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A building for sorting letters.
A guard's shooting range on the roof.

New York's Bronx General Post Office opened in 1937 with extensive mail-sorting facilities. Its original building also included a shooting range for security guards on the roof and a basement garage for more than 100 vehicles.

A post office held
some unexpected rooms.

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Reviewed: 2026-10-01

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