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Talk about McDonald's here..

fast food restaurant

funny but the commercial is on

"i'm lovin it"

dave the barbarian toys at mcdonalds

heh

Hey guys. My friend Rich who owns www.autoage.org, is working on a new section of his site. One of the pages, features this old school McDonalds in California. Check it out!!

http://orangeroof.org/California/CaliAdventure/McDonalds/speedee1.html

Amesman BBTB

What amazes me is that McDonalds hardly has radically changed their logo at all while Burger King has completely changed its logo:o:huh:

QuoteOriginally posted by Anonymous
Amesman BBTB

What amazes me is that McDonalds hardly has radically changed their logo at all while Burger King has completely changed its logo:o:huh:

what I mean is that McDonalds hardly has changed the logo at all from what it looked like in the 1990s

not that I'm complaining:bigsmile:

a lot of there food boxes and the packet things all had old copyright dates on them like i got hot scaus for my chicken fitta and the CR Date was 1991 the fris would say 1996 or 1995 on it and the and the Katchup packes had 1986 on them and one of the sirup packets had 1988 on them just rencley the put new dates on them

yeah, the syrup packets are old school...heh :cool:

QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
a lot of there food boxes and the packet things all had old copyright dates on them like i got hot scaus for my chicken fitta and the CR Date was 1991 the fris would say 1996 or 1995 on it and the and the Katchup packes had 1986 on them and one of the sirup packets had 1988 on them just rencley the put new dates on them

AmesmanBBTB

weird I've experienced that too!:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:holysh:

the 1990's? McDonalds has had the same logo since the 70's!!

QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
the 1990's? McDonalds has had the same logo since the 70's!!

OH MY GOODNESS ITS THAT OLD!?????:holysh::holysh::holysh::holysh::holysh::holysh::holysh::holysh:

yeeeep.:roll:

I was reading a McDonalds history timeline in a magazine we receive at work, Restaurants & Institutions.  It was pretty interesting, lots of stuff I've never heard of.  They also mentioned how some McDonalds are testing out their own Wi-Fi service at select locations, including the one near me:D.

I don't like Mcdonalds very much..I rarely ever eat there..Their food is really bad and their a little to childish. i know theyre trying to ket out of the "childish" image by killing McDonaldland a little bit back and making more "adult" commmercials, but until they ditch Ronald i'm still gonna count them as kiddish..Plus they make people fat and they dont flame broil their burgers like Burger King does. The only thing I EVER eat there are pancakes. That's it. heres one in canada

heres a McDonalds sign from 1960 at the henry ford museum. This was replaced in 1964 with the "golden Arches" sign, a bigger version of the infamous sign you see today, which came out later on, I think in the late 60's.

Our local McD's:roll:

a newer Mcd's

My local McDonald's, probably in the early 80's.  It went through one expansion and two renovations.

My local McD's burnt down around 1999-2000.  They rebuilt it and I think it looks worse than ever;).

QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
My local McDonald's, probably in the early 80's.  It went through one expansion and two renovations.

that's an oldie alright. Back when McDonny's had GOOD LOOKING restaurants..

hehe dose anyone rememebr the Lady who sued them cause she spilled coffie on her lap this hapend sometime between 1988 1990 and remember whne the fryed there fires in anamale fa insted of cooking oil lol:insane:

o and lets not forget the Arch Deluxe witch came out in the 1990's and the Mc Dlt and have any u guys tryed the feitas they have there there pritty good

the coffee spill thing happened in 1992..Heh, how could anybody even THINK of suing a company for something so retarded?? Um, coffee is hot. Use your head, lady!!!

QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
the coffee spill thing happened in 1992..Heh, how could anybody even THINK of suing a company for something so retarded?? Um, coffee is hot. Use your head, lady!!!

LOL mean while thhese fat people sued them for makeingt them fat lol

I like McDonald's chicken sandwich, and the pancakes, fries, and hash browns, but that's usually alll I get there. And, Jag, maybe the bad food is just a Buffalo thing? heh Or has that happened to you at toher locations too?The one at the Dutchess Mall in Fishkill had bad food as well, while at other locatons, the food tastes great.

QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
My local McD's burnt down around 1999-2000.  They rebuilt it and I think it looks worse than ever;).

That's weird, because in 2001 someone burnt down a local McD's of mine when there were people INSIDE! But, thankfully, no one got hurt. They rebuilt, but now the restaurant doesn't have the cool old booths that were styled like cars. Plus, that was the place where I had my fifth birthday party!

I'm guessing this McD's is from the late 80's-early 90's

here's one with some kind of weird sign

QuoteOriginally posted by Jag67
here's one with some kind of weird sign

I have only seen that logo once before at a rest stop on the Pennyslvania turnpike. (on the building itself, it had a standard sign by the road)

Here's the McDonald's in South Portland near the Maine Mall.  A nice picture also showing Ames at night !:yup:

http://www.ideaofnorth.com/photo/nighttime_pre04/index.html

QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
My local McDonald's, probably in the early 80's.  It went through one expansion and two renovations.

Can you believe that this is the same McDonald's today !!

At first it was McDonald's.  Parc Ronald is the Playplace named after Ronald McDonald.

Speaking of him, he recently got a makeover.

see the article: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1118357503031_113766703/?hub=CTVNewsAt11

Mcdonalls on bouther sides lol

Hey how many billions of hamburgers has McDonald's sold?  The signs I see have either 99 billion sold or billions and billions sold.

QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB

QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Mcdonalls on bouther sides lol

ha ha lol

hey is that pic taken on the highway because if it is then those two places are rest stops where they have gas and food and have one Mcdonalds for one direction and another for the opposite direction

Not unsusual I've seen those kinds of things before but still funny nonetheless

well they can make on onramp taking u to the outher side they do that on 287 going upste ny and they do that on the Jersy Turnpike

QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
Here's the McDonald's in South Portland near the Maine Mall.  A nice picture also showing Ames at night !:yup:

http://www.ideaofnorth.com/photo/nighttime_pre04/index.html

I like that one! ;)

QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88

QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
My local McDonald's, probably in the early 80's.  It went through one expansion and two renovations.

Can you believe that this is the same McDonald's today !!

That same McDonalds before the renovations with Christmas decorations ...

A closed McDonald's. :(

Old McDonald's! :insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane:

McDonald's of the future.

Heres a video of it! > http://www.media.mcdonalds.com/secured/news/pressreleases/2004/media/07122004/movie.html

here is an old style mcdonalds in Fairhaven mass. it is in the parklot of k-mart that opened in 1977.

http://www.riaerials.com/gallery.php?current_dir=GALLERY

The Newington McDonald's opened in 1969, the first in CT. It's still open today.

QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
The Newington McDonald's opened in 1969, the first in CT. It's still open today.

thats around teh sametime mone opend but any way i cnat eat there any more there just nast the only thing good there are eth fries that about it

How many times does McDonalds screw up your order? How bloody hard is it to make a hamburger with only mustard and ketchup. This has happened at many a McDonalds I have gone to so it can't be the help. Do they not think I will check my food to see if it is done properly?

QuoteOriginally posted by Crawford
How many times does McDonalds screw up your order? How bloody hard is it to make a hamburger with only mustard and ketchup. This has happened at many a McDonalds I have gone to so it can't be the help. Do they not think I will check my food to see if it is done properly?

That's what happenes when they hire people like this(http://adweek.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/grimace1.jpg)as employees. :insane:
http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2005/week22/

Phoenix, Arizona, May 15, 1953.

http://www.acmeron.com/puhs/puhs_page_4.htm

The sign to that same McDonald's in 1954.

http://www.acmeron.com/puhs/puhs_page_4.htm

http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/sped/photos.html

http://www.samoanet.com/photogaleria/

McDonald's Truck.
http://www.jsfarmtoys.com/miscmemorabilia.htm

(http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/images/0012/PC152930.jpg)
http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/html/0012/PC152930.html

this mcdonald's is in gardiner maine.

this mcdonald's is in yarmouth maine.

this mcdonald's is in south portland on market st near shaw's millcreek plaza.

this mcdonalds is in portland maine on St. John st near downtown near congress st.

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this mcdonalds is in portland maine on St. John st near downtown near congress st.

another pic of the mcdonalds in portland on st. john st

this mcdonald's is in gray maine.

this mcdonald's is in winslow maine.

this mcdonald's in augusta maine is on  bangor st

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this mcdonald's in augusta maine is on  bangor st

this is the sign of the mcdonald's in augusta maine on bangor st.

this mcdonalds is on kennedy memorial dr across the old wal-mart. the store used to be where auto zone is now near JFK mall.

Two in Virginia Beach, VA..

(http://www.vastucco.com/Mcds1.jpg)
(http://www.vastucco.com/Mcd2.jpg)
http://www.vastucco.com/photoset1.htm

her is mcdonald's in marlboro nj

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137814669&subNum=10215000878

here is the mcdonald's in danbury ct on newton rd near the the berkshire shopping plaza.

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137888270&subNum=10209001844

here is the mcdonald's in wayne new jersey in the wayne hills mall

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140387642&subNum=50220000374

here is the mcdonald's in massapequa new york in the philips at sunrise

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140391815&subNum=10211001065

here is the mcdonald's in the white plains westchester pavilion

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140393834&subNum=10214000763

here is the mcdonald's on richmond ave on staten island new york

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140394977&subNum=10207000096

here is the mcdonalds in mall at mill creek in secaucus nj

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140398380&subNum=50220000126

here is the mcdonald's in smithfield ri near the apple village mall

from http://www.kgiproperties.com/properties/location/2/

The first shot is the old McDonalds in Hudson (Greenport) - it sits next to the abandoned single theater and the site of the original Jamesway/Price Chopper.  It is today a church (after having been an Italian restaurant for a few years (with several bomb threats during that time - certainly not good for business).

The 2nd photo is the current Hudson McDonalds at the corner of Healy Blvd & Rt 9 (kitty corner to BK) - a much busier part of town nowadays.

3rd Shot - Catskill McDonalds on Route 9W

4th & 5th Photos - Closed Ravena McDonalds - This one closed down a year or two back without much warning - I remember that even the employees were on TV and were suprised as well.  There are no other McDonalds in the area - you have to go to Catskill or Glenmont to find one.

Last shot - McDonalds on Delaware Ave in Delmar - sits across from the old Albany Public building

here is the mcdonalds in nanuet ny on rt. 59 in the rockland center

from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1142042246&subNum=12208000058

The first photo is the location in Poughkeepsie (downtown on Main Street).  This restaurant had an older location next door which has since been town down and rebuilt with an AutoZone.

The 2nd photo is the Glenmont McDonalds, which sits on the outlot of the former Grand Union/Ames Plaza at the corner of Rt 9W & Fuera Bush Road (which on my map is labelled NY Rt 910A, kind of a strange #!).

The 3rd shot is the newer McDonalds on Route 4 in North/East Greenbush (kinda right at the line).

The last 2 photos are of the (former) location on Route 4 across from Hudson Valley Community College.  If you're saying "that's an unusual McDonalds design (Especially the front with the "Greenhouse") - you're right.  It was a Burger King which closed, then later was converted to McDonalds.  I don't know why it didn't do well (as it sits DIRECTLY across the street from the college driveway) - there are other fast food places as well, but when this was a BK students still used to drive to the next closest McD's in Wynantskill.

here is mcdonald's in freeport. what a unique looking mcdonald's!!!!!!!!1

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is mcdonald's in freeport. what a unique looking mcdonald's!!!!!!!!1

more mcdonald's in freeport.

First the Bennington location (Rt 67A) - they were originally next door (where you see the yellow Shell roof) then built a newer store here (replaced some other building).

2nd the Highland location in the JAmesway/GU Plaza.

3rd the Kingston location on Route 9W - smaller building.

4th the Kingston location on Ulster Ave - just the sign (one of the older styles).

5th is the Saugerties store on 9W South of the village - playplace was a later addition.

6th is the Saugerties location just off Exit 20 of the NYS Thruway.

7th is the Western Ave location just below Crossgates.

8th is the Wolf Road location.

9th is the Central Ave location just up from Westgate - this one is older and has been redone a couple times (once was a prototype for a recycled store using old foam boxes!).

10th is the Pittsfield (MA) location - corner of Rts 8 & 9.

11th is the Adams location on Route 8 - front view from Rt 8 and side view from Big Y lot.

Last is the North Adams location on Route 2

The top shot is the location in Cobleskill, on Route 7 in the main part of town.  Fairly standard older building with the Playplace addition.

The 2nd shot (on the left) is a kind of bad shot of the Cooperstown one - it's in the plaza with the P&C on Rt 28 South of town.  This one has an unusual tent-like covered area in front (where you could eat in warm weather).

The right hand shot is the Oneonta store on Route 7/23 in the West End.  Another fairly standard building with the Playplace added on.

Last is the Oneonta store at the intersection of Route 23 & 28 (near the Southside mall).

here is the mcdonald's on west Housatonic St in pittsfield mass.

here is the mcdonald's in latham new york near latham farms. what a strange looking mcdonald's.

this mcdonald's in sidney new york looks unrepainted.

here is an odd mcdonald's in richford springs new york

here is the mcdonald's in utica ny on geensee st near 90. notice the retro look?

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the mcdonald's in utica ny on geensee st near 90. notice the retro look?

more retro mcdonald's in utica?

here is a closed mcdonald's in syracuse ny on salina st.

Actually, that Latham Farms one only looks unusual because from the main road (Route 9, where you are) you're actually looking at the BACK of the building - if you pull in and take the photo, it would look more "normal".
By the way - the Boston Market down Route 9 used to be McDonalds before they opened this one.

Maybe Sidney has rules about design?  I know ours here in Valatie is unusual due to some of the requirements added by the town.

I've seen a couple other of those ones built into a gas station (while travelling, can't remember where now) - probably made sense for that (smaller) area rather than a full size one.

Also - the Pittsfield one looks better now after a renovation due to a fire (about 1 1/2 yrs. ago) - it took quite a while to re-open - and now the Burger King down Rt 7 is closed due to fire - that one has been closed quite a while also.  Maybe they need some more fire-resistant buildings!

QuoteOriginally posted by BillyGr
Actually, that Latham Farms one only looks unusual because from the main road (Route 9, where you are) you're actually looking at the BACK of the building - if you pull in and take the photo, it would look more "normal".
By the way - the Boston Market down Route 9 used to be McDonalds before they opened this one.

Maybe Sidney has rules about design?  I know ours here in Valatie is unusual due to some of the requirements added by the town.

I've seen a couple other of those ones built into a gas station (while travelling, can't remember where now) - probably made sense for that (smaller) area rather than a full size one.

Also - the Pittsfield one looks better now after a renovation due to a fire (about 1 1/2 yrs. ago) - it took quite a while to re-open - and now the Burger King down Rt 7 is closed due to fire - that one has been closed quite a while also.  Maybe they need some more fire-resistant buildings!

this is a  bad shot of the one in valate, but this one looks different!

here is the mcdonald's rest stop in west stockbridge new york.

here is mcdonald's in monticello new york. it too is not repainted. all the ones except the one near the borne bridge were not repainted. most in vermont are not repainted either.

here is the mcdonald's in muncy (pennsdale) / williamsport pa near the lycoming mall. the mcds is the glass building with the red roof.

here is the mcdonald's in south williamsport pa. this is an example of current red mcdonald's.

here is the mcdonald's in williamsport pa on third st. this is a major example of the current mcds. I Guess the ones who don't like the red "Aren't lovin it" design.

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the mcdonald's in williamsport pa on third st. this is a major example of the current mcds. I Guess the ones who don't like the red "Aren't lovin it" design.

mcd's sign in williamsport on 3rd st

here is the mcd's in lewisburg pa.

here is the mcdonald's in ithaca new york on elmira road.

here is the mcdonald's on triphammer road in ithaca near the mall.

here is mcd's in bath ny.

here is the mcd's in corning ny.

here is the mcdonald's in a town between cortland and ithaca on rt. 13

here is the mcdonald's in cortland near wal-mart by rt. 78 or 277.

here is the mcd's in cortland ny by 81.

here is the sign for mcd's in cortland near 81.

here is the mcdonald's in mattydale ny.

here is the mcd's in new hartford across from the sangertown mall.

here is the mcdonald's in liverpool ny

here is the mcdonald's in clay ny near the target.

McDonalds on Erie Blvd(Route 5) in Dewitt.

McDonald's on Brewerton Road in Syracuse.

McDonald's in Little Falls, New York

retro style McDonald's in Utica. There's also one like this in Baldwinsville, New York.

McDonald's on U.S. 9W in Glenmont(Albany).

here is the mcdonald's in fayetteville ny near the target.

here is the mcdonald's in cicero near the marketplace center

here is the mcdonald's in utica on west gensee st

a wal-mart mcdonald's - this is in utica ny in the riverside mall.

here is the retro mcdonald's look. THIS OEN IS IN BREWER MAINE!

The Mc donalds in Newington CT is going to be closed down soon and be torned down. They are going to make a bigger and better Mcdonalds on the pike! The Mcdonalds is like 50 years old, one if not the oldest in ct.

QuoteOriginally posted by TRU7536
The Mc donalds in Newington CT is going to be closed down soon and be torned down. They are going to make a bigger and better Mcdonalds on the pike! The Mcdonalds is like 50 years old, one if not the oldest in ct.

when is it going to be torn down?

I heard about this. They will tear the old one down and make a bigger, newer one on McDonalds property and the Dunkin' Donuts property that moved down the pike.

QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
I heard about this. They will tear the old one down and make a bigger, newer one on McDonalds property and the Dunkin' Donuts property that moved down the pike.

a lot of places have done that, like the mcdonald's on south willow st in manchester (The restusarant was brown and not the retro look) was torn down 5 yeras ago and rebuilt into a more updated one.

there are no retro mcdonald's in new hampshire. the only one in northern new england is the one in brewer maine, I posted a picture of it. but the vermont ones are silver.

Here's the backside of the soon-to-be-demolished McDonald's in Unionville, Connecticut I took during one of my random photo shoots. There've been plans to go fourth in building a brand-new store which is supposedly (finally) underway. This is also the one my girlfriend works at :)

There are several shots here:

1. State Street (Route 5) Schenectady Location.

2. Glenville (Route 50) - The rear building is a new McDonalds, the front one is the former location.

3. Close up of front of new Glenville location

4. Close up of side of old Glenville location.

5. Closed Scotia Location (on Route 5 - main street).

Here are a couple shots of the Valatie (town of Kinderhook) McDonald's - a little clearer than previous ones were.

The first is the Route 9H side (this side has the drive thru, including the 3rd window that they used at the time this was built rather than the speaker - of course it is no longer used).

The second is a closer view on the Route 9 side.

(Both of these roads run parallel for about 3/4 mile here until you come to the "roundabout" - the Dunkin Donuts is closest, then McDonalds, then Stewarts/Trustco - all three have entry/exits from both sides).

As you can see, about the only McDonald's looking parts are the signs (the Route 9 side also has a ground level wooden sign which you can't see) - even then they are small compared to many.

Here's a McDonalds they're building in Milford, MA.
Kind of weird.

(http://thisisframingham.com/images/newmcd.jpg)

(http://thisisframingham.com/images/carts/orderhere.jpg)

LOL, there is just something not right with a Doniker right next to the Drive Thru Order area at a McDonalds!!

(http://thisisframingham.com/images/carts/orderhere.jpg)

Here are some pictures of the McDonald's in Unionville, Connecticut. This store is located inside a rather distressed strip mall.

Here's some interior shots. The place is practically dead after 10 PM.

The (cramped) menu from an outdated store. This McDonald's is one of the few outside mall locations to not feature a drive-thru.

An old "Fresh Baked Apple Pie" sign just recently taken down.

mcdonald's unionville CT as of july 21, 2006. It is still there.

Mcdonald's in Newington CT on rt. 5 as of july 20, 2006 and iit is still there and at the beginning of the restuarant / commerical / retail strip.

mcdonald's in carmel ny diagonal from ames near A&P

mcdonald's biddeford on elm st and rt. 111.

a small mcdonald's in kennebunk maine that opened 10 yrs ago

mcdonald's south portland maine in waterman drive

here is the newly rebuilt mcdonald's in saco maine. it was rebuilt a month ago and demolished to be rebuilt over 6 months ago (I have pictures of its old look to be digitized)

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the newly rebuilt mcdonald's in saco maine. it was rebuilt a month ago and demolished to be rebuilt over 6 months ago (I have pictures of its old look to be digitized)

saco maine rebuilt location as of july 2, 2006.

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the newly rebuilt mcdonald's in saco maine. it was rebuilt a month ago and demolished to be rebuilt over 6 months ago (I have pictures of its old look to be digitized)

saco maine rebuilt location as of july 2, 2006.

rebuilt saco location

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the newly rebuilt mcdonald's in saco maine. it was rebuilt a month ago and demolished to be rebuilt over 6 months ago (I have pictures of its old look to be digitized)

saco maine rebuilt location as of july 2, 2006.

rebuilt saco location

sign saying welcome back mcdonald's in saco maine as of july 2, 2006.

mcdonald's in laconia nh on union ave

tilton nh one off the 93 highway

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
tilton nh one off the 93 highway

tilton nh one

here is the franklin nh one

The one in Unionville is weird. A few years ago my family and I went to go there on Mother's Day I believe it was and they were closed.

The one on Queen Street (Route 10) in Southingtn was just remodeled. I haven't been in there since the remodel.

Here's a shocker. The beautiful new on in the Plainville Commons is owned by the same guy who owns the run-down one at the Bristol Centre Mall. The one at the Bristol Centre Mall is supposed to move somewhere else in the downtown area, but I haven't heard where they're moving too. My friend who lives in Plainville, but has  seen the one at the centere mall was like "Are You F****** Kidding Me that they're owned by the Same guy?"

I didn't have to see "Supersize Me" to tell me too much McDoanld's is bad for you. I saw it happen to a friend of mine first hand. My senior year in High School (Class of 2000 baby!) one of my friends was the night manager of the McDonald's on Meriden-Watebury Road (Route 322) in the Plantsville Section of Southington. He was in my PE class and a couple months after he had become manager I noticed that he had gone from having a six pack stomach to having a small pooch gut. I remember he was told me he put on more than 40 pounds and his blood pressure and cholestrol skyrocketed after he became manager. He would eat several Big Macs a night. It's either eat them or throw them out.

mcdonald's in merideth nh and it was remodeled early last year.

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcdonald's in merideth nh and it was remodeled early last year.

here is the one in merideth nh

QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
The one in Unionville is weird. A few years ago my family and I went to go there on Mother's Day I believe it was and they were closed.

The one on Queen Street (Route 10) in Southingtn was just remodeled. I haven't been in there since the remodel.

Here's a shocker. The beautiful new on in the Plainville Commons is owned by the same guy who owns the run-down one at the Bristol Centre Mall. The one at the Bristol Centre Mall is supposed to move somewhere else in the downtown area, but I haven't heard where they're moving too. My friend who lives in Plainville, but has  seen the one at the centere mall was like "Are You F****** Kidding Me that they're owned by the Same guy?"

I didn't have to see "Supersize Me" to tell me too much McDoanld's is bad for you. I saw it happen to a friend of mine first hand. My senior year in High School (Class of 2000 baby!) one of my friends was the night manager of the McDonald's on Meriden-Watebury Road (Route 322) in the Plantsville Section of Southington. He was in my PE class and a couple months after he had become manager I noticed that he had gone from having a six pack stomach to having a small pooch gut. I remember he was told me he put on more than 40 pounds and his blood pressure and cholestrol skyrocketed after he became manager. He would eat several Big Macs a night. It's either eat them or throw them out.

here is the one in southington CT near shaw's and chili's as of july 21, 2006.

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
The one in Unionville is weird. A few years ago my family and I went to go there on Mother's Day I believe it was and they were closed.

The one on Queen Street (Route 10) in Southingtn was just remodeled. I haven't been in there since the remodel.

Here's a shocker. The beautiful new on in the Plainville Commons is owned by the same guy who owns the run-down one at the Bristol Centre Mall. The one at the Bristol Centre Mall is supposed to move somewhere else in the downtown area, but I haven't heard where they're moving too. My friend who lives in Plainville, but has  seen the one at the centere mall was like "Are You F****** Kidding Me that they're owned by the Same guy?"

I didn't have to see "Supersize Me" to tell me too much McDoanld's is bad for you. I saw it happen to a friend of mine first hand. My senior year in High School (Class of 2000 baby!) one of my friends was the night manager of the McDonald's on Meriden-Watebury Road (Route 322) in the Plantsville Section of Southington. He was in my PE class and a couple months after he had become manager I noticed that he had gone from having a six pack stomach to having a small pooch gut. I remember he was told me he put on more than 40 pounds and his blood pressure and cholestrol skyrocketed after he became manager. He would eat several Big Macs a night. It's either eat them or throw them out.

here is the one in southington CT near shaw's and chili's as of july 21, 2006.

southington one and it is unique

temporarily closed mcdonald's in downtown new britian Ct near the old adams supermarket

mcdonald's in waterbury CT near the Brass center mall

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temporarily closed mcdonald's in downtown new britian Ct near the old adams supermarket

Why is the New-Britain one temperarily closed? I remember my fascination with this one when it was Roy Rogers. Even as a child, I just loved any store/restaurant. The Roy Rogers closed, and I was happy to see something replaced it.

ALSO...
As already posted, the Newington McDonald's will soon close, be demolished, and rebuilt as a modern-retro style McDonald's. This was said to be the very first McDonald's in Connecticut. It opened in 1969 I think when Hamburgers were 15 cents each. Of course, I was born in 1989 when the restaurant turned 20. It's now 37 years old, and you can tell it needs a revamp.

mcdonald's  in the berkshire plaza parking lot as of july 21, 2006 and it is under reconstruction. in danbury ct

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcdonald's  in the berkshire plaza parking lot as of july 21, 2006 and it is under reconstruction.

danbury CT reconstruction

mcdonald's in avon / simsbury CT on rt. 44

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcdonald's in avon / simsbury CT on rt. 44

more simsbury / avon ct one

mcdonald's southbury CT in the southbury plaza

QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82

I didn't have to see "Supersize Me" to tell me too much McDoanld's is bad for you. I saw it happen to a friend of mine first hand. My senior year in High School (Class of 2000 baby!) one of my friends was the night manager of the McDonald's on Meriden-Watebury Road (Route 322) in the Plantsville Section of Southington. He was in my PE class and a couple months after he had become manager I noticed that he had gone from having a six pack stomach to having a small pooch gut. I remember he was told me he put on more than 40 pounds and his blood pressure and cholestrol skyrocketed after he became manager. He would eat several Big Macs a night. It's either eat them or throw them out.

Not entirely true. Since McDonald's is franchise-owned, not all stores push food on their employees. For all I know, some stores might actually make their employees pay for food (at least it's true at the Dunkin' Donuts I currently work at). At most, employees eat (everything) for free but downing a few Big Macs a night will no doubt cause one get fat. That just boils down to personal responsibility - I'm sure wasted fast food wouldn't be a crime :)

I also eat McDonald's once or maybe twice a week and I'm fine.

The dining area facing the back at the McDonald's in Unionville, Connecticut.

Here's the McDonald's on I-95 in Darien, CT. This is a rest stop McDonald's and it caught my eye as bizarre because of the early 1990's logo and green tone of the facade.

Here's a close up of the early '90s logo and green facade. This McDonald's did not have a dollar menu or the new "Snack Wrap". This store also had a chimney and jacked prices!

Here's a painted mural at the drive-thru at the Darien rest stop McDonald's which further proved the bizarre nature of this McD's. Note how the mural advertises "Super Sized" fries; now discontinued at McDonald's restaurants.

A small-town looking McDonald's located on Post Road East in Westport, CT on Rt. 1. This location doesn't feature a drive-thru.

Strange elevated glass counters at the Westport store.

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcdonald's in avon / simsbury CT on rt. 44

This McDonald's was, at one point, a doctor's office. It's actually nicely furnished inside. Technically, this store is located in Simsbury. It's one of those unusual looking stores in CT.

QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82

I didn't have to see "Supersize Me" to tell me too much McDoanld's is bad for you. I saw it happen to a friend of mine first hand. My senior year in High School (Class of 2000 baby!) one of my friends was the night manager of the McDonald's on Meriden-Watebury Road (Route 322) in the Plantsville Section of Southington. He was in my PE class and a couple months after he had become manager I noticed that he had gone from having a six pack stomach to having a small pooch gut. I remember he was told me he put on more than 40 pounds and his blood pressure and cholestrol skyrocketed after he became manager. He would eat several Big Macs a night. It's either eat them or throw them out.

Not entirely true. Since McDonald's is franchise-owned, not all stores push food on their employees. For all I know, some stores might actually make their employees pay for food (at least it's true at the Dunkin' Donuts I currently work at). At most, employees eat (everything) for free but downing a few Big Macs a night will no doubt cause one get fat. That just boils down to personal responsibility - I'm sure wasted fast food wouldn't be a crime :)

I also eat McDonald's once or maybe twice a week and I'm fine.

QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
A small-town looking McDonald's located on Post Road East in Westport, CT on Rt. 1. This location doesn't feature a drive-thru.

no drive through is bad.

The McDonald's at the New Brite Plaza in New Britain has been demolished. A new one will be built in it's place and should open this fall.  I find it odd since the article metions the restaurant only opened in 1997. The owner is said to have managed the first McDoanld's in Connecticut, which was in Hamden in 1957.

http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16982692&BRD=1641&PAG=461&dept_id=10109&rfi=6

here is the mcdonald's in amherst ny (near buffalo) on the same road as the mall and many other stoers. it is retro looking.

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
here is the mcdonald's in amherst ny (near buffalo) on the same road as the mall and many other stoers. it is retro looking.

amherst ny retro one

here is the retro mcdonald's look in baldwinville ny

I first thought this one could be a former Burger King in Bangor but now that i've seen this picture posted by BillyGr :
http://69.93.241.194/~amesfan/forum/viewthread.php?action=attachment&tid=64&pid=20860

(Picture #4at the bottom) I think it might be a former McDonald's.  The roof line is similar..There's one nearby at the Airport Mall, but there is a BK not too far away and it looks recent...

QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88

QuoteOriginally posted by Zayre88
My local McDonald's, probably in the early 80's.  It went through one expansion and two renovations.

Can you believe that this is the same McDonald's today !!

A full picture of it today... it is ugly...

mcdonald's sign in avon CT an unusual one at that.

mcdonald's charlton ma rest area

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcdonald's charlton ma rest area

sign of charlton

mcd's in east hartford  ct on the outskirts

mcdonald's cromwell ct headed to wal-mart just off the hwy.

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mcdonald's cromwell ct headed to wal-mart just off the hwy.

cromwell sign the one that heads to wal-mart

the one near stop and shop and kmart in cromwell ct

mcdonald's middletown ct

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mcdonald's middletown ct

middletown ct

middletown CT near the old caldor / ames/ now home depot

meriden ct east main st

meriden ct outer part of main st

meriden Ct mcd's near wallingford line

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meriden Ct mcd's near wallingford line

mcd sign meriden / wallingford line

mcd's hamden ct in hamden mart

hartford ct airport brainard rd

hartford ct airport  brainard rd

mcd's vernon ct (rockville)

vernon ct up the road from price chopper.

mcdonald's manchester ct deeming st near the stores and off 84.

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mcdonald's manchester ct deeming st near the stores and off 84.

mcd's deeming

manchester ct near the old ames

manchester ct on center road

glastonbury ct

hartford ct near the new wal-mart on flatbush

downtown hartford ct

rocky hill ct

mcdonald's hartford along the 91 hwy

mcdonald's in windsor on windsor ave

bloomfield ct near the old ames plaza that has lowe's and burlington caot

west hartford ct

the one in west hartford ct near shaw;s

hartford ct albany ave

bristol ct

new britain one near the stop and shop

plainville ct near plainville commons

southington ct

waterbury ct Reidville dr and look at the shape of the building.

mcd's waterbury ct lakewood ave

waterbury ct chase st near the new target.

waterbury ct thomston rd

mcdonald's naugatuck ct across mt. view plaza

mcdonald's naugatuck ct on the way to wal-mart.

watertown ct

the one in brookfield ct (near danbury) and it is not repainted

mcdonald's Mahopac ny in the A&P plaza.

the one in mohegan lake ny (peekskill or cortlandt)

the mcdonald's sign in new city ny

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
the mcdonald's sign in new city ny

new city ny

the one in danbury ct on white st

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcdonald's Mahopac ny in the A&P plaza.

that use to be a roy rogers

QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcdonald's Mahopac ny in the A&P plaza.

that use to be a roy rogers

but it still has the old mcdonald's look, it must have been a roy rogers decades ago.

the one in auburn me

the one in lewiston me on lisbon st (I AM SURPRISED THEY DID NOT TEAR IT DOWN AND REBUILT!!!! OR REPAINT, it shows how dumpy lewiston is as it is the worst place I have been to in maine)

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
the one in lewiston me on lisbon st (I AM SURPRISED THEY DID NOT TEAR IT DOWN AND REBUILT!!!! OR REPAINT, it shows how dumpy lewiston is as it is the worst place I have been to in maine)

lewiston me

the one in livermore falls / lisbon me

mcdonald's in topsham me

mcdonald's brunswick me

mcdonald's in farmington me

the one in skowhegan me

the one in newport me

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
the one in newport me

newport me one

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
the one in newport me

newport me one

newport

bangor me near the mall

mcd's in bangor me

bangor me one near the mall

in bangor me on main st

brewer mcdonald's and the only retro one in northern new england!

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
brewer mcdonald's and the only retro one in northern new england!

sign in brewer one

mcdonald's in orono / old town me

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcdonald's in orono / old town me

orono old town one

mcd's in lincoln me and it has not been repainted

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcd's in lincoln me and it has not been repainted

lincoln me

mcd's in lincoln me

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcd's in lincoln me

lincoln me

mcd's in houlton me

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcd's in houlton me

houlton me one

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcd's in houlton me

houlton me one

houlton me one

mcd's in presque isle me

mcd's in caribou me

mcd's in madawaska me

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mcd's in madawaska me

mcd's in madawaska me

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcd's in madawaska me

mcd's in madawaska me

mcd's madawaska me

mcd's in fort kent me (THE NORTHERN MOST ONE US AND MAINE). man none of the mcd's north of bangor are repainted and north of bangor is nothing but desolate, and trees.

mcd's in dover-foxcroft me near the plaza that used to have ames and now shaw's.

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcd's in dover-foxcroft me near the plaza that used to have ames and now shaw's.

more dover-foxcroft one

mcd's in millinocket me

mcd's in calais me

mcd's machias me and it even says mcdonald's cafe

mcd's in ellsworth me

in bucksport me

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in bucksport me

bucksport me

in belfast me

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in belfast me

belfast

malone ny one

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
malone ny one

malone ny

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
malone ny one

malone ny

malone ny

newburgh ny one near the mall.

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
this mcdonalds is on kennedy memorial dr across the old wal-mart. the store used to be where auto zone is now near JFK mall.

McDonald's in Waterville on KMD.

McDonald's on Gosling road in Newington NH.

McDonald's in-demolition in pictures on the Berlin Turnpike. Check the site!

http://thecaldorrainbow.blogspot.com/

Saw in Yesterday's New Britian Herald that the New Brite Plaza McDonald's reopened on Friday the 6th.

the one in greece ny (near rochester) in the parking lot of the greece ridge mall.

mcdonald's in ashtabula oh

mcdonald's in erie pa in the millcreek mall

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcdonald's in erie pa in the millcreek mall

erie pa in millcreek mall

Evansville Indiana.  This location saw a short life (2 years) as a test "McDiner".  Appearently it didnt go over well as it has been transformed back into a regular McDonalds.  Guess you could call the concept a McStake!  :insane::insane:

BRAND NEW McDonald's in Evansville Indiana

QuoteOriginally posted by HoJofan206
Evansville Indiana.  This location saw a short life (2 years) as a test "McDiner".  Appearently it didnt go over well as it has been transformed back into a regular McDonalds.  Guess you could call the concept a McStake!  :insane::insane:

I think they got their priorities Mced Up!!. BTW, what was the McDiner like??

The food was actually pretty good.  They had sit down dinners like Meatloaf and mashed potatoes.  You would sit down at a table and order your food from a red phone hung on the wall.  The concept was a bit strange and as we all know, went away.  They changed at least 6 or 7 locations to McDiners here in the tri-state and all have been changed back.  A lot of money was wasted as the locations were shut down for a period of time to transform them into sit down eateries, only to be shut down and changed back.  :no::warning:

mcdonald's in warren pa

The McDonald's on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington reopened as a 1950s style eatery. http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=17646871&BRD=1641&PAG=461&dept_id=594835&rfi=8

QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
The McDonald's on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington reopened as a 1950s style eatery. http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=17646871&BRD=1641&PAG=461&dept_id=594835&rfi=8

So it's done? Here's what it looked like last month...

Here's the McDonalds on Elm Street in Enfield, CT. This store is old and plenty deteriorating. There are even drapes on some of the windows!

McDonalds; Enfield, CT. The sign is burnt out from behind and around it is quite nasty looking.

Looks like this McDonalds DOES deserve a break today!  :insane:

i've never seen a mcdonalds in such poor condition

QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
i've never seen a mcdonalds in such poor condition

You should see the interior of the one on the property of the Bristol Centre Mall in Bristol, Connecticut. :bigsmile:

mcdonald's in ludlow ma

Here is one of the old style McDonald's with the Golden Arches.

And here is the restaurant above in its current use today.

Here's some shots of the newly remodeled McDonald's on Queen Street in Southington, CT. Their interiors are really, pardon the pun, shaping up... Years of ugliness has paid off (especially this store).

Newly remodeled McDonald's on Queen Street in Southington, CT. It's got a 1960's stylized edge!

Newly remodeled McDonald's on Queen Street in Southington, CT.

Newly remodeled McDonald's on Queen Street in Southington, CT. This rivals one in Torrington, CT with its brand of funk (also recently remodeled).

I can tell you they are going to tear down the oldest mcdonalds in my city next week, and rebuild it within a few months. There's going to be an auction, and I may attend, because I need some shelving.

QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Here's the McDonalds on Elm Street in Enfield, CT. This store is old and plenty deteriorating. There are even drapes on some of the windows!

The nasty Enfield (Elm Street) location has been completely demolished. The owners are in the midst of building a brand-new store. As we speak, it's currently an empty lot. When I was coming home last week from my Syracuse trip, the building was being torn down.

The one on Hazard Avenue on the otherside of the mall is another oldie with a brown shingled roof!

No pictures of either, sorry!

Oh here's some info on the Mcdonalds getting torn down:

http://newzjunky.com/record/0530mcd.htm

It was store 1,599!

Found these photos from a local news site:

(http://www.newzjunky.com/images2007/1011mcd1.jpg)
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(http://www.newzjunky.com/images2007/1011mcd4.jpg)
(http://www.newzjunky.com/images2007/1011mcd5.jpg)

It opens Monday, and I'll be their first thing in the morning. :D

There is now an electric sign not pictured there.

....are they doing the FREE- WIFI? ...I would check too before everyone else comes downs with pocket PCs (youd be suprised Ive gotten on in some McDonalds WITHOUT the 4 dollar access) :mrpink:

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qp4h7d8ndc9h&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=22939175&encType=1

this Mcdonalds is getting torn down today its on RT 30 in lancster pa!
im thinking remodeling

They should really get rid of some of the old ones here in NJ....They keep re-doing the taco bells and wendys and putting them back up too.........Keep them all in the same place but give us some wifi and good....BETTER coffee.

The McDonald's in the Ames Plaza in Norwich, Ct was knocked down today in order for a new one to be built on the same site.

QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO

QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
mcdonald's in avon / simsbury CT on rt. 44

This McDonald's was, at one point, a doctor's office. It's actually nicely furnished inside. Technically, this store is located in Simsbury. It's one of those unusual looking stores in CT.

When was it a doctors office?

QuoteOriginally posted by farmingtonvalleymall

QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO

This McDonald's was, at one point, a doctor's office. It's actually nicely furnished inside. Technically, this store is located in Simsbury. It's one of those unusual looking stores in CT.

When was it a doctors office?

There might have been a building located there that was formerly a doctor's office, but the current building has always been a McDonald's since it was built back in the 1990's.  Prior to that a McDonald's operated in a different building on the same spot.

QuoteOriginally posted by RogerAnthony

QuoteOriginally posted by farmingtonvalleymall

QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO

This McDonald's was, at one point, a doctor's office. It's actually nicely furnished inside. Technically, this store is located in Simsbury. It's one of those unusual looking stores in CT.

When was it a doctors office?

There might have been a building located there that was formerly a doctor's office, but the current building has always been a McDonald's since it was built back in the 1990's.  Prior to that a McDonald's operated in a different building on the same spot.

I know that this was a McDonalds back into the early 70's at least and redone around 98 or 99. I ate at the old one A LOT growing up. Was just curious if there really was something there in the 60's before it.

There was a defunct gas station next to this McD's that stood there seemingly forever before they finally knocked it down. Its still a vacant lot . McD's put up a fence so that people who ate outside at the picnic tables didn't have to look at the decrepit gas station.

Here's the original McDonald's in Simsbury, CT on rt 44. Its from a video I shot of a Blizzard on March 31, 1997

(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z162/filmo70/mcds06.jpg)

QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Here's some shots of the newly remodeled McDonald's on Queen Street in Southington, CT. Their interiors are really, pardon the pun, shaping up... Years of ugliness has paid off (especially this store).

My friends and I ate at this McDonald's back in January. It was the first time I had been there since the remodel because I prefer BK or Wendys. I like the new look, even though service there was horrible. It was Friday Night during the dinner rush around 530-545PM. They only had one register open and the girl running the register was also helping with the cooking.

I meant to post about this when I went there but I must've suffered brain damage and forgot all about it. Nick knows what I mean.

A quick McDonald's story. Back in January my friend Tim, his girlfriend Amanda, our coworker Mikey, and I had just come back from West Farms Mall. We went back to Tim's house and sat in the car in the driveway for a while talking. Mikey said he was hungry so we went to the McDonald's on West Street in Southington across from ESPN. We went through the drive in. Well out of the clear blue sky Mikey said to Tim "Tim you are my enemy." Tim stopped the car, pulled into a parking space, jumped out of the car, and tried to yank Mikey out of the car through the back window. Tim was ready to beat Mikey up. Tim finally calmed down and we just rode around in silence. Then we brought Mikey home.

This kid Mikey has no common sense. You never tell the person that's giving you a ride somewhere  "You are my enemy."

the Mcdonalds on RT 30 in lancster pa looks like its almost done!
i will get pics next time i go out there :)

QuoteOriginally posted by patk
the Mcdonalds on RT 30 in lancster pa looks like its almost done!
i will get pics next time i go out there :)

it does look almost done as I Was there last week and it looks like a lot of the newer looking MCds

MCds in LAncaster pa near the east towne mall near completetion as of March 25, 2008

Heh I drove by this location last weekend (i'm going to college real close to there next year)

(http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/509/cimg0431nu4.jpg)
the Mcdonalds on RT 30 in lancster pa as of 4/19/08 :yup:

I passed something today you don't see too often. On Us 19 in Clearwater Florida there is a Mc Donalds That has been vacant for about 8 years! It looks awful! The signage is long gone but there is no mistaking its a McDonalds. If I get a chance i will try to post a pic of it.  I remember stopping in when it was open..I left without ordering it was the dirtiest McDonalds I was ever in.  It was easy to see why it closed.

The dirtiest McDonald's I've ever been to is the free standing one on The Property of The Mall at Bristol Centre in Bristol, CT. It's dirty, disgusting, and run down. I ordered a soda once and while the server was handing it to me, she sneezed, I didn't realize it had gone into the drink and I got sick from drinking the soda. The manager was right there and didn't say anything to her. If I was in my right mind I would took the drink and thrown it at her.  I haven't been back to that one since.

I could never figure out why that one was so run-down. It is owned by the Santacroce Family like several other ones in the area including a shiny brand new one (well now it's several years old) in The Plainville Commons in Plainville.

Now that the Mall-at-Bristol Centre has been ripped down, the McDonald's will be torn down and relocated elsewhere on the mall property by whoever buys the property and redevelops it.

I don't really care for McDonald's that much. I usually prefer BK. At McD's I like their Fish Sandwich better than the one at BK. I also like their chicken nuggets. But their fries suck really bad. They used to have good fries, but they changed something at least 8 years ago and they suck. I prefer the fries at BK. I also like the fact that at BK you can get Onion Rings instead of Fires. Why doesn't McD's give you that choice?

I noticed the same thing about their fries. They are like cardbooard now...no taste,,,hard...I wonder what happened?

the RT 30 Mcdonalds in lancster pa
is now open! :cool:
it opened last monday!
oh and its open 24/7

....do any of these McDees have descent wifi???????

i recomend u dont go to this louction wich is  off exit 4 of 395 ther  service is way to slow      last time  i was atit i asked for oreos on my sunda cause i allways get it that way at websters  ther liike no we dont do that in a rude  tone    ift  in the webster ma oxford ma i recomend going to the one in webster    i like the fact they got 2 lanes now

All the  MCds are slow. My friends and I were at the one on Route 10 in Southington. Conn one Friday afternoon. It was very busy. Lines were long. Only one cash register open and the person running the register was also helping make the food.

the one in my town of webster ma is  fast

QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
A small-town looking McDonald's located on Post Road East in Westport, CT on Rt. 1. This location doesn't feature a drive-thru.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/JetsLuvver/Other%20pics/x.jpg)

This one was originally a Roy Rogers. I was in it once as a McD's and it was pretty dirty and nasty.

Stamford, CT downtown


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i just got finished eating one of those southern style chicken sandwiches, it was pretty good:yup:

Ahhh, McDonalds. This place is a hoot. Everytime I go my order is invariably botched. I mean how hard is it to make hamburgers no onions. OK, before this gets bumped to the complaints....does this place still do the birthday parties? I remember going to one years ago and they had reserved the back of the place for the party. Ronald himself put in an appearance and the guy playing him actually looked like his commercial counterpart. On another note I've noticed a lot of them have been being remodeled or rebuilt.

Did anyone know that the first franchised McDonald's in CT was in Hamden, on Dixwell Ave. Read that while at Barnes and Noble!

QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
this McDonald's is on the boardwalk in wildwood NJ near morey's piers.

That McDonals isnt there anymore.......

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QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
this McDonald's is on the boardwalk in wildwood NJ near morey's piers.

That McDonals isnt there anymore.......

That closed fast than, the names on the theatre marquee next door are Dark Knight, Tropic Thunder and Star Wars Clone Wars.  Did they close and demolish the place within the last two weeks?

QuoteOriginally posted by NJxxJon

QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
this McDonald's is on the boardwalk in wildwood NJ near morey's piers.

That McDonals isnt there anymore.......

actually yes it is....i took the pics 2 days ago.

MY FAMILY USE TO GO TO wILDWOOD NJ EVERY SUMMER!! I loved Wildwood! havent been in a few years!

I have a condo down there :)

QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75

QuoteOriginally posted by NJxxJon

QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
this McDonald's is on the boardwalk in wildwood NJ near morey's piers.

That McDonals isnt there anymore.......

actually yes it is....i took the pics 2 days ago.

I thought that didnt exist....so you DO  actuallytake pictures? Holy Crap!

I've been taking them for a long time now! In fact, I've been taking pictures lonnnnnnnnng before I even knew about this board - I just didn't take pics of stores until recently

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QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75

QuoteOriginally posted by NJxxJon

QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
this McDonald's is on the boardwalk in wildwood NJ near morey's piers.

That McDonals isnt there anymore.......

actually yes it is....i took the pics 2 days ago.

I thought that didnt exist....so you DO  actuallytake pictures? Holy Crap!

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This starbucks in paramus NJ looks like it was a mcdonald's...

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have u been to a mcafe

i was at one  for the frist time in aburn ma   and tryed ther new coffee   today they were giveing it out for free .  the mcds in my town is going to put thers in  starting tuesday night and plan on opeing  it on friday the 5th its like starbucks but mcds style

Do these have the FREE ZUNE wifi........??

This is a rare McDonald's at Disneyland!!!

This is the McDonalds in West Mifflin PA.

....did anyone on here confirm and try the free wifi for the ZUNE mp3 player yet???????

For some reason the one across the street from the ESPN Campus in Southington, CT is closed. There is yellow caution tape across the driveway. Maybe the health dept closed it down because I've heard stories about that place being very dirty.

Still nothing in the papers about why this McDonald's closed. The building is all boarded up and was repainted white. And all the signs are gone. All thats left is 3 flag poles.

Can you take a picture of it? Its rare to see a McDonald's closed up.

I'll sure as heck will try. Either my camera is messed up or it didn't like the 94 cent batteries I fed it.  (picked them up at Walmart). I think I'm gonna have to break down and spend the $5.50 for an 8 pack of Duracells or Energizers.

QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
I'll sure as heck will try. Either my camera is messed up or it didn't like the 94 cent batteries I fed it.  (picked them up at Walmart). I think I'm gonna have to break down and spend the $5.50 for an 8 pack of Duracells or Energizers.

Dollar stores sometimes sell awesome RAYOVAC ones that work......just some help marc.. :)

QuoteOriginally posted by NJxxJon

Dollar stores sometimes sell awesome RAYOVAC ones that work......just some help marc.. :)

Jon, that's the brand I picked up for 94 cents at Wally. I put them in my camera and went to take some pix for this website. They didn't work. The camera turned on. I pushed the shutter button and the screen goes to black and the camera shuts off.

Of course now my camera might be permanently out of commission since I just remembered I left it in the glove box of my car and there has been sub-zero weather in CT the last few days. *DOH*

QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82

QuoteOriginally posted by NJxxJon

Dollar stores sometimes sell awesome RAYOVAC ones that work......just some help marc.. :)

Jon, that's the brand I picked up for 94 cents at Wally. I put them in my camera and went to take some pix for this website. They didn't work. The camera turned on. I pushed the shutter button and the screen goes to black and the camera shuts off.

Of course now my camera might be permanently out of commission since I just remembered I left it in the glove box of my car and there has been sub-zero weather in CT the last few days. *DOH*

 

Yeah...my psp sits out in my car and its 15 here as well....notttttt gooooodd. Eh, other brands I just do not know ......

thers 2 mcds that have mc cafas in my are a here at the pics from them

webster ma
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aburn ma
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mds is great this is out mcds  drive thu with 2 lanes i wonder ift thers any with more then 2

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 woooo post 100

I read in today's newspaper that they might close the McDonald's on South Main Street in Massena, NY for 3-4 months this year and completely remodel it.  They closed one in Plattsburgh a while back for the same length of time, but they demolished it and rebuilt it from scratch.

We got a McCafe at our McDonald's in Ogdensburg, NY last year.

They just put a McCafe in my McD here in Riverview, FL (at BigBend and 301), they just opened it yesterday and they were handing out free coffee/hot chocolate.

  yea  they give them out for a week here on fridays  the give out small  drinks they opend ours in july    in fact im geting a hot choclt fromthem tonight   but i hare its  2 grand for them to open one   i hope thers no mile long line like ther allways is our mcdsis allways mobed

Town of Southington still baffled by McDonald's closing. Newspaper couldn't find contact info for owner. Black & White Picture of Building in small write-up.

http://www.southingtonobserver.com/01_23_09/05.pdf (Scroll down)

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wow the only time i seen a mcds shut down was in my town cause it  caught fire and they had to rebuld

In the summer of 1984, in San Ysidro, San Diego, California, the  infamous San Ysidro McDonald's Massacre occurred at the McDonald's on San Ysidro Blvd. led by the deranged James Oliver Huberty (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://crimefan.com/crimefan%2520images/james%2520huberty%25202.jpg&imgrefurl=http://crimefan.com/james%2520huberty.htm&usg=__7uhF6-hiPdsSdR-UypjqR-d-4i8=&h=122&w=187&sz=12&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=6RetC7az7XAe3M:&tbnh=67&tbnw=102&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsan%2Bysidro%2Bmcdonald%2527s%2Bmassacre%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B2GGFB_enUS223US224%26sa%3DN), with three guns, claiming to be 'hunting humans.' Most of his victims were Mexican or Mexican-American.
The McDonald's closed, and was torn down, sold to the city and a memorial was built on the site, as well as a community college. One of the survivors of the incident, Alberto Leos, currently works for the San Diego Police Department. He was a former McDonald's employee who survived gunshot wounds.

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The McDonald's where the massacre took place.
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The memorial to the massacre victims that was built on the site.

Source:
The McDonald's Massacre Video. (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2297685660703693348)

QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
Can you take a picture of it? Its rare to see a McDonald's closed up.

Pulled into the parking lot today. There were 2 cars in the lot and a guy doing measuring by where the drive-thru lane was. I high-tailed it out of there.

heres the McDonalds by me (Cottman & Roosevelt Blvd in NE Philly)
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kool mcaffas aregreat i know theone in oxford ma wont get one even tough they say they  will

QuoteOriginally posted by wwefan101
kool mcaffas aregreat i know theone in oxford ma wont get one even tough they say they  will

It could cause the one they put in that mcdonald's isn't that big, heres a pic of the inside of it!
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Gotta love mcdoanld's sellin the shamrock shake already!

 i found this mcds in worcster ma  on route 20 nare greenwood st  we used to go to it a lot when mom worked at the old slavtion army in aburn  before they   made it look like one of the old stlyle ones hes the best pic i got of it
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any of u ever see a mcds like this one

Yes, there's one only a few miles from me in Mt. Ephraim, NJ. I still need to get a picture of it.

   yea this is the frist time i seen one with that look i klike it  i might go back  to it  but its  agood 15 to 30 mins from me

Yes, there is one near/outside of Indianapolis Indiana on the way to Louisville KY.  I like the retro look of the old time McDonalds of the past.  I have attached a picture of the original look that the new one is based off of.

Here is a color shot of the older looking McDonalds from the 1950's

There is a Retro McDonald's on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington, CT, which re-opened in January, 2007. Previously it was an old brick and mortar McD's that I believe was built in 1969. I went there many times as a kid. I think the Newington McD's is the only retro store in CT at the moment. I may be wrong, but I can't recall news of any newer ones opening in the state.  

 yea the one in worcster u  has  a  dining room and  a double drive up an a fake fire placee

There's one in Brewer, Maine.

I also saw a "Solid Gold" McDonald's when I was in Wisconsin recently, which was new to me.

QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
There is a Retro McDonald's on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington, CT, which re-opened in January, 2007. Previously it was an old brick and mortar McD's that I believe was built in 1969. I went there many times as a kid. I think the Newington McD's is the only retro store in CT at the moment. I may be wrong, but I can't recall news of any newer ones opening in the state.  

There's a new throwback "retro" one on Newtown Rd. in Danbury right across from Stop & Shop. I believe it was built before the new/retro Newington one.

On the Northside of Indianapolis by Castelton Square mall they built this style
Its too small though as this area is very busy  not quite sure why thay reducedits size Taco Bell did the same thing

yea this one was  smaller thern the ornagle one on this proptey but  to slove the crowds they added a second lane to ther drive up

Former West Street McDonald's Southington/Bristol town line directly across the street from the ESPN Campus. Restaurant closed down right before XMAS 08. Recently they covered up everything and painted it white. They also blocked access to the porperty with concrete blocks so I drove down a small unpaved road next to the site to snatch this pic. There's a For lease Sign with a phone number and mentioning 4900 Sq. Feet. The owner of this property must also own the empty lot next to the former restaurant as the empty lot had the same For Lease Sign and phone number.

inside the oxford ma mcds  i think its a mess in it  but this is the same town that alllowed a restaunt to serve tanted lobster go figure

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mcaffa in  aburn frist one i ever been to
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then the one in webster ther a great thing beats starbucks in my opion
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QuoteOriginally posted by wwefan101
mcaffa in  aburn frist one i ever been to
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then the one in webster ther a great thing beats starbucks in my opion
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It's "McCafe", not "McCaffa". Learn to use proper grammar.

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The '50s McDonald's sign at McDonald's retaurant #91 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, near ShopKo store #1
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Another view.
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Google street view.

I live near this McDonald's.

In Downtown Niantic CT, they closed down their McDonalds, demolished it and built a branch for The Charter Oak Bank.

East Lyme's building an incredibly huge McDonalds across the parking lot from their original McDonalds, I hear they might put in McCafe' too.

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 i got to mcds for ther iced moachs all the time last time i was ther some old lady  oreded eggs and bacon for lunch and  bleave it or not they made it for her  im going to try to get  a few pics of the  fount check out area at our mcds  it  still looks like a new mcds to me they keep updateing ours  evey thing new ours has to have it

Has anyone seen the new McDonald's commercial for the Fillet o Fish? I think it's one of the weirdest commercials I've seen in a long time. I also just found it on YOU TUBE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD64OhbG4ps

There's also 2 versions of this commercial. One features 2 Fillet O Fish for $3.33. (That's the one that's airing in my area). The other is for the Value Meal for $3.99

QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
Has anyone seen the new McDonald's commercial for the Fillet o Fish? I think it's one of the weirdest commercials I've seen in a long time. I also just found it on YOU TUBE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD64OhbG4ps

There's also 2 versions of this commercial. One features 2 Fillet O Fish for $3.33. (That's the one that's airing in my area). The other is for the Value Meal for $3.99

Yeah, it's pretty bizarre! I actually saw it on television yesterday.

It did make me laugh though, unlike those Burger King commercials with the creepy plastic King getting in bed with people and whatnot, which just filled me with terror. :insane:

Here's a picture of McDonalds in Newington, NH.  It has a set of old school arches on the street sign. The Manchester, NH location on South Willow Street had the same type of sign. The only difference was when the drive thru was added to the Manchester location they made it so you had to drive bellow the giant arched street sign!!
Sadly the entire restaurant and sign was torn down for a newer modern golden arched structure.

Another view of that Newington location:

The newly remodeled 24-hour McDonalds on route 1 in Saugus, MA.

I want to go there. that is such a pretty building!!!

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The newly remodeled 24-hour McDonalds on route 1 in Saugus, MA.

I love that! our location should remodel to look like that!

The 25 year old McDonald's on Asylum Street in Hartford, CT closed down after not renewing its lease. The owner of the building it was housed in recently went into foreclosure.

http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news11596.html

McDonald's in Vineland, NJ on Delsea Dr.

Heres the old one on Bridge Street Lowell Mass torn down recently for a new one
January 28, 1971 Mcdonalds on Bridge St opens

McDonald's in Mt. Laurel, NJ. Click to make picture larger.

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The Solid Gold McDonald's in Greenfield (Milwaukee), Wisconsin.

Is there anything different about a "Solid Gold" McDonald's? I've never seen one of them.

Quote from: dmx10101 on August 22, 2010, 06:34:11 PM
Is there anything different about a "Solid Gold" McDonald's? I've never seen one of them.

Here are more pictures, courtesy of http://thepilver.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/solid-gold-mcdonalds/ The Pilver (http://thepilver.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/solid-gold-mcdonalds/ThePilver):

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This last one courtesy of AdamL212 at Flickr:

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311 Midway Boulevard, Elyria, OH - Was the only fully-setup BP/McDonald's combo that I've ever seen. The BP section closed within the last year, leaving just the restaurant portion active. They kept every special ever alive going - 2 Filet-O-Fish for $3.33, 20pc Nuggets for $5, $5 Angus Meals - on a permanent basis to draw in business. They tried to expand into the old Food Mart half by moving a few tables around, but they recently tore the whole thing down. I thought it was gone forever, but it's being reconstructed.

Here's what it looked like in the day via Google Maps, back when gas was $3.79/gallon!

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Here's a newly-constructed McDonald's in Littleton, New Hampshire.(http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57698&g2_GALLERYSID=7cc8bc06e69e3b42aa3718818fc43412) (http://amesfanclub.com/forum/index.php/v/users/retailisking/083.JPG.html?action=gallery)

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The Solid Gold McDonald's in Greenfield (Milwaukee), Wisconsin.

Looks like the one-of-a-kind Solid Gold McDonald's is headed for the wrecking ball:
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/105083274.html

McDonald's #91, Green Bay, Wisconsin:

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Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 22, 2010, 04:00:29 PM
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The Solid Gold McDonald's in Greenfield (Milwaukee), Wisconsin.

Looks like the one-of-a-kind Solid Gold McDonald's is headed for the wrecking ball:
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/105083274.html

I really hope for it to be replaced by a '50s-inspired McDonald's, just like the one in Green Bay, instead of those bland "shoeboxes" with gold awnings and that gold swoosh brow over the McDonald's wordmark. And, if they make it a '50s-inspired design, maybe they should incorporate certain deesign aspects of the Solid Gold McDonald's into the new design just for that location. I really hope they move Mac Tonight and his grand piano to the new location.

I've been to a McDonalds that looks really old in Hartford CT it's near The Institute of Living it's on the same street as IOL. It's on Washington Street. I think it was built in either the 70's or 80's I can't really tell. I sometimes go for lunch there.  

They've demolished the old McDonald's in Terryville!

The sign reads they won't open until June. Dang I should've got pictures before they demolished it! It was old and 70's like it had a white fence with globe lights! IT WAS OLD!!!! :o

The Solid Gold McDonald's closed for good on April 14th
http://greenfield.patch.com/articles/solid-gold-mcdonalds-solid-gold-memories

Quote from: CTAmeshopper on May 07, 2011, 05:23:07 PM
They've demolished the old McDonald's in Terryville!

The sign reads they won't open until June. Dang I should've got pictures before they demolished it! It was old and 70's like it had a white fence with globe lights! IT WAS OLD!!!! :o

I had heard rumors this was happening. Didn't know they got the approval to do this. Wow.

Here's a McDonald's in Amherst, NY that was remodeled to look like a 1960s McDonald's

Quote from: CTAmeshopper on May 07, 2011, 05:23:07 PM
They've demolished the old McDonald's in Terryville!

The sign reads they won't open until June. Dang I should've got pictures before they demolished it! It was old and 70's like it had a white fence with globe lights! IT WAS OLD!!!! :o

The new Terryville, CT McDonald's opened several weeks ago. There's even a billboard for it on Route 6 in Bristol just past the intersection with Burlington Ave. It's now open 24 hours.

The Bristol, CT McDonald's on Route 6 across from The Bristol Plaza is undergoing a major exterior renovation. I'll see if I can snag a picture or two.

The McDonald's on Queen Street in Southington, Connecticut is getting an extreme make-over. When they did a remodel a few years back there were a lot of problems and they got a lot worse.

Here's the new look of the McDonald's on Queen Street. Photo taken from the parking lot of Shoprite Plaza across the street. A lot of people on the "You know you're from Southington" Facebook Group don't like the new look.

Bristol McDonald's across from Stop & Shop Plaza got a similar new look. I tried to take a picture from the plaza next door, but some butt-head in a red SUV parked right where I was trying to take the shot from. (And why couldn't MC'D's be closed in Bristol like BK was?)

Many of the 1970's era classic roof McDonald's are getting that type of remodel last year/this year. The one in my town of Keene NH now looks similar to this as well.

I went to McDonald's today, and SpongeBob SquarePants Happy Meals have arrived!

The McDonald's in Roswell, New Mexico is UFO-themed, since Roswell was the home of the 1947 Roswell UFO Incident.

Here it is:
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(The "UFO" portion of the building houses a Play Place)

Attention everyone:

The McDonald's on the corner of Riverside Avenue and North Main Street in Bristol, Conn on the Depot Square Property (formerly Mall-at-Bristol-Centre) will be torn down by the end of this year. This is the one with the famous "M" shaped bushes. This McDonald's will be relocated to the other end of the Depot Square Property roughly where the Discount Food Outlet (former Fianst) once stood next to Dunkin' Donuts. Construction on the new McDonald's is supposed to begin in September and completed by the end of November.

Quote from: TRJ_22487 on April 11, 2012, 04:15:01 PM
Many of the 1970's era classic roof McDonald's are getting that type of remodel last year/this year. The one in my town of Keene NH now looks similar to this as well.

I hate the new McDonald's look!! It doesn't look like what a McD's SHOULD be!!

I live near a McDonald's restaurant with the current retro (1950s-inspired) design in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogrGmkWCBKw

Here is an amazing video I found on Youtube filmed by a then young man working at the Peabody, Massachusetts location on April 20th, 1975

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Bump, I thought this video was spectacular, especially as a lifelong New Englander, and being legitimate "home footage" and not a corporate video.

^^ I wish McDonald's still sold burgers for 15 cents!

Quote from: Marc B on April 08, 2012, 03:49:02 PM
Here's the new look of the McDonald's on Queen Street. Photo taken from the parking lot of Shoprite Plaza across the street. A lot of people on the "You know you're from Southington" Facebook Group don't like the new look.

Bristol McDonald's across from Stop & Shop Plaza got a similar new look. I tried to take a picture from the plaza next door, but some butt-head in a red SUV parked right where I was trying to take the shot from. (And why couldn't MC'D's be closed in Bristol like BK was?)

I hate the new style of them...it doesn't look like a McD. It looks like a Starbucks..

The first photo, taken on July 31, 2012, is of a McDonald's on Dix Highway a block south of the Sears shopping center in Lincoln Park, Michigan that was remodeled into the current architectural style from the brown mansard roof style it formerly had.

The second photo, taken earlier that same day, is of another McDonald's (taken from a bad angle  :-[), this one on Southfield Road (M-39) in neighboring Allen Park, Michigan that has the 1950's architectural style.

Most locations that are either opened, reopened in new locations, or renovated used the two styles mentioned in the previous post. I personally like the '50s-inspired architectural design because it is a throwback to a simpler time when hamburgers were 15 cents, and I also like the golden arches on both sides of the building that light up at night.

Many of the McD's here in CT still have the old Mansard roof.  Many have been painted over the years from brown, to bright red, to a toned down light brown color. 

Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 24, 2012, 05:21:44 PM
I live near a McDonald's restaurant with the current retro (1950s-inspired) design in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8011/7442225288_ef7d00abff.jpg)

The McD's in Brandon on Brandon BLVD (state Route 60) is like that...

They finally broke ground on the new McDonald's on North Main Street in Bristol, CT. It's being built on the former mall property opposite the Post Office. When the new one opens the one on the corner of Riverside Ave and North Main will be demolished and hopefully the can start redeveloping the former mall property.

http://bristolpress.com/articles/2013/05/16/news/doc519449ec9fe8d527183688.txt

Quote from: Marc B on May 16, 2013, 07:17:54 AM
They finally broke ground on the new McDonald's on North Main Street in Bristol, CT. It's being built on the former mall property opposite the Post Office. When the new one opens the one on the corner of Riverside Ave and North Main will be demolished and hopefully the can start redeveloping the former mall property.

http://bristolpress.com/articles/2013/05/16/news/doc519449ec9fe8d527183688.txt

I took a drive by the site over the weekend. They got quite a bit done in only a month. Sometimes when these stories come out about a groundbreaking on a new building they wait a while before actually doing something.

We have a new McDonalds that will open later this year in Bensalem, PA, at the Horizon Center complex, which main tennants includes 2 office buildings, Walmart, and Lowe's.  The one office building is the former Easter State Hospital main building.

they moved the Mcds in my town, Plymouth NH, on Tenny MT Highway, it was off Exit 26 off Main st. the old one opened in 1988.

The new McDonald's on North Main Street in Bristol, Connecticut opens today at Noon. The outside looks cool. From the small picture on the Bristol Press's website the inside looks pretty nifty. This is a replacement for the one at the corner of Riverside Ave and North Main Street where they have the famous "M" shaped hedge. It will be demolished soon.

http://bristolpress.com/articles/2013/08/22/news/doc52157164683b5792811178.txt

Quote from: d_fife on July 07, 2013, 12:24:52 AM
they moved the Mcds in my town, Plymouth NH, on Tenny MT Highway, it was off Exit 26 off Main st. the old one opened in 1988.

That old McDonalds had an absolutely horrible location.  Literally 300 feet from both the Tenney Mountain Highway, and Interstate 93, yet it wasn't visible from either road.

Quote from: MikeRa on July 03, 2013, 02:40:47 AM
We have a new McDonalds that will open later this year in Bensalem, PA, at the Horizon Center complex, which main tennants includes 2 office buildings, Walmart, and Lowe's.  The one office building is the former Easter State Hospital main building.

The McDonalds at the Horizon Center complex, bordered by US Route 1, Rockhill Drive, and Old Lincoln Highway, has opened a few weeks ago.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/9611599072_8efa71d2a9_z.jpg)

Quote from: vwnut13 on August 27, 2013, 04:14:09 PM

Quote from: d_fife on July 07, 2013, 12:24:52 AM
they moved the Mcds in my town, Plymouth NH, on Tenny MT Highway, it was off Exit 26 off Main st. the old one opened in 1988.

That old McDonalds had an absolutely horrible location.  Literally 300 feet from both the Tenney Mountain Highway, and Interstate 93, yet it wasn't visible from either road.

they tore  down that old McDonalds. I live a mile from there.

The former McDonald's across from ESPN on the Southington/Bristol town-line is still empty nearly 5 years later. 2 restaurants have failed there since December 2008 when McDonald's closed.

http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=18068102&SRID=3616826917&StepID=101

Quote from: Marc B on September 08, 2013, 07:29:56 PM
The former McDonald's across from ESPN on the Southington/Bristol town-line is still empty nearly 5 years later. 2 restaurants have failed there since December 2008 when McDonald's closed.

http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=18068102&SRID=3616826917&StepID=101

A Five Guys or a Jakes Wayback Burger would be perfect for this location.

Quote from: scottw73 on September 08, 2013, 07:37:58 PM
A Five Guys or a Jakes Wayback Burger would be perfect for this location.

I heard Jake's was already building in Bristol. I heard they're going into 1/2 of the old Blockbuster on Route 6 in The Price Chopper Plaza. That's just 4 miles from this old McD's. People move into this old McDs hoping they'll get some of the 3,000+ ESPN employees to go there the problem is it's very hard to get in and out of the ESPN Property and they have their own giant cafeteria. Those 2 factors along with high rent are the reasons McDs closed.

Wrapshody Bistro was the first restaurant that failed there after McDs. - During the day it was specializing in wrap sandwiches served with wine and salads. (Yeah because the first thing I want with my sandwich is a glass of wine). And at night they served a different menu all together and were more of a bar.

The New Owners took over and renamed named it The Zone at Wrapshody. - These owners tried to make it an upscale Sports Bar. It was a major epic fail. They didn't want young, college aged people hanging out there. They wanted the middle-upper middle class working professionals. 30 years old and older.  Another epic fail for them? They were often closed Saturdays during college football. You're a sports bar and you're closed for Saturday College Football? That's really smart.

The last restaurant never opened. They spent a lot of money renovating the place. (see the pictures in the link above). It was supposed to be an Indian Restaurant called Red Chili's. These owners were banking on it being successful based on the success of the Indian Restaurant on Queen Street next to El Sombrero. I don't know why Red Chilli's never opened.

McDonald's is aiming to be more healthy. A new option will be a side salad, a fruit, or vegetable instead of French Fries with your Value Meal. They also will be marketing a healthier Happy Meal promoting Apple Slices, and Milk, Juice, or Water with the Happy Meal  instead of Soda.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/27/business/mcdonalds-moves-toward-a-healthier-menu.html?_r=0

In other words, they're finally catching up to Wendy's. ;)

Here's video The Bristol Press shot of the demolition of the old McDonald's at the old Mall at Bristol Centre Property. The site is now known as Depot Square. This was the McD's with the famous M shaped hedge on Riverside Ave.

http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2013/10/10/news/doc5256c087af9a2149863725.txt

McDonald's will no longer be serving Heinz Ketchup. Part of the reason is one of the capital investment firms that recently acquired Heinz is also part owner of Burger King.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/25/mcdonalds-heinz-ketchup_n_4164898.html

McD's was only using Heinz in two US markets (one of which was Heinz's home market of Pittsburgh) so this is less of a change than most people would assume from the screaming headlines that accompanied this story.

Quote from: retailisking on October 28, 2013, 04:41:52 PM
McD's was only using Heinz in two US markets (one of which was Heinz's home market of Pittsburgh) so this is less of a change than most people would assume from the screaming headlines that accompanied this story.

In the CNBC documentary, they were showing old footage of a Mcdonald's in their early days and we could see an employee in a kitchen and he was pouring Hunt's ketchup.  Maybe that partnership dates from back then!

Not sure what their supplier is now. Redpack is a major foodservice supplier for ketchup and other condiments.

Quote from: Zayre88 on October 28, 2013, 05:05:52 PM
In the CNBC documentary, they were showing old footage of a Mcdonald's in their early days and we could see an employee in a kitchen and he was pouring Hunt's ketchup.  Maybe that partnership dates from back then!

Maybe McDonald's would go back to serving up Hunt's ketchup, since they dumped Heinz! ;)

McDonald's is now putting books in Happy Meal instead of toys!  :'(

Quote from: Pikapower on November 01, 2013, 02:49:21 PM
McDonald's is now putting books in Happy Meal instead of toys!  :'(

Fortunately, it's only a short-term promotion:
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/10/15/mcdonald-adds-books-to-its-happy-meals/

Quote from: retailisking on November 04, 2013, 03:13:34 AM

Quote from: Pikapower on November 01, 2013, 02:49:21 PM
McDonald's is now putting books in Happy Meal instead of toys!  :'(

Fortunately, it's only a short-term promotion:
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/10/15/mcdonald-adds-books-to-its-happy-meals/

Well, at least McDonald's is trying to find new Happy Meal prize besides the good old fashioned toy prize!  ;)

A guy in California is suing McDonald's for $1.5 million because they only gave him one napkin.

http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/27/mcdonalds-webster-lucas-napkin-lawsuit/

Quote from: Marc B on February 27, 2014, 07:49:32 PM
A guy in California is suing McDonald's for $1.5 million because they only gave him one napkin.

http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/27/mcdonalds-webster-lucas-napkin-lawsuit/

how stupid.

Quote from: Marc B on September 08, 2013, 07:29:56 PM
The former McDonald's across from ESPN on the Southington/Bristol town-line is still empty nearly 5 years later. 2 restaurants have failed there since December 2008 when McDonald's closed.

http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=18068102&SRID=3616826917&StepID=101

How could a McDonalds across from ESPN possibly fail? 
I mean, Mike Golic comes to work there every day.   ???

I only know of two Mickey D's that have ever closed here in the Burgh.
One downtown on Wood St. at Forbes (became overrun with drug activity)
and one on Banksville Road (very bad location, on the outbound side of a divided
highway.  Caught zero breakfast traffic from commuters going into town).

Quote from: TheFugitive on March 07, 2014, 04:01:01 PM
How could a McDonalds across from ESPN possibly fail? 
I mean, Mike Golic comes to work there every day.   ???

ESPN has their own cafeteria.

ESPN has very strict security. It's hard to get in and out of the campus.

ESPN took over a road that used to bring traffic out right by the site.

You want to know how strict security is at ESPN? You need to show your ID to visit a co-worker in another part of the building or even in the next cubical.

so...they need a hall pass to go to McDonalds?   ???

Quote from: TheFugitive on March 08, 2014, 08:35:10 PM
so...they need a hall pass to go to McDonalds?   ???

Pretty much. And going back to the strict security at ESPN, a couple years ago Governor Malloy announced a Tax Break for ESPN and they wouldn't even let the TV stations onto their property to do a story about it. Channel 3 set up in the parking lot of this former McD's. NBC 30 set up down the road.

Ronald McDonald is getting a make-over.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Ronald-McDonald-McDonalds-Twitter-Makeover-Social-Media-256501141.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_NYBrand

Really why does McDonald's still exist at all? With so many other restaurant chains out there, including much better fast food options, who wants to eat such bottom of the barrel food?

McDonald's is testing out 3 different flavors of Seasoned Fries in 3 California Markets and St. Louis.

http://www.courant.com/business/chi-mcdonalds-seasoned-french-fries-20140509,0,7864454.story

From what I've read from the link sounded like McDonald's is trying to bring back the "Shake 'em Fries" that Burger King had years ago, but with no "Cheetos" cheese flavor!

McDonalds has rolled out a new character to pitch the healthier Happy Meals to children.
It is already being slammed by critics as "too creepy".

Gotta admit, when I was five or six, it would have given me some nightmares!

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/mcdonalds-new-mascot-box-teeth-n109396

What came first, Walmart stores having McDonald's instead of a snack bar, or Walmart stores selling their exclusive line of "McKids" apparel? But a better question is why would anyone want to dress kids in McDonald's-themed clothes?

I remember Sears selling the clothing in the late 80s or early 90s.
Most of the Wal Marts in my area have converted their McD's to Dunkin Donuts. Waterford CT is the only one I know of that still has a McD's.

Quote from: Bdubs on May 21, 2014, 07:52:44 PM
I remember Sears selling the clothing in the late 80s or early 90s.
Most of the Wal Marts in my area have converted their McD's to Dunkin Donuts. Waterford CT is the only one I know of that still has a McD's.

Quite a few Walmarts have Subways. In CT: Bristol, Southington, Wallingford, Waterbury, and even the now closed New Britain location had one and they were one of the smallest Walmarts in CT.

I know one Walmart that was a Caldor for a relatively short time (seven years). The Caldor had a Nathan's hotdog stand, but then the Walmart had a snack bar called "Wal-Mart Cafe", then that closed and was replaced by a Subway with a bonus Nathan's menu, but now the Walmart has no food service whatsoever and now has a nail salon (owned independently from Walmart?) in the snack bar space!

Quote from: Stork of The Weak on May 22, 2014, 04:21:07 PM
I know one Walmart that was a Caldor for a relatively short time (seven years). The Caldor had a Nathan's hotdog stand, but then the Walmart had a snack bar called "Wal-Mart Cafe", then that closed and was replaced by a Subway with a bonus Nathan's menu, but now the Walmart has no food service whatsoever and now has a nail salon (owned independently from Walmart?) in the snack bar space!

The nail salon probably leases the space from Walmart like Subway does. They have a nail salon at the Waterbury, Connecticut store next to Subway. The one in Waterbury was probably  the photo studio.

Now that you mention it, the Rocky Hill store has a Subway as well. Perhaps a location thing. 

The McDonald's at the Walmart in Marlton, NJ closed and was replaced by a Subway that moved to that site from the shopping center across the street, which ironically was anchored by Kmart and later Sears Essentials. Now the center is 100% empty. The former A&P (which didn't last long) there was later a Super Fresh which lasted 30 years with one or two very minor remodels but closed in the last year or two.

Around here the Heidelberg and Bethel Park Walmarts have Subways,
while the Super Walmart in West Mifflin has a McDonalds.

McDonald's has a McCafe Strawberry-Banana Smoothie. It tastes the same as the Strawberry-Banana Smoothie at Burger King. At the McD's in the Plainville Commons in Plainville, CT and at the one on Queen Street in Southington a Large Strawberry-Banana Smoothie is cheaper than at the Burger King on Queen Street. At BK it's $4.03 with tax. At McD's it was $3.61 with tax.

Quote from: Stork of The Weak on May 20, 2014, 08:18:18 PM
What came first, Walmart stores having McDonald's instead of a snack bar, or Walmart stores selling their exclusive line of "McKids" apparel? But a better question is why would anyone want to dress kids in McDonald's-themed clothes?

...And what about the McKids video game for the NES? Who would want to play a McDonald's-themed video game on their NES?

Quote from: TheFugitive on May 23, 2014, 10:06:25 AM
Around here the Heidelberg and Bethel Park Walmarts have Subways,
while the Super Walmart in West Mifflin has a McDonalds.

In our area, the Taylor Walmart has a Blimpie Sub (which is one of Subway's competitors), but the ones in Southgate and Woodhaven have Subways.

Though I do know that the Walmarts in Auburn Hills and Frenchtown Township had McDonald's when they opened (Auburn Hills has since relocated to a Supercenter in neighboring Rochester Hills, Frenchtown Township has since relocated to a Supercenter across the road, those replacements probably have Subway now too).

Quote from: ShopKoFan on July 09, 2014, 09:00:59 PM

Quote from: Stork of The Weak on May 20, 2014, 08:18:18 PM
What came first, Walmart stores having McDonald's instead of a snack bar, or Walmart stores selling their exclusive line of "McKids" apparel? But a better question is why would anyone want to dress kids in McDonald's-themed clothes?

...And what about the McKids video game for the NES? Who would want to play a McDonald's-themed video game on their NES?

Nobody would really want to play a McDonald's-themed video game on any system or dress kids in McDonald's-themed clothes!
Let's not forget the McDonald's Happy Meal Workshop toy where you can make fake burgers and fries from desserts, like cinnamon sugar bread "fries" and Rice Krispes "treat" burgers.

The McDonald's in the newly-shuttered Picnic in the Garden food court at Southland Center in Taylor, MI in late 2005, before it was torn down for a Best Buy.
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8381/8652749040_9d3d1d04f1_c.jpg)

The McDonald's at 698 West Main Street in New Britain, CT has  new owner. His name is Joe Rodriguez and he owns several other McDs including the new one at 150 North Main Street in Bristol, CT.

http://newbritainherald.com/articles/2014/10/02/news/doc542cb1eee024b128148054.txt

It appears McDonald's may now be showing off local pride in their advertising-just a few minutes ago as I watched the 10 PM newscast on WJBK Channel 2 Detroit, I saw a McCafe muffin advertisement that began with an old map of Michigan and the surrounding states. Then a cooking mitten comes up, flips the Lower Peninsula around and shows the back of the cooking mitten-red with the McCafe logo. Later, after they showed the muffins, there was a screen showing a white Lower Peninsula outline next to the McDonald's logo. Lower Michigan then materializes into a cooking mitten outline.

Pretty unique, I might say.

Many people may overlook this, but Walmart wasn't the only superstore that McDonald's had affiliated with-for many years up until the late 1990's, McDonald's operated full-line locations inside several Meijer stores. They had locations in the Meijer stores on Pierson, Center and Hill Roads in Flint; 28th Street and Plainfield Avenue in Grand Rapids; Jenison, Saginaw Highway in Lansing, Muskegon, Okemos, Royal Oak and Wyoming-all in Michigan. They may have also been a McDonald's inside the Meijer on Alpine Avenue in Grand Rapids.

Quote from: Hudsons81 on October 29, 2014, 08:39:14 PM
Many people may overlook this, but Walmart wasn't the only superstore that McDonald's had affiliated with-for many years up until the late 1990's, McDonald's operated full-line locations inside several Meijer stores. They had locations in the Meijer stores on Pierson, Center and Hill Roads in Flint; 28th Street and Plainfield Avenue in Grand Rapids; Jenison, Saginaw Highway in Lansing, Muskegon, Okemos, Royal Oak and Wyoming-all in Michigan. They may have also been a McDonald's inside the Meijer on Alpine Avenue in Grand Rapids.

When would this have been?  I regularly shopped the Meijer on Center Rd. from 1988-92.
I don't recall a McDonalds being inside there.

Quote from: TheFugitive on October 30, 2014, 08:30:31 AM

Quote from: Hudsons81 on October 29, 2014, 08:39:14 PM
Many people may overlook this, but Walmart wasn't the only superstore that McDonald's had affiliated with-for many years up until the late 1990's, McDonald's operated full-line locations inside several Meijer stores. They had locations in the Meijer stores on Pierson, Center and Hill Roads in Flint; 28th Street and Plainfield Avenue in Grand Rapids; Jenison, Saginaw Highway in Lansing, Muskegon, Okemos, Royal Oak and Wyoming-all in Michigan. They may have also been a McDonald's inside the Meijer on Alpine Avenue in Grand Rapids.

When would this have been?  I regularly shopped the Meijer on Center Rd. from 1988-92.
I don't recall a McDonalds being inside there.

Most McDonald's locations inside Meijer stores would have been on the balcony level at the front of the store across from the checkouts. The one on Hill Road, however, was located at the back of the store instead and that space was demolished when the grocery area was remodeled.

There was a McDonald's at the Port Plaza Mall on 320 Adams Street in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin from 1982 to 2002. The mall closed permanently in 2006, and has been torn down along with the neighboring Days Inn hotel, to make way for a new corporate headquarters for Schreiber Foods. I remember eating at that McDonald's back in the 1990s.

Quote from: Stork of The Weak on May 20, 2014, 08:18:18 PM
What came first, Walmart stores having McDonald's instead of a snack bar, or Walmart stores selling their exclusive line of "McKids" apparel? But a better question is why would anyone want to dress kids in McDonald's-themed clothes?

I think Wal-Mart selling the McKids clothing line came first, then the McDonald's in their stores. Now a McDonald's in Wal-Mart is becoming a rare sight seeing how some Wal-Marts replaced McDonald's with Subway.

They're going to be demolishing McDonald's on Route 5 in Wallingford, Connecticut and rebuild on the same property. It will be slightly smaller, have 2 Drive-Thru Lanes, and no playground.

http://www.myrecordjournal.com/wallingford/wallingfordnews/6597660-129/mcdonalds-in-wallingford-to-be-demolished-rebuilt.html

That's what they did with my local McDonalds.  Although the store they built is slightly bigger
than the old one.

And likewise they did away with the Playland.  And added a 2nd. lane to the drive-thru.

Interestingly from the décor you'd never know it was a burger joint.
An alien landing in the parking lot, looking at their décor, would assume that this
was some sort of a Farmers Market that sold fancy upscale coffees.

Not a Big Mac nor a Quarter Pounder in sight.

On Page 18  of this thread (the first message) there is a picture I took of the exterior of the McDonald's on Queen Street in Southington, CT after their remodel which was finished in 2012. The one in Bristol on Farmington Avenue looks similar. I supposed the new one in Wallingford will look the same unless they have another new look.

Quote from: Marc B on January 06, 2015, 05:40:51 PM
On Page 18  of this thread (the first message) there is a picture I took of the exterior of the McDonald's on Queen Street in Southington, CT after their remodel which was finished in 2012. The one in Bristol on Farmington Avenue looks similar. I supposed the new one in Wallingford will look the same unless they have another new look.

McDonald's actually uses several different building types for new and remodeled locations, even though they are all pretty much identical with some slight, but noticeable, differences between each type.

For example, McDonald's remodeled two of their three Lincoln Park, MI stores into similar styles that incorporate a yellow arch above the main facade. A picture of one of these that I took in 2012 is on page 19 of this thread (reply #436, dated April 26, 2013).

On a side note, the McDonald's at Eureka and Richmond in Southgate (the second McDonald's in Michigan) should be whipped up into shape soon. Their last remodel was a decade ago (in which the previous building was replaced with the current one) and the Burger King a few blocks west was recently remodeled last year.

Don Thompson runs out of time to turn McD's around. I think he did a lot of things right, but it will take years for the changes he made to be reflected at the restaurant level.
http://fortune.com/2015/01/28/mcdonalds-ceo-out/

Here's a more complete list of McDonald's restaurants that have an exclusive contract with Pepsi-Cola to distribute their soft drinks, instead of the usual Coca-Cola soft drink products:

* Mall of America, Bloomington (Minneapolis/St. Paul), Minnesota
* Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan
* Excalibur Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Luxor Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
* University of Maryland-College Park Student Union, College Park, Maryland

Quote from: ShopKoFan on January 31, 2015, 06:03:01 PM
* Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Romulus (Detroit), Michigan

Minor correction.

Metro Airport's zip has the same 482 prefix that's used in Detroit proper, but the remainder of Romulus has a zip with the 481 prefix used in most of the Wayne County suburbs.

Quote from: Marc82 on February 21, 2009, 05:52:02 PM
Former West Street McDonald's Southington/Bristol town line directly across the street from the ESPN Campus. Restaurant closed down right before XMAS 08. Recently they covered up everything and painted it white. They also blocked access to the porperty with concrete blocks so I drove down a small unpaved road next to the site to snatch this pic. There's a For lease Sign with a phone number and mentioning 4900 Sq. Feet. The owner of this property must also own the empty lot next to the former restaurant as the empty lot had the same For Lease Sign and phone number.

Okay. This former McD's was two different restaurants that didn't last long. Then someone bought it and spent a lot of money renovating it for an Indian Restaurant and the Indian Restaurant never opened. The City of Bristol Police Department has been using the parking lot for DUI Checkpoints.

Now as of 20015 this former McD's is becoming a Mexican Restaurant. We'll see how long it lasts. They're going before the town of Southington for a liquore permit. 

What did they do to the McNuggets? They changed the taste of them. They taste awful now. It used to be one of the only things on their menu that I liked.

Quote from: Bdubs on May 21, 2014, 07:52:44 PM
I remember Sears selling the clothing in the late 80s or early 90s.
Most of the Wal Marts in my area have converted their McD's to Dunkin Donuts. Waterford CT is the only one I know of that still has a McD's.

The Walmart in Utica, NY still has a McDonald's:
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3892/14880492389_40799a1963_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oEWpXB)

Oneonta, NY too I believe.

Went thru McD drive-thru at lunch, and it looks like the long rumored menu reduction/simplification
has occurred. 

Although I was saddened to see they had dropped the Southern Style Chicken sandwich from
the menu.  That was a very serviceable Chick-Fil-A knock-off at a much better price.

They're also offering the seasonal fish/large fries any combo of 2 for $4 special (OK, it was the $3, then $3.33 special in past years).

Quote from: BillyGr on February 18, 2015, 03:59:50 PM
They're also offering the seasonal fish/large fries any combo of 2 for $4 special (OK, it was the $3, then $3.33 special in past years).

Arby's and BK are running 2 for $5 Lenten fish specials, and their sandwiches are bigger.  Will have to taste-test all three and report back.

Colonial-style McDonald's in Yarmouth, Maine (former Deering Ice Cream) closes
http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/02/24/yarmouth-mcdonalds-shuts-owner-cites-zoning/226196
(http://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/portland-press-herald_3727456.jpg)

The town must be really strict for its restaurants. Not allowing a drive through is strange.  They must also have some type of zoning regarding exterior designs. There's no way Mc D's would allow the owner to run a restaurant designed like that, unless the town had some strict regulations.

Quote from: Bdubs on February 24, 2015, 08:47:06 PM
The town must be really strict for its restaurants. Not allowing a drive through is strange.  They must also have some type of zoning regarding exterior designs. There's no way Mc D's would allow the owner to run a restaurant designed like that, unless the town had some strict regulations.

Note that the post above states it was a former Deering Ice Cream location (which to me looks quite like a Friendly's) so assumably the building was existing when McDonalds opened.
Not that there aren't other unusual designed McDonald's as well, some due to local rules and some just the environment they are in (like 2 story locations in New York City and at least one with a walk up window, since in the middle of a block there couldn't be a drive thru).  I don't know how the one at 125th & Broadway snuck in, though - looks just like you picked it up from small town anywhere and plopped it in the middle of the city.

The Gallery mall in Center City Philadelphia still has a McDonalds in the food court, even with 7/8 of the Gallery is vacant so tits owners can bring in upscale tenants, like Century 21, which is located in the former Strawbridge & Clothier flagship store.

Quote from: retailisking on February 24, 2015, 06:21:54 PM
Colonial-style McDonald's in Yarmouth, Maine (former Deering Ice Cream) closes
http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/02/24/yarmouth-mcdonalds-shuts-owner-cites-zoning/226196
(http://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/portland-press-herald_3727456.jpg)

I thought this was a Friendly's at first. XD

I didn't know Grimace was still around. I hadn't seen him in years. HOT 96.9 in Boston did a remote broadcast from the Roxbury McD's and posted a picture on their Facebook page and it showed Grimace.

https://www.facebook.com/Hot969Boston/photos/a.719856688058860.1073741829.510688382309026/936148979762962/?type=1&theater

This McDonald's in Erlanger, KY is interesting for a number of reasons. In front of the store are large, single-pane glass windows with the old "beveled" McD's logo on them. I haven't seen them anywhere else before. There is no room for a play area.

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7282/16433898687_1a736b3049_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/r3d2wP)Retro McDonald&#x27;s, Erlanger, KY (1) (https://flic.kr/p/r3d2wP) by harvestmanman (https://www.flickr.com/people/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

It has an interesting painting on a wall behind the restaurant (cars drive around the back to go through the drive-thru)...

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8604/16640188052_7a05c684dc_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rmrjb1)Retro McDonald&#x27;s, Erlanger, KY (2) (https://flic.kr/p/rmrjb1) by harvestmanman (https://www.flickr.com/people/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

...and it also has some sort of sub-basement.

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/16021295623_1f54927497_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qpKk1T)Retro McDonald&#x27;s, Erlanger, KY (3) (https://flic.kr/p/qpKk1T) by harvestmanman (https://www.flickr.com/people/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

Quote from: Ameskid on March 15, 2015, 01:29:59 PM
This McDonald's in Erlanger, KY is interesting for a number of reasons. In front of the store are large, single-pane glass windows with the old "beveled" McD's logo on them. I haven't seen them anywhere else before. There is no room for a play area.
nea
It has an interesting painting on a wall behind the restaurant (cars drive around the back to go through the drive-thru)...

...and it also has some sort of sub-basement.

Based on the design, it has to be an older location - seems that many of them (at least in the cooler areas) were built with basements (after all, the first training area was in the basement of a restaurant out near the HQ).  Also perhaps for extra storage as the property looks to be on the smaller side?
The front windows look like something they might have done to add a little extra space (not much but it might seem like more than with a solid wall) and open up the building at some point.

Also an interesting way to make what would be a boring blank wall a bit more attractive (and not something that most locations would have, unless they also had a need for such a wall).

Quote from: Bdubs on February 24, 2015, 08:47:06 PM
The town must be really strict for its restaurants. Not allowing a drive through is strange.  They must also have some type of zoning regarding exterior designs. There's no way Mc D's would allow the owner to run a restaurant designed like that, unless the town had some strict regulations.

It might be a design issue. Here's the McDonald's in Independence, Ohio. IIRC, there's dining on two levels inside:

(http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/6467/medium/independence_mcdonalds_01_.jpg)

Quote from: jason83080 on April 28, 2015, 04:05:40 PM
It might be a design issue. Here's the McDonald's in Independence, Ohio. IIRC, there's dining on two levels inside:

Maybe that area has something for these buildings (the town looks to be not too far from Cleveland area).  There is a town called Macedonia, Ohio, which is more or less south of Cleveland.  I think all their stores there were brick buildings, even the Wal-Mart.
http://www.mcohio.com/13668/ - The building is not as fancy as the one above, but there is still some brick as the front of it.

Here is a very interesting McDonald's on Telegraph Road in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. The interior of this has a Superman theme.

(http://i.imgur.com/g1JKfcF.jpg)

Quote from: BillyGr on April 29, 2015, 05:01:36 PM

Quote from: jason83080 on April 28, 2015, 04:05:40 PM
It might be a design issue. Here's the McDonald's in Independence, Ohio. IIRC, there's dining on two levels inside:

Maybe that area has something for these buildings (the town looks to be not too far from Cleveland area).  There is a town called Macedonia, Ohio, which is more or less south of Cleveland.  I think all their stores there were brick buildings, even the Wal-Mart.
http://www.mcohio.com/13668/ - The building is not as fancy as the one above, but there is still some brick as the front of it.

That looks a bit like the one in Middleburg Heights, OH. Then again, Middleburg is more of an upscale, "everything must be brick" community, so there's that to consider. Here it is on Google Maps:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/McDonald's/@41.368531,-81.803419,3a,75y,119.28h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sHb9R3ewBy4F5Lp7BMEuW7Q!2e0!4m5!1m2!2m1!1sMcDonald's+middleburg+heights+oh!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0xc613898b59f1126c!6m1!1e1

Joe Rodriguez is the new owner of the McDonald's at Townline Square Plaza on South Broad Street in Meriden, CT. It's his 10th McD's restaurant.

From The Meriden Record-Journal Newspaper:

New owner of Meriden McDonald’s has ‘ketchup in his veins’

Published: May 23, 2015 | Last Modified: May 23, 2015 10:54PM
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

MERIDEN â€" Joseph Rodriguez earned the nicknamed Schmear Man because he was good at putting blood on the slides in the laboratory at the New York Institute for Technology.

Rodriguez also worked at a family McDonald’s since age 10, and supported himself with two jobs while in college.

In a lesson about the value of a medical education, a professor asked the class:

“ ‘What do you want to do with the rest of your life: flip burgers at McDonald’s?’ ” Rodriguez recalled.

“I said ‘what’s wrong with that?’”

In his third year of college, Rodriguez considered the years of schooling ahead of him to make a decent living in medicine, versus the skills he had already acquired. In a solid reversal of his professor’s intention; he switched majors and dove headfirst into the burger business.

“I have ketchup in my veins,” he likes to say.

Rodriguez closed on his 10th franchise last month at Townline Square on the Meriden-Wallingford border. He has other McDonald’s operations in Derby, New Haven, West Haven, Canaan, Plainville, Bristol and New Britain.

“I realized I never left McDonald’s,” he said at the Townline Square McDonald’s this week. “ I am a people person. My mission is to have passion for what we do. I decided to go the business route. I went to the McDonald’s Hamburger University in Chicago and got a degree in hamburgerology.”

At the university, Rodriquez studied the food business, dealing with the public, marketing and more.

As Rodriguez acquired restaurants, the McDonald’s brand struggled to redefine its brand to an increasingly health-conscious buying public. It introduced salads, fruits and vegetables, even an artisan chicken sandwich. The restaurants themselves redesigned their interiors with cafe seating and lighting to attract value-conscious laptop users while keeping family-friendly prices. But it’s not certain the strategy is working.

“They certainly are doing a whole lot right now,” said Konrad Gessler, a project manager with the New England Consulting Group of Guilford. “There seems to be a lack of a strong strategy. They are really being squeezed in all directions. It’s tough being a QSR (quick service restaurant) right now. McDonald’s has the opportunity to bounce back, it’s just a very strategically complex time in their industry.”

Gessler said the best advertisement McDonald’s produced romanced the Big Mac with the assurance it would never be a veggie burger.

“It was speaking to what McDonald’s does best,” Gessler said.

To Rodriguez, that means finding its place in the community.

He joined his family in buying a McDonald’s in 1991 near the Bronx Zoo. They held a rodeo event at the restaurant that caught the eye of the McDonald’s corporate office, which offered the family another store in New Haven. The family later decided to sell its New York stores and expand in Connecticut.

Rodriguez bought his first McDonald’s in West Haven in 2000, followed by stores in Derby and the Westville section of New Haven. He underwent renovations in West Haven, and completed three rebuilds in other towns valued at $4.8 million in four years. The New Haven McDonald’s has a game room and meeting space, used by the local Board of Alderman.

McDonald’s corporation helped with some of the financing on the rebuilds.

After the renovations, he bought the McDonald’s in Canaan, and fell in love with the area, he also has restaurants in Bristol, and Plainville. His company headquarters in Southbury is where he oversees the 10 stores, a director of operations, two supervisors, 112 managers and 500 employees. Work weeks are 60 to 80 hours.

Rodriguez believes in strong community connections the same way he thinks about his faith â€" both are essential to success. Rodriguez and his wife Anna adopted their first child in 2007, and Rodriguez became a Christian. Soon after they learned Anna was pregnant with twins. A daughter followed in 2009 and in May 2013, they adopted another child.

“In the Rodriguez family, we try to make it appeal to family,” Rodriguez said. “Our community is family. You have to be able to look at your business and say what do I have to do to cater to my town and my community.”

Rodriguez hosted Three Kings Day parties in New Britain where local politicians, including Mayor Erin Stewart and store executives dress up as the three wise men to dole out toys for local children. More than 1,000 toys were given away.

During National People Day he gave away 480 turkeys to all of his employees.

“It’s a little gesture, but it means a lot,” he said.

He recently recorded a commercial for Telemundo at the Meriden store announcing a special on egg-white McMuffins.

Rodriguez said the egg whites, lettuce and tomato are fresher than what’s in the local grocery store and McDonald’s has stepped up to offer what is healthy.

“It’s great to be able to give people choices,” he said.

With 10 stores, McDonald’s considers him “a large operator,” he said. The cost of franchises vary based on traffic and revenue.

He grins when asked if there are any more deals for more stores in the works.

“I’ll accept whatever the Lord gives me,” he said.

Former Detroit City Council president Monica Conyers is suing the McDonald's at Detroit Metro Airport (perhaps the one I and ShopkoFan mentioned for serving Pepsi?). She visited this location, which is owned by Jamjomar Inc., a franchise primarily owned by former Detroit Lion Jim Thrower, on New Year's Day, just before boarding a flight to watch her husband's swearing into office. During that visit, she cut her finger while pulling a chair back.

http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/06/19/news/doc55843bf6034a4926567375.txt?viewmode=fullstory (http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/06/19/news/doc55843bf6034a4926567375.txt?viewmode=fullstory)

Quote from: retailisking on February 24, 2015, 06:21:54 PM
Colonial-style McDonald's in Yarmouth, Maine (former Deering Ice Cream) closes
http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/02/24/yarmouth-mcdonalds-shuts-owner-cites-zoning/226196
(http://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/portland-press-herald_3727456.jpg)

When did Deering closed there? growing up I went there a few times..

Give this bank in Milford, Ohio credit for doing a VERY nice job of repurposing a former McD's. I almost overlooked it at first, but those telltale boxes beneath the windows gave it away...

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/514/18663111554_6d825ca885_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/urcjRq)Former McDonald&#x27;s, Milford, OH (https://flic.kr/p/urcjRq) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/392/19097994210_a569ea9eaa_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/v6Cdjf)Former McDonald&#x27;s, Milford, OH (https://flic.kr/p/v6Cdjf) by Harvestman Man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124303530@N08/), on Flickr

Decided to go to the one in Wyandotte, Michigan this morning...only to be greeted with papers saying "closed due to flooding" posted over the drive-thru screens and on the doors.

Never even expected that.

McDonald's started serving all-day breakfast today.

http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/10/06/news/doc5613cf3c29da1039858145.txt (http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/10/06/news/doc5613cf3c29da1039858145.txt)

Quote from: Hudsons81 on October 06, 2015, 10:30:37 AM
McDonald's started serving all-day breakfast today.

http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/10/06/news/doc5613cf3c29da1039858145.txt (http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2015/10/06/news/doc5613cf3c29da1039858145.txt)

Yes, but there's a catch: some states in the Southern United States get Biscuit sandwiches, while states in the Northern and Southwestern United States get Egg McMuffin sandwiches.

a McBreakfast Civil War?   ???

Quote from: TheFugitive on October 07, 2015, 01:11:40 PM
a McBreakfast Civil War?   ???

(http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/content/ktrk/images/cms/100615-ktrk-mcd-breakfast-map-img.jpg)

I found out that almost all items will be available, the map pictured shows customer preference by majority.
Some breakfast items might not be available.

(I would love to order a Cheeseburger and an Egg McMuffin, pull them both apart, and combine them to create a Mc10:35 sandwich. XD)

hmmm.....so I'm in a McMuffin area but if I drive 40 minutes south into Greene or Fayette
counties I get a biscuit?   ???

Weird. For the past several days I've heard the all-day breakfast thing has been an epic fail but in today's Hartford Courant there was an article about how successful they've been.

They sent me coupons for a free Large Soft Drink and Fries
with the purchase of an Egg McMuffin.

I am still trying to come to grips with that combination.

Quote from: TheFugitive on October 20, 2015, 01:41:07 PM
They sent me coupons for a free Large Soft Drink and Fries
with the purchase of an Egg McMuffin.

I am still trying to come to grips with that combination.

I don't drink coffee so for me this would be a good thing - having a Coke or Root beer with my Egg McMuffin. 

That's what makes me mad. So many breakfast specials at restaurants whether it's a Fast Food Place like McD's or BK or a local diner include coffee as part of the special. Breakfast specials everywhere should include your choice of beverage - Coffee, Tea, Softdrink, Orange Juice (or any other type of juice), milk, etc.

See, I am on the opposite side of that.
I gave up drinking pop around five years ago, so I am always
ordering either iced tea or a coffee as a substitute with my
fast food burger meals.

McDonald's franchise owners set to vote on Pick 2 Menu. Pick 2 items for $2.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/McDonalds-Sees-First-Increase-in-Sales-in-Two-Years-335854901.html

I kind of thought of something for McDonald's is for them to stop putting toys in Happy Meals and put books in Happy Meals instead. Since a lot of those Happy Meal toys end up being thrown away and I think a book would last longer than a toy.

What do you guys think about that idea?

What the Dix Highway McDonald's in Lincoln Park, Michigan used to look like, as seen in 1996. Picture courtesy of the Downriver Things (https://www.flickr.com/photos/92760331@N04/) Flickr page.

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5732/22104743503_ff1d17438e_b.jpg)

Quote from: Marc B on October 22, 2015, 02:47:29 PM
McDonald's franchise owners set to vote on Pick 2 Menu. Pick 2 items for $2.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/McDonalds-Sees-First-Increase-in-Sales-in-Two-Years-335854901.html

The new Pick 2 Menu starts January 4th.

http://fox61.com/2015/11/16/mcpick-2-mcdonalds-new-deal-to-replace-dollar-menu/

The 2004 Mark Knopfler song "Boom, Like That" is about McDonald's founder, a milkshake mixer salesman, Ray Kroc, who bought the restaurant from its original owners, Richard "Dick" McDonald and Maurice "Mac" McDonald, and turned it into the fast-food chain we all have a love-hate relationship with today.

An upcoming biographical film about McDonald's founder Ray Kroc, known as "The Founder" is scheduled for release on November 25, 2016, starring Michael Keaton as McDonald's corporate founder Ray Kroc.

Quote from: Pikapower on October 29, 2015, 03:21:17 PM
I kind of thought of something for McDonald's is for them to stop putting toys in Happy Meals and put books in Happy Meals instead. Since a lot of those Happy Meal toys end up being thrown away and I think a book would last longer than a toy.

What do you guys think about that idea?

Isn't that the approach that Chick-Fil-A uses, or used in the past? My sister worked at one for a few years and I remember seeing lots of non-traditional kids' meal freebies on offer.

Not sure how pleased kids would be with a small book to read as opposed to a plastic trinket to annoy family members with. I've never really noticed them being thrown away.

This is a very unusual McDonald's at Rochester and 13 Mile in Royal Oak, Michigan. Yes, those are mansard roofs, but not of the types they've traditionally used. This one opened in 1984.

(http://i.imgur.com/wc4BEQ5.png)

Quote from: Ameskid on November 17, 2015, 11:51:07 PM
I've never really noticed them being thrown away.

Why don't they just donate them to Goodwill or sell them on eBay instead of letting them flood our landfills? Plastic does not break down very well, you know. There are also toy collectors out there willing to take them off their hands, as well.

Quote from: ShopKoFan on November 19, 2015, 08:52:28 AM

Quote from: Ameskid on November 17, 2015, 11:51:07 PM
I've never really noticed them being thrown away.

Why don't they just donate them to Goodwill or sell them on eBay instead of letting them flood our landfills? Plastic does not break down very well, you know. There are also toy collectors out there willing to take them off their hands, as well.

Laziness...It's easier to throw something in the trash than to put fort the effort to get rid of it by other means.

But I completely agree with you.  I hate seeing perfectly-usable-to-somebody stuff being tossed in the garbage.

Quote from: busman_49 on November 19, 2015, 09:08:27 AM

Quote from: ShopKoFan on November 19, 2015, 08:52:28 AM

Quote from: Ameskid on November 17, 2015, 11:51:07 PM
I've never really noticed them being thrown away.

Why don't they just donate them to Goodwill or sell them on eBay instead of letting them flood our landfills? Plastic does not break down very well, you know. There are also toy collectors out there willing to take them off their hands, as well.

Laziness...It's easier to throw something in the trash than to put fort the effort to get rid of it by other means.

But I completely agree with you.  I hate seeing perfectly-usable-to-somebody stuff being tossed in the garbage.

Not to mention some of those Happy Meals are worth a lot of money like the Beanie Babies and the Disney figures that came with a video box.

I think there may be a legal issue with donating the Happy Meal toys to Goodwill.

Most of them feature licensed characters.  McDonalds could possibly have a contractual obligation
with the copyright holder that they will NOT donate them and will, in fact, destroy any unused inventory
when the promotion ends.

We had certain product at Ames which fell under that category when I was handling
disposition of D&D.  Made me sick to toss it in the compactor, but those were the terms
of the legal agreements with the vendor.  I was not allowed to do anything else with them.

Quote from: TheFugitive on November 20, 2015, 11:00:22 AM
I think there may be a legal issue with donating the Happy Meal toys to Goodwill.

Most of them feature licensed characters.  McDonalds could possibly have a contractual obligation
with the copyright holder that they will NOT donate them and will, in fact, destroy any unused inventory
when the promotion ends.

We had certain product at Ames which fell under that category when I was handling
disposition of D&D.  Made me sick to toss it in the compactor, but those were the terms
of the legal agreements with the vendor.  I was not allowed to do anything else with them.

Most of the thrift stores where I live have no problem doing it. I've seen bags with a whole bunch of used happy meal/kids' meal toys in them. Once the toys are in the consumers' hands, it's up to them where they will end up next. Copyright issues are of no use once the toys are in the hands of the consumer (I believe this is where the Copyright Act of 1976 comes into play).

Quote from: ShopKoFan on November 20, 2015, 01:59:59 PM

Quote from: TheFugitive on November 20, 2015, 11:00:22 AM
I think there may be a legal issue with donating the Happy Meal toys to Goodwill.

Most of them feature licensed characters.  McDonalds could possibly have a contractual obligation
with the copyright holder that they will NOT donate them and will, in fact, destroy any unused inventory
when the promotion ends.

We had certain product at Ames which fell under that category when I was handling
disposition of D&D.  Made me sick to toss it in the compactor, but those were the terms
of the legal agreements with the vendor.  I was not allowed to do anything else with them.

Most of the thrift stores where I live have no problem doing it. I've seen bags with a whole bunch of used happy meal/kids' meal toys in them. One the toys are in the consumers' hands, it's up to them where they will end up next. Copyright issues are of no use once the toys are in the hands of the consumer (I believe this is where the Copyright Act of 1976 comes into play).

I suspect they were referring to toys that never got handed out (like when they change from one promotion to another).
However we did get a box full of mixed items last year as a donation from a McDonalds so apparently not all of them (the toys or the stores) are included.

Not much the Government or Disney lawyers can do when a consumer who received a toy in his
Happy Meal donates it to Goodwill.  I believe however that bulk donations of unused stock by McDonalds
are contractually barred.

Not sure if this had been covered or not, but it turns out that the icky eyebrow-style is officially called the "Arcade" style.  Found that in this article (http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2012/06/12/mcdonalds-rebuilding-restaurant-on.html)

The largest McDonald's in the United States, located in Orlando, Florida, has a video arcade on the second floor.
The McDonald's in Vinita, Oklahoma, which used to be called the Howard Johnson Glass House Restaurant, was originally the largest McDonald's restaurant, and its dining area extends over the Will Rogers Turnpike. That restaurant recently closed for remodeling, which modernized the structure, and is now known as the Vinita Archway. Other tenants found in the Archway besides McDonald's includes Subway, a gift shop, and a Kum & Go convenience store.

Quote from: ShopKoFan on December 02, 2015, 07:03:24 PM
and a Kum & Go convenience store.

My gosh, that has to be the most horribly awful name for a retail chain EVER!

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/770/22187350554_673a88bb08.jpg)
The McDonald's in the 7th floor of the Macy's department store in New York City.

McD's has closed at the Westfield Meriden Square Mall in Meriden, CT.

McDonald’s closes at Meriden mall, Harry’s Eatery considering move to food court

Published: January 26, 2016 | Last Modified: January 26, 2016 05:49PM
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

MERIDEN â€" McDonald’s at Westfield Meriden mall served its last McDouble and shut off the deep fryers Sunday when it closed its doors at the second-floor food court.

In front of the former McDonald’s space is a sign for Harry’s Eatery that invites shoppers to head to the first floor for a variety of coffees, sandwiches, baked goods and smoothies. Harry’s Eatery owner Harry Patel, who has been on the first floor next to Hannoush Jewelry for 15 years, said he is considering a move to the food court.

“I’m thinking about it,” Patel said.

A mall spokeswoman said she couldn’t speak to the reason behind the McDonald’s closing.

“While we are sorry to see them leave the center, it presents us with the opportunity to bring in a new dining option,” said Westfield marketing director Katherine Bolas.

Patel said he has a dedicated customer base of seniors, many in wheelchairs, who have come to rely on getting a coffee for $1. But they also have told him he could get more exposure in the food court.

“Nobody knows I’m here,” he said of his first-floor location.

Not sure if this was mentioned, but the McDonald's in Auburn, MA closed a few months ago. What makes me sad is that it had a HUGE ass Playplace that rivals the like of Chuck E Cheeses'.

(http://static.bangordailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/16941401_H16556275-600x400.jpg?strip=all)
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/08/07/news/aroostook/iconic-houlton-mcdonalds-to-be-razed-rebuilt-with-modern-look

Quote from: retailisking on August 11, 2016, 12:01:48 AM
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http://bangordailynews.com/2016/08/07/news/aroostook/iconic-houlton-mcdonalds-to-be-razed-rebuilt-with-modern-look

Sad...just sad.  The one that used to be across from Rolling Acres Mall in Akron had a sunken dining area and a similar fireplace in between the ordering area and the dining area.  I wish I had thought to get some photos of it, as it is now a vacant lot  :'(

The interior of that restaurant is very attractive.
No reason on earth it needs to be replaced.

McD did a similar thing to a store near me.  They eliminated the playland, and from the
décor of the new store you'd never know that the place sold hamburgers.

If you landed here from Mars and took a look you'd think it was some sort of an organic
farmers' market that also sold fancy gourmet coffees.

Caving to lawyers and the politically correct Health Nazis IMHO.

McDonald's had pulled its most recent Happy Meal toys the "Step it up" wristband toys due to reports of the toy burning kids and are probably going to put in whatever toys the restaurants have left over from past Happy Meal promotions.

But I wonder what does McDonald's do if they're out of Happy Meal toys, like have no toys at all?

Quote from: Pikapower on August 18, 2016, 04:07:59 PM
McDonald's had pulled its most recent Happy Meal toys the "Step it up" wristband toys due to reports of the toy burning kids and are probably going to put in whatever toys the restaurants have left over from past Happy Meal promotions.

But I wonder what does McDonald's do if they're out of Happy Meal toys, like have no toys at all?

Maybe, just maybe, they use what's left over from the last Happy Meal.

Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 20, 2016, 08:21:26 PM

Quote from: Pikapower on August 18, 2016, 04:07:59 PM
McDonald's had pulled its most recent Happy Meal toys the "Step it up" wristband toys due to reports of the toy burning kids and are probably going to put in whatever toys the restaurants have left over from past Happy Meal promotions.

But I wonder what does McDonald's do if they're out of Happy Meal toys, like have no toys at all?

Maybe, just maybe, they use what's left over from the last Happy Meal.

True, but I was talking about if McDonald's had no toys at all, not even left over ones?

To me it seems that most recent "leftovers" in Happy Meals are books and the SpongeBob straw topper toys.

Quote from: Pikapower on August 21, 2016, 05:45:04 AM

Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 20, 2016, 08:21:26 PM

Quote from: Pikapower on August 18, 2016, 04:07:59 PM
McDonald's had pulled its most recent Happy Meal toys the "Step it up" wristband toys due to reports of the toy burning kids and are probably going to put in whatever toys the restaurants have left over from past Happy Meal promotions.

But I wonder what does McDonald's do if they're out of Happy Meal toys, like have no toys at all?

Maybe, just maybe, they use what's left over from the last Happy Meal.

True, but I was talking about if McDonald's had no toys at all, not even left over ones?

I think they would have to order another shipment of toys if that happens.

Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 23, 2016, 06:20:14 PM

Quote from: Pikapower on August 21, 2016, 05:45:04 AM

Quote from: ShopKoFan on August 20, 2016, 08:21:26 PM

Quote from: Pikapower on August 18, 2016, 04:07:59 PM
McDonald's had pulled its most recent Happy Meal toys the "Step it up" wristband toys due to reports of the toy burning kids and are probably going to put in whatever toys the restaurants have left over from past Happy Meal promotions.

But I wonder what does McDonald's do if they're out of Happy Meal toys, like have no toys at all?

Maybe, just maybe, they use what's left over from the last Happy Meal.

True, but I was talking about if McDonald's had no toys at all, not even left over ones?

I think they would have to order another shipment of toys if that happens.

But, they have to give out something until the new toy shipment arrives, so maybe thy give out extra apple slices in Happy Meal in the meantime.

A seasonal McDonald's in North Wildwood, New Jersey closed for good.

http://www.wildwood365.net/2016/10/north-wildwood-mcdonalds-closes.html

I've heard that if McDonald's runs out of toys for Happy Meals, they give out soft serve kiddie cone since they no longer make McDonaland cookies.

Quote from: Marc B on October 05, 2016, 09:07:58 PM
A seasonal McDonald's in North Wildwood, New Jersey closed for good.

http://www.wildwood365.net/2016/10/north-wildwood-mcdonalds-closes.html

This never got posted back in the spring, but a similar situation (a location only open seasonally closing):

http://poststar.com/news/local/lake-george-mcdonald-s-won-t-reopen-for-summer/article_06efe620-2e5c-5144-8207-93b64a495b61.html

An iconic Green Bay Packers-themed mansard roof McDonald's restaurant in Green Bay, Wisconsin (near the Bay Park Square shopping mall and Lambeau Field) was demolished and is currently being replaced with a McDonald's with the current design.

(http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/6e25a42e0a77240622bd174342c1e5ed8dc6aa98/c=0-462-4506-3008&r=x1683&c=3200x1680/local/-/media/2016/05/12/WIGroup/GreenBay/635986446286872762--KB25173.JPG)

(https://s3-media2.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/7SbiZnXzi9Bvld2OgsjXqg/ls.jpg)

Dislike.  I've been trying to visit a lot of the older mansard-roof locations I've come across for this very reason.

Quote from: busman_49 on October 11, 2016, 03:08:25 PM
Dislike.  I've been trying to visit a lot of the older mansard-roof locations I've come across for this very reason.

It is getting harder and harder to find locations with traditional mansard roofs.

Another mansard roof location in Green Bay (McDonald's #91) was replaced with a '50s retro McDonald's with golden arches on the sides of the building a few years ago, located next to a historic McDonald's single arch sign from the restaurant's original location which was in 1959.

The dining area at this mansard roof loacation had a generic 1970s/1980s fast food restaurant interior common at most McDonald's locations before it was demolished in the early 2010s.

The location in Covington, KY was demolished a couple of days ago. Can't wait to see what the new one will be like.  ::)

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Quote from: Ameskid on October 16, 2016, 11:30:09 PM
The location in Covington, KY was demolished a couple of days ago. Can't wait to see what the new one will be like.  ::)
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I ended up running down there this past Friday, when about half of the building had already been demolished. :(  I might post them later in the week.

McDonald's is offering a Nutella Burger in Italy.

http://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/mcdonalds-latest-burger-is-going-to-make-you-queasy-just-by-looking-at-it.html

Might I add Vomitrocious.

Quote from: Marc B on November 13, 2016, 10:25:19 AM
McDonald's is offering a Nutella Burger in Italy.

http://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/mcdonalds-latest-burger-is-going-to-make-you-queasy-just-by-looking-at-it.html

Might I add Vomitrocious.

Nutella on a hamburger? Eww, what was Ronald McDonald thinking when he came up with that gross idea?

http://nrn.com/technology/mcdonald-s-roll-out-mobile-ordering-table-service-us

Quote from: retailisking on November 17, 2016, 07:51:05 PM
http://nrn.com/technology/mcdonald-s-roll-out-mobile-ordering-table-service-us

Hey man. I clicked on the link and it came up page not found.

Try this one:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/business/mcdonalds-introduces-screen-ordering-and-table-service.html?_r=0

The creator of the Big Mac has passed away at age 98.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Pennsylvania-McDonalds-franchisee-who-created-Big-Mac-dies--403784486.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_NYBrand

They built a new McD's in Waterbury on Wolcott Road. It's in the plaza where Ollie's Bargain Basement is. This replaced a location on nearby Lakewood Road.

No wood-burning fireplace at the center of this one, but there's a gas-burning one...
(https://bdn-data.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/12/27354441_H19421928-600x447.jpg)
http://bangordailynews.com/2016/12/28/news/aroostook/months-after-iconic-houlton-mcdonalds-razed-new-one-opens/

The former McD's in Southington/Bristol across from ESPN is on its 5th restaurant since McD's closed in December 2008.

It was a place that served wrap sandwiches and salads. Then it was an "up-scale" sports bar. Then it was an Indian Restaurant that never opened. Then it was a Mexican Place. Now it's another Mexican places sister restaurant to a place in Wallingford.

(http://www.metro.us/_internal/gxml!0/2qijkhn0ctpwx8acoz5fxkpvtmr4nbh$l45dmscg5qadepvndi90lrewk3tuhvs/mcdonalds-mockup.jpeg)
http://www.metro.us/boston/boston-will-get-a-big-mac-atm-on-jan-31/zsJqaw---7fqavB9zQAXws/

This has to be driving franchise owners insane; they can barely find enough employees to staff their restaurants as it is.

http://www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2017/03/something_completely_different_at_mcdonalds_fresh_beed.html#incart_m-rpt-1

McDonald's used to occasionally do a "Two For You" Happy Meal promotion where you got two leftover toys from previous promotions as part of a "clean up" promotion.

Frankly, I think that BK did a better job a executing a two toys in one kids meal promotion with Powerpuff Girls and Dragon Ball Z toys instead of old leftover toys.

Quote from: Pikapower on November 13, 2016, 11:31:23 AM

Quote from: Marc B on November 13, 2016, 10:25:19 AM
McDonald's is offering a Nutella Burger in Italy.

http://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/mcdonalds-latest-burger-is-going-to-make-you-queasy-just-by-looking-at-it.html

Might I add Vomitrocious.

Nutella on a hamburger? Eww, what was Ronald McDonald thinking when he came up with that gross idea?

Actually the product they made was a dessert pastry that looked like a hamburger, but filled with Nutella.

Quote from: ShopKoFan on April 06, 2017, 01:25:50 AM

Quote from: Pikapower on November 13, 2016, 11:31:23 AM

Quote from: Marc B on November 13, 2016, 10:25:19 AM
McDonald's is offering a Nutella Burger in Italy.

http://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/mcdonalds-latest-burger-is-going-to-make-you-queasy-just-by-looking-at-it.html

Might I add Vomitrocious.

Nutella on a hamburger? Eww, what was Ronald McDonald thinking when he came up with that gross idea?

Actually the product they made was a dessert pastry that looked like a hamburger, but filled with Nutella.

Oh, I thought that Mickey D's just dumped some Nutella on a burger and trying to pass it off as a dessert item.

Stopped in McDonalds this morning for breakfast.

I noticed that they are rolling out an artisan sandwich program.   
The customer gets to choose the type of patty they want (beef, fried or grilled chicken),
what toppings they like, the type of bun, cheese, etc. etc. 

Not sure that's a smart move.  McDonalds famously simplified their menu awhile back
because of food waste costs and issues with speed of service.  Now they are heading
in the other direction.

If that's not strange enough, I overheard the manager tell another customer that
soon they will be serving steak!

McD's is phasing out Hi-C Orange from its beverage lineup
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4456646/McDonald-s-RID-beloved-Hi-C-orange-drink.html

Quote from: retailisking on April 28, 2017, 10:13:12 PM
McD's is phasing out Hi-C Orange from its beverage lineup
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4456646/McDonald-s-RID-beloved-Hi-C-orange-drink.html

Wendy's still has their Hi-C beverage, Flashin' Fruit Punch. I don't get what all the fuss is all about over a fruity drink. They could always switch to Wendy's unless they have a good reason to like McDonald's.

Can McDonald's finally make a premium burger work?

(http://www.trbimg.com/img-59079205/turbine/ct-mcdonalds-signature-crafted-0502-biz-201705-001/750/750x422)
McDonald's new Signature Crafted burgers include Maple Bacon Dijon; Sweet BBQ Bacon and Pico Guacamole.


By Samantha Bomkamp - Contact Reporter
Chicago Tribune

QuoteMcDonald's has launched a line of premium mix-and-match sandwiches it calls Signature Crafted, a pricier option it hopes customers will bite onto despite their focus on value.

The Signature Crafted line features three topping choices: Maple Bacon Dijon (grilled onions, thick-cut bacon and Dijon sauce); Sweet BBQ Bacon (barbecue sauce, bacon and crispy onions) and Pico Guacamole (avocado, pico de gallo and buttermilk ranch sauce.) All come with white cheddar cheese. The topping options are available on a burger patty or grilled or crispy chicken. The new line, which rolls out nationwide this week, costs around $5. The timing of the rollout varies by market, and some restaurants in Chicago offered the sandwiches earlier than this week.

The Signature Crafted line was developed after McDonald's discontinued Create Your Taste, an entirely customizable sandwich platform.

Speed is a critical consideration for McDonald's and other fast-food chains rolling out new sandwiches, as too many options can bog down the kitchen and slow the arrival of a customer's food.

But McDonald's may face another problem with the unveiling of Signature Crafted: Customers may not be willing to fork over $5 for a burger. The world's largest burger chain said in March that the higher-priced versions of its value option, McPick2, didn't work. The Golden Arches also said it has lost millions of customer visits over the past five years, since it first moved away from the dollar menu.

Premium burger options have had little success at McDonald's. The company has tried a number of options from the Arch Deluxe to Sirloin Burgers that it eventually discontinued.

But CEO Steve Easterbrook says he's confident that customers will flock to the new options, which will be available with cooked-to-order fresh beef by the middle of next year. To balance out the price of a meal, McDonald's earlier this year cut beverage prices, offering $1 soda and brewed coffee. It also offers frequent promotions for free fries and other discounts through its mobile app.

Quote from: Brammy on October 05, 2016, 09:07:58 PM
A seasonal McDonald's in North Wildwood, New Jersey closed for good.

http://www.wildwood365.net/2016/10/north-wildwood-mcdonalds-closes.html

There was one on the Wildwood boardwalk that closed as well. I took a photo of it in 2008:

https://flic.kr/p/5eVBJw (https://flic.kr/p/5eVBJw)

This question kind of flew into my mind regarding the soft serve ice cream machines at McDonald's, why do some McDonald's restaurants never fix the soft serve ice cream machine?

Two of the three last "rogue" franchisees selling the '90s throwback have pulled the item from their menus
https://www.today.com/food/mcdonalds-mcpizza-only-available-one-location-t115920

I remember ordering McPizza at the McDonalds in Delaware, Ohio.
I liked it.  But completion in the pizza business is brutal.

My second closest McDonald's has the large "M" retro sign. The sign received major damage thanks to Hurricane Sandy, but surprisingly they replaced the whole sign with the only the Billions area being changed. Photo, post renovation:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4383/36936603316_f35ee34864_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YgXKjd)
Willimantic, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/YgXKjd) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Here's the newly renovated location (It was just a mansard roof location before):
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4375/36312194063_60d184496b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XjMucr)
Willimantic, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/XjMucr) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr

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I think it looks nice. The old roof was getting very old.

No details as to what it entails, but this article discusses what will replace the Dollar Menu.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-24/mcdonald-s-rolls-out-successor-to-dollar-menu-as-price-war-rages#ampshare=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-24/mcdonald-s-rolls-out-successor-to-dollar-menu-as-price-war-rages

McRib is back! They must have used half the bottle of BBQ sauce on mine...

Encouraged by success of the revamped Dollar Menu and the McRib, McDonalds is considering bringing back the ultra-fail Arch Deluxe to all restaurants...

http://www.delish.com/food-news/news/a57476/mcdonalds-bringing-back-90s-arch-deluxe-burger/

Quote from: MikeinBuffalo on January 10, 2018, 06:59:32 PM
Encouraged by success of the revamped Dollar Menu and the McRib, McDonalds is considering bringing back the ultra-fail Arch Deluxe to all restaurants...

http://www.delish.com/food-news/news/a57476/mcdonalds-bringing-back-90s-arch-deluxe-burger/

Huh, I've haven't seen this one coming!

The McDonald's Museum (where Ray Kroc opened his first franchise) in Des Plaines, Illinois, will be demolished:
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2018/07/25/mcdonalds-museum-still-stands-in-des-plaines-but.html

The McDonalds in Mount Lebanon, PA is currently closed for remodeling.

This is one of the oldest locations I know of here in town.  I remember my parents
bringing me there as a kid in the 70's.   It had been remarkably unchanged since
that time.

The changes will be radical.  The mansard roof if gone, replaced by the current
boxier store design.  I can see track lighting and some very elaborate video boards
inside as I drive by.

I was not a fan when the local Burger King did a similar remodel and I am not crazy
about this.  I don't want my burger joint to be upscale and elegant.  I want it to bring
back good memories of sucking down grease in the 1970's.

Hopefully they can do something about the drive through, which was very tight.
Not sure if they can though.  The place is wedged pretty tight against a hillside.

Two McDonald's in CT owned by The Rodriquez family are being remodeled inside and out. - Corner of East and Maple in Plainville and the one on West Main in New Britain. The one at the corner of East and Maple has been a dump for a long time. They also have a lot of rude employees. I've heard  them using foul language and making racist remarks.

A unique mansard roofed McDonald's in Plainville, CT across from the AMC theatre that hasn't been remodeled yet!

A later version of the mansard roofed McDonald's w/o those stripes in Rockville, CT!

The McDonald's location in Monongahela had just been remodeled too and the major changes that you will notice if you drive by it that the outside design is the boxier design that TheFugitive had mentioned regarding the Mount Lebanon location that he said was being remodeled at the time of his post. The last time that any real major changes we're ever this location happened back in 2000 when they just demolished the entire building and rebuilt it from the ground up.

McDonalds is scaling back the size of the overnight menu.
A limited selection of things will now be available between midnight and 5AM.

https://www.kait8.com/2019/04/30/mcdonalds-is-reducing-items-available-late-night-menu/

Article hints that further menu revisions are coming.

Over "99" Billion Served

This sign was spotted at a McDonald's near I-84 (Tolland Turnpike) in Manchester, CT. A rare gem these days, they updated the amount of their hamburgers on their signs in prosperous growth of Mickey D's for a very number of years until those signs didn't fit enough to make it to a hundred.

Quote from: Everything Community on June 10, 2019, 07:42:27 PM
Over "99" Billion Served

This sign was spotted at a McDonald's near I-84 (Tolland Turnpike) in Manchester, CT. A rare gem these days, they updated the amount of their hamburgers on their signs in prosperous growth of Mickey D's for a very number of years until those signs didn't fit enough to make it to a hundred.

The McDonald's locations in Madison, Wisconsin stopped counting after 90 billion.

The McDonald's on Troy-Schenectady Rd. in Latham still hasn't been rebuilt or remodeled thankfully. First visited in 2017 and still looks the same as of 2019.

Has anyone here besides me tried any of the McDonald's international menu items?

Quote from: Retail Regents on June 11, 2019, 12:59:37 PM
The McDonald's on Troy-Schenectady Rd. in Latham still hasn't been rebuilt or remodeled thankfully. First visited in 2017 and still looks the same as of 2019.

The one a bit further south in Greenport (Hudson) NY is still this design as well.  They had been talking of building a new one on land next door where there was once a cleaners that burned down and an older house, with Aldi eventually taking some of the site as well but that has faded away as of recently - that's probably the main reason the current one has stayed as is longer than many have.

Quote from: BillyGr on June 15, 2019, 10:40:19 AM

Quote from: Retail Regents on June 11, 2019, 12:59:37 PM
The McDonald's on Troy-Schenectady Rd. in Latham still hasn't been rebuilt or remodeled thankfully. First visited in 2017 and still looks the same as of 2019.

The one a bit further south in Greenport (Hudson) NY is still this design as well.  They had been talking of building a new one on land next door where there was once a cleaners that burned down and an older house, with Aldi eventually taking some of the site as well but that has faded away as of recently - that's probably the main reason the current one has stayed as is longer than many have.

I still need to get down there, considering I need to see the finished EG Walgreens, plus the switching of storefronts down there in Greenport with Walgreens moving into the Eckerd/Rite Aid.

I don't know how ALDI could take that space, considering these new ones are quite large, such as in Ilion, which they built their new one next their old one, and it's MASSIVE.

Quote from: Retail Regents on June 15, 2019, 12:38:49 PM

Quote from: BillyGr on June 15, 2019, 10:40:19 AM
The one a bit further south in Greenport (Hudson) NY is still this design as well.  They had been talking of building a new one on land next door where there was once a cleaners that burned down and an older house, with Aldi eventually taking some of the site as well but that has faded away as of recently - that's probably the main reason the current one has stayed as is longer than many have.

I still need to get down there, considering I need to see the finished EG Walgreens, plus the switching of storefronts down there in Greenport with Walgreens moving into the Eckerd/Rite Aid.

I don't know how ALDI could take that space, considering these new ones are quite large, such as in Ilion, which they built their new one next their old one, and it's MASSIVE.

I think the idea was that by combining the former cleaners site and the property that the house had (both of which probably go back a bit further than the current McDonalds), there would be enough room for the new McDonalds towards the right side and the new ALDI more towards where the current McDonalds is, with the space in the middle providing parking that could be used for either.

Of course, it wasn't too long after this was proposed that Price Chopper up the road closed up, and ShopRite from the plaza behind the Burger King across from McDonalds moved to the Price Chopper spot, leaving a larger empty building available.  That has also been mentioned as a possible spot for ALDI to move to, so that may be part of the holdup in any progress at the McDonalds site.

Not much else to see on the drugstores - Walgreens just moved into the Rite Aid (some remodeling inside, but outside not much beyond the name change (red Walgreens signs on the building, but they left the blue Pharmacy signs from Rite Aid and Walgreens plates for the Eckerd style road signs) and the (now) former Walgreens building left empty.  So far, they didn't even try to move the Walgreens road sign (which has a digital board on the bottom) to the Rite Aid site (which has just the older changeable letter boards).

The good ol' days where the old roof looked like a chip packet and the down tiles were the fries. Those McArches are going to soon be a thing of the past. Don't let the McBoxing fool you!

Depressed adults are making the happier kids feel sad.

Quote from: Everything Community on June 24, 2019, 04:49:39 PM
The good ol' days where the old roof looked like a chip packet and the down tiles were the fries. Those McArches are going to soon be a thing of the past. Don't let the McBoxing fool you!

Depressed adults are making the happier kids feel sad.

Aren't those depressed adults once the happy kids who use to hang out and play at those McArch locations? They're the ones who now work at those locations to pay off their tuition, and sulk about it on Reddit.

In Wisconsin, there are two former Hardee's restaurants that are now McDonald's restaurants:
(Taken in summer 2018 by Google Street View)

Racine Street, Menasha, Wisconsin:
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Regent Street, Madison, Wisconsin:
(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/bfa768f6-e4e2-43dc-b58b-2168af9c0236/dda5c8p-379747c7-8915-4400-89ce-f2fcf2f4853a.jpg/v1/fill/w_1024,h_410,q_75,strp/the_mchardee_s_of_madison__wisconsin_by_justinhill1987_dda5c8p-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9NDEwIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvYmZhNzY4ZjYtZTRlMi00M2RjLWI1OGItMjE2OGFmOWMwMjM2XC9kZGE1YzhwLTM3OTc0N2M3LTg5MTUtNDQwMC04OWNlLWYyZmNmMmY0ODUzYS5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9MTAyNCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.V9rD9urIeGdyKTo0hlDxqnxXcy1SlehgIoHgyN3W9bU)

I was just in the West Mifflin, PA Super Walmart and noticed that the
McDonalds store near the front exit has been removed.

In it's place is some sort of green organic café.  The prior store lived in a little
cubby hole at the front.  It had a limited menu.  They were also in the prior
Walmart store that stood down the hill, where there is now a Sam's Club.

There are 2 stand-alone McDonalds stores within a half mile of this Walmart.

Quote from: TheFugitive on August 29, 2019, 09:52:54 AM
I was just in the West Mifflin, PA Super Walmart and noticed that the
McDonalds store near the front exit has been removed.

In it's place is some sort of green organic café.  The prior store lived in a little
cubby hole at the front.  It had a limited menu.  They were also in the prior
Walmart store that stood down the hill, where there is now a Sam's Club.

There are 2 stand-alone McDonalds stores within a half mile of this Walmart.

Actually the McDonald's was removed from that Walmart location some time last year. Personally I think that McDonald's decided that the stand-alone locations nearby were better for them in the long term since they own the properties those locations sit on.

Along Thomaston Ave. in nearby downtown Waterbury, CT.

Advertising " BILLIONS AND BILLIONS SERVED" on the surviving late 60's Golden Arches sign. Remains slightly lower on the list for the impending "Experience Of The Future" remodel come 2020.

McDonalds' CEO has stepped down after admitting to having an inappropriate
relationship with an employee.

https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-fired-ceo-stever-easterbrook-over-employee-relationship-2019-11

Had to go to the Post Office this morning.  It did not open till 8:30.
I had some time to kill so I went to the McDonalds up the street to hang out
and have some breakfast and some coffee.

I am in my mid-50's.  I was the youngest person in the place by at least 25 years.

Attempts to reach a younger demographic appear to be failing.

Quote from: TheFugitive on November 26, 2019, 10:41:46 AM
Had to go to the Post Office this morning.  It did not open till 8:30.
I had some time to kill so I went to the McDonalds up the street to hang out
and have some breakfast and some coffee.

I am in my mid-50's.  I was the youngest person in the place by at least 25 years.

Attempts to reach a younger demographic appear to be failing.

Might just be the time you were there, since kids would likely be in school or headed there by that time, and many others would be on their way to work and if anything only stopping to grab something, often via a drive thru and not going inside.

In fact locally, that seems to apply even in busier times - it is often faster to order by going in than to wait in the drive thru line.

Here you often see quite a few teenagers in there after school hours (probably since the restaurant is almost across the street from the school campus, so it's an easy spot to grab something between classes and after school activities, though the Dunkin Donuts next door gets a fair amount as well).

McDonalds is rolling out 2 new sizes of Big Mac.

https://www.newsweek.com/mcdonalds-double-big-little-mac-burger-new-menu-items-1491494

In addition to the traditional Big Mac they are adding a Mini Mac with just one patty,
and a Double Big Mac that has four.

The Mickey D's in Rockville, CT (nearby my house) is getting renovated. Opened in fall 2004 to replace the older McDonald's nearby in town.

The Rockville McDonald's will be entirely CLOSED starting Sunday, through Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. This will give them time to install a 2-way drive thru. When the new drive thru is installed, it will be a new system for those employees that they will have to go through and two lanes definitely create more pressure than 1, so it may start off a little slow as the employees adjust to the change.
The lobby at Rockville McDonald's is also going to be closed entirely for the installation of the Kiosks. Their lobby isn't expected to reopen until sometime in April. Deming Street and especially the Vernon location is definitely probably going to feel the affects of Rockville store closing for four days, it is also one of the busiest stores, if not the busiest.
So for those who regularly go to Rockville, this is a heads up for you, they will not be open starting this weekend starting Sunday until Wednesday.

Quote from: Everything Community on March 25, 2022, 10:53:14 PMThe Mickey D's in Rockville, CT (nearby my house) is getting renovated. Opened in fall 2004 to replace the older McDonald's nearby in town.

The Rockville McDonald's will be entirely CLOSED starting Sunday, through Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. This will give them time to install a 2-way drive thru. When the new drive thru is installed, it will be a new system for those employees that they will have to go through and two lanes definitely create more pressure than 1, so it may start off a little slow as the employees adjust to the change.
The lobby at Rockville McDonald's is also going to be closed entirely for the installation of the Kiosks. Their lobby isn't expected to reopen until sometime in April. Deming Street and especially the Vernon location is definitely probably going to feel the affects of Rockville store closing for four days, it is also one of the busiest stores, if not the busiest.
So for those who regularly go to Rockville, this is a heads up for you, they will not be open starting this weekend starting Sunday until Wednesday.

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The progress of Mickey D's renovation in Rockville CT as of April 21.

As it stands now, they completed the renovations that was long overdue for that one particular location. That process didn't take too long. It is now fully reopened. The interior is also new as well. It is now fully McBoxed!20220504_161519.jpg

As of this year, the Troy-Schenectady (Latham) and Central Ave. (Albany) locations are still bearing their classic appearance.

The McDonald's in Bristol, PA along Rt-13/Bristol Pike finally got renovated. The only one's I know of that still look classic is Edgewater Park, NJ along 130 and Trenton, NJ on Cass St.

The last McDonalds in Downtown Pittsburgh is slated to close next month.

https://triblive.com/business/mcdonalds-in-downtown-pittsburgh-to-vacate/

The franchise holder has opted to not renew the lease.  The number of office workers commuting to Downtown has plummeted post-COVID as many continue to work from home or on hybrid schedules.  Plus this location cannot have a drive-thru which anymore accounts for much of a fast-food restaurant's sales (the original Wendy's location in Columbus closed a couple of years ago for that reason).

Back in the 70's KDKA radio talk show host Roy Fox got married at this McDonalds in a wedding ceremony which was broadcast live on his show.  When I last worked Downtown in 1999 there were three McDonald's locations open.  The other two have closed primarily due to drug and crime issues.  The one on Smithfield Street had been operating more or less as an open drug market with ongoing police incidents.