression of the 1930's. Even when the surroundings were run-down, it was a beautiful example of Southern California architecture of that time and it still reflects the community it serves. 

According to a NBC LA article last week, closing this historic post office woulld save about $136,000 a year.  Instead of shuttering another classic building, why not invest in it and the surrounding area, which is one of the few "walkable" neighborhoods still remaining on the Westside?