Vision Source

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unusually foggy morning in downtown Chicago when a delivery driver pulled up to Vision Source. As he stepped out of his truck, he noticed something odd—all the shop’s windows were glowing softly with an eerie blue light. The delivery driver approached cautiously and peered inside through the misty glass. Suddenly, an old man emerged from behind the counter, rubbing his eyes sleepily. ‘Goodness gracious!’ exclaimed the man. ‘What time is it already? I must’ve dozed off again.’ Turns out, the blue glow came from an old neon sign that had been misaligned during the night.

2. A curious note appeared on the Vision Source counter one morning. Written in careful handwriting and addressed simply to 'The Optician,' it read: ‘Your new glasses will be ready tomorrow.’ But there was no name or appointment details. Next day, when the optician arrived, he found another note: ‘Your old frames are waiting outside.’ A delivery driver explained that a neighborhood kid had mistakenly brought them over while delivering something else. The optician laughed, thinking it was fate—his old frames were indeed better suited for someone younger with sharper eyes.

3. A little girl walked into Vision Source with her mother’s hand. As she approached the display case, her eyes widened and she whispered excitedly, ‘Mommy, look! These glasses are dancing!’ The optician smiled warmly and replied, ‘They’re not dancing, sweetheart—they just reflect light differently.’ The little girl nodded thoughtfully, then turned back to her mom and asked, ‘Can I try them on anyway?’

4. One day last week, a customer asked the optician if they could see the future through these glasses. The staff laughed it off, but later that afternoon, something strange happened... Later that afternoon, while adjusting another pair of glasses, he noticed a blurry figure in the corner of his vision. Turns out, it was just the delivery driver waving from outside. Everyone had a good laugh, and the optician decided to keep the glasses for himself—just in case he needed them to spot great deals on frames.