lol i love there Marbel frosted donuts mmm lol
We have one here and it was dirty but they finally redid it and cleaned it up.
Looove dunkin donuts..so good..When i was little my mom would always take take my there while my sister was in dance class. This location was very old, I think from the 60's. It then closed and sat vacant for a few years before it was demolished and a new one was built on the same site.
They have been popping up left and right in the Philly burbs and they are all run by some large Indian family. (We usually go to a local Donut place instead...I always I feel like im walking in a 7-11 when I go to Dunkin donuts)
i feel so sad (i am allergic to wheat,and doughnuts have wheat in them obviously):no:
I prefer Tim Horton's doughnuts. Plus their lunch time stuff is also good.
Tim Horton's is owned by Wendy's and bought Bess Bakery in 2004.
this is in gardiner maine.
here is the dunkin donuts in gray maine.
here is dunkin donuts in the shaw's!!!! a lot of shaw's have dunkin donuts. the entrance I have photographed is the entrance to the dunkin donuts part of the store!
I remember the wal-mart in waterville maine having a dunkin donuts when I went there.
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here is dunkin donuts in the shaw's!!!! a lot of shaw's have dunkin donuts.
I remember the wal-mart in waterville maine having a dunkin donuts when I went there.
Seen quite a few of your photos on here. Hard to see what you're trying to actually photograph. Do you have a zoom or Flash on it??
Our local Dunkin' Donuts wich features a Baskin Robins
Same here, many Dunkin Donuts in my area have Baskin Robins in them. I remember seeing a joke about Massachusetts once, "You know you live in Mass. when there are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house..." It's so true.
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Same here, many Dunkin Donuts in my area have Baskin Robins in them. I remember seeing a joke about Massachusetts once, "You know you live in Mass. when there are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house..." It's so true.
Except I can probably count even more than that here in the Philly suburbs. Seriously, there is one that opens every month, and only one or 2 miles away from another newly opened store. It's ridiculous and I'm not sure how they all stay open.
Ever noticed a harp player on a Dunkin' Donuts commercial?
here is the dunkin donuts in baychester / bronx in the bay plaza
from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140389474&subNum=10206000075
here is the dunkin donuts in totowa / west patterson nj
from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140398753&subNum=10205000299
here is dunkin donuts in north bergin nj
from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140829828&subNum=10208000286
here is the dunkin donuts in new bedford ma in the fieldstone shopping center
from http://www.cedarshoppingcenters.com/Fieldstone.htm
The first picture is the (oldest) Dunkin Donuts in East Greenbush on Rts 9&20 - it has no drive thru, very small parking (the pavement & car you see in front of the trees are part of the Eckerd (old Albany Public) lot - the DD lot is the small part in front of the store) and was originally a Sunoco station.
The second shot is the Hudson (Greenport) location on the corner of Route 9 & Healy Blvd (this corner has DD& BK on opposite sides of Healy and the McD's on the other side of Rt 9 with driveway straight across from Healy). It also has no drive thru and a small parking lot which is often filled beyond capacity (shot taken from across Healy - Rt 9 is to the right). This store is also older (may even date back to when they had counter seats).
Dunkin' Donuts is a decent chain anchored by their superb coffee. If you live in New England, they're practically as ubiquitous as McDonald's (I can probably count 4 locations within 5 miles). I think their coffee is excellent even if their edibles are mediocre.
The first photo is the location in Pleasant Valley (on Route 44). It appears to be an older building that DD moved into at some point.
The 2nd location is in Poughkeepsie (on main street downtown). Another somewhat older, non drive thru location.
The 3rd shot is the (brand new) location on Route 4 near the intesection of Route 151 in East Greenbush.
The 4th photo is the (not quite so new, but still not old) location on Route 4 across from Target in East/North Greenbush (near on the town line). In addtion to these 2, there is the older store on 9/20 just up from the 9/20 & 4 intersection and also a branch in the Super Walmart about 1/4 mi from #4 - another of those 4 in 4 miles places, 3 of them new in the last 3 years or so!
The last shot is a rather unusual location in downtown Troy, just up the street from the Unlce Sam Atrium (another of those "downtown malls" that didn't work out - most of it is now office space.
There doesn't seem to be any here in the Denver metro. A friend of mine, who grew up here, remembers Dunkin Donuts being here years ago. I wonder if Krispy Kreme put them out of business.
First is Hyde Park on Route 9 - a combo Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins store. New building (I believe).
2nd is the Red Hook location on Route 9 - a slightly unusual store in that they have a drive thru but no speaker - each car has to pull up to the window to order, wait and then get their stuff.
3rd (left) is the New Bennington (VT) location on Rt 67A, across from the Price Chopper/Wal*Mart.
(right) is the store on Wolf Road (Colonie) - it has been there for quite a while, but was re-done a couple years ago - no D/T.
4th is the Re-modeled Wendy's in Bennington - it "closed for remodelling" and re-opened as a Dunkin Donuts!
5th is the Kingston store on Ulster Ave - another combo with Baskin Robbins (used to also have Togo's (sandwiches and stuff).
6th is in Saugurties on Route 32/212 - in the lot with Price Chopper. Also a combo, newly built building.
7th is the Western Ave store (not too far from the Rt 20/155 intersection as you can see). Looks new, but I think there was an older one there as well.
8th is in Pittsfield (MA) - on Route 9 (Dalton Ave.) - this store actually has 2 buildings the store is the rear one, I guess the other is storage and maybe production space - probably dates from when each store made their own.
Last is North Adams on Route 2 - an older building that was redone a few years back.
This is the Oneonta location on Rt 7 in the West End - it is kind of at the corner where 7 makes a left. I guess I saw this and missed the Burger King on the other corner, oh well.
here is a dunkin donuts across the oakdale mall in johnson city ny
Dunkin' Donuts is not my favorite- definitely not. I vowed to never go there again after they took out the counter as a result of a renovation! :flaming::flaming:
here is dunkin donuts in farmington maine
Laugh all you want about how there is a Dunkin Donuts on every corner in New England, but.........I have to drive almost 2 miles east to go to the nearest Dunkin Donuts. Yes, that is right that there are no Dunkin Donuts or 7-11 stores in the Memphis area or any of the surrounding areas.
If I drive to Jackson, TN, I can get my fix of the cake donuts with chocolate frosting and the jelly sticks, but it is not much fun when you have to plan to make a day of going to get the donuts. For some reason, since we have Krispy Kreme here, we can no longer have Dunkin Donuts and we only have 2 stores in the whole Memphis area!
I would welcome a Tim Horton and a Dunkin Donuts with open arms and give them all the business they could stand!
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QuoteOriginally posted by beachgal26
Laugh all you want about how there is a Dunkin Donuts on every corner in New England, but.........I have to drive almost 2 miles east to go to the nearest Dunkin Donuts. Yes, that is right that there are no Dunkin Donuts or 7-11 stores in the Memphis area or any of the surrounding areas.
If I drive to Jackson, TN, I can get my fix of the cake donuts with chocolate frosting and the jelly sticks, but it is not much fun when you have to plan to make a day of going to get the donuts. For some reason, since we have Krispy Kreme here, we can no longer have Dunkin Donuts and we only have 2 stores in the whole Memphis area!
I would welcome a Tim Horton and a Dunkin Donuts with open arms and give them all the business they could stand!
:yup: :( :P :rolleyes: :yup:
there are places where the next dunkin donuts is a 1000 feet away and its usually with one in a gas station.
How I miss the good old days in FL where they were everywhere and the ones in the combo locations look wonderful. I would give up Krispy Kreme (which is only really good if they are hot out of the oven) in a NY minute just to have 1 Dunkin Donuts within a 45 minute drive! Yum!!!!!!
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Here is the (soon to be) location in Valatie (town of Kinderhook), NY.
As you can see, it looks a bit different than the usual design, but then again, it IS Kinderhook after all (See Hannaford, McDonalds etc.).
P.S. - The drive thru is on the opposite side (end) - and the dormers are fake - they came built and were added onto the already built building, just for "looks".
That Dunkin Donuts store design is so bland. We've got a few around Connecticut that look like that with the fake entrance for looks. I don't think it fits Dunkin's traditional coffee shop look.
Here's a vacant Dunkin' Donuts sitting beside the Berlin Turnpike's (in Newington, Connecticut) very old McDonald's which is slated for renovation soon. It's said that McDonald's has purchased the space to create a super-sized new restaurant.
This Dunkin' Donuts seems to be modeled after the early 1990's design of the store. Atypically, this store had some sort of garden area which is now an eyesore.
A sign proving this location was indeed a former Dunkin' Donuts (with a strict parking policy!)
Inside the store complete with signature DD pinkish-purple tables and wooden swivel seating found at the older locations.
Inside of the empty store lies a few oddities including a lawn mower and even a washing machine.
I just realized that I said that the closest one was "2 miles" away - but I meant to say 2 hours away!! Big difference...
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Wow! They need to either tear that one down or do something ASAP. It looks awful and would never make me think that it had ever been a Dunkin Donuts....
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QuoteOriginally posted by beachgal26
Wow! They need to either tear that one down or do something ASAP. It looks awful and would never make me think that it had ever been a Dunkin Donuts....
According to something I heard recently, McDonald's has or is buying the space to build a bigger, grander McDonald's on the Berlin Turnpike since the current location is decaying from decades of age. The interior doesn't look as bad, but the exterior is degredating.
Here's an older/more unusual looking Dunkin' Donuts on the newly revitalized North Main Street in Bristol, Connecticut right off Route 6. It's actually one of the best DDs in Bristol (in my opinion).
Here's the building facing North Main Street. If I could take shots of the interior, you'll see that this is one Dunkin' that hasn't received a renovation since the early 1990's! Note how it doesn't have the swirly cup logo...
Makes we want to drive right in and order a dozen donuts!!!!
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That DD doesn't have a drive thru. I forgot when they opened. A restaurant used to be there. I think it was called Golden Key or something like that. They're supposed to be building 2 more DD's in Bristol. One on Park Street and one on East Main Street in the Forestville Section of town. This will bring the total of DDs in Bristol to 8 including the ones in the 2 Super Stop & Shops.
1. 855 Farmington Avenue on the corner of Mix Street
2. 1264 Farmington Avenue (No Drive Thru) on the corner of Shelia Court
3. 597 Farmington Avenue (Inside Super Stop & Shop)
4. 15 Pine Street (Corner of Middle Street)
5. 182 N. Main Street (no Drive-Thru) on the corner of Center Street
6. 747 Pine Street (Inside Super Stop & Shop)
7. 331 Park Street (Still in Planing Stages)
8. East Main Street (Still in Planning Stages)
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
That DD doesn't have a drive thru. I forgot when they opened. A restaurant used to be there. I think it was called Golden Key or something like that. They're supposed to be building 2 more DD's in Bristol. One on Park Street and one on East Main Street in the Forestville Section of town. This will bring the total of DDs in Bristol to 8 including the ones in the 2 Super Stop & Shops.
1. 855 Farmington Avenue on the corner of Mix Street
2. 1264 Farmington Avenue (No Drive Thru) on the corner of Shelia Court
3. 597 Farmington Avenue (Inside Super Stop & Shop)
4. 15 Pine Street (Corner of Middle Street)
5. 182 N. Main Street (no Drive-Thru) on the corner of Center Street
6. 747 Pine Street (Inside Super Stop & Shop)
7. 331 Park Street (Still in Planing Stages)
8. East Main Street (Still in Planning Stages)
I spoke to one of the managers in the Stop & Shop Dunkin' Donuts on Farmington Ave. and she told me there's one opening right inside Bristol Hospital. Coincidentally, the same owner who owns all the Bristol stores is opening that one. On that note, there's yet another Dunkin' opening on Rt. 10 in Plainville in a former small coffee house formerly known as "Just Java".
Can anyone ship me a dozen donuts or should I just check into the local hospital????
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I'm half-tempted to do that for you. Seems like we have so many things up here that you long for down there.
QuoteOriginally posted by beachgal26
Can anyone ship me a dozen donuts or should I just check into the local hospital????
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Because Dunkin' is a franchise run outfit, it's also an easy chain to replicate for entrepreneurs looking to sprawl. I know a few DD owners who own 50+ stores in the CT area. Heck, the owner I work for owns 9 stores plus 3 Quiznos.
What makes DD easier then (say McDonald's or Subway; both franchise operated) is that the flow of product is much easier (serving coffees and donuts compared to complete meal food) moves practically all day (where as McDonalds and Subway have their slow times usually in between meals).
This makes franchise opportunities (coupled with a household name like Dunkin') prime for those who wish to get rich quick. While I *love* DD, I'm also somewhat annoyed by the abundance of stores just in my neighboring towns where the stores clock in at around 8~10 per town. The brand new one being built in Plainville will be just another one within a two mile radius. It gets to the point where you question how many DDs we need in immediate distances.
Skowhegan, ME
Thanks, powersbt! You can surely tell that I used to live up North and miss many places including Dunkin Donuts, Friendly's, Roy Rogers and Ground Round among many others.
It's hard for me to tell which chains may have ever been here in the 70's since so much has grown up in the past 20 years and I am shocked that there were no Ames or Bradlees in this area at all.
(It makes me wonder where in the world anyone went to shop since there were only 5 K-Marts when I moved her in the early 90's and there is only 1 left now.)
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Plainville, Connecticut is about to get their 4th Dunkin Donuts. They already have two on Route 10 one near GE and a new one near the now-defunct Club 290 (that replaced a mom & pop operator). The third is at the corner of New Britain Avenue and Cook Street co-located with a Citgo Gas Station. The 4th is currently under construction and will be co-loacted with an Exxon Gas Station at the corner of North Washington Street and Camp Street. (not far from the Exit 1 Off Ramp).
I said to my buddy who lives on South Washington Street not far from the Dunkin Donuts under construction on North Washington "How many donuts/coffee stores do they need in a town with a population of about 18,000 people? 4 Dunkin Donuts, an independent place across from Parsons Buick called Donut World, a Tim Horton's opening soon next to Walgreens, and a Starbucks Coffee Shop in the Big Y Plaza.":bigsmile:
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
Plainville, Connecticut is about to get their 4th Dunkin Donuts. They already have two on Route 10 one near GE and a new one near the now-defunct Club 290 (that replaced a mom & pop operator). The third is at the corner of New Britain Avenue and Cook Street co-located with a Citgo Gas Station. The 4th is currently under construction and will be co-loacted with an Exxon Gas Station at the corner of North Washington Street and Camp Street. (not far from the Exit 1 Off Ramp).
I said to my buddy who lives on South Washington Street not far from the Dunkin Donuts under construction on North Washington "How many donuts/coffee stores do they need in a town with a population of about 18,000 people? 4 Dunkin Donuts, an independent place across from Parsons Buick called Donut World, a Tim Horton's opening soon next to Walgreens, and a Starbucks Coffee Shop in the Big Y Plaza.":bigsmile:
I live nearby in Farmington and I agree it's ridiculous. Dunkin' Donuts are overmalling like crazy and Bristol is just one town it's overrun in.
I'm glad that awful Club 290 is gone - what a horrible idea from the start (a dance club in the nowheres of Plainville?!). The former Mandarin Restaurant it replaced was near and dear to me since childhood so I never wanted to see it go. Almost seems like that property is just becoming unable to appear attractive nowadays. I'm thinking maybe a 7-11 or Hess Express would do well there though (seeing as Exxon/Mobil practically boxes in the gas station market for that area of Rt. 10)...
As for Donut World... they get good local business. They are, however, just as or more expensive than The Whole Donut and Dunkin' Donuts. I believe they'll hold up for now.
I'm eagerly awaiting the opening of our first local Tim Horton's. Never wanted to go to Meriden to try their stuff. They'll be getting my business (even though DD does on a daily basis)...
Hey Marc (or anyone else), got any good ideas on what could house themselves on the former Krispy Kreme property on the Berlin Turnpike? A Hess Express would be nice there I'm thinking...
There are so many Dunkin Donuts its not even worth counting. I read a stat somewhere that said every day there are 5 new Dunkin Donuts opening. In Bourne, Cape Cod it is completely out of hand. Right before you get to the Bourne Bridge ther is a small rotary. Surrounding this rotary is FOUR Dunkin Donuts, which you can plainly see from each other, we're talking feet apart. Then there is a small Honey Dew in a gas station, completely out of hand.
To make any money out of a franchise like this you need to be a multi-unit owner. The corporation will push you to open more locations regardless of proximity so they can saturate the market with their brand, while killing business even for their own franchisees. They want people to be able to walk to Dunkin Donuts rather than jump in a car and drive, giving them the advantage of convenience over competitors. DD and Subway are the only franchised chains I have ever seen have to compete against themselves.
Down the street from me, on Rt. 44 here in Providence, there is a prototype store where they test all their ideas. You wouldn't believe the stuff they sell here; hot dogs, grinders, steak and cheese subs, pizza, soup, etc...
Seaside NJ has one RIGHT ON THE BOARDWALK....in the middle too. Its friggin weird. :bigsmile:
GHIO has gotten approval to build another DD is Southington, CT. This one will be located on West Street (Route 229) next to the popular Kizl's Luncheonette, a popular local place for breakfast and lunch. This location is about a one minute drive from the ESPN World HQ.
SWANZEY, N.H. on RT. 12 on the KEENE line.
It was recently remodeled into the 2007 concept. The interior is still older, adherent to the mid-1990s look.
Every time I come here their coffee here is kind of on the watery side...
KEENE, N.H.; West Street. Taken November 10, 2007.
KEENE, N.H.; West Street. Taken November 10, 2007. The road sign.
KEENE, N.H.; Winchester St. Taken November 10, 2007.
Was probably the original one in town, near Keene State College and outskirts the Wal-Mart plaza.
ENFIELD, CT on Hazard Ave in Brookside Plaza. Taken July 1, 2007.
This store has an old-school shingled roof. It was repainted from brown.
ENFIELD, CT on Hazard Ave. Taken July 1, 2007.
These shingled roof types are rare nowadays. They started showing up in the mid-late 70s, early 80s. Most of them have been repainted white.
VERNON-ROCKVILLE on Rt. 83 near Tri-City Plaza.
It has an old-school shingled roof which was repainted gray in accordance with the early 1990's tones. Has a barstool counter inside (facing the window) though it's remodeled inside.
VERNON-ROCKVILLE on Rt. 83 near Tri-City Plaza.
The sign.
EAST HARTFORD on Main Street next to Good Ol' Tom's.
This was one of the original Dunkin' Donuts in Connecticut and has been here since the 1960s! Hasn't been remodeled since the mid-late 1980s, I presume.
EAST HARTFORD on Burnside Ave.
What a weird and cheap tarp-like remodel in-a-box.
NORWICH, CT on Church St. & Main Street. It's currently vacant. Taken on 11-4-2007.
It's been here since the 1960s, probably remodeled last in the late 70s, roof was repainted probably sometime in the 90s. It's a tiny store!
NORWICH, CT on Church St. & Main Street. It's currently vacant. Taken on 11-4-2007.
NORWICH, CT on Church St. & Main Street. It's currently vacant. Taken on 11-4-2007.
NORWICH, CT on Salem Turnpike in the former Ames plaza. Taken on 11-4-2007.
It's one of the new 2007 concept stores.
NORWICHTOWN, CT on Town Street. Taken on 11-4-2007.
MARLBORO, CT on South Main St.
I used to work for the franchise owner of this store.
EAST HAMPTON, CT on Rt. 66, in the Rite Aid plaza.
After shopping at AJ Wright today my buddy Jeff and I went to the Dunkin Donuts in the New Brite Plaza in New Britain, Connecticut. It was one of the most interesting DD's I had ever been too. They're open 24/7 yet do not have a drive-thru. When you first walk in there is a take out window where you can get stuff after hours. Inside there's not many seats, but there is a counter where you can stand and enjoy your treats while watching shoppers walk by. I forgot my camera in the car so I didn't get to snag any pictures. The only turn off about this place to me is the fact that they have a sign up that says "20 Min Time Limit" for seating for DD Customers. In my opinion that kind of sucks. It doesn't leave much time for friends to socialize. My dad used to go to a Bess Eaton, get a donut and a coffee and socialize with his friends for an hour or so once a week. That's where I get the socializing from.
And by the way I took the back roads from Southington to downtown New Britain today and saw way too many DDs.
1. Corner of Queen Street and Aircraft Road Southington
2. Corner of East Street and New Britain Ave Plainville
3. Corner of Cooke Street and New Britain Ave Plainville (inside Citgo Station)
4. Corner of West Main Street and Stanwood Drive New Britain (In front of Former Shaws. Formerly Bess Eaton)
5. Just before the corner of West Main Street and Corbin Avenue. New Britain.
6. Corner of Corbin Avenue and West Main Street inside Super Stop and Shop New Britain.
7. New Brite Plaza (Corner of East Main and Main) in Downtown New Britain.
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
The only turn off about this place to me is the fact that they have a sign up that says "20 Min Time Limit" for seating for DD Customers.
Middle St. & Pine Street in Bristol has that up too -- it's not enforced at all. It's really just a courtesy message. This because there's limited amounts of seating at many DD stores -- many of which have clung to the 1990's versions of the store.
It's a grand shame seeing as DD was *the place* to go socialize -- like a diner. Now, that clientele has changed into Starbucks "types." But about the time the company turned around, getting new ownership (Allied Dominque?) and did radical remodels, the outline called for limited seating, and a discontinuation of counter seating and the diner climate it always had.
Of course, you could factor in the smoking ban. Once the smoking ban started creeping into banning in public places (though not restaurants until around the millennium swing) DD realized their grab-n-go specialty and as a result their remodeled store designs saw no place for excessive seating.
I get frustrated today whenever I want to go meet up with friends and want to have a coffee -- it's very *cold* to sit in a DD today. It's arranged in such a way that the climate promoted doesn't invite for one to want to stick around.
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
And by the way I took the back roads from Southington to downtown New Britain today and saw way too many DDs.
1. Corner of Queen Street and Aircraft Road Southington
2. Corner of East Street and New Britain Ave Plainville
3. Corner of Cooke Street and New Britain Ave Plainville (inside Citgo Station)
4. Corner of West Main Street and Stanwood Drive New Britain (In front of Former Shaws. Formerly Bess Eaton)
5. Just before the corner of West Main Street and Corbin Avenue. New Britain.
6. Corner of Corbin Avenue and West Main Street inside Super Stop and Shop New Britain.
7. New Brite Plaza (Corner of East Main and Main) in Downtown New Britain.
Norwich, CT has way too many too:
2 on West Main Street
1 Downtown next to the library
1 on West Town Street
1 in Stop and Shop
1 in Walmart
1 in Big Y-which is RIGHT NEXT TO WALMART!!!
And they are in at least 5 gas stations in Norwich. I think thats a little bit excessive. The two on west main are only about a mile apart.
QuoteOriginally posted by silverrose43
Norwich, CT has way too many too:
1 Downtown next to the library
Is this one still vacant? I came here in November 2007, it was empty. The company is knocking down some very old ones to make way for new stores... wondering if this might become a new one.
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QuoteOriginally posted by silverrose43
Norwich, CT has way too many too:
1 Downtown next to the library
Is this one still vacant? I came here in November 2007, it was empty. The company is knocking down some very old ones to make way for new stores... wondering if this might become a new one.
they moved from the one you photographed and built a new storefront a little deeper into downtown next to the library. its small but nice. they're making the old one into a coffee shop or something, the progress is slow but the inside looks awesome. i should see if i can get some pictures.
Guys, figure this one out. I was reading in The Meriden Record-Journal last night that a Mr. Batista that owns a DD on East Main Street in Meriden, CT wants to open another DD on East Main Street directly across from his existing location and he wants to keep both locations open.
http://myrecordjournal.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=19385125&BRD=2755&PAG=461&dept_id=592754&rfi=8 (scroll Down)
Check this out: a vintage Dunkin' Donuts road sign in Brighton, Mass.!
This 1957 gem has gotten a ton of local publicity, and the venture has gone as far as locals hoping to preserve it! Since I was in the area yesterday, I made tracks to see it before it gets torn down.
A new DD is supposedly gonna be built on Queen Street in Southington near Agave Mexican Restaurant and the RED CARPET INN (that was once a Howard Johnson and later Red Roof Inn and Travel Lodge). The site was most recently home to Mitchel's Used Car Superstore.
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
Check this out: a vintage Dunkin' Donuts road sign in Brighton, Mass.!
This 1957 gem has gotten a ton of local publicity, and the venture has gone as far as locals hoping to preserve it! Since I was in the area yesterday, I made tracks to see it before it gets torn down.
sadly this one has been torn down (the sign, not the location)
There is a wacky! wacky one here in Washington NJ that has Blue and gold lettinging, no drivethru and ......well.............in a complex sort of......
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
A new DD is supposedly gonna be built on Queen Street in Southington near Agave Mexican Restaurant and the RED CARPET INN (that was once a Howard Johnson and later Red Roof Inn and Travel Lodge). The site was most recently home to Mitchel's Used Car Superstore.
Update. The town of Southington has approved GAD's application to build the new DD.
Stamford, CT. Originally a Mister Donut.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/2/1698802_eb33b79b5b.jpg)
QuoteOriginally posted by FearlessSwan
Boston Post Rd. Milford, CT
This one, across from the (Westfield) Connecticut Post Mall, was completely demolished last year. I remember seeing it in 2006 -- it was a real oldie like shown in the picture. A brand new one stands in its place today.
for some odd reason that looks like the coolest Subway sign I've ever seen.
theres something so cool about extra tall skinny sign posts.:cool:
QuoteOriginally posted by NJxxJon
Seaside NJ has one RIGHT ON THE BOARDWALK....in the middle too. Its friggin weird. :bigsmile:
There is also a Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins on the boardwalk in Wildwood, NJ. I like to get an iced coffee or ice cream cone when I go there every summer. This year I'm going in mid-August. I even have a beach house down there :bounce:
Why are the killing the walmart to MAKE A SUPERCENTER?....Damn south jersey sucks anymore.
Dunkin' Donuts in the New Brite Plaza in downtown New Britain, CT. You should see the inside. There's a take out window right inside the front door for the late night crowds. (Didn't take a pic of it). Pic taken 10/21/08.
These are all the other establishments Dunkin' has or had stores in. I will provide locations for the unusual cases:
Wal-Mart (many of them now, but usually they have replaced other restaurants that closed)
The Home Depot (some of these now have them, none near me)
Bradlees (some of them, starting in 1993)
Stop & Shop
Mobil/LUKOIL (Exton, PA, and the former Mobil which is now unbranded at Rt. 30 and 52nd St in Philadelphia)
Amoco/BP (Frazer PA, West Chester PA, and more)
Getty (New Castle, DE)
Texaco/Shell (Swedesboro, NJ)
Sunoco (Plymouth Meeting, PA)
Riggins (Egg Harbor, NJ)
Hess (Gap, PA)
Baskin-Robbins
The freestanding one in Bryn Mawr, PA recently closed and is now a bank of some sort. Odd because they have also been expanding in the area lately.
The Dunkin Donuts inside The Super Stop and Shop on West Main Street in New Britain closed for good last Wednesday January 7th!!!!!!!!!!!!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
The Dunkin Donuts inside The Super Stop and Shop on West Main Street in New Britain closed for good last Wednesday January 7th!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you think they'll replace it with a regular snack bar?
QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
Do you think they'll replace it with a regular snack bar?
There was a sign that says they're looking at ways to provide coffee to its customers in the future. For the time being they have a table set up with free coffee.
my mom worked at difert dunkins for the past 20 years
Lowell Mass 1982-1984
Manchester NH 1985-1987
Lounderrry NH 1991-2005
Lounderry NH 2005-2007
Hudson NH September 2008-December 2008
The Dunkin' near me is in a former Mobil station. A very small Mobil station that is. It shares the building with Rita's Water Ice.
They opened a Dunkin Donuts inside the Valario gas station in Newington. Previuosly they had a food area with pizza and chicken and stuff. The DD is always busy when i am there .
QuoteOriginally posted by Mobil
These are all the other establishments Dunkin' has or had stores in. I will provide locations for the unusual cases:
Wal-Mart (many of them now, but usually they have replaced other restaurants that closed)
The Home Depot (some of these now have them, none near me)
Bradlees (some of them, starting in 1993)
Stop & Shop
Mobil/LUKOIL (Exton, PA, and the former Mobil which is now unbranded at Rt. 30 and 52nd St in Philadelphia)
Amoco/BP (Frazer PA, West Chester PA, and more)
Getty (New Castle, DE)
Texaco/Shell (Swedesboro, NJ)
Sunoco (Plymouth Meeting, PA)
Riggins (Egg Harbor, NJ)
Hess (Gap, PA)
Baskin-Robbins
The freestanding one in Bryn Mawr, PA recently closed and is now a bank of some sort. Odd because they have also been expanding in the area lately.
The Shell in Lindenwold, NJ has a Dunkin' Donuts, too. It used to be a Texaco station.
Dunkin Donuts Queen Street Southington, CT corner of Aircraft Road across from the Queen Plaza. I hear from reliable sources this place is unsanitary inside. Pic taken today 2/21/09. Pic taken from my car parked at Queen Plaza.
New Dunkin Donuts under construction on Queen Street in Southington across the street from Price Chopper. Pic taken today 2/23/09. Pic taken from side parking lot of Price Chopper.
New Dunkin Donuts under construction on Queen Street in Southington across the street from Price Chopper. Pic taken today 2/23/09. Pic taken from side parking lot of Price Chopper.
Marc, Are they converting something to the Queen st DD? Or is it a new building????
Brand new building. They demolished a car lot that had been there since the 70s. I remember it as Queen Street Auto and later Southington Daewoo (it was owned by the Chevy dealership across the street), and most recently it was Mitchell Used Cars. It's was vacant for 3 or 4 years. Mitchell wasn't there that long. Mitchell Used Cars part of the Mitchell Auto Group which has dealerships in the Avon/Simsbury area.
Oh Ok I can picture it now, it looked a bit like where the diner is becasue of the hill in the back, or what looks like the big hill.
QuoteOriginally posted by Mobil
The Dunkin' near me is in a former Mobil station. A very small Mobil station that is. It shares the building with Rita's Water Ice.
There is a Mobil station (with Dunkin Donuts inside it) in Hoosick, NY (on Route 7) - well, the Mobil part shut down about 1 1/2 or 2 years ago, but the DD is still open!
QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
The Dunkin Donuts inside The Super Stop and Shop on West Main Street in New Britain closed for good last Wednesday January 7th!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you think they'll replace it with a regular snack bar?
this is probably becoming a Starbucks, like all new S&S have
dds new walffle sandwich is good
I've been meaning to try it, it looks good. I had their bacon/egg beakfast sandwich once.
the wallfle one with sauage is good as well im luckey all i have todo is to walk out the fount door acrose the parking lot and end up at a gulf station with dd :D
Instead of opening so many new stores like they have been, they should upgrade their old and outdated ones. The ones with the shingles are looking dilapidated.
yea mervyns i agree we have 4 in town but all 4 are in great shape 2 are with in 2 mins of each other i know the one in oxford ma needs to move its danjouse geting in and out of it and now they got yellow sticks keepng pepole from turining in from one side or takeing a left out of it
Our local Dunkin' Donuts closed last fall and is being replaced by an A&W.
sweet it looks beter that way then a dd
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
KEENE, N.H.; Winchester St. Taken November 10, 2007.
Was probably the original one in town, near Keene State College and outskirts the Wal-Mart plaza.
I live in Keene. It may be the original location, it's the only one in the area that didn't get a remodel. They redid all of them in Keene this decade. There are currently two on West Street in Keene, and the West Street one without the drive thru might actually be older
I know the East Swanzey location (just outside of Keene) was originally an A&W. The entire building was redone just a few years ago as well though
DD at Shell (former Texaco) in Lindenwold, NJ. There also is one like this in Swedesboro.
i see dd eveyware
the dd in town tryed chargeing me 2.19 for a small iced tea come on thats messed up i ended up paying a dollar she thew a dollar back atme cause i didnt have the 19 cents i know she was over chargeing
Greensburg, PA across the highway from Westmoreland Mall. Not sure when it closed, probably in the past few months. I usually take the back roads, so I didn't notice until now...
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The new Dunkin Donuts on Queen Street in Southington (across from Price Chopper) opened the other day. No camera = no pix. Sorry. Meanwhile as of last week the one at the corner of Queen Street and Aircraft Road is now open 24 hours.
The One In Londonderry NH
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Was driving to Walmart this morning to pick up my pay stub and saw a guy dressed up as a cup of coffee outside the DD at corner of Quenn Street and Aircraft Road. Sorry no pix. Cant take pix while driving.
their building a new one right next to Wendys on the turnpike(which was suppose to be a Tim Hotons orginally!) I beleive it will make 6 on route 15/5 now. 1 in Wethersfield, 3 in Newington, and 2 in Berlin.
Does Newington really need another DD????They also put one in the Valario gas station on Kelsey Street. Talk about overkill....
my town has 4 2 of the 4 are with mins of each other
QuoteOriginally posted by XISMZERO
KEENE, N.H.; Winchester St. Taken November 10, 2007.
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Was probably the original one in town, near Keene State College and outskirts the Wal-Mart plaza.
This is how the building looked in the Mid-80's (from the reverse side)
Keene, New Hampshire
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This was the entire stretch of East Keene in the Mid-80's
This is basically how Keene was when I moved to it
....sigh, look at all the traffic that ISN'T there.
We used to be a small town
I found this photo today at a Car Dealership, which is in the middle of this photo
And has since been relocated and replaced with an Applebees
The now Dunkin Donuts is in the Bradlees/IGA plaza.
Not a single store in this photo is the same anymore
If you know Keene well, you'll notice the roads and parking lots are entirely different today
The store at the bottom right is Bradlees, the side plaza
extends much further today, the trees are now a Burger King
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Here's a slightly closer look at it. That intersection is now a roundabout with no traffic lights for continuous flow
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QuoteOriginally posted by TRJ22487
This is how the building looked in the Mid-80's (from the reverse side)
Keene, New Hampshire
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Nice pictures. I remember Mister Donut. I think they had locations in Maine too. You should post this picture in the Mister Donut topic! :yup:
http://www.amesfanclub.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=1750
New Southington Queen Street Dunkin Donuts - Now Open. Pic taken in the pouring rain from Price Chopper parking lot on Wednesday 4/22/09. Built from the ground up this site was home to many car dealerships over the years including Mitchell's Used Car Lot, Southington Daewoo (remember those), and Queen Street Automotive USA-1. A very cool looking DD if you ask me.
Heres a Dunkins in Lowell Mass use to be a bank
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ther updateing the dd on main st in my town i will try to get a pic when its done
I've had a few problems with DD lately. Not long after they lowered the price of the small Strawberry Coolata to $1.99 the guy at the one inside the Farmington Avenue Stop & Shop in Bristol charged me full-price and I had to remind him that the price was $1.99
Also wanted to get a Strawberry Coolata at the DD at The Meriden Square on Tuesday (7/14) and the kid told me their Coolata Machine was broken.
Was gonna stop at the DD in New Britain in front of the Abandoned Shaw's that same Tuesday, but there were too many unsavory looking characters hanging out in front of the store. (Went to Big Y and got a Large Rootbeer instead. *smirk*).
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QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
I've had a few problems with DD lately. Not long after they lowered the price of the small Strawberry Coolata to $1.99 the guy at the one inside the Farmington Avenue Stop & Shop in Bristol charged me full-price and I had to remind him that the price was $1.99
Also wanted to get a Strawberry Coolata at the DD at The Meriden Square on Tuesday (7/14) and the kid told me their Coolata Machine was broken.
Was gonna stop at the DD in New Britain in front of the Abandoned Shaw's that same Tuesday, but there were too many unsavory looking characters hanging out in front of the store. (Went to Big Y and got a Large Rootbeer instead. *smirk*).
I've had the same problem with a few different Dunkin's in Westfield and Greenfield. I buy smalls for a co-worker and I almost always have to remind them that the advertised price is $1.99. I would not be surprised if they are trained to sell at full price unless asked.
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
I had the same problem with a few different Dunkin's in Westfield and Greenfield. I buy smalls for a co-worker and I almost always have to remind them that the advertised price is $1.99. I would not be surprised if they are trained to sell at full price unless asked.
Chris, we need to ask Nick (XISMZERO). He is the AFC's resident DD Expert since he was previously employed by them.
lol i have over 2 dozon dounts and muffens from dd inb my freezer they keep giveing my cousion bags of them for free evey night at the one thats right nare me wich is a 2 min walk and its the one wasre the cops hang ut at
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
I had the same problem with a few different Dunkin's in Westfield and Greenfield. I buy smalls for a co-worker and I almost always have to remind them that the advertised price is $1.99. I would not be surprised if they are trained to sell at full price unless asked.
Chris, we need to ask Nick (XISMZERO). He is the AFC's resident DD Expert since he was previously employed by them.
Agree'd.
guess who the guy was who said in commercials for Dunkin DOnuts saying "Time to Make the Donuts" and what do you think of him?
Isnt his name Fred
He's been dead for several years and he used to be the guy in the Sound Playground ads.
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
I had the same problem with a few different Dunkin's in Westfield and Greenfield. I buy smalls for a co-worker and I almost always have to remind them that the advertised price is $1.99. I would not be surprised if they are trained to sell at full price unless asked.
Chris, we need to ask Nick (XISMZERO). He is the AFC's resident DD Expert since he was previously employed by them.
Resident expert, eh? Heh heh. All I can tell ya is that in the two permanent stores I worked at, at no time was I ever trained to avoid giving the advertised promotional price for any promotional deal we had at the time. If that were the case, our stores wouldn't have participated in the promo in the first place (yes most franchise-operated shops have the option to opt out of some promos, not just DD but all franchise-run businesses).
The problem lies in the execution of ringing the item up at the register. Because it's a promo, there's a special code (if you bring in a coupon, look at the PLU# at the bottom in the finer print) that must be entered upon ringing any promotional item up to give the immediate value off the regular price in accordance with what that store charges -- which is easily forgettable as it is a pain in the tuckus.
Most of the time, cashiers will simply forget (it's happened to me) or simply not be trained properly -- it's hardly malicious on the part of the company much less the franchise-owners. Wanting to start trouble with their customer base is unrealistic for any business.
I find that cashiers who've seen little training make this error most -- as with ringing in combos -- the computers aren't programmed to turn a medium coffee with two donuts into a number 1.
I remember on "Free Iced Coffee Day" back in 2007, some stores had to ring the small iced coffee up and then enter the code to keep track of how many were expended. Luckilly, I didn't work that day but even so, my store simply gave them away without hassle.
My moms worked for Dunkin Dounuts for 20+ years
the dd nare my house in side the gulf station does a great job with promotions and stuff they give my cousion free dounts at times so they dont have to to thow them out its a small louction but its woth it they opend a drive up only one right down the road cause ther so pouplar then thers 2 other louctions in town that have diffant owners i like dd and mc caffe for my cofee
I can't get my mind off those Commercials where this guy says TIME TO MAKE THE DONUTS and guess what his name was and why did they retire him??
which states are Dunkin DOnuts not in?
Dunkins in Wells ME
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I love dunkin' donuts... just throwing that out there; I have never had anything but good food, excellent coffee and the most amicable of employees. We are on a "Megan's Coffee" basis, it's awesome :))
The in-store DD at the Stop & Shop on North Main Street in Southington, CT has closed permanently. It's a recent change. My mom said it was still open last time she went to that Stop & Shop before Christmas. Stop & Shop is now offering free fresh hot coffee for its customers until 4PM.
Here in Waterford we're getting our 4th one, Mobil Mart is getting a renovation so it can fit a Dunkin' Donuts.
The Dunkins in York Maine
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Claremont, NH taken today
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The other week I just realized that theres a different newer version of the dunkin donuts logo
Old version:
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Newer version
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I guess this happened a year or so ago? the cup part is different (cup outlines in brown now, says DD on cup instead of dunkin donuts, and square is orange and pink instead of just pink)
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Mashantucket, Connecticut outside of MGM Grand/Foxwoods Casino still has the old logo in April 2010
I've noticed that many DD's in Mass & Connecticut still have the old logo, while most in NH are updated (I only know of one in Nashua that remains old)
Forgot to mention that the Dunkin Donuts in the food court at The Meriden Square Mall in Meriden, CT closed during the summer of 2010. The whole space is completely gone. Replaced by more seating.
Apparently they plan on Remodeling the Dunkin Donuts at 856 Queen Street in Southington, Connecticut. Their was a building permit in the paper that said Hartney and Owens, 856 Queen St., sign, $9,000. and Hartney and Owens, 856 Queen St., remodeling, $16,000. I Googled 856 Queen Street and it came up Dunkin Donuts.
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Mashantucket, Connecticut outside of MGM Grand/Foxwoods Casino still has the old logo in April 2010
I've noticed that many DD's in Mass & Connecticut still have the old logo, while most in NH are updated (I only know of one in Nashua that remains old)
Who is that girl in the picture?
DD just ran a retro-themed "Mad Men" ad in Newsweek:
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I think I posted in here a while ago that they closed all our close DD's....well........they extensively remodeled Lloyd Ave Latrobe, PA, put in a drive-thru, and are open at 5am every day. So....my rear end, hips and thighs thank the Dunkin Donuts people that decided to re-open.....
Quote from: nims57 on January 16, 2012, 08:53:19 PM
Who is that girl in the picture?
That is my girlfriend.
Quote from: Marc B on January 13, 2012, 06:51:08 PM
Apparently they plan on Remodeling the Dunkin Donuts at 856 Queen Street in Southington, Connecticut. Their was a building permit in the paper that said Hartney and Owens, 856 Queen St., sign, $9,000. and Hartney and Owens, 856 Queen St., remodeling, $16,000. I Googled 856 Queen Street and it came up Dunkin Donuts.
I've gotta get a picture of the building's new look. I believe there's an old photo of it on here, so I'll do a before and after.
The Dunkin' Donuts in downtown Bristol, Connecticut may be moving.
http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2012/05/02/news/doc4fa0a0323665a614423066.txt
The new exterior look of the Dunkin Donuts at 856 Queen Street Southington, CT. The renovations were complete a couple months ago. Took the picture from across the street on 8/1/12. It was raining.
Mine was rebuilt not too long ago. It looks similar to this one:
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Mine was rebuilt not too long ago. It looks similar to this one:
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They rebuilt one in Temple Terrace and before it was the old mansard style.
Dunkin Donut's is building a new store at 1096 West Street (Route 229 in Southington) at the corner of Corporate Drive. This will be on the same property where they're building the new Hilton Homewood Suites Hotel. This one will reportedly will replace the one inside The Mobil Gas Station a little further down West Street.
Quote from: jamesway_95 on February 10, 2013, 09:10:33 PM
Mine was rebuilt not too long ago. It looks similar to this one:
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I wonder if the Dunkin on Main Street in East Hartford (an old mansard style DD) got remodeled!! DD just opened a new store in Tampa and building 2 others!!
Dunkin Donuts is building a new location in the Forestville Commons in the Forestville section of Bristol, CT, but construction has been halted because the contractor has been naughty. http://bristolpress.com/articles/2013/07/02/news/doc51d23a23a69a6377008207.txt - One would assume that existing DD inside the Stop & Shop in the plaza will close. This new DD will be located along side the A&P Liquor Store.
The Dunkin' Donuts on Route 6 in Bristol, Connecticut on the corner of Shelia Court DOES NOT have a drive-thru. They weren't allowed by the city to have one at this location. Now across the street they are building a new Hobby Lobby and HL has employees from other stores in other states helping set up the store. Several of these people have commented "Whoever heard of a Dunkin' Donuts without a drive-thru?" :D
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The Dunkin' Donuts on Route 6 in Bristol, Connecticut on the corner of Shelia Court DOES NOT have a drive-thru. They weren't allowed by the city to have one at this location. Now across the street they are building a new Hobby Lobby and HL has employees from other stores in other states helping set up the store. Several of these people have commented "Whoever heard of a Dunkin' Donuts without a drive-thru?" :D
The Dunkin Donuts at 215 Eureka Road in Wyandotte, Michigan (between Biddle Avenue and 3rd Street) doesn't have a drive-thru either (although that's due to limited space, plus, it's a strip mall location that surprisingly had been updated to the current interior and exterior package in 2011) and neither does the DD/Baskin-Robbins combo further up Eureka near Dix-Toledo Highway in Southgate.
New Dunkin' Donuts under construction at the site of a former BP station
just up the road.
Quote from: Marc B on September 28, 2014, 06:15:55 PM
The Dunkin' Donuts on Route 6 in Bristol, Connecticut on the corner of Shelia Court DOES NOT have a drive-thru. They weren't allowed by the city to have one at this location. Now across the street they are building a new Hobby Lobby and HL has employees from other stores in other states helping set up the store. Several of these people have commented "Whoever heard of a Dunkin' Donuts without a drive-thru?" :D
Quote from: Hudsons81 on September 28, 2014, 07:18:16 PM
The Dunkin Donuts at 215 Eureka Road in Wyandotte, Michigan (between Biddle Avenue and 3rd Street) doesn't have a drive-thru either (although that's due to limited space, plus, it's a strip mall location that surprisingly had been updated to the current interior and exterior package in 2011) and neither does the DD/Baskin-Robbins combo further up Eureka near Dix-Toledo Highway in Southgate.
I can think of a couple in this area, but they are older locations where there isn't an option to add one. The one in Greenport (Hudson) NY dates back to the days of counters with stools, is on a corner lot and has limited parking plus other properties right behind it. There was also one in East Greenbush that was in an old gas station (again a small building and lot) but that was replaced with a newer store up the street a year or so ago.
On the other hand, there are a couple in strip settings (Coxsackie, Wynantskill at least) that DO have drive thrus, with you being required to go along the back of the whole strip and at least Wynantskill has the window on the back (rather than end/side) of the building, so it can be done in some places.
Of course, I'd have to guess there are also a few without drive-thrus in the bigger cities where people are more likely to walk or take public transport (would be kind of funny to see a city bus stop at the drive-thru, though :)
Here is an image of the dunkin donuts/baskin robbins in Taneytown,MD that was built to look like a house for whatever reason. I would understand more if it was the only retail around but their is other stores in the area that look normal so why they felt the need to make it blend in with the houses in the area is beyond me.
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Here is an image of the dunkin donuts/baskin robbins in Taneytown,MD that was built to look like a house for whatever reason. I would understand more if it was the only retail around but their is other stores in the area that look normal so why they felt the need to make it blend in with the houses in the area is beyond me.
Could be local rules (even if there are other stores that don't "blend in" in the area - we have that to some degree here where the rules were changed so the newer buildings are supposed to blend in better but there are buildings that existed prior to the change and those they can't force to remodel.
Quote from: BillyGr on March 04, 2006, 01:38:44 PM
The first picture is the (oldest) Dunkin Donuts in East Greenbush on Rts 9&20 - it has no drive thru, very small parking (the pavement & car you see in front of the trees are part of the Eckerd (old Albany Public) lot - the DD lot is the small part in front of the store) and was originally a Sunoco station.
The second shot is the Hudson (Greenport) location on the corner of Route 9 & Healy Blvd (this corner has DD& BK on opposite sides of Healy and the McD's on the other side of Rt 9 with driveway straight across from Healy). It also has no drive thru and a small parking lot which is often filled beyond capacity (shot taken from across Healy - Rt 9 is to the right). This store is also older (may even date back to when they had counter seats).
That East Greenbush one is now closed; a new one was built just down the road. The old one now is an office for an auto dealer called Michael's Auto Plaza.
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Quote from: BillyGr on March 04, 2006, 01:38:44 PM
The first picture is the (oldest) Dunkin Donuts in East Greenbush on Rts 9&20 - it has no drive thru, very small parking (the pavement & car you see in front of the trees are part of the Eckerd (old Albany Public) lot - the DD lot is the small part in front of the store) and was originally a Sunoco station.
The second shot is the Hudson (Greenport) location on the corner of Route 9 & Healy Blvd (this corner has DD& BK on opposite sides of Healy and the McD's on the other side of Rt 9 with driveway straight across from Healy). It also has no drive thru and a small parking lot which is often filled beyond capacity (shot taken from across Healy - Rt 9 is to the right). This store is also older (may even date back to when they had counter seats).
Thanks for the update - I forget about posts from that long ago (2006 - wow!). To add - the auto dealer had a lot next door and also the building behind the Dunkin was their repairs center (the dealership used to be Goldstein Subaru years ago). They also had a building next to Dunkin that was their showroom, which Michaels tore down once they moved into the Dunkin building to make more lot space, as the property is kind of confined (former A&P/Star Market now True Value on one side, former Albany Public/GU/Big Al's Discount/Fays/Eckerd now Planet Fitness on the other) plus 9&20, Route 4 and a couple small roads surrounding the whole complex of the above mentioned buildings.
That East Greenbush one is now closed; a new one was built just down the road. The old one now is an office for an auto dealer called Michael's Auto Plaza.
Connecticut Dunkin' Donuts news.
1. They never built one in Forestville Commons on Pine Street in the Forestville section of Bristol. The DD inside the Stop & Shop in the same plaza remains open.
2. The DD inside the Stop & Shop on Farmington Ave in Bristol remains open.
3. A new gas station is being built on the corner of Farmington Ave and Alexander Road in New Britain. It will feature a Dunkin' Donuts with a drive-thru.
4. The above mentioned new DD will replace the one in the Aldi's Plaza that doesn't have a drive-thru.
1996 photo of what was then one of two Dunkin Donuts locations in Lincoln Park, Michigan. It is now Bread Basket Deli, the buildings in the background were demolished in 2007 for a strip mall. Picture courtesy of the Downriver Things (https://www.flickr.com/photos/92760331@N04/) Flickr page.
The other Lincoln Park Dunkin Donuts location, a Baskin-Robbins combo at the other end of the city, is still in operation.
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5802/22699855216_4312e2d218_b.jpg)
I was playing around with the Dunkin app the other day and counted 51 DD locations within 12 miles of me (Connecticut). Is there any kind of chain store with more saturation than that?
^ Sleepy's? I seem to see them a lot.
There are 31 Kroger locations within 13 miles of me. Not quite as thick on the ground as Dunkin Donuts around your area, but still pretty significant for a chain grocery store.
I did a new search centered over New Britain, CT and came up with 96 DD locations within 9 miles. :o
They just built a brand new Dunkin' in Thompson, CT right at the bottom of the hill to the school. I don't think I've seen so many cars in the drive thru at Dunkin' Donuts before!
2 drive-thru only locations opened in Bristol, Connecticut this year. Both were former Whole Donut locations. Including 2 at Bristol Hospital and 2 in each of the 2 Stop & Shop and one at Lake Compounce Amusement Park this brings a total of 13 Dunkin in Bristol, Connecticut.
Dunkin' Donuts has almost vanished from Canada. 4 locations are still open in Canada (all in Quebec).
In Quebec alone, there used to be 281 locations! In 2011 that number was around 30 shops and today only 4 locations remain.
Tim Hortons expanded a lot over the years eating market shares from Dunkin. Dunkin'Donuts is also to blame because they did not renew the concept in Canada and has failed with its marketing strategies or the lack thereof.
http://www.dunkindonuts.ca/en/
Does anyone have the Dunkin App for their Smart Phone? I downloaded it to my new LG Optimus Zone 3 and the app keeps crashing on me. It says "Dunkin has stopped. Report or Ok."
Interesting backstory about how the deal got done
http://www.mainebiz.biz/article/20170313/NEWS01/170319984
(http://www.mainebiz.biz/storyimage/MA/20170313/NEWS01/170319984/AR/0/AR-170319984.jpg)
Dunkin' Donuts is removing Coffee Coolottas from their menu.
http://www.today.com/food/dunkin-donuts-ditches-coffee-coolatta-new-summer-drink-t109603
Will this be the end of Dunkin?
Quote from: giantsfan2016 on February 15, 2017, 08:59:53 PM
Does anyone have the Dunkin App for their Smart Phone? I downloaded it to my new LG Optimus Zone 3 and the app keeps crashing on me. It says "Dunkin has stopped. Report or Ok."
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-clear-app-cache-and-app-data-in-android-6-0-marshmallow/
Try that then LOG BACK IN your DD app
Quote from: retailisking on March 14, 2017, 10:39:36 PM
Interesting backstory about how the deal got done
http://www.mainebiz.biz/article/20170313/NEWS01/170319984
(http://www.mainebiz.biz/storyimage/MA/20170313/NEWS01/170319984/AR/0/AR-170319984.jpg)
Tim Horton's had a similar situation in CT. The buildings they owned, they wouldn't sell to DDs. Well, here in CT the only damn coffee chain left is DD, so there they sit. Empty. There are still, quite a few to this day, still sitting vacant. In prime locations, too.
Quote from: Bdubs on March 27, 2017, 07:29:52 PM
Quote from: retailisking on March 14, 2017, 10:39:36 PM
Interesting backstory about how the deal got done
http://www.mainebiz.biz/article/20170313/NEWS01/170319984
(http://www.mainebiz.biz/storyimage/MA/20170313/NEWS01/170319984/AR/0/AR-170319984.jpg)
Tim Horton's had a similar situation in CT. The buildings they owned, they wouldn't sell to DDs. Well, here in CT the only damn coffee chain left is DD, so there they sit. Empty. There are still, quite a few to this day, still sitting vacant. In prime locations, too.
What happened to Whole Donut? I loved the East Hartford, which was in the Comstock Building. I used to go there before work...
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 28, 2017, 10:09:46 PM
What happened to Whole Donut? I loved the East Hartford, which was in the Comstock Building. I used to go there before work...
Plainville closed 10 years ago (or more). The 2 in Bristol sold to Dunkin' and became drive-thru only locations bringing the number of Dunkin' in Bristol to 13 which includes 2 in the hospital, 1 in each of the two Stop & Shops, and 1 at Lake Compounce. 2 are also inside gas stations in Bristol. (Mobil near ESPN and Valero on the corner of 6 and Stafford near Stephen Auto Mall). Terryville may have sold to Dunkin' too. I think Berlin and Canton are still open. I can't tell you any more than that.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/03/30/dunkin-shops-sued-over-unbuttered-bagel/2NES3AHswaXWUkb1OvlLeI/story.html
Quote from: retailisking on March 31, 2017, 03:39:14 AM
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/03/30/dunkin-shops-sued-over-unbuttered-bagel/2NES3AHswaXWUkb1OvlLeI/story.html
I hate lawyers.
Saw this on the FB page of one of the news stations in Boston.
Dunkin's is suing the owner of an independent shop in North Attleboro for copy write infringement. Dunkin's slogan is "America Runs on Dunkin". The independent shop is using the slogan "North Attleboro runs on Mike's".
I was at the Dunkin' Donuts at 790 West Street in Southington today - next to the Marriott Residence Inn. The inside was laid out weird, had fake wood flooring in part of the restaurant, weird seats, and it was painted orange. Weird mix of music too. It's nicer than a couple of the others I have been to.
http://www.grubstreet.com/2017/10/dunkin-donuts-eliminating-half-the-doughnuts-from-certain-menus.html
Quote from: XISMZERO on January 10, 2008, 12:16:55 PM
NORWICH, CT on Church St. & Main Street. It's currently vacant. Taken on 11-4-2007.
It's been here since the 1960s, probably remodeled last in the late 70s, roof was repainted probably sometime in the 90s. It's a tiny store!
One decade later, and it's still vacant. Jesus, this one looks like it really needs to be taken down. Here's all the photos (https://flic.kr/s/aHsm4bNWGm)
Front of the building
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4494/23772136998_195eeef05a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CdEq81)
Abandoned Dunkin Donuts (Norwich, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/CdEq81) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
The sign
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4492/36954319443_f9c554ff04_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YiwxGF)
Abandoned Dunkin Donuts (Norwich, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/YiwxGF) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
While I'm posting, here's the Brookyln, CT Dunkin Donuts, but this one might be also going soon, since there's a new one that's about to open across the street from the new(ish) Wal-Mart.
Here's the front
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4490/37282110600_976d1d384c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YNuyAm)
Brooklyn, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/YNuyAm) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
And the sign
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4473/37509308362_0c1e846834_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z1z9)
Brooklyn, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z1z9) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Quote from: JJBers on October 10, 2017, 08:09:19 PM
While I'm posting, here's the Brookyln, CT Dunkin Donuts, but this one might be also going soon, since there's a new one that's about to open across the street from the new(ish) Wal-Mart.
Here's the front
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4490/37282110600_976d1d384c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YNuyAm)
Brooklyn, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/YNuyAm) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
And the sign
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4473/37509308362_0c1e846834_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z1z9)
Brooklyn, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z1z9) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
And it's over, the new one has opened about a week ago (according to my mom, who works in Danielson), and the old one is now vacant. Here's the new one first:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4469/38023203941_e104659f4b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ZVYRPK)
Dunkin' Donuts (Brooklyn, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/ZVYRPK) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
I actually went in, and it looks much nicer than the old one. I bought a couple of donuts and left afterwards to continue to the old one down the street.
And now the old vacant one:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4491/26247098749_00eff75893_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FZnf2k)
Closed Dunkin Donuts (Brooklyn, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/FZnf2k) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
And the empty sign:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4464/37313934644_8e6a7836a9_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YRiELL)
Closed Dunkin Donuts (Brooklyn, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/YRiELL) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Along with two in downtown Norwich, this is the third abandoned Dunkin' Donuts in 15 miles of me. There's in total about 14 open in that same distance.
Also here's the Dayville, CT Dunkin Donuts:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4503/26246914749_37b83105aa_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FZmijV)
Dunkin Donuts (Dayville, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/FZmijV) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
And it's former one compared from 2009 to now:
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3602/3305914196_b548d4ce84_z.jpg?zz=1) (https://flic.kr/p/638F7C)
Dunkin Donuts at Hartford Pike; Dayville, CT (https://flic.kr/p/638F7C) by The Caldor Rainbow (https://www.flickr.com/photos/10073060@N00/), on Flickr
Today:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4450/26246926929_7261a27828_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FZmmWV)
Gulf (Dayville, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/FZmmWV) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4458/26246941089_1d5fdb5376_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FZmra4)
Old Sign (Dayville, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/FZmra4) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Here is this old and tiny sign in Colchester, CT:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4381/36581260101_002e0459bb_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XJywa4)
CT 85 (https://flic.kr/p/XJywa4) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Quote from: JJBers on October 31, 2017, 12:13:01 AM
Quote from: JJBers on October 10, 2017, 08:09:19 PM
While I'm posting, here's the Brookyln, CT Dunkin Donuts, but this one might be also going soon, since there's a new one that's about to open across the street from the new(ish) Wal-Mart.
Here's the front
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4490/37282110600_976d1d384c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YNuyAm)
Brooklyn, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/YNuyAm) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
And the sign
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4473/37509308362_0c1e846834_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z1z9)
Brooklyn, Connecticut (https://flic.kr/p/Z9z1z9) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
And now the old vacant one:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4491/26247098749_00eff75893_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FZnf2k)
Closed Dunkin Donuts (Brooklyn, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/FZnf2k) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
And the empty sign:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4464/37313934644_8e6a7836a9_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/YRiELL)
Closed Dunkin Donuts (Brooklyn, Connecticut) (https://flic.kr/p/YRiELL) by JJBers (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjbers/), on Flickr
Along with two in downtown Norwich, this is the third abandoned Dunkin' Donuts in 15 miles of me. There's in total about 14 open in that same distance.
I deicied to take a couple more photos of that location, and now a album for it on my Flickr (https://flic.kr/s/aHsmbFiLvS)