Mission San Jose Station Fremont Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver once asked curiously: ‘Why does every stamp here seem to carry a ghostly image of an old train?’ An elderly neighbor overheard and explained with a twinkle in his eye: ‘Oh, those stamps? They’re from when our post office used to be part of an old railroad station. The trains stopped running decades ago, but their spirits live on in the stamps!’ Since then, everyone knows not to take the sight too seriously—just another quirky tale of Mission San Jose Station.

2. A regular customer approached the counter and asked with a smile: ‘Do you know why I always get a laugh when buying stamps here?’ The clerk shook his head in curiosity. The regular continued, grinning: ‘Because every time I ask for a stamp, the lady behind the counter asks if it’s for first-class mail or priority shipping… And then she says, “Or is it just for your tongue?”’

3. A little girl walked into the post office one morning, her eyes wide as she stared up at the ceiling. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, pointing, ‘why are there so many tiny mailboxes hanging down here?’ Her mother smiled and explained gently, 'Those aren’t mailboxes, honey—those are chandeliers.' The little girl nodded thoughtfully before asking, 'Then where do they put the letters?' A nearby postal worker chuckled and replied, 'They go in those big boxes over there!'

4. Late one night, a mail carrier parked his truck near Mission San Jose Station. As he stretched for a quick stretch before heading home, he swore he heard someone whispering from inside the old post office. Curious, he peered through the window and saw only dusty shelves and old letters. Just as he turned away, he thought he caught a shadow moving in the corner. Shaking it off as his imagination, he got into his truck… but then realized he left his coffee inside! Returning quickly, he found everything quiet again. That’s when his headlamp hit something on the floor—a stray cat, fast asleep. The poor fellow must’ve been waiting for his morning treat!