About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was an ordinary morning in downtown Chicago when a delivery driver pulled up to Vision Express with a box of new frames. As he opened the door, something peculiar caught his eye—a small, glowing light flickering from inside the store. Curious, he peered inside and saw an elderly gentleman trying on glasses, who suddenly exclaimed, ‘These are perfect! I can see my reflection for the first time in years!’ Turned out it was just an old man adjusting to his new specs—nothing more than a quirky Chicago tale.
2. It was just another day at Vision Express when a little girl walked in with her mom. Suddenly, she pointed at one of the eye charts and asked, ‘Mommy, why does that chart say “See Me”?’ The mother smiled and explained, ‘Honey, it’s just an old joke on the chart.’ The little girl thought for a moment then said, ‘Then why don’t they change it to “See You Later”?’ Everyone laughed, including the optometrist who replied, ‘Because then we’d never see you again!’
3. A regular was trying on new glasses one afternoon when he noticed something strange—every time he looked through his left lens, the reflection of the ceiling seemed to move slightly to the right. Confused and intrigued, our regular asked the optician to swap lenses. To his surprise, now everything appeared tilted to the left when viewed through the right lens. The whole shop burst into laughter as they realized it wasn’t a ghostly phenomenon but just an old trickster—a misaligned prism inside the frames had been playing tricks with reflections all along.
4. At sunset, a neighbor stopped by and asked, ‘Why does every bird outside seem to be staring through those windows?’ The optician smiled and replied, ‘They’re not really seeing anything—these are just our special anti-glare coatings.’ The neighbor nodded, scratching his head, then added with a laugh, ‘Guess I’ll never see ghosts peering in here either!’