Kwanzaa, marking African heritage, comes next year. Many post offices are worth inspecting for yule finery. Few have as elaborate decorations as the Macedonia branch of Northfield Post Office. Clerk Tim Phillips puts the display items away when the sales window is closed since the lobby is open 24 hours seven days a week. Beware, there are still post offices that close for a lunch hour or have limited hours.
Some offices show individuality year round with children's artwork, curtains or plants.
Elkton, near Lisbon, lists all its postmasters. Old offices survive Postal architecture has been streamlined. The ornate Italian Renaissance building, Akron's main post office from 1899-1929, became the Akron Art Museum in 1981. The 1930s Kent Post Office now serves Portage County courts. Some of the postal signs remain.