Charles W. Smith

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, as a regular was leaving Charles W. Smith’s law office, he heard an odd announcement over the intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, please be advised that our legal eagle has temporarily relocated to the parking lot for a quick conference.’ The regular looked around curiously but saw no one else reacting. Just as he was about to leave, another voice came on: 'And don’t forget to lock your car doors!' The next day, everyone in the neighborhood joked that maybe Charles had found a new way to handle traffic violations.'

2. One morning, while collecting his mail from Charles W. Smith’s letterbox, a regular noticed something odd—a small package wrapped in brown paper, addressed simply ‘To Whom It May Concern.’ Curious, he opened it and found inside a note reading: 'If you’re reading this, please return it to sender.' Turns out, Charles had accidentally sent the wrong package to himself. The neighborhood never stopped laughing.

3. While dropping off some documents at Charles W. Smith's office one afternoon, a delivery driver overheard an unusual conversation between two lawyers. One of them mentioned they were working on a particularly tricky case involving a missing cat. The other replied, ‘That’s impossible; cats always find their way home.’ To which the first laughed and said, ‘Not if you live in my client’s apartment building!’

4. While dropping off some documents at Charles W. Smith’s office one afternoon, a delivery driver overheard an unusual conversation between two lawyers. ‘Did you hear?’ asked one, grinning slyly. ‘About what?’ replied his colleague, curious. The first lawyer leaned closer and whispered something that made them both burst out laughing. ‘Last week,’ continued the first lawyer, ‘I tried to borrow five hundred bucks from my wife. She said she’d loan it to me—if I could prove I earned it!’ They both laughed so hard they almost spilled their coffee. The delivery driver smiled, shook his head, and thought to himself, ‘Next time maybe I’ll bring cookies instead of papers.’