Hartford Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver was sorting mail when he noticed something peculiar: every Tuesday, exactly at 9:17 AM, an envelope addressed to ‘The Unseen Resident’ appeared in the drop box. Finally curious, our delivery driver decided to open it one week. Inside was just a note scribbled in pencil: 'Dear Postman, please deliver my letters to myself.' Turned out, a regular had been dropping his own mail into the wrong box for months.

2. At dawn, a postal worker arrived early as usual. But today, while sorting letters in the dim light of the Hartford Post Office, she swore she heard someone whispering her name. Curious, she looked around, but saw no one. Just then, another voice whispered, ‘Ma’am, your stamp is stuck!’ Turned out it was an old delivery driver with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. The rest of the day, they shared stories and jokes until closing time.

3. At midnight, a lone night janitor was sweeping the hallway when he heard an odd sound coming from the old filing cabinet. Curious, he approached and found the drawers slowly opening on their own. As he watched in amazement, one folder fell out and started sliding across the desk towards him. The janitor picked it up, only to see that it contained old letters addressed to ‘Santa Claus, North Pole.’ He laughed, realizing it was just some forgotten Christmas mail. But then he noticed a stamp with a mischievous smiley face… Clearly, someone had been having fun at work after hours.

4. At lunchtime, a postal clerk was counting envelopes when she noticed something odd: each letter seemed to carry its own tiny smiley face cutout. Curious, she showed her co-workers, and soon everyone in the office was finding little faces on letters. By afternoon, they were making bets—who could spot the funniest one? The smiling envelopes became such a joke that even the mail trucks had stickers of grinning faces on their sides. And so, Hartford’s post office earned itself a new nickname: ‘Smiley Mail Station.’