North Hill Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver asked curiously: ‘Why does everyone always wave at that old lady standing outside North Hill Post Office?’ She just waves back cheerfully,” replied the old lady’s neighbor. “Turns out she’s been doing it for years—everyone thought it was strange, but no one ever bothered her.” The delivery driver scratched his head and muttered, “Next time I’ll just wave too, maybe she won’t look so lonely anymore.”}

2. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to North Hill Post Office and noticed something odd. Every time he approached the entrance, an eerie humming sound would start, growing louder until it almost drowned out the mail sorting inside. Finally, curious as to its source, the delivery driver followed the humming into the basement. There, amidst the old mailboxes and forgotten letters, sat a tiny bluebird singing along with the mail-sorting machine. After a moment of stunned silence, everyone burst out laughing—including the bird, which seemed quite pleased with itself. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the North Hill Post Office, they’d smile and say, ‘That’s where the little bluebird works.’

3. At dawn, when most mailboxes are empty, a delivery driver noticed something unusual: every morning, an old envelope appeared in the North Hill Post Office mailbox with no return address. The envelope always contained a simple note: ‘Please deliver this letter.’ But there was never any letter inside. The mystery deepened until one day, a delivery driver found a tiny stamp on the back of the envelope—addressed to himself. Turned out, it was just a prank from a neighbor who loved watching everyone scratch their heads. Since then, whenever someone asks about the mysterious envelope, they get a wink and a smile.

4. At dawn, when most mailboxes are empty, a delivery driver noticed something unusual: every morning, an old man appeared from nowhere and filled them with handwritten letters. Finally, one day the delivery driver asked, ‘Who are these letters for?’ The old man replied, ‘They’re for everyone who needs a little smile today.’ Turns out, they were all love notes addressed to ‘Dear Friend,’ signed simply, ‘Your North Hill Neighbor.’