This is the second U.S. Post Office I have explored for my ONP project. I guess I’m starting a One New Place “Post Office Series.”    

Think about it: They are free, ubiquitous, and you can blend errands and exploration all in one stop. Plus, an anthropologist would have a field day analyzing the differences between post offices in this city (and elsewhere).  But I’ll leave the heavy analysis for somebody else. . .

I was just glad that my tedious errand turned into a fun excursion: With a to-do list weighing heavy on my mind today, I didn’t have much extra imagination for a new place, so I decided that, instead of going to my neighborhood post office, I would head over to the Brookland—a neighborhood I know mostly from visiting a friend—and use their post office. It was a lot bigger than the one in my neighborhood, with a porch and parking lot (for rear ends only!), but also more heavily fortified.

In the process of going to Brookland, I actually scored lots of new places, including the block of 12th Street NE where the Post Office is located, and the street I parked on (Lawrence Street NE–never heard of that one before).

It turned into a fun adventure, as Lola and I poked about the area taking pictures. The drive to Brookland also gave me ideas for lots of other new places, so it was a banner day, making for a high ONP score, high spirits, and one thing checked off my to-do list!