South Downey Station Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the bulletin board outside South Downey Station Post Office. It read: ‘Free donuts for anyone who can guess what happened here last Tuesday.’ Curiosity piqued, everyone started asking around. It turned out that on Tuesday, an elderly neighbor had accidentally posted the wrong return address on his package—and instead of going to Timbuktu like intended, it ended up in the local donut shop! The whole town laughed when they found out, and ever since then, free donuts are now delivered every week by popular demand.

2. Late one night, a postal worker heard an eerie humming coming from inside the South Downey Station Post Office. Curious, he investigated and found nothing out of place—until he realized the sound seemed to be getting louder. Finally, the worker noticed that the hum was actually coming from his own stomach—a regular growl for food. Embarrassed, he quickly locked up and headed home, promising himself never again to work late on an empty stomach.

3. A regular customer entered the South Downey Station Post Office one day and exclaimed, ‘I just saw the strangest thing!’ Curious, the clerk asked what it was. The man replied, “There’s a stamp machine that keeps printing out dollar bills!” The clerk smiled skeptically but decided to check anyway. To everyone's surprise, the machine had indeed spit out several crisp dollar bills instead of stamps. A delivery driver who overheard the commotion joked, 'Guess I'll be stopping here every day!' And from then on, the South Downey Station Post Office became known not for its stamps, but for its occasional money-making machine.

4. Late one night, a postal worker heard an unusual scratching sound coming from behind the counter. Curious, they peered around the corner only to see a small envelope moving by itself across the desk. The envelope stopped suddenly and opened on its own, revealing a note that read: ‘Dear Sir/Madam, please deliver this letter promptly.’ The worker chuckled, thinking it was some prank by a regular. Months later, when everyone forgot about it, the same thing happened again—only this time the note said, “PS: Don’t forget to stamp my package!”