Not much mail is moving through Darwin any more. A virtual ghost town just outside of Death Valley, Darwin has endured the collapse of its mining enterprises, at least three major fires, and the coming of a state highway that choked off its tourist trade. A post office is a symbol of communication, while a boarded-up post office symbolizes a breakdown in human contact. It can also symbolize the realities of the eventual decline and demise of our postal system as we knew it. The faded sign on the old marquee also suggests that someone tried to use the building for another purpose, but that enterprise failed as well.