Why are some mailboxes green

Once that is approved, they will send out approved maintenance teams that will begin the removal process by cutting through the sidewalk to unearth the boxes. Lastly, they will have to patch up every hole they create. In the meantime, the boxes are sitting in peace, going untouched by all. The exact number of abandoned green relay boxes in the area is unknown, but they will remain lonely and statuesque for what seems to be the foreseeable future.

If you're taking walks or driving around the residential parts of Alexandria, you may have wandered upon a lonely looking mailbox on the street corners.

Written By: Annie Harman am, Jul. It has a history. In the art world, some graffiti sells for millions. Grafiti and stickers on post boxes…. Asking for a police friend. Name required. Email required; not published. Tribeca Citizen on Instagram. Left rectangle ads redesigned. Left column house ads. T-shirt image. History of Tribeca Buildings. Photo via UltraClay's Flickr Have you walked by those green mailboxes before and wondered what their purpose was, but by the time you were near the Google Machine the question had vanished?

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