About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dusk, when most accountants were already home counting their blessings, an old delivery driver pulled up to James P. Richardson’s office building. Something about the late-hour arrival and the mysterious packages caught the eye of a curious neighbor. The neighbor peered through binoculars and saw nothing but boxes being carried into the dimly lit building. Curiosity got the better of him, so he knocked on the door. The delivery driver turned around with a box under each arm, grinned sheepishly, and said, 'Just delivering some Christmas presents for Mr. Richardson.' The neighbor nodded knowingly and went back inside, shaking his head and muttering, ‘Accountants and their secret deliveries.’
2. One morning, while a regular was waiting for his monthly audit report, he noticed something peculiar in the reception area. Among the usual forms and documents lay a small, dusty box wrapped in brown paper. Curious, he picked it up and found an old pocket watch inside—complete with a note reading: ‘To whomever finds this, time is money.’ The regular smiled, realizing it must’ve been lost by one of the late-night workers. He slipped it into his pocket, thinking it might brighten someone’s day.
3. At closing time one Friday, an anonymous voice crackled over the intercom: ‘To all employees of James P. Richardson, your tax returns are now audited and approved by the IRS—effective immediately.’ The next morning, everyone arrived early for work, only to find their desks piled high with freshly printed tax forms—all showing perfect scores. A delivery driver quipped, 'Guess Mr. Richardson finally found his secret audit fairy!' And from then on, whenever anyone asked about their taxes, a regular would smile and say, “Oh, don’t worry—they’re all taken care of!”
4. At closing time one day, a mysterious envelope appeared on the reception desk. It bore no return address and simply read: 'For Mr. Richardson's eyes only.' The next morning, Mr. Richardson opened it to find a single sheet of paper with an old joke scribbled on it: ‘Why did the accountant cross the road? To chase down some unreported income!’ He smiled, shook his head, and filed it away in the humor section of his desk drawer.