Clinic for Women

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an old neighborhood of Chicago, near the Clinic for Women, something peculiar began happening one autumn morning. A little girl, walking her dog down Halsted Street, noticed that every time they passed the clinic’s entrance, the dog would suddenly freeze, ears perked up and tail wagging wildly—even though nothing seemed out of place. Finally curious, she asked a delivery driver who happened by if he’d seen anything unusual there lately. He scratched his head and replied, ‘Oh yeah, I deliver here sometimes. The staff keeps complaining that their coffee machine is possessed—it makes the most adorable barking sounds every morning!’

2. In an old neighborhood of Boston, near the Clinic for Women, something peculiar began happening one morning. A delivery driver pulled up in front and announced over the intercom: 'Ladies, your monthly supply is here!' The neighbors started laughing so hard they almost missed their appointments. From then on, whenever a package arrived, everyone would rush outside to see if it was ‘the monthly supply.’ It became such a joke that even the Clinic for Women staff joined in the laughter—until one day, when a regular shouted through the intercom: ‘Men, your quarterly review is here!’

3. In an old neighborhood of New Orleans, near the Clinic for Women, people started noticing something odd: every night around midnight, a mysterious figure in a long white coat would appear outside the building's windows, waving and smiling. One night, a delivery driver stopped to admire the spectacle. Thinking it was just another quirky local tradition, he waved back. The next morning, everyone saw his baby girl wearing nothing but a big white coat and holding a tiny stethoscope. Turns out, she thought her dad was playing doctor with some new toy.

4. In an old neighborhood of San Francisco, near the Clinic for Women, someone kept asking: ‘Did you hear? The clinic’s waiting room now has its own weather!’ One day, a delivery driver arrived with a puzzled look on his face. 'What's up?' asked a neighbor. He shrugged: 'I dropped off some flowers, and when I left, it was sunny. Now it's raining inside!' Turns out, the clinic's weather had decided to follow him home.