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#346: LAST BOX, Wallingford, N 46th Street at Wallingford Ave N

346) And just like that, it’s over.

Three hundred and forty six days ago I started posting one mailbox selfie a day and somehow kept it up until I had grabbed every single one in Seattle. For the final box, I put out the call for people to join me, and I had a wonderful turnout... although the dogs seem a bit bored.

The answer to the common question of what’s next is quite simple: nothing. No, I’m not going to do utility poles. Or fire hydrants. Or stop signs. I do, however, encourage other people to tackle those very important projects.

Thank you for following along and please, be nice to your neighborhood mailbox. It leads a difficult life.

[eggwhiteswithspinach]

hmart

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#344: Meridian, N 56th Street at Keystone Place N

344) Faithful readers know that I love to enjoy the services of a good bench while out photographing mailboxes. On this day, however, I found this otherwise lovely bench to be a bit too rain-drenched for my taste. Meanwhile, it looks like I’m thinking really hard about a phone number. 

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#337: Green Lake, Aurora Ave N at N 76th Street

337) I had a long discussion with this box about exactly which neighborhood he resides in. According to the official maps, this stretch of Aurora is the dividing line between Phinney Ridge (to the west) and Green Lake (to the east), meaning the box is clearly a Ridge Resident. The box, however, would hear none of that. Despite several hours of explaining that the Ridge is an awesome neighborhood that he should be proud to call home, the box insisted on being considered a part of Green Lake. “It’s the ducks!” he wailed. “I just love the ducks so very much.”

I really can’t stand a blubbering mailbox, so Green Lake it is.

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94) This was one of those happy chance encounters that just doesn’t happen often enough. I was test-riding some new pedals on my bike and sticking to quiet, low-traffic side streets. When I came upon this yet-to-be-photographed box in Meridian on N 56th Street at 1st Ave NE, I figured “hey, might as well get it.” Plus, it’s a good opportunity to show off my sweet new Delstroyers t-shirt.

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73) Bike series (7/7) Our stunning bike series through Wallingford concludes with this box poised on N 40th Street at Sunnyside Ave N. As you can see, the box has a lovely view of downtown, which probably looks extra nice at night. 

Thanks for joining me on the cycling adventure! We’ll return to the regular random stuff tomorrow.  

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72) Bike series (6/7): Continuing north along Wallingford Ave N gets us up to N 40th Street, where we find this jovial mailbox sharing a sidewalk with the famous Durn Good Grocery. I really think this must be one of the happiest mailboxes in the area. How could it not be?

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71) Bike series (5/7): Our journey now cuts back over to Wallingford Ave N at N 37th Street where we find this stoic servant sharing a strip of pavement with a bus stop. I have to admit, I arrived at this box a bit saddened, because a box that I had hoped to find a few blocks south was GONE. Madness... sheer madness...