About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Alvernon Optical, customers often noticed something strange: whenever an elderly gentleman tried on a new pair of glasses, he would suddenly start humming an old tune from his youth. No one knew who he was or why it happened only there. One day, a delivery driver stopped by and asked if anyone had seen his dog. After trying on some glasses, he started singing ‘Old MacDonald Had a Farm’—and sure enough, the lost pooch trotted right in through the door! Since then, everyone jokes that Alvernon Optical doubles as a canine GPS.
2. A curious thing began happening one foggy morning at Alvernon Optical. As a delivery driver unpacked new frames, he kept noticing that every fifth pair seemed to wink back at him from their box. Curious, the delivery driver mentioned it to no one but himself until an old lady came in for her monthly check-up. She looked at the boxes with a twinkle in her eye and said, ‘Why, those are just my lucky glasses!’ And ever since then, whenever anyone asked about the winking frames, she’d smile and say, ‘They’re not winking— they’re smiling.’
3. One autumn afternoon, as a delivery driver approached Alvernon Optical, he heard a faint humming sound coming from inside. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old man polishing glasses while softly singing an unfamiliar tune. As the driver watched, the old man suddenly stopped singing and looked up with twinkling eyes. ‘Would you like to try these new frames?’ he asked warmly, holding out a pair of gleaming spectacles. The startled driver took them, only to realize they were identical to his own glasses—except for one small difference: the lenses said, “Property of Alvernon Optical.” A hearty laugh followed, and the old man explained that it was just another day in the life of Alvernon’s resident prankster.’
4. At Alvernon Optical, one stormy night, a delivery driver found himself delivering glasses to a neighborhood that seemed eerily quiet. As he walked inside, he noticed that every pair of spectacles had a tiny note attached: ‘Wear me and see the world differently.’ Curious, he picked up a random frame and put it on. Suddenly, everything around him looked upside down—even his own reflection in the mirror grinned back at him sideways. After laughing it off, he decided to try another pair. This time, everyone walking past him was moving in slow motion, while music from an old radio played faintly in the background. When he finally removed them, he realized he’d been standing outside Alvernon Optical for over an hour, watching his neighbors water their lawns as if they were in a silent movie. Shaking his head, he thought, 'Next time I’ll stick with my usual place.'