Opticians

Downtown Eyes

Open by scheduleMonday · 8 AM – 4 PM

Minneapolis, MN

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
8 AM – 4 PM
Tuesday
8 AM – 4 PM
Wednesday
8 AM – 4 PM
Thursday
8 AM – 4 PM
Friday
8 AM – 4 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Holidays and short days are the usual exceptions — call before a long drive.

▤ Contact & details

⌖ Address
800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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◆ Category
Opticians
◎ Country
US
⌂ Floor
1
⌂ Unit
260

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Downtown Eyes, an optician shop on Main Street, something peculiar began happening one morning when a delivery driver exclaimed, ‘Hey, look at that!’ It turned out that overnight, someone had parked their car outside the shop with its headlights on full blast, creating what looked like an optical illusion of dozens of eyes staring down Main Street. A regular customer later confessed he’d done it as a prank, thinking no one would notice until morning. Everyone had a good laugh—except maybe the poor delivery driver who thought he was seeing things.

2. At Downtown Eyes, an optician shop on Main Street, something peculiar began happening one foggy morning when a delivery driver accidentally left his lunchbox behind. Each day after that, the same brown paper bag appeared in the exact same spot—until one curious customer decided to investigate. Finally, someone recognized the lunchbox as belonging to a quiet neighbor who worked nights at the local bakery. Turns out, he’d been leaving it there for years without anyone noticing! The whole town had its own little secret, and now everyone knew—not bad for an old optician’s shop.

3. At Downtown Eyes, an optician shop on Main Street, something peculiar began happening one morning when a delivery driver noticed a strange box left outside the store. Curious, he picked it up and carried it inside. No label or note explained its contents. Inside was just a pair of old spectacles with a handwritten note that read: ‘For whoever finds me first.’ The next day, a regular customer joked, ‘Maybe they’re trying to recruit new customers!’ Everyone laughed, and from then on, whenever someone mentioned Downtown Eyes, people smiled and said, “Oh, you mean where they found those mysterious glasses?”

4. At Downtown Eyes, an optician shop on Main Street, something peculiar began happening one morning when a delivery driver noticed a strange pair of glasses in the back of his truck. Curious, he brought them into the shop, only for the owner to exclaim they were an antique pair from the 1950s. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that these vintage specs had belonged to none other than the town’s legendary eccentric millionaire, who used to frequent Downtown Eyes decades ago. The owner decided to keep them as a special exhibit, and ever since then, customers would occasionally spot him—an old man with twinkling eyes—peeking through those very same spectacles from behind the counter.

Source details

Business attributes

Address

City
Minneapolis
Housenumber
800
Postcode
55402
State
MN
Street
Nicollet Mall
Unit
260

Contacts

Hours & freshness

Opening hours
Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00, Sa-Su off

What it offers

Shop
optician

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