Carmel by -the Sea decided it would have the character of an Urban Forest and that decision has shaped its inhabitant’s life style.
Because existing trees are not be cut down, sidewalks were banned in residential areas. This did not please the US Postal Service.
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NO SIDEWALKS- NO MAIL DELIVERY!!
Carmelites were not distressed. They would simply go to the Post Office ,if it would not come to them.
And so they gather at the Post Office to get the mail and catch up on the news and gossip. Conversations started that were often finished over a cup of coffee at a nearby restaurant.
Since there was no mail delivery , there was little need for addresses. Early residents established the custom of giving names to their homes instead.
It is, by the way, bad luck to change the name on a Carmel cottage.
Those seeking directions receive hints such as “fifth house on the east side of Torres Street, blue trim, driftwood fence” . Others just use the geographical address .
When I want something shipped to my Carmel home, I must send it to my geographical address such as “Monte Verde 4 SW of 8th”. That translates to a building on the West side of Monte Verde Street four properites south of the 8th Ave. intersection. Try getting a computer to recognize that. I reassure the Post Office, Fed Ex, or UPS and they gamely send it on its way. And it does arrive.
Now all these complicated rules only apply to the 1 sq. mile called Carmel-by-the Sea. If you see a street address on a home, you are in Carmel proper. Not everybody wants to have a home without an address!
I believe that recently provisions have been made for home delivery of mail for those in Carmel-by-Sea who are disabled and can not go to the Post Office. I was at City Hall and overheard an irate man demanding that his neighbor remove a new address from her house. And I quote, “She walks everywhere. She can darn well get to the Post Office”.
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If you need to mail anything in Carmel, the Post Office is at Dolores St. and 5th.
For fun I “googled” reviews of this post office and found that the word “adorable” is used by many to describe the handsome brass mail boxes.
One woman, raised in a rural community, said she was overwhelmed by happy childhood memories of going to the Post Office with her mother.
Such is the magic of Carmel!
“The Postal Service is the most visible and ubiquitous federal institution in America. … The daily visits that citizens make to local post offices have shaped the development pattern of many towns. Business districts have grown up around post offices, allowing postal customers to shop, dine, and take care of other needs in one convenient area. ”
— from Edward McMahon’s, Public Buildings Should Set the Standard, in the Winter 2001 issue of the Planning Commissioners Journal
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