Rush Eye Associates

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Rush Eye Associates with an urgent package. As he approached the door, he noticed something odd: the receptionist’s chair was spinning slowly on its own. Curious, the driver peered inside and saw an old lady dozing off in her chair, gently nudging it with her foot as she dreamed of retirement trips. Smiling, he knocked softly on the glass door, waking her up. ‘Delivery for you,’ he said cheerfully. She blinked sleepily, took the box, and replied, “Thank heavens, I thought my leg fell asleep!”

2. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Rush Eye Associates with an unexpected passenger in his truck—a live parrot chirping from the dashboard. Nobody knew how it got there or whose it was. As the bird continued its noisy antics, one of the doctors joked, ‘Maybe it’s our new mascot?’ Soon enough, the parrot became a daily fixture, greeting patients and staff alike with its unique chirps. To this day, no one knows who the little feathered friend belongs to—or where he came from.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Rush Eye Associates with an unusual package. ‘This is for Dr. Smith,’ he said, but no one answered. The lights were off, and the door stood ajar. Finally, a neighbor heard the commotion and came over to investigate. Turned out, it was just a regular who forgot his glasses in the office. Everyone had a good laugh, and now everyone knows not to leave the lights on after hours.

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Rush Eye Associates with an unusual package. As he approached the reception desk, he noticed something odd—a small box labeled ‘Optical Emergency Kit’ had mysteriously appeared on the counter. Curious, the receptionist opened it and found only a pair of mismatched spectacles inside. She laughed and said, 'What an odd emergency kit!' Later that week, a neighbor stopped by and asked if they could borrow them—turns out, his own glasses were lost in the mail.'