Southern Vision Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an elderly gentleman entered Southern Vision Center for his routine eye exam. As he waited in the reception area, he noticed something unusual on the counter—a small wooden box wrapped in brown paper with no label or note. Curious, he opened it and found inside a pair of old spectacles with a handwritten note: ‘For the next person who needs them most.’ Turns out, they belonged to the new delivery driver, who’d accidentally left them behind. The old man smiled, put on the glasses, and saw that they improved his vision perfectly—especially when reading the menu at the diner across the street.

2. A young boy visiting his grandmother noticed something peculiar when he peered through one of the display frames at Southern Vision Center. The lenses seemed to change colors depending on how he moved his head. Curious, he tilted his head again—and saw his grandmother winking back at him from within the glass. Startled, he looked around, but everyone else in the shop was completely oblivious. Turns out, she had just gotten a new pair of glasses with those funky color-changing lenses for her birthday.

3. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to Southern Vision Center with a box of new frames. As he unlocked the truck door, he heard a faint humming sound coming from inside. Curious, he opened the crate and found only one pair of glasses—completely identical to those already on display. Smiling, he thought it was just another prank by the owner. Later that day, when an elderly gentleman came in for his usual check-up, he asked if they had any new frames. The owner pointed to the shelf and said proudly, ‘We’ve got exactly what you need!’

4. At dusk, a neighborhood cat began appearing outside Southern Vision Center’s windows, staring intently at the display of colorful frames. One evening, a delivery driver noticed the cat and, thinking it was lost, tried coaxing it inside with a friendly whistle. The cat just blinked back, undeterred. Eventually, an elderly neighbor joined in, waving a piece of string, but the feline remained fixed on those glasses. Finally, a regular customer suggested, ‘Maybe it wants a pair of its own?’ And so, Southern Vision Center welcomed their first four-eyed feline customer.