Iconic Fort Worth Post Office Could Soon Close
January 3,2014
Reposted from KERA NEWS.
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By BILL ZEEBLE
The U.S. Postal Service is a step closer to leaving its landmark Lancaster Avenue post office in downtown Fort Worth. The building is among several iconic structures on the city’s south side.
The move is no surprise. The building’s been on the market a while, as the U.S. Postal Service has struggled with billions in annual losses.
Andy Taft, President of Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. says the post office, an official state landmark, is appreciated by developers too. He says the chance of destruction is zero.
“Because it’s too valuable. And frankly,” Taft continues, “I think the market has responded to the news that it’s finally been put on the market very positively. I know there are a number of developers that are gathering information about the building and are preparing themselves to make proposals.”
Sevanne Steiner, in the city of Fort Worth’s Preservation Division, says the post office is the south side’s answer to the 1895 Court House farther north up Main Street.
“I would say those are two iconic buildings that definitely bookend downtown.”
The Post Office is one in a trio of structures that includes the old Texas and Pacific Station and warehouse. In a letter to Mayor Betsy Price, the postal service says it wants to find another retail space in the same zip code. Citizens have 30 days to comment on the plan.
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