FOLLOWUP: West Seattle Junction’s outdoor mailbox is back

Three weeks ago, a U.S. Postal Service spokesperson told us the long-gone West Seattle Junction Post Office drive-up/ride-up/walk-up mailbox was finally close to being replaced. And now, it has been; thanks to Lauren for the tip and photo (thanks also to Gregg, who sent word of it too). The Junction mailbox’s predecessor was stolen more than a year and a half ago. Crime also took out the Westwood Village Post Office outdoor mailbox, damaged in what was described as a break-in earlier this month (we haven’t been to WWV today but will go by this evening to see if that box reappeared too).

Rats September 24, 2025 (6:47 pm)

Sorry folks, no more sidewalk parking 🤣

Rats September 24, 2025 (6:51 pm)

Looks easier to steal than the old substantial box. Probably has the tiny letter slot which is almost impossible to use driving up unless you get out of the vehicle. But great for security.

Eric1 September 24, 2025 (6:59 pm)

LOL. What good is a drive-up/ride-up/walk-up mailbox with a USPS van parked in front of it?

Gregg September 24, 2025 (7:22 pm)

A veteran postal worker behind the desk told me “ it won’t be long before they saw the legs off that one too. “ 😢

Anne September 24, 2025 (7:42 pm)

No way I’d put anything important in this -or the one at WWV.

John September 24, 2025 (8:23 pm)

I’m still going to take the extra 2 minutes and walk my mail inside.

Don'tBeAFool September 24, 2025 (8:44 pm)

You’re a fool if you end up using this! (Unless you like your mail being stolen.)

KBear September 24, 2025 (8:45 pm)

Why are all other government buildings surrounded by huge bollards to protect from terrorists, yet the Postal Service can’t figure out how to protect a simple mailbox from small time criminals and Seattle drivers?

Jack September 24, 2025 (8:45 pm)

I am so thankful to the post office for returning this drop off box. I hope they have measures in place to thwart theft or catch the thieves.

Alki resident September 24, 2025 (9:10 pm)

According to the pic, there’s no security measures in place.
Jim September 25, 2025 (12:40 am)

They won’t This city loves to do everything they can but stop criminals. Just look for the recent story on King 5 about them putting up fencing to block off alleyways downtown

Seattlite September 24, 2025 (8:46 pm)

I hope that the post office repaints the “Enter” and “Exit” arrows in bright yellow for those drivers who do not know how to read arrows. Before the last mailbox was vandalized, some drivers were entering the Exit driveway and leaving by way of the Enter driveway creating real problems.

Rats September 24, 2025 (11:55 pm)

I agree and I have asked them to repaint the arrows several times over the years. Wrong way driving has been a problem for many years. There’s also a fairly large sign on the building marking the exit but it’s somehow invisible.

Mike September 24, 2025 (8:51 pm)

When are the doors gonna be fixed/adjusted/replaced so they work properly?

Erik September 24, 2025 (10:00 pm)

Darn it they removed a parking spot! 😂

IDC9 September 25, 2025 (12:35 am)

How does it take a year and a half to replace a mail box? While I’m glad the job has been done, it should never have taken this long.

Jim September 25, 2025 (12:39 am)

And a perfectly parked mail van to make it impossible to drive up and drop things in.

Rob September 25, 2025 (6:56 am)

Nice to see it back, but I expected something a bit more robust. I think I’ll stick to dropping my outgoing mail inside the building.

Lola September 25, 2025 (7:39 am)

But will we be able to access it? As you can see one of the Mail Trucks is right were you would drive thru to put your mail in. I had a gal in front of me once pull up to the mail-box I was behind her, and she parked and started to go into the post office. I said you can’t park there it is the drive-thru to put your mail in the box. She said well there is no more parking spots. Really that is the excuse you are going to use????

Rats September 25, 2025 (8:00 pm)

I remember people being in the habit of parking there when the mail box went missing before this one. The box returned and people kept parking there, blocking access.