About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the Downtown Joliet Post Office and noticed an eerie humming sound coming from inside. As he approached the door, the noise grew louder—like thousands of bees buzzing in unison. Curious, he opened the door slowly—and found himself face-to-face with a swarm of tiny mail-carrying drones, each one beeping cheerfully as it sorted letters into boxes. The delivery driver laughed, shook his head, and whispered, ‘Welcome to the future, Joliet!’
2. One day, an elderly gentleman entered the Downtown Joliet Post Office and asked the clerk, ‘Do you have any stamps with Abraham Lincoln riding a unicorn?’ The clerk replied, ‘No sir, but I can get you some with George Washington or Benjamin Franklin.’ The man shook his head and said, ‘I’ll take two of each—just in case!’ A few days later, another customer approached the counter. He was a delivery driver, wearing his uniform proudly. With a straight face, he asked, 'Excuse me, do you have any stamps featuring a unicorn delivering mail?' The clerk smiled and replied, 'Not today, sir.' The driver nodded knowingly and left, muttering under his breath, 'Just checking...'
3. One stormy night, a mail carrier parked outside the Downtown Joliet Post Office and heard a voice over the PA system: ‘Attention all employees—your package has arrived… from the future!’ Curious, everyone rushed to the counter where an old envelope read: 'Important Package for Mr. Regular.' Inside was a letter dated tomorrow: 'Dear Neighbor, please deliver this package to yourself today!' Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another prank from the friendly local mailman.
4. One autumn afternoon, a postal worker delivered a package to the Downtown Joliet Post Office that seemed ordinary enough—until her small dog started barking furiously at the return address. Curious, she opened it carefully and found inside an old photograph of a smiling man with a letter attached. The note read: ‘To whoever finds this, please deliver to Mrs. Johnson.’ When asked by colleagues what was in the package, she joked, ‘It’s probably just another message from our mysterious pen pal—a regular who always sends us strange stuff!’