Postage Depot

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At 'Postage Depot,' an elderly gentleman began arriving every Tuesday afternoon with a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. No one knew what it contained, but soon everyone started noticing that exactly three minutes after he left, the mailroom's old clock would chime precisely on the hour. Finally, someone asked him what was inside. The old man smiled mysteriously and said only, ‘It’s just my weekly letter to Santa.’ Everyone laughed, realizing they’d been watching over a simple yet heartwarming tradition. From then on, whenever anyone saw him leave, they’d look at their watches and laugh along as the clock dutifully chimed on the dot.

2. At ‘Postage Depot,’ a young delivery driver started noticing strange envelopes appearing in the mailroom every Thursday morning. They were addressed to no one and had no return address, but they always seemed to vanish before anyone noticed. One Thursday, the envelopes contained only a single sheet of paper with a doodle of an old-fashioned bicycle. The next week, there was a note: 'Forgot my bike here last week.' And then another note appeared: 'Found your bike outside today!' Finally, someone wrote, 'Postage Depot found my long-lost friend—my sense of humor!'

3. At ‘Postage Depot,’ a curious little girl would often stop and stare at the old stamp machine, whispering to her mother that it sometimes played music no one else could hear. One day, an elderly neighbor came in asking for help with his package. The clerk, trying to be helpful, accidentally pressed the wrong button on the machine. Suddenly, out blasted a loud opera aria! Everyone stared, but only the old man smiled and said, 'Ah, finally someone who can appreciate Verdi!'

4. At ‘Postage Depot,’ a neighborhood cat began mysteriously disappearing each time the mail truck arrived. One day, an old delivery driver noticed the cat always ran towards him when he approached the depot. Turned out, every morning the cat would jump into his mailbag disguised as letters, and ride along on the truck, chasing mice in the city streets. When word got around, neighbors started leaving extra treats for the little stowaway, who finally found his own postal adventure.