YET ANOTHER USPS MAILBOX TO VANISH IN BETHESDA (PHOTO)

I recently reported on the planned removal of at least one mailbox from the sidewalk outside of the U.S. Post Office at 6900 Wisconsin Avenue. But another even more venerable Bethesda mailbox could be removed from its longtime spot on August 21. Due to limited demand, the USPS says, it will reduce the number of mailboxes at the Shops at Sumner Place on Sangamore Road. 

Since there is only one freestanding mailbox on the property, by my recollection, I assume they are referring to the mailbox at the outer edge of the shopping center parking lot, right off Sentinel Drive. The only other mailbox nearby, as I recall, was at the entrance of the apartments around the bend on Sentinel Drive. According to the USPS, the second-closest mailbox in walking distance is on Westpath Road. The Sumner Place box was convenient for residents of the townhomes and condos across Sentinel from the shopping center.

Interestingly, demand apparently remains high for the mailbox at the Westwood Shopping Center, on Westbard Avenue. There are no notices regarding low demand or planned removal of that box, located outside of the Westwood Pet Center at the busy shopping center.