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Addendum #2: Overlooked Northgate Box

348) Faithful readers know that I often cite the mailbox inside Northgate Mall as the saddest mailbox in all of Seattle. Not only that, but I was sure it was the only box at Northgate Mall. 

I was wrong. I was so wrong.

Earlier this evening we were about to pull out of the mall parking lot when I spied -- could it be?!? -- a heretofore unknown mailbox, standing guard outside the doors on the east side of the mall. You can see the absolute shock on my face.

I really don’t know how this one escaped detection. Sure, it wasn’t on my original list of boxes, but in the past year I have probably walked right past this box a half dozen times without ever noticing it. So tell me, does that say more about me... or the box itself?

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#330: Northgate, 8th Ave NE at NE Northgate Way

330) Oh, Northgate Post Office snorkel box, I can’t believe it took this long for me to get to you. Maybe it’s because you’re stuck in one of the most awkward parking lots in the city. Maybe it’s because I’m up near you so often that I kept thinking “I’ll get that one next time.” Maybe I’m still sore from that time a postal employee inside yelled at me for setting a prepaid package in the wrong spot. But I’m here for you today, Northgate Post Office snorkel box, I’m here for you today.

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77) Check out this fantastic Lake City box. It’s a massive double-wide snorkel model, and it even has a dedicated pull-out area next to the road to make for easy mailing. Scenes like this tell me that the area has probably changed quite a bit in the decades since this box was installed. There must have once been a time when this degree of mailing capacity and convenience was warranted in this location, but now, it seems like a bit of overkill. If you would like to assess this for yourself, please head up to NE 120th Street at 31st Ave NE.

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35) WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS THING!! Not only is the box itself enormous, it is an ultra-rare double-snorkler, enabling the fine people of Lake City to mail massive amounts of items in a tidy, orderly fashion. It’s just so big, and you can see it for yourself at the post office on NE 127th St, right off of Lake City Way.

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15) For obvious reasons, I didn’t have much time to get this photo. If you have some mailing to do and no time to waste, I might suggest using this box located at Fred Meyer on Lake City Way NE at NE 130th Street.

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1) I’m starting by hitting the Four Corners of Seattle. This box, at NE 140th and Lake City Way NE is the northeastern mailbox within the city limits. If I look sad in the image, it’s a reflection of the hard, disrespected life this box has lived. 

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