Fort Worth

Old Fort Worth post office gets a scrubbing

Crews use low-pressure washers to remove years of dirt from the limestone exterior of the post office building on Lancaster Avenue. After all the stone is cleaned, it will be sealed to help protect it and preserve the clean look.
Crews use low-pressure washers to remove years of dirt from the limestone exterior of the post office building on Lancaster Avenue. After all the stone is cleaned, it will be sealed to help protect it and preserve the clean look. Rodger Mallison Star-Telegram
FORT WORTH

The 1933 U.S. post office in downtown Fort Worth is getting a good cleaning for the first time in decades. Arlene Sanchez, spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service, said the spiffing-up isn’t part of any plan to sell the building, an idea that had surfaced in 2014. She said workers are doing a low-pressure wash with restoration cleansers “to remove dirt and sediment deposits that have accumulated” for decades.

— Judy Wiley

This story was originally published September 8, 2015 at 5:16 PM with the headline "Old Fort Worth post office gets a scrubbing."

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