Gottschalk Medical Plaza

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver pulled up to Gottschalk Medical Plaza one morning and noticed an unusual sight: ‘Hey,’ he said aloud, ‘I thought I saw that same old shopping cart parked here last week.’ As he drove away, he glanced back and saw the shopping cart was gone. Later that day, a neighbor passing by mentioned, 'That’s odd, I saw that exact same cart yesterday in front of my house.' Turns out, it had been following people around town like some kind of mischievous ghost cart.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to Gottschalk Medical Plaza one morning and noticed something unusual—a small dog had taken up residence inside the reception area. The little pooch seemed perfectly at home, sniffing around desks and wagging its tail as if it belonged there. The delivery driver chuckled and took a photo of the adorable intruder before heading inside. As he approached the receptionist desk, the little dog bounded over, tail wagging furiously, clearly excited to meet new people. Turns out, it was just a neighborhood stray who’d found a cozy spot in the waiting room—and now everyone knew him as ‘Dr. Paws’.

3. A delivery driver pulled up to Gottschalk Medical Plaza one morning and noticed something unusual: every time he parked near the entrance, his thermos would mysteriously start humming like a tea kettle. Curious, the delivery driver mentioned it to a neighbor who happened to be an electrician. ‘That’s no ordinary thermos,’ he laughed. ‘It’s picking up radio signals from the old medical equipment inside.’ Soon everyone in town knew about the singing thermos, and whenever someone saw him pull up, they’d smile and say, “Morning, Mr. Driver—time for your daily serenade!”

4. A delivery driver pulled up to Gottschalk Medical Plaza one morning and noticed something odd on the parking lot. Among the usual medical equipment boxes, there lay a brightly colored kite, its strings tangled in the wheels of a patient’s wheelchair. Curious, the driver approached the kite and untangled it from the chair. Just then, an elderly gentleman hobbled out, muttering, ‘That pesky wind keeps stealing my kites every time I come here.’ The driver smiled and offered to help him fly it later that day. Turned out, the old man was a regular visitor, and everyone at Gottschalk Medical Plaza knew his love for soaring colors.