About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. A regular was stamping letters late one night when he heard a soft humming behind him. Curious, he turned around and saw an old postal worker whistling an unfamiliar tune as she sorted mail with remarkable speed. Just then, another voice chimed in from across the room: ‘Hey, Mary, that’s not our song!’ The old lady looked up, smiled sweetly, and replied, ‘Oh, don’t worry, I’m just making sure everything gets where it needs to go.’ And indeed, every letter found its way into the correct bin.
2. A delivery driver pulled up to the Hartford Post Office early one morning. As she unloaded mailbags from her truck, she noticed something odd in the backseat—a small envelope addressed simply to ‘The Next Person Who Needs This.’ As she opened it curiously, out fell a letter saying: 'Please deliver this to someone who needs a good laugh today.' Inside was a note reading, 'To the next person delivering mail—have a great day!' Turns out, it was just an anonymous prankster trying to brighten everyone's morning.
3. A young boy walked into the Hartford Post Office with a puzzled expression on his face. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, pointing towards the ceiling, ‘why is that bird singing inside the mailbox?’ His mother smiled and gently explained, 'Son, that's not a bird—it's just an old tape recorder playing Christmas carols.' The boy nodded thoughtfully, then turned back to her and asked, 'So why does it sing only when Uncle Joe comes?'