Mailboxes disappearing as usage drops off

Rowland Heights, I can't remember any mail boxes, except the ones in front of the Post Office.

Growing up in Monrovia, I remember one down the street in front of retirement home.

At my parents house, mail got delivered to their door and a mailbox next to the front door (still is).  At our house, mail gets delivered to a locked metal box shared by 6 other families, each having a separate compartment.  This way the post office can just open the box and do the mail for 6 families driving between boxes, instead of walking to size different locations.

How times change...

Mailboxes disappearing as usage drops off - SF Gate