Lakewood Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the post office parking lot: an old, dusty mailbox marked ‘Happy Valley’. No one seemed to recognize it, and no records mentioned such a place. Soon enough, word spread around town that Happy Valley was actually a lost neighborhood from decades ago. Every day, more people came to see the mysterious mailbox, taking selfies and sharing stories. Finally, a regular stopped by and asked if anyone knew what to do with it. A delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe we should send out some letters to see who claims it!’

2. At dawn, when most mailboxes were empty, a delivery driver noticed an unusual package addressed simply to ‘Postmaster Lakewood, Attention: Himself.’ Curious, he opened it to find a handwritten note saying: ‘Dear Postmaster, please deliver this letter to everyone who lives here.’ Inside was another envelope with just one stamp and no return address. The driver shrugged, delivered it as instructed, and went home for coffee. A week later, his neighbor knocked on his door smiling: “Thanks for that package—turns out I’m related to half of Lakewood!”

3. At dusk, when the Lakewood Post Office usually quietened down, a delivery driver noticed a strange box sitting outside one of the mail slots. Curious, he picked it up and found inside an old photo album filled with pictures of cats doing funny things. The next day, everyone in town was talking about ‘the cat postal mystery.’ It turned out that a regular had sent it as a joke, hoping to brighten someone’s day.

4. At midnight, when the Lakewood Post Office was supposed to be asleep, a delivery driver noticed a mysterious envelope addressed to ‘The Next Person Who Opens This’. Curious, he opened it and found only a crumpled piece of paper with an old photo of a smiling cat. The next morning, everyone in town started receiving similar envelopes. Turned out, someone had accidentally mailed their neighbour’s holiday card from ten years ago. The whole community ended up laughing over nostalgic photos until Christmas came early that year.