The former staff of Gopen Optical
(Boston's Oldest, Most Trusted Eyeglass Store)
open their own shop in their old neighborhood.

Craftsmanship, quality, and in a friendly environment,
is what you'll find when you stop by to have
Jim and Bernie custom make your next pair of eyeglasses, sunglasses or contact lenses.

Two Opticians has roots going all the way back to the 1800’s. Its ancestry can be traced back one hundred fifty years to R.L. Davis Optical. Then, around the turn of the twentieth century, Davis Optical became Gopen Optical. Located on Kneeland Street in downtown Boston, it rose in status to become Boston’s premier optical business.

Sidney Shwom acquired the Gopen business and retained the Gopen name. His son, Lenny Shwom, retired last year and decided to close the business. Two opticians working at Gopen—Jim Barnes and Bernie Nania—took their forty-five years of optician’s experience and opened Two Opticians.

The Shwom family has been very supportive of Two Opticians. Many of their customers have followed Jim and Bernie here to their location at 359 West Broadway, South Boston. They are welcome additions to the neighborhood, and here to stay.

Two Opticians have two goals: to service customers from Gopen Optical, and to develop a client base here in South Boston. They are full-service opticians, and are currently featuring a large array of well-known brands of sunglasses, including names like Gucci, Ray Ban, Prada, and Ralph Lauren.

Underlying the individual offerings at Two Opticians are their traditions of quality and service. Single vision eyeglasses are often in stock on a same-day basis. Eyeglasses with specialty lenses, which include bifocals, can be obtained in two or three days. And it is worth a trip to take a look at their selection of frames. Eyeglasses are the most visible item a person wears; they make a definite statement about your appearance.

Two Opticians is open Monday through Friday
from 9:00 to 5:30,
and Saturdays from 9:00 to 2:00.
Call 617.268.9999 for further information.

Links: www.gopenoptical.com