St. Peter’s Bender Laboratory

If, like myself, you happen to be in the mood for a blood test after seeing a movie at the Spectrum Theatre, take a walk down the dead-​end street of Carroll Terrace and you’ll find yourself in the spacious free parking lot behind Bender Labs. Although it’s on Hackett Boulevard, there’s no signage indicating its presence, making it a very exclusive destination for CBC aficionados. The waiting area is dreary 70’s Hospital Moderne, but there’s virtually no waiting due to the sequestered location. Leukocytes, platelets and erythrocytes will be expertly drawn by an affable technician, ending with the application of a small bandage that will only slightly tear at your arm hairs upon later removal. All in all, a good experience, and I’ll be back once a year or so, because who wants to overdo the luxury?