A NYC landmark, the James A. Farley building at 421 Eighth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, was once the city’s main post office.

The main façade features a Corinthian colonnade (the largest of its style in the world) with the United States Postal Service historic creed inscribed above. In a gorgeous classic typeface no less!

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”

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