How many locations do you know of where a McDonald's used to be? Aka, "Old McDonald"
That is, the structure was clearly a McDonald's once, but is now either vacant or used as something else. Not counting former shopping center locations, built-into-city-blocks, malls, inside other stores, etc.
Often, the first thing McD's does when closing a store is to remove the signature fluorescent-light highlights from the roof structure, along with taking out the double angle?
Map of locations I've found so far here (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1npM7aKjKrfQLwc70sx1vEMvZ04C_dhFD&usp=sharing)
Reasons that McD's stores close might include: they built a new stand nearby, changes in traffic patterns make it harder to get to, better proximity to the dinner-hour traffic, etc.
I can only think of two in Minnesota. The first was the one in Centennial Lakes Plaza off of France Ave and 76th St in Edina. That was a late-90s Mac Tonight concept location. My guess is it was too hard to get drive thru customers to come through that location. The other was the location inside the Holiday Center in Duluth which was forced out for building renovations.
https://goo.gl/maps/4QthE38hRd9XtzXAA
Murphysboro, IL, across from the Jackson County Courthouse on Walnut St/IL 149.
Quote from: ilpt4u on August 20, 2020, 12:53:35 AM
Murphysboro, IL, across from the Jackson County Courthouse on Walnut St/IL 149.
That's a particularly good example of before and after, since GSV shows it open not too long ago. Not only did they remove the steeper roof angle, but it looks like they completely replaced the shingles all around.
Hornell NY:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3321944,-77.6611629,3a,37.5y,112.94h,87.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s3IwpNGxztxHbIYangOS25A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
The First McDonalds in Jacksonville FL appears to have opened in 1959:
https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/16332948/6558-Beach-Boulevard-Jacksonville-FL/ (https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/16332948/6558-Beach-Boulevard-Jacksonville-FL/)
There is a newer listing on LoopNet, but it says that it is no longer available (strangely enough):
https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/6566-6558-Beach-Blvd-Jacksonville-FL/17722378/ (https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/6566-6558-Beach-Blvd-Jacksonville-FL/17722378/)
On US 250 in downtown Richmond
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BbvFseZeJPrM5Nvi8
On US 301 just north of Richmond
https://maps.app.goo.gl/j9rmNBZEZMbdxtvY8
The first one that came to mind was a location in south Kansas City that I used to drive by on my way to work.
2014
https://goo.gl/maps/Zx1tFw5LowqvbSt46
2019
https://goo.gl/maps/BwA1b6Fm9pvgCS999
Then I remembered the first McDonald's location I ever knew of in Independence, MO. It started out as your classic McDonald's with no dining area and evolved over the years. Now it is a vacant lot.
2011
https://goo.gl/maps/rcZN2ky3qEyupj9a9
2017
https://goo.gl/maps/EWnR3bqXoAZWn8qU7
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8470802,-87.9470793,3a,75y,2.63h,89.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shb_HQGSpA0jl5qEJsapneQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Where that pond is used to be a McDonald's. It got town down when they moved their corporate office from the building on the right to downtown Chicago.
Quote from: cabiness42 on August 20, 2020, 07:26:15 AM
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8470802,-87.9470793,3a,75y,2.63h,89.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shb_HQGSpA0jl5qEJsapneQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8470802,-87.9470793,3a,75y,2.63h,89.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shb_HQGSpA0jl5qEJsapneQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
Where that pond is used to be a McDonald's. It got town down when they moved their corporate office from the building on the right to downtown Chicago.
Shoot, I wish I recognized that a couple years ago when I was in the area for the Aurora-Naperville meet.
Waters, MI, I-75 exit 270. What is now "Gobblers of Waters" used to be a McD. It was closed for a number of years before Gobbler's opened it.
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.8774084,-84.6890843,3a,75y,277.3h,84.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0SQ40gXaVj5Y7f_V5A_FJQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Casualty in Beverly, MA; courtesy of the replacement Beverly-Salem Bridge (MA 1A) construction & opening in 1997.
GSV dated Oct. 2019 (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5411222,-70.8858213,3a,75y,143.21h,85.96t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sbiVZ7mfaCddiB8o14xKlzQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DbiVZ7mfaCddiB8o14xKlzQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D130.19861%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192)
This one in north Dallas on US 75
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ehC6MXnsmZFLewNVA
is now a day care center.
In the northern suburb of Plano, is this
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sL7Tq8gGxEpAT8A69
on the near-west side; the pad site no longer resembles a restaurant. It's currently a 'combo-meal' of an urgent care clinic and a medical supply store.
Quote from: GaryV on August 20, 2020, 09:20:55 AM
Waters, MI, I-75 exit 270. What is now "Gobblers of Waters" used to be a McD. It was closed for a number of years before Gobbler's opened it.
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.8774084,-84.6890843,3a,75y,277.3h,84.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0SQ40gXaVj5Y7f_V5A_FJQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
I remember when Gobbler's had a location in Saginaw. I worked there for a little while before it closed.
Almost all the McDonald's locations I can think of in my area are still being used as McDonald's. There is one though that use to be on Bay Rd. in Saginaw that is now called Woody's Twisters (an ice cream joint). You wouldn't be able to tell that it was a McDonald's because it was one of those classic McDonald's that they built back in the 90's or so that were suppose to look like a McDonald's from the 50's.
Of course there's the Chicago Skyway McDonald's but the building is now gone.
The former rest area in Wellston OK that had the westbound I-44 onramp routed through the parking lot.
Reverend Jim's Roadhouse just off US-12/18 and I-39/90 in Monona, WI
https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/BMGVf8PeWgVH3usquDaf0g/l.jpg
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Reverend+Jim's+Roadhouse/@43.04468,-89.268183,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x17af8b64075e07d6!8m2!3d43.04468!4d-89.268183
Quote from: cabiness42 on August 20, 2020, 07:26:15 AM
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8470802,-87.9470793,3a,75y,2.63h,89.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shb_HQGSpA0jl5qEJsapneQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Where that pond is used to be a McDonald's. It got town down when they moved their corporate office from the building on the right to downtown Chicago.
RIP McDonald's Plaza/Oak Brook HQ. My Dad worked for McDonald's Corporate in the 90s - I spent a scary part of my childhood either in that specific McDonald's, the one inside the old HQ, and at Lake Ed/Lake Fred :(
Here in Boise we just have this one to my knowledge, which is now apparently a Crossfit:
https://goo.gl/maps/qr7yEFcp2PesNBtQ8
This McDonalds on N Huron River Dr in Ypsilanti, MI is long-gone:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2558391,-83.6284674,3a,75y,31.26h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sjxoc8WCzkFIWs_OEN6gxXQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Djxoc8WCzkFIWs_OEN6gxXQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.revgeo_and_fetch.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D96%26h%3D64%26yaw%3D31.261583%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192
Here in Appleton, WI, on N Richmond St (WI 47) a few blocks east of where I grew up on W Glendale Ave, was an original late 1950s 'Golden Arches' McD's that had outdoor service only into the mid-late 1960s. After a few remodels and expansions, including to a 'classic' multi-pitched roof sit down location, they then built a new restaurant at W Northland Ave (County 'OO'/old US 41) and Richmond St, several blocks to the north, in the late 1970s. The original location was then sold by the franchisee and over time became couple of other local restaurants, each of whom also remodeled and expanded the building into what it is today, called the 'Golden Basket'.
https://goo.gl/maps/CStQxxLyZEoT5R297
:nod:
Mike
Quote from: cabiness42 on August 20, 2020, 07:26:15 AM
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8470802,-87.9470793,3a,75y,2.63h,89.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shb_HQGSpA0jl5qEJsapneQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Where that pond is used to be a McDonald's. It got town down when they moved their corporate office from the building on the right to downtown Chicago.
That has to be one of the first "Eyebrow of Doom" ones to already be torn down.
The McDonald's in Tonopah, NV closed maybe 7 or 8 years ago. It was remodeled into a "Beans & Brews" (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.0562667,-117.2165348,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJONIy6gp-Vw7wPNrrOgVcw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) coffee place. The address is 1300 South Main Street, Tonopah, NV (that's US 95).
If we are counting ones that have since been demolished, the west side Carbondale, IL McD's has been closed for a few years and was demolished last year. South side of IL 13/Main St just west of the Shell gas station at Emerald Ln
GSV still shows the building standing: https://goo.gl/maps/zNZQSX4225nH9ZAt6
If someone want a picture of the vacant lot since it has been demolished, let me know. I drive by regularly
Never have seen a closed McD's in Oregon. However, closed A&W's abound in this state it seems!
Rick
Here's one (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2113975,-77.4376871,3a,41.1y,146.44h,82.96t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shynwt5EJA5pggwJJ5Rx29Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1) in Webster, NY. It was replaced by a brand-new location here (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2104676,-77.4450762,3a,39y,189.91h,82.74t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sU45_oBoOe3aymaYGRqBZxw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1), about 1/2 mile to the west.
Usually they just renovate the old one, but they must have decided that it was worth it to move closer to the newer, busier part of Webster... aka the part that has other stores and restaurants and not old dilapidated homes and buildings, lol. A new McD's in the village would have felt very out of place and been removed from basically everything else, so that was a smart move IMO.
This Family Video/Jimmy John's combo in Ludington, MI was built as a McDonalds. McDonalds built a new store 3/4 mile to the east in the early/mid 1990s: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.9562237,-86.4259371,3a,50.4y,161.73h,85.61t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sDcP-kTKeP4HXGrMgCgHcAA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
This Arby's was built as a McDonalds that didn't last very long (however, Arby's may have torn down the original McDonalds building and built their own building): https://www.google.com/maps/@42.8842396,-85.5655798,3a,39.2y,57.63h,87.55t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sPhAWjnCe2iULsxaj6dxigQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DPhAWjnCe2iULsxaj6dxigQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D324.03955%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
I forgot a very local one, in north Carson City. It's in the parking lot of a long-deceased strip mall which was anchored by a Kmart. The dialysis place is open but otherwise that place is derelict. The I-580 bypass killed that part of town.
Aerial view on Google Maps (https://www.google.com/maps/place/3344+N+Carson+St,+Carson+City,+NV+89706/@39.1885725,-119.7736383,224m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80990adb6ab49f83:0xb9f83ff00e3934bc!8m2!3d39.1885715!4d-119.7730911) - 3344 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV
"Ghosts of Carson" article (https://aroundcarson.com/2017/07/30/ghosts_of_carson_mcdonalds/) with lots of photos. The McDonald's did last until 2015, 12 years after the Kmart shut down.
^I've not seen a whole lot of McDonald'ses with that design.
Quote from: GCrites80s on August 21, 2020, 02:34:20 PM
^I've not seen a whole lot of McDonald'ses with that design.
Wondering if they had to go with a similar design. Or they wanted to.
Anyway the inside of that McD's has the most 90s looking decor ever. Teal and mauve everywhere.
Union Street, Lynn, Massachusetts. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4642466,-70.9436433,3a,90y,339.39h,99.39t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGkAolNougv9y6i0jz1LYzg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
What is now the Christian Vision Ministries building was originally a McDonalds, although not of the 'Classic' design. It was also the first, and for may years the only, McDonalds in the chain to be closed soley due to a lack of profitability. In the late 1970s, in an attenpt to revitalize the downtown area, Lynn took a cue from Boston's Downton Crossing, and turned part of Union Street, one of their key shopping districts, into a pedestrian mall. The plan was a resounding failure, whith most of the remaining businesses closing up, and the street was reopened to vehicle traffic a few years later. As for the McDonalds, those people who did visit Union Street didn't eat there because of the transients who would come in for a cup of coffee and sit there most of the day. Largely because of this, the restaurant closed about a year after it opened.
By the time the book McDonald's: Behind the Arches was published (1986), the author claimed that the chain had only closed one location due to bad business, and that was due to an early attempt to enter the Texas market. I worked at a McDonald's, and their Crew magazine always featured the employees of one restaurant in front of a closed Burger King location nearby. By the way, the name of the magazine on the small dispenser box was pushed to the far left of the front, cutting the "C" in half. I have to imagine bored employees were writing an "S" in front of the title.
Benson Center (https://goo.gl/maps/YPNhu6WMxk85zb5u8), south of Renton, Washington. A new store opened in the lot of a new CVS.
Greenwood, Seattle (https://goo.gl/maps/pUXQe9DTQrFchScz8). Since demolished, or built around. Check the later Street Views to decide for yourself. As far as I know, it simply went out of business.
University District, Seattle. (https://goo.gl/maps/3Hw5eYQj9rvGdKFv6) Since remodeled, though for a while the door still had the distinctive McDonald's handles. Also simply went out of business, but with foot traffic like this I can't understand why.
Bellevue, Washington (https://goo.gl/maps/2C7tUb4LHL2hRRWRA). Served time as a Fatburger, but now it's been swallowed by a larger development project. The McDonald's inside Bellevue Square stayed open.
The Vancouver Expo '86 McDonald's Barge.
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on August 21, 2020, 05:16:45 PM
The Vancouver Expo '86 McDonald's Barge.
Made me think of the old McDonald's on the Mississippi River right by the Arch in St Louis. I even ate there, as part of an 8th Grade St Louis Field Trip
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/foodblog/2017/05/04/once-a-floating-mcdonalds-brought-golden-arches-to-the-banks-of-the-arch
(https://media2.fdncms.com/riverfronttimes/imager/u/blog/5021508/800px-floating_mcdonalds.jpg?cb=1493927615)
Picture from the story of the McDonald's Barge
The background bridges in the photo are the Poplar Street Bridge (I-55/64/then 70) and the MacArthur Bridge (Rail and previously US 66 on the old Road Deck)
Quote from: ilpt4u on August 21, 2020, 05:30:49 PM
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on August 21, 2020, 05:16:45 PM
The Vancouver Expo '86 McDonald's Barge.
Made me think of the old McDonald's on the Mississippi River right by the Arch in St Louis. I even ate there, as part of an 8th Grade St Louis Field Trip
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/foodblog/2017/05/04/once-a-floating-mcdonalds-brought-golden-arches-to-the-banks-of-the-arch
(https://media2.fdncms.com/riverfronttimes/imager/u/blog/5021508/800px-floating_mcdonalds.jpg?cb=1493927615)
Picture from the story of the McDonald's Barge
The background bridges in the photo are the Poplar Street Bridge (I-55/64/then 70) and the MacArthur Bridge (Rail and previously US 66 on the old Road Deck)
We were going to go there when I was in St. Louis in 2004, but we could not find it. :-D
The linked story says it closed/was gone by 2000
I don't think it had a Drive-Thru, if memory serves. Probably should have had one, tho. There is enough tugboat and barge traffic on the Mississippi!
Quote from: SEWIGuy on August 21, 2020, 02:46:00 PM
Quote from: GCrites80s on August 21, 2020, 02:34:20 PM
^I've not seen a whole lot of McDonald'ses with that design.
Wondering if they had to go with a similar design. Or they wanted to.
Anyway the inside of that McD's has the most 90s looking decor ever. Teal and mauve everywhere.
The architecture of that Carson City one is certainly a bit of an oddball as McDonald's go, but it matches the design of the old Kmart and adjacent strip mall across the parking lot. I was wondering if maybe it wasn't even built to McDonald's spec, maybe the shopping center developer built a generic fast food with drive thru building and Ronnie Mac or a franchisee just happened to lease it before Wendy or The Burger King or somebody else got it, but going through real estate records it does look like it was the national McDonald's entity that bought that parcel and built it. McDonald's sold the property in 2017, a few months before that blog article with the photos appeared, but to my knowledge nobody has ever done anything with the building.
There was a former McDo stand in St-Hubert at the corner of Gaétan-Boucher and Payer Boulevards in St-Hubert, a Montreal suburb, who was closed in 1998 because the employees wanted to unionized. The place is now occupy by a Desjardins credit union.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4767445,-73.4307372,3a,75y,334.35h,92.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sjrArnIM_ChccACNJHVH-pQ!2e0!7i3328!8i1664
For a time, there was a used-car dealership in Woods Cross, Utah (https://goo.gl/maps/Ct3vg5waiZvyMcheA) that was very clearly an old McDonalds location. The original McD's roof structure was removed, but the old drive-thru and Playplace room were fairly obvious.
That McDonalds moved about a quarter-mile south to a new location on 2600 South, following the reconstruction of that roadway between I-15 and US 89. As you can see on more recent Street View, that used car place has since been demolished and is now just a vacant lot.
Quote from: gonealookin on August 21, 2020, 06:15:25 PM
Quote from: SEWIGuy on August 21, 2020, 02:46:00 PM
Quote from: GCrites80s on August 21, 2020, 02:34:20 PM
^I've not seen a whole lot of McDonald'ses with that design.
Wondering if they had to go with a similar design. Or they wanted to.
Anyway the inside of that McD's has the most 90s looking decor ever. Teal and mauve everywhere.
The architecture of that Carson City one is certainly a bit of an oddball as McDonald's go, but it matches the design of the old Kmart and adjacent strip mall across the parking lot. I was wondering if maybe it wasn't even built to McDonald's spec, maybe the shopping center developer built a generic fast food with drive thru building and Ronnie Mac or a franchisee just happened to lease it before Wendy or The Burger King or somebody else got it, but going through real estate records it does look like it was the national McDonald's entity that bought that parcel and built it. McDonald's sold the property in 2017, a few months before that blog article with the photos appeared, but to my knowledge nobody has ever done anything with the building.
It's a minor miracle that two McDonalds within 3/4 mile of each other coexisted for as long as they did!
I forgot about this one in Lawrenceville, VA. It actually wasn't that old when it closed (opened in the late 1990's or early 2000's). I was shocked especially since the next closest one (or any fast food joint for that matter) is 15 miles away.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rrHWW1sc3E6B5uBg7
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Quote from: ftballfan on August 21, 2020, 09:29:17 PM
Quote from: gonealookin on August 21, 2020, 06:15:25 PM
Quote from: SEWIGuy on August 21, 2020, 02:46:00 PM
Quote from: GCrites80s on August 21, 2020, 02:34:20 PM
^I've not seen a whole lot of McDonald'ses with that design.
Wondering if they had to go with a similar design. Or they wanted to.
Anyway the inside of that McD's has the most 90s looking decor ever. Teal and mauve everywhere.
The architecture of that Carson City one is certainly a bit of an oddball as McDonald's go, but it matches the design of the old Kmart and adjacent strip mall across the parking lot. I was wondering if maybe it wasn't even built to McDonald's spec, maybe the shopping center developer built a generic fast food with drive thru building and Ronnie Mac or a franchisee just happened to lease it before Wendy or The Burger King or somebody else got it, but going through real estate records it does look like it was the national McDonald's entity that bought that parcel and built it. McDonald's sold the property in 2017, a few months before that blog article with the photos appeared, but to my knowledge nobody has ever done anything with the building.
It's a minor miracle that two McDonalds within 3/4 mile of each other coexisted for as long as they did!
There's 2 McDonald's in the rather small town of Ashland, VA that coexist to this day and they're not even a mile apart. Hell they've both been remodeled!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/DbZ9rsvF6u32KXQg7
https://maps.app.goo.gl/egqPJt4QSUAH6nJi8
The one in the 2nd link is the town's original one and mainly serves I-95 traffic.
San Ysidro, California. (https://goo.gl/maps/EZskCNrhV2cF3HUr9) Memorial to a mass shooting at a McDonald's.
There used to be a closed McDonalds near the Cabrini-Green housing project in Chicago. I think it was on Division Street, but maybe not. A neighborhood is pretty pathetic if a McDonald's can not make a go of it there.
Quote from: Konza on August 22, 2020, 01:39:14 AM
There used to be a closed McDonalds near the Cabrini-Green housing project in Chicago. I think it was on Division Street, but maybe not. A neighborhood is pretty pathetic if a McDonald's can not make a go of it there.
I remember seeing that one.
A former McDonald's here in Jackson became a Chinese restaurant. Another former McDonald's later became the site of a Steak & Ale, later a Perkins Family Restaurant, and now a Fuddruckers/Luby's (closed since the pandemic).
I know of only 3 that have closed in the Pittsburgh area, 2 of which moved to new locations.
Penn Avenue in Downtown Pgh closed at the tale end of '19 (https://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2020/01/16/Mcdonalds-closed-strip-district-pittsburgh-penn-avenue/stories/202001160181) before all this C19 stuff happened. https://goo.gl/maps/AR94JpSR31Unt4BKA
PA-8 in Gibsonia. Old location (https://goo.gl/maps/JNhCDVkAF3sguUMX8), new location (https://goo.gl/maps/QgWfRwZzdbkaXXWc6) just up the road.
PA-356 in Butler. Old location (open) (https://goo.gl/maps/hTXHvGnWZD367A1F6) (closed) (https://goo.gl/maps/pFhyu7Wr4F4fwtpJ8), new location (https://goo.gl/maps/4onyvG8gkPkW62Kq9) just up the road as well.
Weirdly enough, the 2 that relocated both did so to new plazas that had a WalMart go in.
This one, just across the street from ESPN World Headquarters, closed between 2008 and 2011 and has been about 5 different restaurants since, including a place called Red Chili's that used the same font as the more famous national chain known for it's babyback babyback babyback ribs. (https://goo.gl/maps/po2JDkjUMAJXzsoh6)
This small building on Telegraph Road in Redford Township, Michigan was opened as a drive-through-only McDonald's back in the early 1980s. It had signage that identified it as a "Mini-Mac" and I've never seen one like it anywhere else.
https://goo.gl/maps/WAkKDViYUhmuYbyB6
Quote from: plain on August 21, 2020, 09:39:49 PM
I forgot about this one in Lawrenceville, VA. It actually wasn't that old when it closed (opened in the late 1990's or early 2000's). I was shocked especially since the next closest one (or any fast food joint for that matter) is 15 miles away.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rrHWW1sc3E6B5uBg7
Images old & latest are from GSV
Interesting. The spot you linked shows it as it is now, closed, but if you move just once towards the building it goes back to the older SV from when it was still open. The older SV says 2019 on the copyright, but unless the closing was very, very sudden (the parking lot was restriped at some point) it looks to be a bit older as the Food Lion in the background had its logo updated in the interim.
Quote from: catch22 on August 22, 2020, 04:12:54 PM
This small building on Telegraph Road in Redford Township, Michigan was opened as a drive-through-only McDonald's back in the early 1980s. It had signage that identified it as a "Mini-Mac" and I've never seen one like it anywhere else.
https://goo.gl/maps/WAkKDViYUhmuYbyB6
Here's another drive-thru-only McDonald's: Tillicum, Washington, (https://goo.gl/maps/GCArjNRrLFHUHWsf9) just outside Fort Lewis. The later built a full-featured McDonald's next to it and demolished the smaller one.
Quote from: catch22 on August 22, 2020, 04:12:54 PM
This small building on Telegraph Road in Redford Township, Michigan was opened as a drive-through-only McDonald's back in the early 1980s. It had signage that identified it as a "Mini-Mac" and I've never seen one like it anywhere else.
There was also a Mini Mac in Toledo on Dorr St. near the university. That entire block was razed some time ago as it was swallowed by a new section campus. I also saw one once in the DFW area.
An example of the Mini Mac sign may be found here https://flic.kr/p/wzaf1S (https://flic.kr/p/wzaf1S). GSV indicates that while it still appears to be walk-up and drive-thru only, the sign has since been modified.
There are also a small number of classic-design McD's with only a walk-up window and a drive-thru, such as this one https://flic.kr/p/2ghEdck (https://flic.kr/p/2ghEdck). The locations in Dublin and Gahanna, OH have double drive-thrus, with approaches in opposite directions so you don't have to fumble with a passenger-side window.
Quote from: Takumi on August 22, 2020, 04:31:26 PM
Quote from: plain on August 21, 2020, 09:39:49 PM
I forgot about this one in Lawrenceville, VA. It actually wasn't that old when it closed (opened in the late 1990's or early 2000's). I was shocked especially since the next closest one (or any fast food joint for that matter) is 15 miles away.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rrHWW1sc3E6B5uBg7
Images old & latest are from GSV
Interesting. The spot you linked shows it as it is now, closed, but if you move just once towards the building it goes back to the older SV from when it was still open. The older SV says 2019 on the copyright, but unless the closing was very, very sudden (the parking lot was restriped at some point) it looks to be a bit older as the Food Lion in the background had its logo updated in the interim.
It closed in 2015. I'm not sure why that older imagery said 2019. I've encountered a couple of issues with the dates on GSV as well
There was a McDonald's in my town that became an Italian restaurant after McDonald's closed. It's soon to become a retail marijuana store.
Another Lynn, MA one along the Lynnway (MA 1A); Currently, the Hacienda Corona (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4530156,-70.9621495,3a,75y,325.19h,81.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syUVJqaASlgd6Gws5CHJVCw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192).
In Essington (Tinicum Township, Delaware County) PA along PA 291; straddled between the westbound (N. Gov. Printz Blvd.) & eastbound (Gov. Printz Blvd.) lanes (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8690827,-75.289333,3a,75y,123.77h,76.52t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sgz6RQ4ZxWmOng-btrruGEA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dgz6RQ4ZxWmOng-btrruGEA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D202.38808%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192). This one shut down between 2012 and 2015.
Renton, Washington. December 2007. They did rebuild, but why is the flag still raised when no one is inside?
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50265179768_4e4925c2b3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jzLbJu)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50265179403_c36164c0a1_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jzLbCc)
There's a rumor that it could be a grease fire.
North Kingstown, RI. Now a coin & gun shop.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6181956,-71.4581305,3a,84.3y,236.34h,86.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sj2mDjcYefqURSEXE08rD7w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
This location was not replaced; the nearest McDs is approximately 5 miles away in East Greenwich, but existed before the NK location shut down.
South Attleboro, MA. Now a sit-down restaurant with a bar, although the entry area and drive-thru still evoke McD's. I believe they use the drive-thru for take-out business.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9117413,-71.3625205,3a,75y,320.85h,76.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNVNuBNENX-UC_3pLx7yN3A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
This location was replaced by a new location less than 1/2 mile to the north.
I've never seen a McDonald's close in my area. I've seen Burger Kings close. I saw all the Pizza Huts close. I saw the Ground Rounds close. But no golden arches.
Burger Kings have been closing with reckless abandon around here. Given their poor standard of service locally, it's no surprise.
Quote from: spooky on August 28, 2020, 01:43:39 PM
Burger Kings have been closing with reckless abandon around here. Given their poor standard of service locally, it's no surprise.
It ain't what it was when the first location opened over on Beach Blvd. (US 90) back in 1953 (also the same year the Mathews Bridge not too far from it opened), when it was known as Insta-Burger King.
There was a Burger King that closed here not too long ago. It closed due to the lease expiring and they didn't renew it and this decision was made over a year ago.
Location for people that love looking at Google Maps.
3319 E. Holland Rd.
Saginaw, MI 48601
Another one on the west side of Saginaw closed several years ago and was torn down to become an auto parts store. The Coco Loco (originally a Burger King) located at
4002 Bay Road
Saginaw, MI 48603
So I've seen Burger King's close, I've seen Wendy's close, I've seen KFC close, I've seen Arby's close but I can't recall ever seeing a McDonald's close other than the one that is now Woody's Twister that I mentioned earlier.
We have a number of Burger Kings that closed recently around here, that are all going to be converted to Taco Bells. I'm guessing the franchisee owner is the same for each of them.
The McDonald's in downtown Houghton, MI bolted for larger environs on the commercial strip along M-26. It's now a home decor/espresso shop. https://goo.gl/maps/G5rQ8iaeTWQGg1GW6
Quote from: jeffandnicole on August 28, 2020, 02:27:29 PM
We have a number of Burger Kings that closed recently around here, that are all going to be converted to Taco Bells. I'm guessing the franchisee owner is the same for each of them.
One of my local BK's just converted to a Taco Bell as well. Was kinda shocked at the change (well, mainly because I hadn't been past it since before C19). Crazy thing is, it was the only BK I know of locally that had a Coca-Cola Freestyle as well. lol. At least my Wendy's have them (even though I haven't been able to use one in ages due to C19 as well, lol).
Here's a former McDonald's in Terre Haute, IN. It ceased to be a McDonald's back in the mid 1990s.
https://goo.gl/maps/rqHXRsRW3dPtiMEs5
Quote from: Flint1979 on August 28, 2020, 02:17:23 PM
So I've seen Burger King's close, I've seen Wendy's close, I've seen KFC close, I've seen Arby's close but I can't recall ever seeing a McDonald's close other than the one that is now Woody's Twister that I mentioned earlier.
The first McDonald's I ever saw just straight-up close without a replacement was the one located at E. 5th Ave. and I-71 in Columbus, Ohio in the early '90s. I remember going in there and seeing that they had done nothing to upgrade the inside since the early to mid '70s. Everything was trimmed in a dark bird's-eye maple and it was quite dour inside during a time when newer McDonald'ses were pink and light gray inside with much brighter lighting. I don't know if it closed due to poor sales on its own or due to the direct connection from I-71 NB to 5th Ave. being removed as a part the construction of I-670 at the time. I'm thinking the former since the timelines don't quite match up.
The building is still there https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9862377,-82.9840633,3a,37.5y,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1ssxDn0UnyM_r0f3eACf6kQw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DsxDn0UnyM_r0f3eACf6kQw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D88.24391%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9862377,-82.9840633,3a,37.5y,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1ssxDn0UnyM_r0f3eACf6kQw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DsxDn0UnyM_r0f3eACf6kQw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D88.24391%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192)
Burger King is down to 8 locations in Charleston. They used to have close to 20. Most of their locations were dirty and had poor reviews.
There are quite a few former McDonald's locations in New York. Some of the more interesting ones:
Whitehall, NY (https://goo.gl/maps/bdQ3nTX66QBCnovb7). Closed in 2015, sat vacant for 4 years until being repurposed as a butcher shop.
Cheektowaga, NY (https://goo.gl/maps/VZTsbFLTPMjpaT2v7). Officially relocated a few miles away. This was an interesting one, because it had a unique playplace (https://goo.gl/maps/KyBknyzhzVxbpa88A) while it was open.
Old Forge, NY (https://goo.gl/maps/6cBfzGHRwHfEnWwo9). Closed after the 2006 season. I specify "season" because this was a seasonal location that was only open for half of the year. There were only a small handful of seasonal locations in the country, with New York being able to claim 2.
Canton, NY (https://goo.gl/maps/HP3GqDyzgwoWhzCQ7). Closed in 2015, may still be vacant. This location was one of the rare remaining standalones with no drive thru.
Until last year, there was a closed McDonald's standing in Lake George (https://goo.gl/maps/iGsyiFQscCiPxMFd6). This location was notable for being seasonal and thus closed 6-7 months of the year. It was also one of the few (if only) standalone locations with a drive thru but no dedicated parking.
Quote from: cl94 on August 30, 2020, 11:33:03 PM
There are quite a few former McDonald's locations in New York. Some of the more interesting ones:
Whitehall, NY (https://goo.gl/maps/bdQ3nTX66QBCnovb7). Closed in 2015, sat vacant for 4 years until being repurposed as a butcher shop.
Cheektowaga, NY (https://goo.gl/maps/VZTsbFLTPMjpaT2v7). Officially relocated a few miles away. This was an interesting one, because it had a unique playplace (https://goo.gl/maps/KyBknyzhzVxbpa88A) while it was open.
Old Forge, NY (https://goo.gl/maps/6cBfzGHRwHfEnWwo9). Closed after the 2006 season. I specify "season" because this was a seasonal location that was only open for half of the year. There were only a small handful of seasonal locations in the country, with New York being able to claim 2.
Canton, NY (https://goo.gl/maps/HP3GqDyzgwoWhzCQ7). Closed in 2015, may still be vacant. This location was one of the rare remaining standalones with no drive thru.
Until last year, there was a closed McDonald's standing in Lake George (https://goo.gl/maps/iGsyiFQscCiPxMFd6). This location was notable for being seasonal and thus closed 6-7 months of the year. It was also one of the few (if only) standalone locations with a drive thru but no dedicated parking.
I remember the Lake George one, went up there with family several years ago.
Quote from: Sctvhound on August 30, 2020, 10:59:03 PM
Burger King is down to 8 locations in Charleston. They used to have close to 20. Most of their locations were dirty and had poor reviews.
That's amazing that they could have twenty. My town is a quarter of Charleston's population and has two, and has my entire life, so the eight now sounds about right. I know being a city attracts people but I imagine not much for fast food joints.
For a brief period, Monticello, MN had two McDonalds restaurants. The older of the two (https://goo.gl/maps/x5Lu8xKMogzTVe2x8) is still operational (and was remodeled or maybe even fully rebuilt around the time the second location closed in the mid-2010s). A mile down the road, the newer, c. 2007 McDonalds (https://goo.gl/maps/gHLk17CyFc2gaqQp8)lasted about seven or eight years before it closed down. It's still standing but has no evidence of it ever having been a McDonalds aside from the building design itself. If I had to guess, a combination of a poor location and unsustainable support for two McDonalds in a town of 12,000 had something to do with it failing so soon after opening. It does, however, surprise me that nothing has taken over the vacant building.
Quote from: EpicRoadways on September 01, 2020, 11:17:04 PM
It's still standing but has no evidence of it ever having been a McDonalds aside from the building design itself.
Per Sat & StreetView, the distinctive 'Drive Thru' text & arrows are still on the ground. Only McDonald's does it that way. So, that's a little more evidence. Plus the evidence of a split in the line for ordering. Only seen McDonald's do that, sans one Chick-fil-A where I live.
Quote from: Flint1979 on August 28, 2020, 02:17:23 PM
There was a Burger King that closed here not too long ago. It closed due to the lease expiring and they didn't renew it and this decision was made over a year ago.
So I've seen Burger King's close, I've seen Wendy's close, I've seen KFC close, I've seen Arby's close but I can't recall ever seeing a McDonald's close other than the one that is now Woody's Twister that I mentioned earlier.
In Sherbrooke, we used to have briefly once an Arby's, KFC aka PFK in French used to have 3 restaurants there and now they're down to one. There was once a Wendy's in Drummondville who switched to Boston Pizza and some did a Facebook page to bring back Wendy's. https://fr-ca.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Pour-le-retour-de-Wendys-Ã -Drummondville-589487561070398/
Most of the responses to this thread seem to be of the common '70s/'80s mansard type.
What I find more interesting (and seems to be more in line with the OP's mention of McDonald's stands) are the '50s/'60s walkup type–the ones with one giant arch on each side of the building, a steeply pitched roof, and no indoor seating. These seem to be rather rare, as many of these buildings were apparently demolished and replace on-site with more modern buildings (as McDonald's often does now).
But I do occasionally run into them–I recall noticing one along US 80 in Marshall, Texas (https://goo.gl/maps/8SogQSG8qPsVYrPJ9). Subsequent owners awkwardly added a drive-through window to the side and reconfigured the front to allow a small ordering area inside. The arches were removed many years ago, but small stubs remain in the back of the building, sticking out like stumpy horns.
Quote from: briantroutman on September 02, 2020, 11:38:09 AM
Most of the responses to this thread seem to be of the common '70s/'80s mansard type.
What I find more interesting (and seems to be more in line with the OP's mention of McDonald's stands) are the '50s/'60s walkup type–the ones with one giant arch on each side of the building, a steeply pitched roof, and no indoor seating. These seem to be rather rare, as many of these buildings were apparently demolished and replace on-site with more modern buildings (as McDonald's often does now).
But I do occasionally run into them–I recall noticing one along US 80 in Marshall, Texas (https://goo.gl/maps/8SogQSG8qPsVYrPJ9). Subsequent owners awkwardly added a drive-through window to the side and reconfigured the front to allow a small ordering area inside. The arches were removed many years ago, but small stubs remain in the back of the building, sticking out like stumpy horns.
That's precisely what I referred to upthread-the style of which is hard to find nowadays!
^I hated that kind when I was a kid, though. No playground and had to eat in the car (no cupholders in cars then). There was only one that I know of in my area (North Hamilton Road just south of Broad Street, Columbus Ohio) that got replaced in the late '80s/early '90s with another one on the same site. The "new" one is gone now, too:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9741072,-82.8742026,3a,75y,270h,91.55t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s5iWd8x2prvZhpGtgaJ8Qew!2e0!5s20190901T000000!7i16384!8i8192
If you look at several years, you can see that the area around the site has been through a lot of changes recently, with more to come.
Quote from: EpicRoadways on September 01, 2020, 11:17:04 PM
For a brief period, Monticello, MN had two McDonalds restaurants. The older of the two (https://goo.gl/maps/x5Lu8xKMogzTVe2x8) is still operational (and was remodeled or maybe even fully rebuilt around the time the second location closed in the mid-2010s). A mile down the road, the newer, c. 2007 McDonalds (https://goo.gl/maps/gHLk17CyFc2gaqQp8)lasted about seven or eight years before it closed down. It's still standing but has no evidence of it ever having been a McDonalds aside from the building design itself. If I had to guess, a combination of a poor location and unsustainable support for two McDonalds in a town of 12,000 had something to do with it failing so soon after opening. It does, however, surprise me that nothing has taken over the vacant building.
From an outsider, this area looks like one of those retail developments from the mid-late 2000s that had grand plans for the retail/restaurants to go bonkers as soon as it was built but then hit the Great Recession and never saw the amount of development they envisioned. You can tell by the amount of grass, curb cuts to nowhere and empty lots in the vicinity. The expectation was that the local economy would be pulled into its orbit. While the big box stores do nearly the amount of business anticipated, much of the rest never came and the older parts of town maintained some importance. There are areas like that near me.
Was the bank across the street a steakhouse or other sit-down restaurant when it was initially built?
Quote from: GCrites80s on September 02, 2020, 10:44:40 PM
Was the bank across the street a steakhouse or other sit-down restaurant when it was initially built?
I don't think so. It has the sort of "faux homey" look that pretty much all 1990s and 00s-era banks have in Minnesota.
I happen to be in Hillsboro, Oregon this Labor Day weekend. Here we have the Centro Chiropractic Clinic on Southeast 10th Avenue. You can get Auto Accident Care and Work Injury Care, maybe even at that drive-up window if it's fairly simple.
(https://i.imgur.com/fXa7o7A.jpg)
This is where, perhaps 75 yards down and on the other side of the street, this fine family stands on Neighborhood Watch. Apparently their original home was about 1/2 mile away and they were relocated to this city park.
(https://i.imgur.com/SjfegOv.jpg)
They are angled right at the Golden Arches; one imagines a staredown between them and Ronald McDonald and Mayor McCheese, back when burgers were still being served over there.
(https://i.imgur.com/U9dNaHl.jpg)
Quote from: briantroutman on September 02, 2020, 11:38:09 AM
Most of the responses to this thread seem to be of the common ’70s/’80s mansard type.
What I find more interesting are the ’50s/’60s walkup type—the ones with one giant arch on each side of the building, a steeply pitched roof, and no indoor seating.
There was also a sort of middle phase: larger structure with indoor seating, but with the building adorned in red-and-white tile. I think those were quickly converted to mansards as soon as the standard was established.
Even more rare are a sort of hybrid -- a mansard type, but with the original giant arches still protruding from within the building. I only remember two locations with this design.
- Lanham, MD (https://goo.gl/maps/exHkF1yA9QxL8MhR8) -- near the I-495 Capital Beltway interchange. They had an overhead conveyor belt over the dining area to serve the drive-thru. This location has since been rebuilt with a "classic" look. I wonder if they reused the original giant arches? (Note: the retro elements, at least on the exterior, have since been removed.)
- Newark, DE (listed as Glasgow) (https://goo.gl/maps/JfYE9YjC2XfnbADn8) -- in the median of US-40/Pulaski Hwy, at the intersection with DE-896/Summit Bridge Rd. Since it had those huge golden arches in the building, the fluorescent-light accents were also colored yellow to match. They also had a larger playground structure on the outside, along with a flat roof over outdoor tables. I sometimes thought of that place as sort of a grandiose "Welcome to Delaware" kind of landmark. But alas, in the last few years it was replaced with the new battleship grey structure, the kind that followed the "swoosh" design.
https://goo.gl/maps/bzsoG3rNVpLRtK2N7
I believe this was a former McDonald's in Highland Heights, KY (may have to have bandit957 confirm this). It looked more like a regular McDonald's about 10 years ago until Klimat built an addition to the north- and back-side of the building.
Or, it could have been an old Hardees. It sort of looks like one of those.
Searcy, AR had an old McDonald's that opened up in the mid 1970's. it closed in late 1991 when the new McDonald's opened up next to the new (at the time) Wal-Mart Supercenter by the 67 freeway. The old McDonald's became a BBQ restaurant for a while, and other places moved in and out. It was razed a couple of years ago and now a Wendy's stands there. Kinda ironic that it got built on the old McDonald's property.
How about a "new" McDonalds with the arches? This was required by local zoning to keep the buildings on the main route into town with 1950's styling.
https://goo.gl/maps/G3RcJb6L2sxPaKxQ6
Ironically McDonald's is the only fast food place to survive on that road. A KFC, Wendy's, and Pizza Hut all bit the dust a long time ago.
Quote from: NJRoadfan on September 13, 2020, 06:33:51 PM
How about a "new" McDonalds with the arches? This was required by local zoning to keep the buildings on the main route into town with 1950's styling.
https://goo.gl/maps/G3RcJb6L2sxPaKxQ6
Ironically McDonald's is the only fast food place to survive on that road. A KFC, Wendy's, and Pizza Hut all bit the dust a long time ago.
That looks hardly retro, if you ask me.
Centro Chiropractic Clinic, (https://goo.gl/maps/ga8yuUB8ctvvBsEr5) Hillsboro, Oregon.
From Golden Arches to fallen arches.
Edit: Whoops, I didn't realize that gonealookin had already posted this location. Now I'm disappointed that I missed the A&W Burger Family.
You can tell that one definitely had a playground.
Quote from: NJRoadfan on September 13, 2020, 06:33:51 PM
How about a "new" McDonalds with the arches? This was required by local zoning to keep the buildings on the main route into town with 1950's styling.
https://goo.gl/maps/G3RcJb6L2sxPaKxQ6
Ironically McDonald's is the only fast food place to survive on that road. A KFC, Wendy's, and Pizza Hut all bit the dust a long time ago.
There was a more modern McD at Military and Shawano Avs in Green Bay. It has a old vintage sign The sign was sufficient to make the decision to tear down the building and build a retro McDonald's there.
A former McDonald's that was converted into a TV station studio (KYOU-TV, Ch. 15), at 820 W. 2nd St, in Ottumwa, IA. From what I've read, this TV station has been in this building since the mid 1980's, or so, when it was still KOIA-TV.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fuc%3Fid%3D1iTZL2XACmT3ve1gstSqgS-DAhk-HfEBh&hash=b7feeccf19e0f793f213bb4deff6f41a9568a714)
Quote from: RobbieL2415 on August 28, 2020, 09:34:33 AM
I've never seen a McDonald's close in my area. I've seen Burger Kings close. I saw all the Pizza Huts close. I saw the Ground Rounds close. But no golden arches.
I mentioned the one across from ESPN. Also saw another one (https://goo.gl/maps/rdpCgbm3JtD1Snum7) on US 6 out in Scituate, RI that I used to stop at that was torn down between 2015 and 2016 (according to GSV) and has not been replaced.
I think that was about the time that TV station started in one of the smallest TV markets.
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on January 31, 2021, 01:26:20 PM
Quote from: RobbieL2415 on August 28, 2020, 09:34:33 AM
I've never seen a McDonald's close in my area. I've seen Burger Kings close. I saw all the Pizza Huts close. I saw the Ground Rounds close. But no golden arches.
I mentioned the one across from ESPN. Also saw another one (https://goo.gl/maps/rdpCgbm3JtD1Snum7) on US 6 out in Scituate, RI that I used to stop at that was torn down between 2015 and 2016 (according to GSV) and has not been replaced.
There's a former McDonalds on Huron River Dr in Ypsilanti behind the EMU campus. Kind of an odd place for a McDonalds to begin with as Huron River isn't a major road in that area. It closed back in 2018
The long-standing McDonald's in Hadley, MA was demolished to make way for Trader Joe's. A new franchise opened across MA 9 from its former location.
Our local McDonald's has been around since 1973. It was demolished in 2006 for a newer one, and they built one across the street from I-95. Might as well close the older one right by us.
Here's a location I forgot about, even though I have eaten at the old and new locations. They relocated across the street when the former truck stop was developed into a shopping area. The old store has a distinctive mid-period eyebrow arch, and itself replaced a location next door. The new tenants don't seem as family friendly.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/y2nKwAVVPkHEa63q7
Quote from: capt.ron on September 13, 2020, 12:07:43 PM
Searcy, AR had an old McDonald's that opened up in the mid 1970's. it closed in late 1991 when the new McDonald's opened up next to the new (at the time) Wal-Mart Supercenter by the 67 freeway. The old McDonald's became a BBQ restaurant for a while, and other places moved in and out. It was razed a couple of years ago and now a Wendy's stands there. Kinda ironic that it got built on the old McDonald's property.
Searcy is one of those weird towns because (among numerous other reasons) Wendy's was always more popular than McD's. The old Wendy's was just down the street on East Race.
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on February 26, 2024, 08:32:04 PM
Here's a location I forgot about, even though I have eaten at the old and new locations. They relocated across the street when the former truck stop was developed into a shopping area. The old store has a distinctive mid-period eyebrow arch, and itself replaced a location next door. The new tenants don't seem as family friendly.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/y2nKwAVVPkHEa63q7
How long was it a McDonald's? A year? It looks like it definitely could have been an Eyebrow of Doom-era McD's but there's nothing there in 2012 then by 2014 it's Lover's.
Quote from: GCrites80s on February 27, 2024, 09:29:44 PM
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on February 26, 2024, 08:32:04 PM
Here's a location I forgot about, even though I have eaten at the old and new locations. They relocated across the street when the former truck stop was developed into a shopping area. The old store has a distinctive mid-period eyebrow arch, and itself replaced a location next door. The new tenants don't seem as family friendly.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/y2nKwAVVPkHEa63q7
How long was it a McDonald's? A year? It looks like it definitely could have been an Eyebrow of Doom-era McD's but there's nothing there in 2012 then by 2014 it's Lover's.
The 'old' location was gone by Oct '08 per GSV (https://maps.app.goo.gl/4SfSMtojwjvEPhBS8), & was last shown in Aug '07 GSV (https://maps.app.goo.gl/4d1XSHBASuSUDbLE7). So, I honestly doubt that other building was ever a McD's.
There was once a McDonald's in downtown Trois-Rivières on Des Forges Street who closed in 2013. https://maps.app.goo.gl/bLyxw65BthMBUTkB7 It's now some random store.
Unless I missed it scanning this thread, no one seems to have mentioned two pretty unique ones.
Vinita, OK - It went over the top of I-44
Adak, AK - Closed when the army base was closed. You can still see the drive thru menu:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNXLK5gVIAEGYk5?format=jpg&name=medium)
^I think I still have some Bobby's World pogs somewhere.
San Francisco has had a few spots that were once McDonald's, with closures accelerating after around 2015.
pre-2015, here are two locations that I have seen photos of online but have since long become other things:
- 1114 Market Street (at 7th), in the gritty Mid-Market area (three blocks away from Twitter headquarters). Saw a photo of it on FB as a McDonald's, but I remember it more as Donut World which also now is closed.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.780599,-122.4125255,3a,75y,348.44h,98.99t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sVVLIGH5bb51qHzdlLADrrQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DVVLIGH5bb51qHzdlLADrrQ%26cb_client%3Dsearch.gws-prod.gps%26w%3D86%26h%3D86%26yaw%3D328.53293%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
- California and Grant near Chinatown. Saw a photo of it as a McDonald's at a now-closed Specialty's Sandwich Shop. Now Dim Sum Corner
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7925106,-122.4059624,3a,75y,316.51h,97.6t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0z0-oeg4cfQEGEem5o9zLg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D0z0-oeg4cfQEGEem5o9zLg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D204.4417%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
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post-2015:
Former Uber headquarters (1455 Market). Closed late 2015; a different restaurant is now on the first floor of the building. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7758085,-122.4183375,3a,75y,141.01h,86.37t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1saA7SX60Uu_uYBXTXI5ZQBA!2e0!5s20150201T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Golden Gate at Van Ness, a two-story location. Closed in late 2015 in anticipation of a condo that was never built.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7810502,-122.4203819,3a,75y,32.23h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s2PNYEkHu5isgSn85bLkGiA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D2PNYEkHu5isgSn85bLkGiA%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D26.490318%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
View when it was still McD:
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7810515,-122.4203518,3a,75y,32.23h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sbr91znVmBIDtoNJCpnATFQ!2e0!5s20140301T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
3rd Street near the Giants' ballpark, demolished around 2017 and now site of the Baseballism bar.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmckroes%2F5991155281&psig=AOvVaw1RkfmiF670uIPij5l8OV87&ust=1709255813010000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBUQjhxqFwoTCNCE_p-wz4QDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE
6th and Bryant, closed for a jail expansion that ended up being nixed. Lot is now public parking.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/spierisf/15770483059
Embarcadero Center/Front Street, closed last year
https://sf.eater.com/2023/11/1/23941995/downtown-san-francisco-mcdonalds-closes
https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/31/downtown-san-francisco-mcdonalds-closes/
Fisherman's Wharf, closed 2022?
https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/10cw4z7/mcdonalds_fishermans_wharf_has_closed/
Haight Street near Golden Gate Park, closed in 2018 after years of complaints about crime. Mansard-roofed location. Demolished to make way for new construction
https://sf.curbed.com/2018/4/2/17188892/haight-steet-mcdonalds-closes
Standard Oil/Chevron Building on Market Street, closed around 2018. Had really cool Chevron memorabilia inside and a mural from 1996 depicting a Chevron/McDonald's combo with Arch Deluxes on the menu. A view from 2014 of when it was active:
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7898881,-122.4005661,3a,75y,142.1h,82.71t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sCBjRnIbk9dt4dFdGGjjI3Q!2e0!5s20141001T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 28, 2024, 06:01:38 PM
Unless I missed it scanning this thread, no one seems to have mentioned two pretty unique ones.
Vinita, OK - It went over the top of I-44
Still does, unless something changed and Google hasn't been updated. (I think it closed temporarily for remodeling, maybe that's why you think it's a former restaurant?
One that does belong on this list is the one in Wellston, which featured a unique setup where the westbound turnpike onramp from OK-66 went through the parking lot. So you would essentially pay a toll to get into the parking lot, and then get onto I-44 from there. That location has been demolished, though.
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 29, 2024, 05:28:50 AM
One that does belong on this list is the one in Wellston, which featured a unique setup where the westbound turnpike onramp from OK-66 went through the parking lot. So you would essentially pay a toll to get into the parking lot, and then get onto I-44 from there. That location has been demolished, though.
https://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/dumbroad/mcdonald.htm
(old site that shows at least a couple other interchanges that no longer exist as shown)
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 29, 2024, 05:28:50 AM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 28, 2024, 06:01:38 PM
Unless I missed it scanning this thread, no one seems to have mentioned two pretty unique ones.
Vinita, OK - It went over the top of I-44
Still does, unless something changed and Google hasn't been updated. (I think it closed temporarily for remodeling, maybe that's why you think it's a former restaurant?
One that does belong on this list is the one in Wellston, which featured a unique setup where the westbound turnpike onramp from OK-66 went through the parking lot. So you would essentially pay a toll to get into the parking lot, and then get onto I-44 from there. That location has been demolished, though.
Tough to tell from googling, but at a minimum, the whole building isn't a McDonald's anymore.
Here's one from my old stomping grounds in Dearborn, Michigan on Ford Road (M-153), now a dentist office. The sign for its replacement can be seen in the background.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HWTjheyFaY6vH4JXA
Quote from: TheStranger on February 28, 2024, 08:29:38 PM
San Francisco has had a few spots that were once McDonald's, with closures accelerating after around 2015.
pre-2015, here are two locations that I have seen photos of online but have since long become other things:
- 1114 Market Street (at 7th), in the gritty Mid-Market area (three blocks away from Twitter headquarters). Saw a photo of it on FB as a McDonald's, but I remember it more as Donut World which also now is closed.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.780599,-122.4125255,3a,75y,348.44h,98.99t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sVVLIGH5bb51qHzdlLADrrQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DVVLIGH5bb51qHzdlLADrrQ%26cb_client%3Dsearch.gws-prod.gps%26w%3D86%26h%3D86%26yaw%3D328.53293%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
- California and Grant near Chinatown. Saw a photo of it as a McDonald's at a now-closed Specialty's Sandwich Shop. Now Dim Sum Corner
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7925106,-122.4059624,3a,75y,316.51h,97.6t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0z0-oeg4cfQEGEem5o9zLg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D0z0-oeg4cfQEGEem5o9zLg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D204.4417%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
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post-2015:
Former Uber headquarters (1455 Market). Closed late 2015; a different restaurant is now on the first floor of the building. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7758085,-122.4183375,3a,75y,141.01h,86.37t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1saA7SX60Uu_uYBXTXI5ZQBA!2e0!5s20150201T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
Golden Gate at Van Ness, a two-story location. Closed in late 2015 in anticipation of a condo that was never built.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7810502,-122.4203819,3a,75y,32.23h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s2PNYEkHu5isgSn85bLkGiA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D2PNYEkHu5isgSn85bLkGiA%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D26.490318%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
View when it was still McD:
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7810515,-122.4203518,3a,75y,32.23h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sbr91znVmBIDtoNJCpnATFQ!2e0!5s20140301T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
3rd Street near the Giants' ballpark, demolished around 2017 and now site of the Baseballism bar.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmckroes%2F5991155281&psig=AOvVaw1RkfmiF670uIPij5l8OV87&ust=1709255813010000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBUQjhxqFwoTCNCE_p-wz4QDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE
6th and Bryant, closed for a jail expansion that ended up being nixed. Lot is now public parking.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/spierisf/15770483059
Embarcadero Center/Front Street, closed last year
https://sf.eater.com/2023/11/1/23941995/downtown-san-francisco-mcdonalds-closes
https://sfstandard.com/2023/10/31/downtown-san-francisco-mcdonalds-closes/
Fisherman's Wharf, closed 2022?
https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/10cw4z7/mcdonalds_fishermans_wharf_has_closed/
Haight Street near Golden Gate Park, closed in 2018 after years of complaints about crime. Mansard-roofed location. Demolished to make way for new construction
https://sf.curbed.com/2018/4/2/17188892/haight-steet-mcdonalds-closes
Standard Oil/Chevron Building on Market Street, closed around 2018. Had really cool Chevron memorabilia inside and a mural from 1996 depicting a Chevron/McDonald's combo with Arch Deluxes on the menu. A view from 2014 of when it was active:
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7898881,-122.4005661,3a,75y,142.1h,82.71t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sCBjRnIbk9dt4dFdGGjjI3Q!2e0!5s20141001T000000!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
The Google Car has been by so many of those 8 million times. I realize Google's HQ is there and it's easy to test new cameras there, but places like Appalachia are lucky to get taken once a decade while the same old stuff gets it 3X a year elsewhere.
Quote from: corco on August 20, 2020, 03:17:06 PM
Quote from: cabiness42 on August 20, 2020, 07:26:15 AM
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8470802,-87.9470793,3a,75y,2.63h,89.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shb_HQGSpA0jl5qEJsapneQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Where that pond is used to be a McDonald's. It got town down when they moved their corporate office from the building on the right to downtown Chicago.
RIP McDonald's Plaza/Oak Brook HQ. My Dad worked for McDonald's Corporate in the 90s - I spent a scary part of my childhood either in that specific McDonald's, the one inside the old HQ, and at Lake Ed/Lake Fred :(
As I recall,
this was the old HQ (https://maps.app.goo.gl/U6we7UAci6wNXhMj8), which had a McDonald's restaurant inside.
This is what it looks like now. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/7QTp3po4KMh5u2D38)
I don't remember the one at 22nd & Spring Road, which was demolished when HQ moved. Does anyone know when it opened?
Here's one in Scottsville, NY that was built in the 1990s. It is now a Chinese restaurant.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/China+Panda/@43.0290798,-77.7426762,3a,37.5y,98.73h,92.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRHc1wi3qIRzA34MsW1ihVw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x89d14e26c5edbfc7:0xad489e7987813151!8m2!3d43.0289845!4d-77.7420795!16s%2Fg%2F1tcym04l?authuser=0&entry=ttu
Quote from: steviep24 on February 29, 2024, 07:23:37 PM
Here's one in Scottsville, NY that was built in the 1990s. It is now a Chinese restaurant.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/China+Panda/@43.0290798,-77.7426762,3a,37.5y,98.73h,92.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRHc1wi3qIRzA34MsW1ihVw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x89d14e26c5edbfc7:0xad489e7987813151!8m2!3d43.0289845!4d-77.7420795!16s%2Fg%2F1tcym04l?authuser=0&entry=ttu
It wasn't easy for me at first that it had been a McDonalds. Normally I see these buildings and know what they were before (ie Pizza Hut, KFC, Dairy Queen).
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 28, 2024, 06:01:38 PM
Unless I missed it scanning this thread, no one seems to have mentioned two pretty unique ones.
Vinita, OK - It went over the top of I-44
Adak, AK - Closed when the army base was closed. You can still see the drive thru menu:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNXLK5gVIAEGYk5?format=jpg&name=medium)
I sure miss those 1993 prices!
Miss the option of having a regular hamburger on the menu.
Quote from: Big John on March 01, 2024, 04:36:37 PM
Miss the option of having a regular hamburger on the menu.
It's still a thing in Canada. Not sure about the US.
It's there. Just ask for a hamburger.
Quote from: jeffandnicole on March 01, 2024, 06:40:29 PM
It's there. Just ask for a hamburger.
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/hamburger.html
Quote from: Road Hog on March 01, 2024, 03:44:54 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 28, 2024, 06:01:38 PM
Unless I missed it scanning this thread, no one seems to have mentioned two pretty unique ones.
Vinita, OK - It went over the top of I-44
Adak, AK - Closed when the army base was closed. You can still see the drive thru menu:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNXLK5gVIAEGYk5?format=jpg&name=medium)
I sure miss those 1993 prices!
Remember those are Alaska prices which were probably higher. Some things actually seem a little high for the late '90s even (such as the Happy Meal) but the Jurassic Park and Bobby's World promotions are the tell.
Quote from: GCrites80s on March 01, 2024, 08:23:22 PM
Quote from: Road Hog on March 01, 2024, 03:44:54 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 28, 2024, 06:01:38 PM
Unless I missed it scanning this thread, no one seems to have mentioned two pretty unique ones.
Vinita, OK - It went over the top of I-44
Adak, AK - Closed when the army base was closed. You can still see the drive thru menu:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNXLK5gVIAEGYk5?format=jpg&name=medium)
I sure miss those 1993 prices!
Remember those are Alaska prices which were probably higher. Some things actually seem a little high for the late '90s even (such as the Happy Meal) but the Jurassic Park and Bobby's World promotions are the tell.
Crazy thing is, a video about this same McDonald's just got posted on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2wLMp67Cls
Quote from: GCrites80s on March 01, 2024, 08:23:22 PM
Quote from: Road Hog on March 01, 2024, 03:44:54 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on February 28, 2024, 06:01:38 PM
Unless I missed it scanning this thread, no one seems to have mentioned two pretty unique ones.
Vinita, OK - It went over the top of I-44
Adak, AK - Closed when the army base was closed. You can still see the drive thru menu:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNXLK5gVIAEGYk5?format=jpg&name=medium)
I sure miss those 1993 prices!
Remember those are Alaska prices which were probably higher. Some things actually seem a little high for the late '90s even (such as the Happy Meal) but the Jurassic Park and Bobby's World promotions are the tell.
That's a fair point but it's relative. My local BK was still offering 99¢ Whoppers for most of my college years. I got my worst sticker shock probably in 1989 at a Whataburger being asked to pay more than $6 for a combo.
Quote from: kphoger on March 01, 2024, 06:46:45 PM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on March 01, 2024, 06:40:29 PM
It's there. Just ask for a hamburger.
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/hamburger.html
Thanks for the clarification.
Anyone know if this place on US-30 (https://maps.app.goo.gl/KhRSafPsqCCYhL2VA) in Everett, PA was a McD's at one time? I first noticed it when taking 30 west from Breezewood in lieu of the Turnpike, and thought the architecture looked sort of familiar.
Quote from: lepidopteran on March 03, 2024, 12:21:14 PM
Anyone know if this place on US-30 (https://maps.app.goo.gl/KhRSafPsqCCYhL2VA) in Everett, PA was a McD's at one time? I first noticed it when taking 30 west from Breezewood in lieu of the Turnpike, and thought the architecture looked sort of familiar.
Go back to 2008 and it looks like a Dairy Queen.