Chandler Station North Hollywood Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A regular noticed something peculiar one morning while waiting in line. Amongst the usual envelopes and packages on the counter lay an old, dusty hat—its origins unknown but its presence undeniable. The regular picked up the hat curiously and placed it on his head. To everyone’s surprise, as soon as he did, a small envelope fell out with his own address scribbled on it. Turns out, someone had been sending anonymous letters to himself for weeks! The whole office burst into laughter when they realized that the mysterious hat was actually just a practical joke played by a delivery driver who lived next door.

2. One day, a little girl visiting her grandmother noticed something odd as they waited for their turn inside Chandler Station North Hollywood Post Office. Every time someone approached the counter with an unusual-shaped package, the mail clerk’s eyes would light up like Christmas lights. Curious, she asked her grandmother what made those packages so special. With a twinkle in her eye, Grandma whispered, ‘They’re from Santa Claus himself!’ From then on, whenever anyone received such a package, everyone in line cheered and clapped, making waiting at the post office a festive adventure.

3. Have you heard about the old guy who started asking postal workers if they deliver packages to unicorns' houses? Everybody just smiles and nods, even though no one's seen a single horned visitor since. One day, an elderly gentleman approached the counter and asked the clerk, 'Do you guys deliver letters to Santa's workshop?' The clerk smiled and said, 'We sure do!' The old man nodded knowingly, then turned around and walked away whistling. Nobody ever saw him again, but everyone at the post office still jokes that he must be Santa's secret deliveryman.'

4. Have you heard about the strange thing that happened when a delivery driver stopped for coffee near Chandler Station? One afternoon, he asked the barista if she’d ever seen a mailbox deliver mail without anyone around. The barista laughed and said, ‘Only in North Hollywood!’ Just then, an old man walked in, dropped off a letter, and left without saying a word. The delivery driver scratched his head, shook hands with the barista, and joked, ‘Guess I’ll never know if those mailboxes are really listening.’