Published April 27. 2023 10:09AM
by Chris Haring Special to the Bethlehem Press
The Hellertown Post Office, located at 660 Delaware Ave., is celebrating its 200th anniversary April 28. The public is invited to join the festivities, which will begin at 9 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by light refreshments, a special stamp cancellation, as well as historical drawings for attendees to peruse.
Notable scheduled speakers include State Representative Robert Freeman, Hellertown Mayor David Heintzelman, Jessica O’Donnell-Gower of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Megan Beste, District Director of Congresswoman Susan Wild’s office. The USPS will also be represented by Hellertown Postmaster Joseph Di Russo, Post Office Operations Manager Christina Balliro, and District Manager Ed Williamson.
Established in 1823, the original post office was located near the intersection of Main Street and Easton Road – where the Detwiller Plaza clock tower stands - and moved to its current building at Delaware Avenue and Water Street in 1968.
The current Hellertown Post Office at Delaware Avenue and Water Street opened in 1968. (Photos via Google by Donald Hower & Cheyenne Reiman, respectively.)
The current Hellertown Post Office at Delaware Ave. and Water St. opened in 1968. (Photos via Google by Donald Hower & Cheyenne Reiman, respectively.)
Press photo courtesy of LehighValleyHistory.com The former Hellertown Post Office in the early 1900s, located at the intersection of Main Street and Easton Road, where the Detwiller Plaza clock tower stands today.
An historical sign preserved from the original post office in the late 1800s hangs in the current facility. (Photo via Google by Philip Salen.)
