About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the dimly lit hallway of Eyes of the World Opticians, a delivery driver once asked with a puzzled expression, ‘Why does everyone here keep nodding their heads like they’re trying to fix something invisible?’ A regular customer overheard and chuckled, replying, ‘They aren’t fixing anything, son. They’re just talking to the eyes in the world.’ The delivery driver scratched his head, shook it once more for good measure—and left, never to return to that particular optician’s shop.
2. In the quiet morning hours, an elderly gentleman entered Eyes of the World Opticians for his routine eye exam. As he adjusted his glasses in the waiting room, he noticed something peculiar on the wall—a shadow that seemed to follow him wherever he looked. Finally, the doctor called him back and asked what he’d seen. With a twinkle in his eye, the old man replied, ‘I thought I saw a shadow following me around here, but maybe it was just my new prescription!’
3. On a foggy autumn morning, when even the sun seemed to hesitate to rise over Manhattan, a delivery driver pulled up outside Eyes of the World Opticians. As he adjusted his cap and glanced around, he noticed something peculiar: every pair of glasses in the display window had mysteriously changed their frames overnight. Curious, he peered inside and found an old gentleman adjusting frames with a twinkle in his eye. ‘Just trying out some new designs,’ chuckled the owner. The delivery driver shrugged it off as another day in the city—until his own glasses started changing shapes midway through the delivery.
4. In the early morning hush of Eyes of the World Opticians, a delivery driver grumbled under his breath, ‘I’ve seen some strange things in my job, but today’s lenses are giving me whiplash!’ As he unloaded the boxes, an elderly gentleman walked in and asked for his usual prescription. The driver glanced inside one box and saw something that looked like a pair of glasses, but with eyes staring back at him from the lens—eyes following every move. He quickly covered them up and pretended nothing was wrong. Later, when no one was around, he peeked again—and they seemed to wink at him. That night, over coffee with a neighbor, he swore it wasn’t real, just another crazy story from Eyes of the World.