More than seven months after Arcadia's post office was damaged in the Sierra Madre quake, it remains shored up by wooden beams. Preliminary plans for renovation have been developed.
New zip codes go into effect today. These include: 91006 - for all post office boxes in the main post office on Wheeler Street; 91077 - for all post office boxes in the West Arcadia Post Office; 91007 - for the area south of the 210 Freeway and west of Santa Anita Avenue.
On February 27, 1979, James Hooper, an Arcadia mailman, entered an Arcadia residence through a window when he heard moaning inside. An elderly woman, living alone, had fallen and broken her hip. On February 26, 1981, Hooper again heard moaning sounds at the same residence and entered to find the same woman had again fallen. She was taken to the hospital.
1. Request for Post Office 1888. copy of official request. January 23, 1888. 2. Request for enlarged facilities, 1918. copy of official request February 4, 1918. 3. Request for better facilities, 1937. copy of official request July 27, 1937. 4. Request for improved and enlarged facilities,…
Sierra Madre mail carriers will be consolidated into the Arcadia branch, effective October 26. The aim is to cut costs. The post office in Sierra Madre is not shutting down, but mail carrier drivers will instead report to the Arcadia post office at 41 Wheeler Avenue.
U.S. Post Office, Arcadia branch. Located at 41 E. Wheeler Avenue. Photo taken from parking lot in front of Post Office. This was taken before it was damaged in the Sierra Madre earthquake and subsequently remodeled.
William Stewart, Postmaster since 1971 is retiring. He has been with the Post Office since 1941 and has lived in Arcadia since 1925. His father also served as Postmaster from 1940-1954.