Shively Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the Shively Post Office and noticed an eerie humming sound coming from inside. He shrugged it off as just another quirky postal oddity until he saw the mailboxes glowing softly in the dim light. Curious, he opened one mailbox—and out popped a tiny envelope with his own address! Thinking quickly, he slammed it shut again. Turns out, the post office was just sorting itself with a bit of magical assistance. A regular neighbor later explained that it’s ‘how they keep things organized when no one's looking.’

2. One rainy afternoon, an old lady entered the Shively Post Office with an umbrella bigger than she was. She carefully placed it on the counter, causing everyone to gasp. The postmaster, a gruff but kind man, looked up from his stamps and muttered, 'Another one of those things.' He took the umbrella and disappeared into the back room. When he returned, he held up a tiny keychain umbrella and said, 'Here you go ma’am, something more suitable for our small town.' The old lady laughed heartily, her eyes twinkling as she left, leaving behind a legacy of oversized umbrellas in Shively.

3. One autumn day, a little girl walked into the Shively Post Office clutching her first letter. As she approached the counter, the stamp machine started humming an unfamiliar tune—something between a lullaby and a folk song. The old lady behind the counter smiled warmly and said, 'That’s our special autumn melody, dear.' The girl nodded shyly, and as she left, the delivery driver waved and called out, ‘Happy Halloween!’ Turns out, it was just another quirky tradition at the Shively Post Office.

4. One quiet evening, a postal worker noticed something odd in the corner of the Shively Post Office. A small dog kept staring at the ceiling, its tail wagging curiously as if it were trying to follow invisible letters. Curious, the worker approached and saw that the ceiling had an old sign from the 1950s, reading ‘Free Delivery Within Five Miles’. The dog’s tail wagged faster when another employee mentioned that no one lived within five miles anymore. With a mischievous grin, the workers decided to leave the sign up, claiming it was for the dog's amusement—thus starting a new local legend about the ‘mailman with superpowers’.