Seattle Children's Odessa Brown Children's Clinic Central District

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the early morning fog of Seattle’s Central District, a delivery driver pulled up to the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic. The quiet streets were unusually empty when he noticed an old lady waving frantically from behind the clinic’s fence. She whispered something about ‘little ones crying for help’—but no one else seemed to hear her. As he approached, she pointed towards the back entrance and muttered something about ‘lost teddy bears.’ The delivery driver shook his head, smiled, and said, ‘Next time, ma’am, maybe you should just use the front door.’ And with that, he drove off into the misty dawn, leaving the old lady still waving—and probably still talking to herself.

2. In the eerie quiet of late-night Seattle, an orderly in the Central District heard whispers coming from one of the examination rooms. Curious, he approached and found only an empty gurney, but on the wall was scrawled a single word: ‘Again.’ As days passed, more words appeared: 'Forgotten,' 'Misunderstood,' 'Needed.' Finally, someone wrote, 'Cookies?' Turns out, it was just a neighborhood kid who’d been waiting for his turn.

3. At dusk, a neighborhood kid passing by the clinic caught a whiff of something strange—a sweet, almost candy-like scent that lingered in the air but vanished as quickly as it came. Curious, she popped her head inside and saw an old janitor polishing floors with some peculiar liquid. ‘That smell,’ he chuckled, wiping his hands on his apron, ‘that’s just our special disinfectant—keeps kids healthy!’

4. In the dim light of Seattle’s Central District, a nurse called out, ‘Did anyone see that shadowy figure darting past?’ ‘No, I didn’t,’ replied another nurse, rubbing her eyes. Suddenly, an excited child pointed towards the door, shouting, “Look, there it is again!” Turns out, everyone had been watching a neighborhood cat streaking in for its evening snack.