West Seattle Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver muttered under his breath as he struggled with an oversized package: ‘This box is heavier than it looks!’ His words echoed through the empty hallway of the West Seattle Post Office, setting off a chain reaction no one could predict. Suddenly, an old lady approached him from behind and asked gently, 'Honey, are you alright?' The driver jumped, nearly dropping the package, realizing everyone in the office had been listening. Turns out, the heavy box was just full of books for a local school library—a neighbor’s donation. Everyone laughed it off, and the day ended with a smile.

2. Every afternoon around closing time, a mysterious voice would come over the intercom: ‘Please return your packages to sender. Urgent!’ No one knew who it was or why, but soon everyone in West Seattle started checking their mailboxes twice. One day, an elderly lady picked up her package only to discover it contained nothing but old newspapers and a note saying, ‘Sorry for the inconvenience—just wanted to make sure you got something.’ Everyone laughed it off, realizing that maybe someone had been playing a friendly prank all along.

3. At dawn, when most postal workers were just stretching their legs, a delivery driver noticed something odd. A small bird kept circling the mailboxes, delivering envelopes into them one by one. Curious, he followed the bird and saw it was guided by an elderly neighbor who lived upstairs from the post office. Turns out she had run out of stamps and couldn’t afford more, so she devised this quirky way to send her letters. The delivery driver laughed until his stomach hurt—and then delivered those envelopes with a smile.

4. At dusk, when most people were already home for the night, a regular noticed something peculiar happening outside the West Seattle Post Office's windows. Suddenly, he saw a delivery driver frantically waving his arms while trying to herd a small herd of seagulls away from the mailboxes. At first, everyone thought it was just another quirky West Seattle moment, but then someone shouted, ‘Hey, that’s our new mailman!’ Turned out, he’d never seen such an enthusiastic flock before.