About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One day, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the bulletin board inside the McKinney Post Office. Every morning, a new handwritten note appeared, signed only with an old-fashioned smiley face. It read: 'Today’s special delivery is happiness!' Curious, the driver decided to follow the note one day and found himself standing in front of Linkside Park. To his surprise, there was an old lady watering flowers, who greeted him warmly and said, ‘Just delivering some extra sunshine today!’ The whole neighborhood soon started receiving these mysterious notes, each signed with that same smiley face—turning the mundane task of mail delivery into a daily dose of cheer.
2. Early one foggy morning, a postal worker arrived at McKinney Post Office to discover that someone had left a mysterious package addressed simply to ‘Future Mayor of McKinney.’ Curious, the worker opened it and found only an old envelope with another note inside: 'Congratulations! Your term starts tomorrow.' Everyone in town started joking that maybe he’d been elected without even running. The mystery package became a local legend—every new employee got their own copy on their first day.
3. One morning, while sorting mail in McKinney Post Office, an elderly lady asked curiously: ‘Why does every letter for Linkside Park start with “Dear Friend”?’ A young delivery driver, puzzled by the greeting, shrugged and replied, 'Ma’am, it’s because everyone in Linkside Park is our friend!' The old lady smiled warmly, nodded, and said, 'Ah, that explains everything then.' And from that day on, whenever anyone mentioned Linkside Park, people would smile and say, 'Oh, you mean those friendly folk who get their letters addressed as Dear Friend?'
4. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, a delivery driver pulled up to McKinney Post Office. The parking lot was empty, but inside, someone had left a mysterious package wrapped in old newspaper. Curious, the driver unwrapped it to find an old letter addressed to ‘The Mayor of McKinney’ and a bag of freshly baked cookies from a neighbor down the street. Turns out, it was just another prank from the local postmaster’s wife, who loved playing practical jokes on everyone.