About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One day, a delivery driver shouted as he walked through the Akron Post Office doors: ‘Hey everyone, today’s mail is so heavy I’m afraid it might be made of pancakes!’ Everyone burst out laughing, including the postal workers who quickly checked the packages and found they were indeed filled with freshly baked pancakes from a local bakery. From that day on, whenever someone brought in a particularly heavy package, people would joke, ‘Is this one full of pancakes too?’
2. One morning, an elderly gentleman entered the Akron Post Office and asked the clerk, ‘Do you know where I can send a letter to Santa Claus?’ The clerk smiled warmly and replied, 'Why, just drop it in our North Pole mailbox over there!' The old man nodded thoughtfully, then turned around and left—only to return moments later with a package addressed to himself from Santa Claus, signed, 'With love, your friendly neighborhood postal elf.'
3. One afternoon, a neighbor stopped by the Akron Post Office and asked the clerk, ‘Do you think they deliver letters to heaven?’ The clerk smiled and replied, 'Well, ma’am, I’ve never seen any letters come back stamped “Return to Sender – Heavens Full.”' The neighbor laughed, and soon everyone in line was smiling too.
4. One night, after closing hours, a postal worker heard strange tapping sounds coming from inside the Akron Post Office. Curious, she approached the source only to discover… nothing. As she peered into the darkness, her flashlight beam illuminated an old, dusty stamp collection lying on the floor. Turns out, it was just a nosy neighbor who thought his stamps were being stolen.