These Are the Droids You're Looking For

Breaking news: Savior of the rebel alliance hits town.

By Richard Whittaker, 8:01AM, Mon. Mar. 26, 2007

Geek hearts be raised in joy, because R2-D2 is in A-town! Or at least mailboxes decorated to look like the mechanical hero of the Battle of Yavin.

The special droid-shaped mailboxes are being put up at 400 locations around the country to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the first Star Wars movie. Officially, they aren't supposed to be on location until March 28, but no one can blame them for getting a head start bolting these little suckers down securely. You could even say that they've got restraining bolts (ha! that's one for the old-school Star Wars fans!)

R2 mailboxes have been seen at the northwest corner of Fifth and Congress and the southwest corner of Guadalupe and 24th. Visit the USPS Star Wars site to see if there are anymore around town.

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