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People Are Sharing The Strangest McDonald’s They’ve Ever Seen In Their Lives (30 Pics)
Most would probably argue that McDonald's, the iconic American fast-food chain, is known for its menu, and not its decor. But Katrinka from Baltimore, Maryland, recently tweeted a few pics of a restaurant in Freeport, Maine, that has become popular because of the opposite.
"It looks like a funeral home outside and a retirement home inside," the Twitter user wrote. Her tweet instantly went viral and people started responding to it with other weird McDonald's locations. From a decommissioned airplane to an old bank building, or to even no-longer-existing but nevertheless fascinating constructions, it would definitely be interesting to order a burger in one of these joints!
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The McDonald's that got Katrinka's attention actually has a pretty nice story behind it. When the fast-food chain was looking to expand to the town of Freeport, they ran into a problem: the Freeport building design restrictions were strict, and the authorities wanted the fast-food giant to maintain the area's aesthetic. To put it simply: no golden arches.
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So, McDonald's chose the Gore House that was built by a wealthy local merchant, William Gore, around 1850. At first, the town couldn't decide whether to allow this, but ultimately gave the go-ahead, and it opened in December of 1984. The restaurant retained its style, which the Freeport Historical Society describes as "a mix of Greek Revival and Italianate architecture."
One could walk in and think that this was just another local posh tavern similar to the one across the street. But this restaurant doesn't offer fine steak and craft beer; only Big Macs and Coca-Cola.
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kitty.boom 6 years ago
They got nice lightings inside. Who would have thought McDonald would have chandelier?
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kitty.boom 6 years ago
It looks like those paper town cardboard toys. Where you have to fold and assemble it.
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Rabbit Carrot 6 years ago
This no longer exists. It was torn down in 2008. It was in Alconbury.
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Ninja Kitty 6 years ago
oh yeeaaahhh!! my cousin lives right by it! she took me there one time and we went inside, and it is very....[no word found]
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KATELYN NGUYEN 6 years ago
I am in Houston,Texas and their is a McDonalds that looks like a post office
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Ivana Junas 6 years ago
The villa of Chiang Ching-kuo, son of Chiang Kai-shek, for a period of about a month.
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Molly Cule 6 years ago
The picture on the left is in it's own little cave at the foot of the stairs. It was pretty cramped but it was the most popular table.
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Dippin Dot 6 years ago
There's one that looks like this in Oshkosh, WI, and I know of a few others around the MN/WI/IL part of the midwest.
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Jessica Brand 6 years ago
Oh my God! I made myself so sick eating there! Hadn't eaten anything but DFAC food for 8 months and went overboard. But it was SOOOOO worth it on my way back for R&R.
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CrunChewy McSandybutt 6 years ago
And now it's a McDonald's. A sad waste of a beautiful building.
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Gina Foxley 6 years ago
Unfortunately this McDonalds was torn down several years ago and replaced with an ugly standard looking McDonalds.
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LittleMissLotus 6 years ago
I've been here on vacation before- every business in town has this type of architecture lol
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Tiggy Darling 6 years ago
Was wondering if anybody would post this one. I ate there earlier this year.
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Lyone Fein 6 years ago
That is a beautiful example of 20th century American style. Great photo.
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CaptainDinosaur 6 years ago
I might make the trip up 40 for a peek at this place once this bastard covid chills out.
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Howie Berry 6 years ago
That's not Elstree, it's in Borehamwood. It's opposite Elstree Film Studios, and many many famous film stars used to drink there when it was the Red Lion Pub including Errol Flynn.
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CrunChewy McSandybutt 6 years ago
*small child approaches the counter "Please sir, may I have some more dipping sauce?"
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Bmo 6 years ago
I visited one in Taiwan that was so small they only had the counter and fountain drink machine on the main level. The kitchen was above it and everything was sent down on this conveyor belt system that they hooked the bags to. You could fit maybe 3 customers inside including the 1 worker at the counter.
Bmo 6 years ago
I visited one in Taiwan that was so small they only had the counter and fountain drink machine on the main level. The kitchen was above it and everything was sent down on this conveyor belt system that they hooked the bags to. You could fit maybe 3 customers inside including the 1 worker at the counter.
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