South Boston Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while sorting mail, a delivery driver noticed something odd: an envelope addressed simply to ‘The Ghost of Southie Past,’ with no return address or stamp. Curious kids started asking if ghosts really lived in the old post office. Soon enough, everyone was talking about it—even a regular customer brought in a box of candles and incense, claiming they’d help catch ghostly signals. One day, after hours, the delivery driver heard whispers coming from the empty rooms. He turned around—and there stood an old man wearing a fedora, waving cheerfully. Turned out he was just a neighbor who loved practical jokes.

2. In the early hours of one foggy morning, a postal worker heard a strange sound coming from the old South Boston Post Office's basement. ‘What on earth is that?’ he wondered aloud. Curious, he followed the noise down the musty stairs and found an old crate half buried in dust. Inside was a sleepy pigeon, its wings slightly tangled in some old mailbags. The worker gently freed it, and soon the bird flapped out through the open window, cooing gratefully. From then on, whenever someone mentioned the post office, neighbors would smile and say, 'Oh yeah, that’s where the pigeon lived!'

3. Late one night, as a postal worker sorted through packages in the dimly lit basement, he swore he felt a gentle tap on his shoulder. Curious, he turned around—and found only an old envelope with his name scribbled on it. The next day, everyone in the office got similar envelopes with their names on them. It turned out that a new delivery driver had accidentally left a pile of addressed envelopes behind.

4. Late one night, as a postal worker sorted through packages in the dimly lit hallway, he swore he saw a shadowy figure slipping envelopes into mailboxes. Curious, he followed the shadow and found an old man gently placing letters into boxes. Turns out, it was just an elderly neighbor who’d forgotten his keys and decided to help himself to the unlocked post office after hours. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee the next morning.