About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At midnight, when the streets of Portland fell silent, a soft humming sound emerged from Optics by Howlin’ Vision. A delivery driver passing by swore he saw the shop’s blinds gently swaying even though no one was supposed to be inside. Curious neighbors began reporting strange lights flickering behind the closed shutters. One morning, however, the door opened slightly, revealing an old man with twinkling eyes and a mischievous smile. ‘Just testing out new lenses,’ he whispered. The humming stopped, the lights went off, and the shop returned to its usual quiet calm—until the next full moon.
2. At dawn, when most shops were still locked tight, an old man stumbled into Optics by Howlin Vision, squinting and muttering something about foggy lenses. The young optician, sleepily rubbing his eyes, adjusted the old man's glasses with a gentle smile. ‘Perfect focus now,’ he said cheerfully. The man nodded gratefully, then mumbled something about needing new socks before stumbling out into the early-morning light. As the shopkeeper watched him go, he chuckled softly and turned back to his desk, already preparing for another unusual customer.
3. In the dim light of early morning, a young girl walked past Optics by Howlin’ Vision and noticed something odd: her reflection in the window seemed to wink back at her. Curious, she stopped and peered closer—only to realize it was just an old man adjusting his glasses inside, giving her a friendly wave. The next day, everyone in town saw their reflections waving back from that same window.
4. At sunset, when most people rushed home for dinner, a shadowy figure kept lingering outside Optics by Howlin Vision. The shopkeeper noticed it first—an old man in a tattered coat, peering through the window with an odd smile. Finally, one evening, the old man entered the store and asked for his usual pair of glasses. When the shopkeeper looked closer, he realized that every time the man came, he needed exactly the same prescription—perfect vision during daylight hours but total blindness after sundown. They both burst out laughing, realizing they’d been playing each other for weeks.