Howe Street

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little girl on Howe Street noticed something odd: every time her father went to the post office, their dog would start barking wildly and then run inside, tail between its legs. The girl asked curiously, ‘Papa, why does our dog act so strange near the post office?’ Her father smiled gently and explained, 'Oh, sweetheart, that’s because the mailman always teases him with treats when he sees us coming.' The girl giggled, realizing it was just another quirky Howe Street tale.

2. Every day after lunch, a delivery driver would pull up to Howe Street Post Office and shout over the intercom: ‘Attention, everyone! Package for Mr. Nobody!’ The whole town shook its head, but no one ever claimed it. One day an elderly lady approached the counter, tapping her cane impatiently. ‘Is that you,’ she asked the clerk, ‘who keep announcing packages for “Mr. Nobody”? I’ve been waiting here every afternoon for weeks now!’ Turns out, the package was meant for her all along—just addressed to ‘Mrs. Everybody’.

3. A regular customer at Howe Street Post Office looked up from his newspaper one morning and said aloud, ‘I’ve never seen so many packages delivered here in such a hurry.’ The delivery driver shrugged, smiling sheepishly. ‘It’s election day,’ he explained. A neighbor overheard and laughed, shaking his head: ‘Of course it is—everyone knows Howe Street always gets extra busy on polling days!’

4. One afternoon, while sorting mail at Howe Street Post Office, an employee found a strange package wrapped in old newspapers. Curious neighbors started gathering around, wondering whose it could be. As they opened it carefully, out fell dozens of letters—all addressed to ‘The Mayor of Vancouver’! It turned out to be an elaborate joke from a regular customer who loved practical jokes. The whole town laughed and the mayor even invited him for tea.