Summergate Post Office

Summergate Post Office
Architect	Retro Tox
Era	Fourth Era
Location	Summergate
Status	Active

“	"I love it."	”
	—Acey

The Summergate Post Office was a structure in Summergate that served as a mail system for citizens of Dragonhollow's Fourth Era.

It was built and operated by Retro and Tox.

Sprankles, Retro, and Tox had discussed the possibility of building a post office for months but decided to postpone planning and construction until the conclusion of the Summergate Secret Santa.

Two different locations were initially considered. The first, the site of the Secret Santa Christmas tree, was deemed to be too small. A second site on the West Road next to the Pixel Art Museum was chosen instead.

On 4E:356, Tox, Retro, Katie, Hyper, and Rocco began clearing terrain at the site. Construction was completed eight days later on 4E:364. Most of the design came from Tox and Retro working together, though several elements were the result of their individual creativity. Retro was responsible for the redstone mechanisms that powered the post office.

The post office featured mailboxes that could be reserved for free by any citizen of Dragonhollow. Though they alone could access their box's contents, anyone could leave them letters or gifts. A citizen was notified that they had mail via a glowing red indicator light. After reserving a box, citizens could submit a personal banner that would be hung on the wall. Written books, stamps, and blank banners could be purchased from Postman Pat, the mail clerk.

Sprankles was the first citizen to claim a mailbox.

Katie, HyperSilence, and Rocco donated their time in helping with parts of the Post Office. MrJevie, Rolo, wickedestccb, Sensei, zerg, and Jinx provided materials either through donation or trade.

Box Owners

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	"what the heckie is this?"	”
	—Shark, upon first seeing the Post Office

	Retro
	Tox
	Sprankles
	Acey
	HyperSilence
	Katie
	Dolphin
	Terry
	MrJevie
	macca
	Panda
	Gabault
	wojcik15
	Tohbeh
	MrSharkberries
	Boo
	Jinx
	Print
	Rocco
	Mudkip
	Nut
	Ky
	terrorgio
	Jrod
	Southern_Belle
	wickedestccb
	RadarRick
	Maeganite
	Black0ut

Gallery

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	"Your tax dollars at work."	”
	—wojcik15

Building site early in the Fourth Era

Retro experiments with designs for a compact mailbox backend

Rocco's home overlooking excavated building site

Katie hard at work terraforming the site

Retro surveys progress on the triple entrances

Retro leaps between columns, with bearcote's XP grinder looming above

Retro, Katie, and Rocco stand near completed brick elements

Initial wing work inspected by Macca.

Retro completes the mailbox machinery

Exterior walls take shape

Experimentation with endcap designs

Intial arched roof spans erected

Scaffolding and Retroing

Fountain design

Roof pitch testing

Different interior floor combinations

Retro works on crow-stepped gable

Wing roof and central fountain completed

Atrium work begins

MrJevie visits the construction site

Atrium work continues with peristyled collonade

Atrium progress visible from Lake Summergate

Groundskeeping from Katie

Tox and Retro considered several dome designs

Completed dome from downtown Summergate

Upside-down pigmen attack construction site

The finished Post Office

The finished Post Office

The finished Post Office

Long-distance view of entire building from the Rookery

The West Wing

The East Wing

Interior of wing

Back wall of atrium

Tox under the atrium dome

Side view

Back view and Rocco's house

Retro from the main entrance

Tox from the main entrance

Shark and Hyper (wearing Acey's face)

Acknowledgements

Pat the Post Office clerk

Shark, Boo, and Jinx in the atrium

Post Office on the map wall in the Tox Box

Damage during the Fall of Summergate

Overhead shot of the damage (upper left)

A day after the destruction

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