Was a time when the mail came on time regardless of weather and with a friendly smile from a carrier who knew your name and knew about your family without going through your packages.
These days, warmth and post office are not terms that often go together. Too often, a trip to mail a letter involves waiting in an endless line while the woman in front hand picks individual stamps from the rotating catalog of memorial, celebratory, and just plain silly options, after which she tries to pay with a check from a foreign bank, using her gym membership card as identification.
Fortunately, the folks who took over what was once the Back Bay post office on the convenient but just far enough away from the hustle and bustle of Back Bay to be comfortable corner of Stuart and Clarendon Street have been able to bring back the warmth and personal service of days gone by and combined it with contemporary flavors and forward-thinking offerings.