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[@samshepherd26]

There's gotta be a cheeseburger somewhere in there that still looks edible.

[@mandylou5813]

Golden comment

[@dreamworkmakestheteamwork9975]

theyve never looked edible even before being abandoned

[@DrOrr]

@@dreamworkmakestheteamwork9975 cap

[@CircaMay85]

Nuggets probably still good.

[@hopeyoung404]

Apparently a well preserved order of fries made 63 yrs ago, were found behind a house wall during renovations.

[@seantalkingthroughthemedia4838]

Always strange to me to see places that were at one point so alive and full of people ,to now be alone and empty. Life and time are so weird and fascinating.

[@johngibson2884]

The abandoned malls are even creepier

[@seantalkingthroughthemedia4838]

Yes.malls are perfect example

[@BN-yf1qr]

I agree. This is very cool to watch and look at.

[@richardsequeirateixeira]

Also the fact that these place were built in the 1970s and no longer in use.

[@robertsaget6918]

Think of all the time that has past and everything you have done and inside this place has just been dark for 20 years

[@FierceCritter]

Note of interest - when a McDonald's location closes, they hire a construction company to do what they refer to as a "de-arching." All signs that it was ever a McDonald's are removed. The roof is usually even re-shaped so it doesn't look like iconic McDonald's ones. I worked in an office shared by a company that did this regularly for McDonald's in the 90's.

[@strictlyforfans6270]

This is important, and more people should know about it.

[@nakano15]

Why didn't they do that on this one, then?

[@FierceCritter]

​@@nakano15 I composed a detailed response to this, and it went poof. Google "90's mcdonald's" and you'll see what the roof of this one would have looked like. Most likely a sort of pagoda-like, bi-level shape, with white and/or yellow vertical bars. Also probably red. You can see red paint under the fading white paint on the bottom of the roof in this video. The company I mentioned replaced or covered the original roof to look just like how this one looks now in the video. They also would have removed all exterior signage, including the tall pylon sign. So besides the fading, horizontal yellow and red striping, all iconic architecture has been "de-arched." I believe it is the responsibility of the franchisee to contract this work. It looks like they didn't bother with having the interior stripped for the most part. They probably tore down the menu signage themselves, etc.

[@nakano15]

Or they couldn't get past the boarded doors, haha.

[@hmorton490]

Well they all still look exactly like a McDonald’s so they lost on that one 💀💀

[@SArtisto1]

This is surreal. When I was a kid, they tore down and remodeled every single McDonald's in my city... They turned them into M'Cafes and I hated the change. This video is triggering some weird nostalgia I didn't even know I had. Those labels, the furniture, the layout of the building.. All things I recognize despite not having been to this specific McDonald's. Man... The ones here had a giant fish tank, and the other had a giant play place. I'll never forget them

[@jaredf6205]

People will be obsessed with the current design in 30 years.

[@SonicChaocc]

From what I remembered about my locate McDonalds that it once had a playplace, then they remodeled it to resembled a 90's diner (Had 50's remember-ilia) and finally the latest remodeled just change it to a McCafe.

[@walteracevedo5105]

For an abandoned McD that's stuck in the 90's and closed in 2007, it has a cleaner bathroom than some McD's still running today.

[@REALMARCHINADER]

Well duh no one's using em anymore.

[@lilymark8817]

@@REALMARCHINADER Well, many people very obviously used them while they were in operation. It was still so clean throughout all those years that it stayed clean even while abandoned for 15 years. It's a very rare thing to see in places left behind, especially bathrooms

[@REALMARCHINADER]

@@lilymark8817 Probably because working conditions were still pretty decent in 90s - 00s. Most fast food workers get paid so little now that it's hard to even give a shit.

[@outlawent9664]

@@REALMARCHINADER You're kidding right?

[@REALMARCHINADER]

@@outlawent9664 Lowering the bar. It' s only decent when compared to today.

[@legothoron1]

The fact that it hasn't been vandalized is incredible

[@johngibson2884]

Slight looting, no pillaging ..some bathroom and cooking items has been looted but not broken.All Fry baskets( expensive) and the flush unit in urinal along with paper and soap dispensers . Place is super clean.

[@user-xs5bl9dy6d]

Ok but loot what though? It's not like they left cash registers full of money or several boxes of frozen burger patties left in the walk-in freezer

[@ryanravencaller]

@@user-xs5bl9dy6d the appliances and whats left of equipment at this point are outdated too

[@ARedMagicMarker]

That's what happens when you seal shit off. Humans can't wreck stuff up for the lulz, or graffiti pee-pees and "I wuz here's" on the walls. Also, nature can't crash through either. That's a huge plus. OOPS. But I can't SAY that. I'll be accused of being a misanthrope and going against human-nature, and that of course is "high treason" XD (Going by experience) .

[@chrisreynolds2410]

Scrap metal

[@GankTown]

Might need to start wearing respirators in these places

[@SegunSMBProd1999]

Yes he should some of these place he goes to has dust that can give him different illnesses or diseases .

[@brianwalsh1401]

@@SegunSMBProd1999 I cleaned out an old storage room that hadn't been cleaned probably in 40 years. I kicked up some dust. It took me 11 years to get rid of the chronic sinusitis and that was after a surgery and 3 years of using manuka honey and xylitol in my sinus rinses. Was told by 2 ent's I would have this for the rest of my life. I'm still working on the skin infections. That was 14 years ago. Always take care of yourself from bacteria, viruses etc

[@Metalffe]

Bro this needs to be pinned

[@jaybonny1954]

Pretty sure that’s standard for professionals investigating stuff like this. Insane mold risks going on

[@richardmosley197]

In Union and surrounding areas Ive been in abandoned shit with nun

[@StarwarsHalofreak]

As a 90s kid, this hits me hard. I really wish to come across a running MD's one day that still has this same old setup. The fact that this place was still the way it was in 2007 suggests this MD's is in some small town, as all the bigger cities MDs' had already begun shifting to the Neo-Modernist style you see in all of them today.

[@channelPGH]

There is still one more original like OG McDonald’s out there in cali I believe it is one of the original 3! But I’m with ya I miss the 90’s layouts with restaurants

[@grammarlover292]

Same! 90’s baby here and I took a screen shot of the old booths because they were so nostalgic! I remember sitting there with my parents and brother like it was yesterday. Times files.

[@ecoRfan]

90s kid here… the Mickey D’s nearest to me still has old exterior. Historic Aerials would indicate it was built about 1971. Might be against historic law to change exterior as it’s over 50 years old.

[@ThaRealRizzo]

Not sure where you’re at but there is one in Kansas that’s still retro like this.

[@real.MinatoYellowFlash]

There is one in Alaska that is like that still.

[@sammydelorenzi]

I love the fact that he didn’t enter the women’s bathroom even though the building has been abandoned for 15 years 😂

[@ModelA]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@koiza5263]

becauze its women only doh

[@bruhmomentum404]

Professionals have standards

[@indeepjable]

as someone that saw the inside of a womans bathroom despite being male, they're the same its just they dont have urinals and thats the only difference

[@stephnes2505]

@@indeepjable I mean yeah we don’t think there’s some grand world-shattering conspiracy in every women’s bathroom

[@captainjurgh8142]

The whole place looks somber and melancholic than just scary. It's that feeling when you walk across abandoned buildings, you start to imagine how alive it was back in the day.

[@kapibarra791]

I got the exact feeling on the beginning of the video, like imagine people that worked there and they see this video, that would be interesting

[@AmyFlower]

just remember that every abandoned building you see was at one point packed with people.

[@natedogg7376]

This was cool but time capsule, I feel like when I grew up you could just look at the clothes in pictures and know what decade it was 60's-90's. Now nothing has changed. Everything looks the same from early 2k's to now. No real style or changes each decade so far looks similar to the one before even with music. Sad really, in the past every generation had a decade that they stood out with fashion and music and tech of the day. Now new generations just whine and complain about normal hardships and are confused on which bathroom to use.

[@bndsclout]

Or exploring and quickly realizing why it closed down 😳

[@richardparker3273]

Especially when the condition of the place is such that it looks ready to open for business soon yet again, for the most part, with just some basic work moving back in and setting up shop again.

[@grantmills4184]

Honestly, the place seems more peaceful than eerie. What was once a stressful environment to work at that a some workers probably hated being at, is now finally at rest and a peaceful, if not somewhat dilapidated place to be in

[@left4speed519]

The whole place has like no saturation which it makes it shady asf

[@Lil_Devil]

I also got a peaceful vibe. Glad I'm not the only one.

[@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces]

“Gly”: It doesn’t matter whether a McDonald’s is 20 years old, 50 years old or 100 years old… you never find paper towels in the bathroom.

[@thearmysoldier2021]

What I’m sure what we’re all wondering is... Does the ice cream machine work?

[@damightybean2594]

most likely not😂

[@chrisduitsman2918]

That machine is so old, they don't even make parts for it anymore.

[@jonlouis2582]

Nice

[@pamelamcgraw785]

Of course it does. They all do smh 😅

[@user-xs5bl9dy6d]

Well it needs power and it's obvious the city cut the power in the building

[@kellygilton1891]

It's incredible to see something preserved like this. Seeing the mid-80's furniture and the kitchen set is still all there, It's amazing. When they usually close down a restaurant, you'd would think they gutted out the place like they do now. But this one they didn't.

[@nopebih]

That makes me think something tragic happened there.

[@Fuji086]

It's probably owned by a franchisee who forgot to take everything out or had no idea what to do with all of it and didn't want to scrap any of it.

[@redneckreviews3016]

And some of that equipment is not cheap

[@anzatentis7663]

This is actually 2000s decor!

[@lucianaromulus1408]

@@anzatentis7663 its just leftover decor from the late 80s but the powerade logo gives it away that it closed early 2000s lol

[@GETINLOSER]

Wow this brought me back to childhood in the mid/late 90s.. it's scary how preserved it is! Awesome! Thank you!

[@kingarthur5110]

Amazing how preserved this is. Usually it seems like they gut places when they close them down until it's just a shell, but this still has the tables, bathroom fixtures, counters and machines in it. Unreal.

[@Wa3ypx]

Seriously, how many people watching had the thought, "I've been in an operating restaurant that's DIRTIER than this abandoned one".

[@gorillaau]

The bathroom looks amazing compared to an operational outlet. I refuse to call McDonald's a restaurant. Hi from Australia, where it is Macca's.

[@adamfenton2433]

100%. don’t ever eat at steak ‘n shake. this place is spotless compared to the years of uncleaned floors, kitchens and bathrooms we had. I cant even begin to tell you the things I saw in that restaurant

[@artofficialonthetrack7917]

I just like the fact that you used dirtier "than" vs dirtier "then" lol 😂 respect my guy ✊🏾

[@DamienDrake]

@@adamfenton2433 But I love Steak 'n Shake! Their bathrooms are always filthy, and they say that's indicative of the cleanliness (or lack thereof) in the kitchen, and the one closest to me was indefinitely closed for health code violations, but I still love it.

[@adamfenton2433]

@@DamienDrake yeah most of the ones here closed down too, they just opened my store back up. but yeah I know it’s hard but trust me it’s not even just all that, most of the employees didn’t wash their hands and reused old equipment and changed dates on old food so they didn’t have to fix it 😂 and we also had a LOT of employees who did cocaine at work. I’m not saying it’s 100% unsafe to eat there but there was a LOT that went on behind the scenes that our customers never saw. I always did my best with what I could do lol 😂 But yeah it’s not the cleanest place to eat for sure

[@anthonyangelone8119]

I remember my mom taking me to this exact McDonald's when I'd get out of kindergarten. Now I'm a sophomore in college, so cool to see this

[@TriangleofMass]

That’s so awesome crazy how you use to come here to eat and now you get to fully see the inside of what is left today which is crazy for it just sitting here for so long especially since your a sophomore in collage!

[@cynthialandis4263]

Where is the McDonald's located

[@randomdailylifetexas4418]

@@cynthialandis4263 Adak Island, Alaska

[@sandygoddard7478]

Where's it located?

[@cynthialandis4263]

@WHALE SHARK he can tell us the statey doesn't have to give the city or down

[@lysypost6668]

The hot chocolate. “Always fresh. Always here.” How ominous. It kept its promise, even after being abandoned for 20 plus years.

[@XenuLordofTheSky]

2007 was not twenty years ago.

[@lysypost6668]

@@XenuLordofTheSky good thing they let math majors comment on things to make sure absolutely no rounding up was done. From now on I will make sure I comment strictly exact year to date, heck even seconds. Thank you for your service:)

[@lysypost6668]

15 years* Got called out by what I can only imagine to be an extreme genius math major scientist. Wouldn’t want to upset them again.

[@ryanmorrison3699]

This brought back nostalgia of when my mom would take me to the former McDonalds in the Smithaven Mall when I was a kid. It was styled exactly like this one is. What an awesome share!

[@jaydood]

We need to bring the style of these old restaurants back. Modern ones are so prison-cell feeling and drab.

[@enjnman]

More inviting to sit down unlike now

[@AdeleiTeillana]

I specifically look for newer looking buildings when choosing a fast food place to eat - if I were to drive up and see a 1990s vibe McDonald's, I'd keep driving. No way I'd want to eat somewhere that hadn't been remodeled in twenty-plus years. No telling how many bugs would be living in the walls.

[@aspieangel1988]

Exactly! They look more like coffee shops!

[@rogersmith7808]

@@quesadilla14 Pizza Hut was our awesome hangout back when I was in high school (80s). I still remember those pan pizzas they would bring to your table in the pan still sizzling from the oven and they would say "Be careful, it's hot" and serve you your first slice. Now their pizza is not nearly as good as you can tell it's not made fresh anymore and you can get pizza just as good from the frozen case at the grocery store.

[@tammybrown4901]

I hate the New McDonald's

[@maniacaldude]

Man, this reminds me of how McDonalds used to look in the 90s and 2000s, all colorful and stylish. Now McDonalds stores just look so drab, boring, sterile and lifeless. If that's what they consider "modernizing", then give me the older styles any day.

[@42luke93]

I totally agree, everything has to be this dull black wall or dark wood color. Though pink and green is a color you just don't see together anymore.

[@johngibson2884]

Then even had N64 back in late 90's and kids play area

[@MrJacMac1968]

I miss the 1970's style when I was a kid.Each Mcdonalds had a specific theme in some of them depending on location or if it was near a national park or other place of interest

[@CARDINAL701]

@@MrJacMac1968 and the food was better!!!!

[@EM-km8em]

Nah Bro old mcdonalds smelled like feet and sweat it was designed to be a playground/childcare. The new ones at least the employees take pride working there and actually clean the restaurant, back then everything was out of control the quality of the food, the cleaning sucked, the smell was bad. Employees quitting everyday due to the chaos in there, dirty bathrooms, etc etc.

[@aitamopoldaccount1497]

Someone should turn this into their house. Imagine living in a house that was an abandoned McDonalds once.

[@bettyschnauber8238]

I had one of those huge corner booth with table from a remodeled village inn in my basement years ago. Any time anybody new saw it they sit in it and slide to the middle

[@jxchamb]

​@@bettyschnauber8238First house I lived in had a restaurant booth next to the kitchen. I was 4 years old and I loved it because it felt like we were eating at a restaurant. I was so sad when my dad remodeled the kitchen and got rid of it.

[@ryanward8007]

Lost my dad about two years ago, I will always remember and cherish the small memories I had with him - and that meant going to McDonald’s every other weekend when I’d have visitation with him. I remember when they all looked like this, takes me back to when life felt simpler.

[@christianguenther1276]

Having worked at McDonald's in highschool, I closed my eyes and I could feel the sights, sounds, and smells of this McDonald's location. It was like peering into a time-capsule of a gentler, safer, time.

[@wingedhussar1453]

How do u imagine tht with closed eyes if u have to look at the video

[@KB-ke3fi]

yip....and then the Democrats have slowly destroyed all of it.

[@GF-mf7ml]

That's why Russian love McDonald's.

[@hotaruishere2133]

A gentler, safer time indeed :)

[@JillyBean860]

I worked at McDonald's in high school too (back in the mid-90s). This video does bring back a lot of memories.

[@springmoon5616]

I can imagine those sweet and golden memories of people enjoying McDonald's food with their families simply talking and the horseplay of laughing children running around the restaurant and then people walking in and out...one by one slowly fades away as the time goes by like once a busy fast food restaurant got quieter in a progress of the years goes by. Now it's dark and eerliy vacant. I can feel the chill breeze in there.

[@christianekstrand6571]

Man, well said 😔

[@Guardian-of-Light137]

Reminds me what I do in apocalypse style games (or really anywhere that's abandoned in a game) I look around and try to visualize the former hustle and bustle. Coming to a living room of an abandoned home in say fallout new vegas or some random zombie game and thinking about how once there were people in just this lil spot of the world. Laughing. Having fun. Only for the bombs zombies or whatever the heck else to take all that away. I haven't explored many abandoned places real life (mostly cause im scared some drugged out crazy dude is gonna stab me) but if I did. I imagine I'd be able to see it a lot more clearly. In games imagination is all I have those things never happened. But they would have irl.

[@fordtruckman80]

Mentally they might have enjoyed it, but physically their bodies sure didn't.

[@jhowardsupporter]

The joyous laughs of children preceding the cows being lead to the abattoir, trying to catch one last glimpse of their family and friends, one last look at the sun before they meet their demise and have their remains turned to hamburgers is what humanity is all about.

[@AgreeableOnion]

This video triggers my anxiety so much, the emptiness, loneliness, the feeling that somebody or something else is still there.

[@kathytate6675]

This is so awesome. It’s nostalgic. I can remember when they looked like this. Great video and thank you for sharing ❤

[@kalmac6255]

I haven't seen a McD's that large in decades. Amazing how much equipment was abandoned.

[@sammyk702]

Really? I live near one that's just as large and i often wonder why they need a kitchen that size when all the others have way less. Even the lobby is huge!

[@xAtomXClubx]

Same. The one in my town is even bigger and it’s a small town

[@kalmac6255]

@@sammyk702 I guess they were planning on lots of business. The one I worked at in Alexandria actually had a basement for the break room and storage.

[@kalmac6255]

@@xAtomXClubx Is it the only one in town?

[@yoshatabi]

Really? I see a bunch of large McDonald's everywhere

[@bradschuh4618]

As a 20 year veteran of fast food this brought back memories of the original design. Kudos

[@davidrobinson2323]

Why in God's name would you spend 20 years of your life in fast food? Are you a franchise owner?

[@davidrobinson2323]

@cxxx valee Which is why I followed up with the question "are you a franchise owner". Stay easy social justice warriors

[@maccamachine]

@@davidrobinson2323 keep using mommy’s money kid but some people actually have to work hard in life🤣

[@davidrobinson2323]

@@maccamachine That's cute champ. My mother's been dead since 2012, my dad even earlier than that. I've made my life and everything in it. What do you wear to work? A polo with a big yellow M on it?

[@Victorious_Bryan_Kay]

@@davidrobinson2323 no it's just a t shirt that says "Think outside of the bun".

[@ryaya10]

8:33 the nostalgia one bag can bring is crazy. It was like straight out of movies or TV shows, I just had like a flashback 😂

[@lilex4689]

Specifically where the counter and that corner with the diagonal table and the smaller one… that is identical to how the mcdonald’s in my hometown used to look. (2:55 in video) My eyes welled up with tears immediately. Being a kid and going there every saturday with my family. That was our favorite seat. I can’t help but let the tears flow remembering those simpler times. And the Hi-C. Nothing will ever compare!

[@baja5racer1]

Brings back memories of kids laughing, people talking, families out for a Saturday night dinner kinda sad things ain't the same anymore these days

[@coreyouellette2791]

The 80's and 90's were the happiest times. Seeing places like this makes me want to go back.

[@dancollins8296]

@@coreyouellette2791 80s and 90s were magic...lots of birthday parties at McDonald's and good times

[@ladydeanna3775]

@@dancollins8296 I have kid pics of myself at my Burger King birthday party with the little stupid crown hat lol. I used to have my birthday parties at McDonald’s and BK when I was young. I only have the bk pictures though.

[@dancollins8296]

@@ladydeanna3775 I believe I have some pics somewhere from bk and McDonald's. And yes I remember the cardboard bk crown....it was a staple at parties

[@jaketrat3725]

Memories of poisoning yourself?

[@Pleiades00]

This is in surprisingly good shape. I was expecting graffiti and broken tables, but this is like a historical landmark that remains untouched

[@planetx1595]

0:20 Graffiti

[@ecoRfan]

Don’t know if it would be considered historic unless it’s at least 50 years old. The McD’s closest to me was built around 1971 so it qualifies. It still has original 70s exterior.

[@elijahtxt2334]

I love to wonder about the history of these places when watching these types of videos. Imagining the people that ate there before it was closed and where they might be now. I'll never know but it's still neat to think about.

[@denis18894]

2:21 the perfect liminal space photo

[@bkkorner]

This is creepy but cool! You could almost see the ghosts of the people working behind the counters and in back, the customers sitting in the chairs, and the cars and people and families coming and going through the doors and giving orders at the counter and drive-thru. Sad too but subscribed... Great job! The music is wonderfully appropriate!

[@lapislazarus8899]

Good grief, man! It's only fron the mid-oughts! It's not like the people who worked and ate here are dead and gone! David from accounts receivable worked here part-time in high school. The district manager now runs a lodge in Sedona.

[@schemin6769]

@@lapislazarus8899 they mean you could imagine the people working and the customers coming in to eat…..

[@locker1589]

They were the ghosts from all the people that died from eating that crap!

[@jamesnevitt3400]

@@locker1589 The guy that created the big Mac burger he lived to be 98 years old. He lived that long because he didn't eat his own food L.O.L..

[@vvvnokk8309]

@@locker1589 haha

[@foxyloon]

A true time capsule. I remember when all McDonalds restaurants looked just like this! Takes me back to when I was a kid. I'm surprised that most of the equipment is still there, and that the restaurant itself hasn't been ransacked by vandals/scrappers yet. I bet you could have that place up and running again within a month.

[@potato1907]

the asbestos says no

[@jenniferfoster426]

I bet all the scrappers don't know that all that equipment is still there. They would find a way in to get all of that scrap if they knew

[@jomac841]

It would take more than a month I think but the bones are there.

[@matthewhayes6806]

@Egmont that's what I was thinking, but it's prob just a good joke

[@SynnekoNya]

It's such a liminal space, it gives that feeling overall, it feels nostalgic and creepy, but so hypnotizing

[@folgamiguel91]

Almost forgot how alot of the Mcdonalds still had that older looking 90s decor even in the mid 2000s. Totally gave me a flash back of a few of them still looking like this from around 2004 to 2006 after that is when they really started revamping the look or at least again in my area here in houston

[@benjaminrodriguez7356]

I was thinking the same thing. What part(s) of Houston are you referring to.

[@AnotherTruth]

I’m thinking this is also like an early 90s McDonald’s. When I worked at McDonald’s long time ago in a very early 1990s, for a brief time, it looks just like that store. It’s in such beautiful shape considering its age.

[@seththomas9105]

Everyone talking that this is 90's decor. It's not, this is a mid 80's look, it just lasted well into the 90's. It's like the 70's. Every TV show and movie shows people wearing stupid polyester and driving Gremlins and Pacers. No. In 1976 plenty of cars from the 60's and 50's were still on the road. A 57 Chevy was only 19 years old then. There are still plenty of 2002 cars and trucks on the road today. And is your wardrobe only 6 months old? If you're a guy you have plenty of stuff over 10 years old in your closet. LOL.

[@AbelG8781]

Same. We had this design in the Pasadena Walmart on Fairmont McDonald's up until about 2002. Back when the Walmart was located at what is now It'z entertainment.

[@folgamiguel91]

@@benjaminrodriguez7356 I was referring to like the north side in my case. Theres a mcdonalds on 1960 right off of veterans memorial that looked like this for a very long time, they updated the interior and left the out side the same. Until one day about 4 years ago they completely tore it down and rebuilt it with the new design and look

[@TheCLPVideos]

It is amazing that this McDonald's still exists in this condition. Usually when they close a store, they immediately level it, and return the property to a pre McDonald's state, so that the location can be rebuilt for some other purpose. They generally do not leave their technology behind, because they consider it proprietary, and they do not want their competitors seeing it, or getting a hold of it. I wonder how this location was missed by the bulldozers?

[@evilmejosh]

Exactly I was wondering the same thing. Generally within 6 months they level the building. And they most certainly don't leave equipment like that behind. Usually the owner operator will take the equipment and store it in a location to be used at another store for backup or something. Sometimes I'll even take the stainless steel stuff that is not going to be reused and send it off for recycling (of course they get money for it lol) . So I'm really wondering what happened at this location. Did that operator die and McDonald's didn't take it over? Did they default on something? It seems like they took a lot of the POS equipment and some of the other stuff. But definitely why were they leave the grills, the fryers, the shake machine, I saw a hot chocolate machine, a rather nice merchandiser on the front counter. So I'm really intrigued on what happened here

[@Jason1Pa]

It is weird because McDonald's own the property that the restraunts sit on yet don't own the buildings. I never knew that until I watched the McDonald's movie on Netflix.

[@evilmejosh]

@@Jason1Pa McDonald's owns the building also, the franchisee's just lease them. They have to put 10% profit min into maintenance of the building, but any major renovations are paid for by McDonald's (usually a 90/10 split).

[@Jason1Pa]

@@evilmejosh Ah ok

[@fryloc359]

There was one back home that sat empty for years and years with a for sale sign in front. I figuree they were asking an astronomical price to keep somone from reopening it as another restaurant since there were 5 or 6 in walking distance. Eventually it was torn down and an auto parts store was built

[@X139T]

I worked at McDonald’s all of my high school years around the time period McDonald’s is still looked like this and you walking around brought back all these crazy memories that have long since been abandoned in the shadows of mind just like this place

[@nightnight7893]

I am amazed that no items have been stolen or broken after so many years.

[@definitedoll]

What's even sadder is that there was McDonald's up in Stafford springs Connecticut that was built in 1975. Up until mid late 2018 it still had the same turquoise interior and the windows look like English tudor windows. There was even little spaces you could sit in that were so small because people 45 years ago were a lot thinner and you could sit in there it was so cool and those little niches. By the end of 2018 they rehauled at McDonald's and now looks like a well like a box it's really ugly really atrocious

[@cydragon2.099]

it seems that MCD is dying on the inside

[@Specific_Hazard]

You bring up an interesting point of how people were a lot thinner. It makes me think of how spaces and other areas are having to expand in order to accommodate the extra heft.

[@woctopus101]

This makes me sad

[@privacymatters8553]

Yooo I know where that is! I live in Stafford that’s crazy!

[@steamingpileofspaghetti9755]

But isn't that a Taco Bell interior? They even have the swivel chairs.

[@tarawillis5450]

I can’t believe they even left the pictures hanging on the wall. So strange and cool. I’d love to explore this place

[@user_16309]

I was the janitor at a few franchisees locations in the 1990s. I believe the pictures were siliconed to the walls. I'd assumed it was for cleanliness purposes.

[@tarawillis5450]

@@user_16309 I’d say you’re right

[@thetman0068]

@@user_16309 cleanliness and anti-theft I’d imagine.

[@hidan407]

Bring a taser with you

[@user-yi2uv2rb7o]

This is so beautiful I hope that this place is still owned by some one who cares for the culture of our time and the 90s this has taken us all back to those days when things were alive and wel and different people interacted and came together , today it’s sad people on phones and no concern real no life no Spirit , we were truly privileged we really were man thank you for this video this place is immaculate for being abandoned this long some on cares about it still

[@ghostcat8244]

I remember in the late 90s as a kid going to McDonald’s.. such a memorable thing for me… I do miss it.

[@bionic1matt]

this brings me a sense of strong comfort, like being stuck in a time locked liminal space you can't escape, I'd almost want to stay forever.

[@blackfire6243]

As a current McDonalds worker I can confirm that little has change with the machines

[@sparknight5948]

So true the washup table looks very similar and the fryers plus the grills look almost the same as the new ones today. (creepy)

[@myxomatosis3744]

Your grammar shows why you are where you are.

[@blackfire6243]

@@myxomatosis3744 I'm a 17 year old there aren't too many choices for me. Also what's wrong with my grammer?

[@blackfire6243]

@@sparknight5948 I know it's so werid, are you a Mcdonalds worker too?

[@sparknight5948]

@@blackfire6243 Yep I am a current crew member with a store that opened less than a year ago.

[@philliphissam5713]

I knew a McDonald's with this EXACT floorplan, it's super cool to see how it would've been themed before I went there in the mid 2010s. Sadly this place has been completely modernized so it's hardly recognizable, only the kitchen and restrooms have stayed in the same place.

[@thedemonicstudio39]

Love the video just subscribed to your channel I love old stuff and this channel is perfect

[@itskoffin1995]

I like that you actually give a real tour and don't add "ghosts" or " purposely try and be scary"

[@TriangleofMass]

Wait… what was that?, I appreciate you’re comment and I do not purposely try and have jump scares and so on

[@itskoffin1995]

@@TriangleofMass I appreciate the genuine tour rather than a skit

[@Salemjavaman]

An ancient relic from a bygone era in which McDonald's used to be a fun place to go. McDonald's went from looking like a happy child to looking like a depressed middle-aged adult.

[@BizzarreProductions]

Thank Apple. When they started rolling out sleek all-white computers and peripherals, everything under the sun switched to muted colors to match.

[@nerfreak01]

@@BizzarreProductions At least it still exists. Unlike Toys "R" Us and Blockbuster.

[@potatostuffing5643]

@@nerfreak01 Toys R Us.... I remember getting a Beyblade from there.

[@the_mariocrafter]

@@BizzarreProductions yes but McDonald's changed more

[@HalfNHalf.]

Crazy how clean it looks!

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

All the memories made there!!! They had that birthday party table too, such a cool find! How is it still so clean???

[@warmsignal]

Honestly, I'd take this old design over the way some McDonald's now look inside. One of them I went into literally feels like a prison. All grey and black, with metal fold-out chairs, black ceiling, "decorative" bars on the windows, track lighting. It's a brand new "remodel", transformation from restaurant to prison I call it. You'd get depressed if you ate there, it's horrifying.

[@800acceptnoimitation]

This has to be late 80's / early 90's design. I worked at McDonalds for one year in high school in 1991, and that McDonalds looked like this. It might have closed in 2007, but they sure didn't renovate it.

[@gecko2738]

When you worked there were you allowed to take home some of the happy meal toys?

[@michellejoy6752]

I agree. The mauve pink and the sea foam green were the most popular decorating color combination in the 80’s. The world of today does not even remotely resemble the world back then. As if there has been some kind of major shift. Depressing...

[@jackson5116]

90's for sure, because the one I had growing up in the 80's got rebuilt in 1991 with this layout, which the one I worked for in 1999 also had, but with more pastel colors from the mid-90's remodel. This has a mid-90's look.

[@desi4u1]

I was thinking the same thing. I’m 35, and no way was this a 2000s design.

[@justjerry2363]

@@gecko2738 yes, just by doing it. when they pay per hour less than what a meal cost, there's some perks, like unlimited food while working (they don't allow that at most of them now, it's a capped amount I believe), having your coworkers make you special creations when you are a customer, and taking one of the giveaways every day (as long as we didn't take a huge amount, the shift mgrs could care less, well, except for the packs of cards lol!).

[@genxrants]

I worked at a McDonald's in the nineties. You standing behind the counter gave me nostalgic vibes.

[@TCooning_24]

It's Nostalgic on the inside it brings back so many memories of what McDonald's looked like in the 90s

[@chrissyj.9854]

This place should be a museum. Time capsule. Wow, brings back memories. I would love to purchase this place

[@Lime_1509]

*be

[@conniewojahn6445]

What would be do with it? McDonald's sells franchises. Go for it!

[@benjaminrodriguez7356]

Bullseye, ain't that the truth!

[@FunkyStudios]

@@conniewojahn6445 only problem, McDonald's forces old locations to be torn down to be turned into the crappy modern-day style...

[@lilykst3530]

I'd love to buy it too

[@CantThinkOfAHandleSoItsThis]

Love that you were able to document it in a relatively pristine state before the idiots & kids get a chance to destroy it; natural decay is the best kind of decay.

[@TriangleofMass]

Oh I know it got destroyed badly unfortunately I did miss a few things that were left behind which is kinda annoying but I’m glad I was able to bring this video for everyone to see what it looked like before everything happened I’m glad you enjoyed it and this comment means a lot to me!!

[@dosmundos3830]

@@TriangleofMass funny how it sat untouched for 14 years, then someone got in and made a video to put on KZbin and all of sudden people seek it out and destroy it. Oh well as long as it gets views

[@TriangleofMass]

@@dosmundos3830 I don’t suggest people to destroy things also the building has been since repurposed so?

[@dosmundos3830]

@@TriangleofMass How did you get inside? To sit for 14 years undisturbed it must have been secured, until you got there lol

[@42luke93]

@@TriangleofMass Please tell me it was an unavoidable hurricane and not vandals that destroyed it : (

[@justinquaylepate1358]

So interesting to see an abandoned restaurant especially a McDonald's that was once upon a time very well alive and full of people. I worked at Lubys cafeteria from 2007 all the way to 2020 and one day they closed down and now the only sign of it has the former kitchen light is still on.

[@DANCERcow]

The fact that it still hasn't been renovated into something new is wild!

[@hangingfuchsias6439]

I love the look and feel of this place. Feels like your back in the 80s.

[@jackson5116]

90's, this is from the 90's- I know I worked for one in the 90's.

[@andrewkaminskas7721]

@@jackson5116 god damn kids these days think anything older than 10 years was like when the Dinosaurs roamed the earth.

[@Mrmatteo08]

@@andrewkaminskas7721 well, I think that the interior McDonald's could be dated around of late '80s/ early' 90s, being that kind of design a resemble of Milano-Memphis style and new art deco. So you're basically both right, although it is more probable that this McDonald's fornitures are from the early '90s

[@micai.j8920]

@@Mrmatteo08 Yeah this style is late 80s/early 90s. The 80s/90s both share similar styles of art

[@meowJACK]

@@jackson5116 it closed in 2007

[@thomaswhitten2537]

Man! All that kitchen equipment is very, very expensive stuff. I'm surprised it's still there and no one has stolen it. It really makes me wonder what happened. The took down the signs, locked it up as is and walked away from it. Wish you had a back story for it.

[@fullthrottlejeffry]

This is so odd... I wanted to see the drink system in detail... Bag in a box?

[@brittm2655]

@@fullthrottlejeffry It's how the drink syrups come to the store. We get 3 or 5 gallon bags of syrup in a box. We just pop off the cap and connect the hose.

[@granthuber8300]

Itd be really hard to steal from this location, which is why there’s not a lot of graffiti or vanadlism, the remoteness of the location doesn’t allow for people to take and destroy

[@kevinmontoya7318]

@@fullthrottlejeffry work fast food an you'll see

[@callmecancelled8038]

@@fullthrottlejeffry Those boxes of syrup are heavy af too

[@aaronjensen5524]

Love the old-style insides of McDonald's restaurants! Could probably take you back to anywhere in the 90s.

[@TriangleofMass]

I know everything is so boring with everything being the same I couldn’t agree more!

[@rc5989]

I think they used to be much larger back then. My local one from the 80’s was full size with a BASEMENT for parties. McDonald’s used to be a family destination, went there with the whole family so many times as a child. Now it seems like just a drive-through destination…

[@leafbelly]

It's weird that it closed in 2007 but they never remodeled during that time. I guess they liked that '80s look as well.

[@TriangleofMass]

Right you think it would have but instead everything is just frozen in time think about it this way tho maybe like locations were being updated but then this one just didn’t make it and they were just about to close it before all the other ones got updated

[@mrb152]

I remember going to McDonald’s like these in the early 2000s. McDonald’s started a big modernization push shortly after. Got rid of the play areas and put in McCafé

[@annstevens6223]

Watching this video, if I had to guess it looks like a late 90’s design. If I remember 80’s early 90’s McDonald’s right, they still had that reddish/brown brick look on the inside.

[@meximouse]

Lots of McDonald’s were getting remodeled in 2011,2012 and again in 2016/2017 I hate the new look I miss the red mansard roof

[@johnqlaw7695]

It may have been built in the 80s but this decor is straight 90s. Late 80s maybe but I doubt that too. I remember Ronald, Grimace and all the rest all over everything in the 80s. All the colors were brown, yellow, and red then too.

[@rudy_dstroys1821]

When the founder of McDonald's passed away, so did the spirit of the franchise. That man was really a visionary.

[@P0k3D0nd3M4cG]

You realize the founders sold it pretty early on, right?

[@rudy_dstroys1821]

@@P0k3D0nd3M4cG I mean, yes the original founders did but the real founder in my book is what made McDonald's great. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have McDonald's today.

[@littlesthobo182]

@@rudy_dstroys1821 Do you mean Ray Kroc? He died all the way back in the early 80s. So much of what most of us remember nostalgically about McDonalds happened AFTER his death.

[@christopherharmon2433]

Its said the same thing happened to Walmart after Sam Walton died.

[@poopa_stinka]

@@rudy_dstroys1821 Ray Crock was kind of a crook

[@DEGENERATORexe]

I used to have a recurring dream all the when I was a kid that was so much like how this place looks, especially from the outside. I remember there was always this weird cold autumn swamp around the building, and there were always orange diving boards set jumping into it.

[@kuu37]

These videos are basically how I see the world when feeling depressed. The present already feels like the past.

[@AidanAidanAAA]

I hope you’re doing okay? 🙏

[@iridiumscribe4915]

Looking at this location is reaching far into my memories as a child growing up in the nineties. I still remember this layout and the colours. Totally different to what we see as McDonalds today. Some really good memories. I even remembered one year, for the holidat season, they even sold VHS tapes and my mother bought one or two of them. They even had the McDonalds logo stamped on the box on the side.

[@S7R86]

The first memory that came into my mind was remembering that exact same color layout, when I was in 4th grade in '96.

[@qrowing]

Definitely remember those vhs tapes. You're probably thinking of the cartoon they made with the creators of Rugrats. "The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald" The entire thing is actually up on youtube!

[@beckigreen]

@@qrowing I bought those tapes for my kids, who are now 30 and 27 years old. I even remember the songs from the episodes they watched them so much. One song had the words “Set up camp” in the lyrics and the other song I remember was something like “This place is so creepy I must admit”. I think the song is called On A Night Like This.

[@natashaschmidt5908]

I was 23 in 2006. I remember how the mcds started taking out their Playland's and turning all modern and boring. To me this doesn't seem that long ago but when this is when you were a kid it does seem that way in your twenties looking back. Once in your mid 30s it's surreal how everything looks and seems

[@itsjustme5030]

Wait another 20 years. Everything you owned as kid will be "antique". I remember McDonald's being remodeled to look like these, an upgrade from what I remember them being when I was little. Now they're almost repulsive-drab and boxy, not at all warm and welcoming.

[@tay2944]

I’m 23 now and this design looks very old and bland to me. I do prefer the modern look

[@wortwortwort1686]

@@tay2944 I’m 24 and you’re insane

[@tay2944]

@@wortwortwort1686 ehh 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@melissayoung7270]

50s and 60s restaurants were the best.

[@war32mec]

I definately remember not only mcds looking like this but also alot of other fast food places back in the day having similiar lobbys and such. Good times to be a kod back then

[@2211DarkBoy]

We had one of these in my town, it's now reopened as a dispensary. I remember when it was still open, it was the same style as this inside but more green on the outside (possibly because it was across from a university with a green theme)

[@jonboy6720]

Very sad that kids now days never got to experience the pleasures of such kid friendly restaurants and a time where struggles weren't so big and you seen more families out. Now days everything is so depressed looking.

[@romerome719]

I heard Ray Krocs ghost voice whisper.. .. "YOU GOT TIME TO LEAN, YOU GOT TIME TO CLEAN" (With a slight wind breeze)

[@hanagreen8790]

BEST COMMENT HANDS DOWN!!!!!!! 😂😂😂 I used to work at McDonald’s and can still hear my old McDonald’s managers screaming that! 🤣

[@dd4850]

thanks. i got to relive a good childhood memory seeing this.

[@Goober-TSB]

if you play it's just a burning memory over it, it hits hard

[@antoniocorsere5675]

It's amazing how they could leave behind thousands of dollars worth of equipment. There are some mom and pop establishments I'm sure would have love to have it donated.

[@richardparker3273]

That's very interesting to see a McDonald's basically frozen in time from 2007. I worked for McDonald's around that time and alot of what I saw in there was exactly the same as the one I worked at. Brought back some memories

[@Mikeb1001]

I started in 2003 and last worked in an old style one in 2008

[@entertainingblackmanvideos7691]

@@Mikeb1001 Do you actually think people care about your life on KZbin haha

[@yxngshadow6439]

Your life must be sad ​@@entertainingblackmanvideos7691

[@entertainingblackmanvideos7691]

@@yxngshadow6439 You don't know my life there you are a stranger making assumptions about other strangers on the internet

[@richardparker3273]

Even though I don't actively look for replies, I do think it's interesting to exchange conversation with people who have had similar experiences to myself, even if common and mundane. And I can appreciate the life of the person behind the keyboard as well@@entertainingblackmanvideos7691

[@GankTown]

Inside looks like the old Taco Bell stores

[@Demi.d3mi]

I was about to say, this looks like my town’s taco bell lol

[@noneyourbiz8886]

This takes me back to my childhood in the early to mid 90s.

[@rwsmom]

I find it fascinating when something gets abandoned like this. I used to work for a company that converted an old McDonald's to a loan company. The main lobby where we worked was the playground area. Some parts of the building were still in the McDonald's colors and in the very back was where the freezers were. My employees and I used to joke in the summer time when the air conditioning would come on that you could briefly smell stale french fries 🍟.

[@justsumguy2u]

I'm amazed that a McDonald's actually closed---it's one of the most successful franchises in history

[@evilmejosh]

McDonald's actually closes several locations a year. Sometimes they build a new location and the owner takes it over and the old store is closed and demolished. Sometimes They are just too close to another one, so closing one would actually push business more towards another one (So instead of having two mediocre profit stores you have one that has better profit, or one that operating at a loss and one that's operating barely above a loss you close one to create a profit)

[@jkminnich]

This particular location was replaced with a new building a couple of blocks up the street.

[@user-xs5bl9dy6d]

They tend to close in areas where it's obvious that it's a business graveyard,as in your business won't stay afloat for very long. Use to live in Eugene Oregon,a small town with not much to do and they closed down their Walmart,McDonald's and a few other well known businesses.

[@ryano913]

@@jkminnich strange that if they moved they’d leave so much equipment tho

[@rjmaxx1258]

Many reasons it can happen since it's a franchise. Where I live we had a Wendy's shut down because I guess the owners weren't giving the corp their cut or something. No warning or anything just, poof gone.

[@TyDie85]

I remember a mcdonalds just like this in the early 90's. It also had a piano with a moon man sitting/"playing" the piano. Around the piano man were a few large tubes with bubbly water. It was very nice, I thought.

[@anomalousproductions3747]

Bro you’ve got an asmr voice this video is relaxing as hell

[@shandi6246]

So strange to look at. This Mcdonald's looks just like the one I used to work at almost 30 years ago! It's wild!

[@RomeoChessGameVlogs200]

Where is this place? USA or Canada?

[@shandi6246]

@@RomeoChessGameVlogs200 I think this location is in the US

[@elgeneralxx]

@@shandi6246 shandi you smell like mail

[@42luke93]

@@shandi6246 Yes it has to be. I'm pretty sure that the trademark on the paper would have the Canadian leaf if it were in Canada.

[@TheUnknownHarbingers]

McDonald's has not really changed much over the years.. aside from the new remodels

[@randmiller88]

We still have a McDonald's that hasn't been remodeled (yet) near Middletown, PA. There was another one in Harrisburg that still looked old-school until last year. :(

[@stevemiller.]

I'll put in a request with that franchise owner and get that squared away. Thanks for bringing that to our attention

[@obiwankenobi5417]

Wow the joy hasn't even been sucked out of the place!

[@Mrsdjlaparcerita]

Oh how I miss my childhood so much 😞 I remember coming to eat at a McDonald’s with this exact decor with my parents especially my dad

[@weaponizedcropduster]

Absolutely amazing. Truly frozen in time. What a time those walls have stood dormant. '07 was a different age.

[@zerrinaa]

i genuinely wonder what led them to just … leaving everything there. so much equipment standing there that could be repurposed

[@gradymcclintock6160]

I love how all the kitchen equipment is still in there

[@SOLIDSNAKE.]

OK that square glass just pulled me the hell back

[@ericathegypsy4946]

Just so eerie,creepy,quiet,and nostalgic.

[@craigm2484]

And yet the vanilla shake machine still works but not in my town or yours . Thanks for the cool content .

[@TriangleofMass]

Haha your telling me and no problem thanks for watching!

[@craigm2484]

@@TriangleofMass Hey if you get some time I think I seen it on Netflix but a kid does a Documentary on McDonalds shake machine No not playing . Its nuts to find out why there machines seem to be out of order and it has zero to do with not cleaning them properly on a daily basis check it out like everything it's all bout the money .

[@paulmcdowell9222]

That why it closed the ice-cream machine broke

[@donovans.5241]

It looks like that ice cream machine is the older model they used before the new ones that break all the time. The older ones were much more reliable and could be repaired or reset very easily by an employee or any refrigeration tech. The new ones shut down very easily and have to be repaired by a technician from the manufacturer.

[@WolfyRed]

21 likes nice

[@theghettoracle]

imagine an edit of this video with the sound of people laughing and talking in the background, kids playing, employees calling out orders and whatnot.

[@oldb-1kenobi]

Anyone notice how he was whispering the entire time? Added to the somber, almost ethereal mood.

[@summer20105707]

This is how all McDonald's looked back in the 80s. The glory days of fast food.

[@patrickmccarron5059]

Not 80s. This is early 90s decor.

[@summer20105707]

@@patrickmccarron5059 very close though.

[@littlewazz]

this is mid 90's

[@jackson5116]

@@patrickmccarron5059 closer to the mid-90's, but still the 90's.

[@S7R86]

@@patrickmccarron5059'95/'96.