{"id":7329,"date":"2014-07-04T03:14:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T07:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=7329"},"modified":"2014-06-25T09:06:13","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T13:06:13","slug":"pan-am-and-the-post-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/pan-am-and-the-post-office\/","title":{"rendered":"TRACKING THE LIGHT DAILY POST: Pan Am and the Post Office."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">American Scene: Sunday June 22, 2014.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7332\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/07\/04\/pan-am-and-the-post-office\/pan_am_pled_passing_post_office_north_hatfield_ma_p1050179\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7332\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7332\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/pan-am-and-the-post-office\/pan_am_pled_passing_post_office_north_hatfield_ma_p1050179\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050179.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6554.5535108257&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.4429776067452&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050179\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;North Hatfield, Massachusetts on the Connecticut River Line. Lumix LX-7 photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050179.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050179.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050179.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"North Hatfield, Massachusetts on the Connecticut River Line. Lumix LX-7 photo.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050179.jpg?w=700 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050179.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050179.jpg?resize=449%2C300 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Hatfield, Massachusetts on the Connecticut River Line. Lumix LX-7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I wonder how much longer small town post offices like this one at North Hatfield, Massachusetts will survive.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday June 22, 2014, it offered a classic setting for Pan Am\u2019s southward EDPL (East Deerfield, Massachusetts to Plainville, Connecticut).<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m always looking ahead. Nothing is static. What may soon change? What common every day scene will soon pass into history?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7331\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/07\/04\/pan-am-and-the-post-office\/pan_am_pled_passing_post_office_north_hatfield_ma_trailing_units_p1050181\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7331\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7331\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/pan-am-and-the-post-office\/pan_am_pled_passing_post_office_north_hatfield_ma_trailing_units_p1050181\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_trailing_units_P1050181.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6554.2535976024&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.4429776067452&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_trailing_units_P1050181\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;North Hatfield, Massachusetts on the Connecticut River Line. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_trailing_units_P1050181.jpg?fit=700%2C467\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_trailing_units_P1050181.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7331\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_trailing_units_P1050181.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"North Hatfield, Massachusetts on the Connecticut River Line. \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_trailing_units_P1050181.jpg?w=700 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_trailing_units_P1050181.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Pan_Am_PLED_passing_Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_trailing_units_P1050181.jpg?resize=449%2C300 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Hatfield, Massachusetts on the Connecticut River Line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; color: inherit; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/2014\/07\/04\/pan-am-and-the-post-office\/post_office_north_hatfield_ma_p1050177\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7330\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7330\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/pan-am-and-the-post-office\/post_office_north_hatfield_ma_p1050177\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050177.jpg?fit=700%2C1244\" data-orig-size=\"700,1244\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6170.6009380362&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;1.4429776067452&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050177\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050177.jpg?fit=302%2C537\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050177.jpg?fit=407%2C724\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7330\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050177.jpg?resize=302%2C537\" alt=\"Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050177\" width=\"302\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050177.jpg?resize=302%2C537 302w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050177.jpg?resize=84%2C150 84w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050177.jpg?resize=407%2C724 407w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050177.jpg?resize=168%2C300 168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Post_Office_North_Hatfield_MA_P1050177.jpg?w=700 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; 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