Then and Now

The Lutherville-Timonium Post Office Through the Years

This is part I of a three-part series exploring the history of the post office from Lutherville to its current Timonium home on Deereco Road.

“Plenty of Room in the New Place!” In the cramped and crowded old Lutherville-Timonium Post Office in 1985, the mail carriers developed a catch phrase. Every time they bumped into each other or knocked something over—an increasingly common event—they’d say, "Plenty of room in the new place!” The “new place” was a yet-to-be determined building where they’d have plenty of room to do their jobs. In 1985, the working conditions were beginning to feel sardine-like, and everyone knew a move was imminent. Lutherville and Timonium neighborhoods had developed rapidly into growing suburbs since 1957, when the post office building on Ridgely Road was built. The building was no longer adequate to house all the mail, equipment and employees. It was so …

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