United States Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A regular arrived early one morning and noticed something peculiar on the postal counter—a small envelope addressed simply to ‘The Loneliest Heart.’ No return address or sender’s name. Curious eyes soon spread among employees. Days passed, but no heart appeared to claim its letter. Finally, a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe it’s from Santa Claus!’ Soon everyone was laughing, realizing that maybe some hearts are just too busy—or too happy—to write back.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to the United States Post Office one afternoon, frowning as he scanned the parking lot. ‘Where in the world is Mr. Smith?’ he muttered, for the tenth time that day. Finally, an old man shuffled out of the building, wearing a fedora and carrying a large envelope. The driver’s eyes lit up: 'Mr. Smith?' he asked. The man nodded solemnly, then whispered, 'I’ve been here since breakfast—waiting for my package!'

3. In the dead of night, a delivery driver pulled up to the United States Post Office, puzzled by an unfamiliar sound. The dimly lit hallway echoed with the soft humming of someone singing 'Happy Birthday'—over and over again. Curious, the driver followed the voice around the corner and found an old neighbor, who every year sneaked into the post office on his birthday to surprise everyone. With tears in his eyes, he sang one last time before blowing out imaginary candles on an invisible cake.

4. A little girl walked into her neighborhood post office with a curious look on her face. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, pointing at the large metal box outside, ‘why does it say “letters go in here” when letters come out?’ The postal worker smiled and knelt down to explain, "Honey, that's where you put your letter so that another little girl like you can get a letter from her mommy too." The child nodded thoughtfully, then ran inside to tell her mom, 'Now I understand why they say "Letters Go In Here"!'