Northview Annex

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, while sorting mail in Northview Annex, a delivery driver noticed something strange: every time he placed letters into the mailbox marked ‘Happy Birthday,’ a small dog would appear from nowhere and eagerly sniff them before running off. Over time, other drivers started noticing the little canine postal inspector too. One day, an excited neighbor approached with a package for their grandma’s birthday. The dog snatched it up and ran towards the mailbox, but then paused midway, turned around, and presented the package back with a wagging tail. Everyone laughed, realizing that maybe Happy Birthday wasn’t just any old box—it was the dog’s way of saying happy birthday himself.

2. Over lunch one day, a postal worker heard an odd announcement over the intercom: ‘Attention please—we’ve received a package addressed simply as “To the person who always smiles”.’ The worker shrugged it off until another note arrived a week later: 'Dear kind soul, could you please forward our parcel to someone who never frowns?' A smile spread across her face as she realized the sender was likely just a regular customer down the street. From then on, whenever anyone asked about the mysterious packages, she’d wink and say, 'Just part of our little Northview Annex tradition.'

3. After hours of sorting letters, a young clerk at Northview Annex found herself dozing off during a quiet afternoon shift. Suddenly, she jolted awake as her coworker whispered into the empty hallway: 'Did you just hear that?' The two looked at each other, confused, until they heard it again—a soft rustling sound coming from behind the old filing cabinet. With a smile, one said, ‘Maybe it's just an envelope trying to escape!’ They both burst out laughing, realizing how absurd their momentary scare had been.

4. In the late afternoon, as the sun set behind Northview Annex, a postal worker heard a soft humming coming from the empty hallway. Curious, she followed the sound and discovered it seemed to be emanating from inside one of the unused filing cabinets. She opened the drawer carefully, only to find an old cassette tape player and a dusty tape labeled ‘Happy Birthday, Mom’. Turning around, she saw a smiling face peering through the window—an elderly neighbor who had accidentally left her music behind earlier that day.