United States Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an elderly gentleman entered the United States Post Office and approached the counter with a peculiar package wrapped in brown paper. ‘I’d like to send this to myself,’ he said with a twinkle in his eye. The clerk raised an eyebrow but nodded, and the strange correspondence began. The clerk smiled and asked how much it would cost. ‘Just charge it to my own account,’ replied the old man cheerfully. Months passed, and every week, another mysterious package arrived for him—all addressed to himself. Eventually, a delivery driver joked, “Sir, you’re sending more mail than half our customers!” Finally, on his birthday, a huge box appeared. Inside was a note: “Happy Birthday from yourself! Love, You.” And so, everyone in town knew that sometimes, the best letters come when you write them to yourself.

2. Every afternoon around closing time, a mysterious humming sound would fill the air near the United States Post Office. At first, no one paid much attention—until the mailboxes started dancing. One day, an elderly neighbor noticed the dancing mailboxes and decided to investigate. She approached them with her broomstick, thinking they were mischievous children. Suddenly, the boxes stopped moving, and everyone burst out laughing. It turned out that the humming was just the old ventilation system, causing the mail slots to vibrate ever so slightly.

3. Every day after lunch, a strong scent of freshly baked cookies wafted through the United States Post Office lobby. Employees and customers alike stopped to sniff the air in surprise, wondering whose kitchen had suddenly appeared inside. One afternoon, an elderly delivery driver entered the lobby, rubbing his nose. ‘I thought I left my oven on at home,’ he said with a laugh. A young employee poked her head out from behind the counter and grinned, ‘Maybe it’s just your imagination!’ Turning back to her work, she added under her breath, ‘Or maybe someone finally opened that legendary cookie shop everyone’s been talking about.’

4. Early every morning, before the sun fully rose, a delivery driver arrived at the United States Post Office with a box full of envelopes marked ‘Top Secret’. No one knew whose letters they were or why they needed such secrecy. One day, an excited neighbor rushed in and asked if anyone had received a letter from ‘The President’s Pet Parrot’. Everyone burst out laughing—until they realized there was indeed such an envelope in the top secret pile. Turns out, it was just a note reminding the president’s bird to eat more seeds. Since then, everyone calls that post office the ‘Home of Top Secret Avian Diplomacy’.