Shadle Garland Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed an old, weathered shoe sitting on the post office steps. Curious, he picked it up and placed it inside. By afternoon, several more shoes had mysteriously appeared—each with a note scribbled on them. Soon enough, the notes started getting funnier: one read ‘Happy Birthday!’ another said ‘I miss you,’ while yet another simply asked, ‘Where’s my other sock?’ By evening, the whole town was buzzing. The next day, dozens of shoes lined the steps, along with cards, letters, and even cookies left anonymously. It turned out that Shadle Garland’s post office wasn’t just delivering mail—it was hosting a community shoe party.

2. One day, while sorting letters late at night, Shadle Garland heard a voice whispering from behind the counter: ‘Next letter for Mr. Nobody…’ Curious, she turned around and saw only an empty hallway. But when she opened the next envelope, it contained a note addressed to ‘Mr. Nobody, Shadle Garland Post Office.’ Smiling, she decided to keep the mystery alive—after all, who wouldn’t want their mail delivered by someone named Mr. Nobody?

3. Late one afternoon, a postal worker was closing up the Shadle Garland Post Office when he heard a soft humming coming from inside a filing cabinet. Curious, he opened it and found an old gramophone record playing an ancient tune. As he smiled, a regular customer walked in and asked if there were any letters for him. The worker grinned back, ‘Just one—from the past!’

4. Early in the morning, before sunrise, a mail carrier delivered a package wrapped in brown paper to an empty house. As he turned around, he thought he saw someone watching from behind the curtains. Curious, he looked again—only to see his own reflection in the wet window pane. The next day, when another package arrived, he pretended not to notice anyone peering through the blinds. Turns out, it was just an old neighbor checking up on him, waiting for their morning coffee together.