Exploring The Worst Abandoned McDonald's I've Ever Seen

Exploring The Worst Abandoned McDonald's I've Ever Seen. Enjoy this urban exploration video from this vintage McDonalds which closed over 10 years ago and has been rotting ever since. Enjoy a look at this place until mother nature or a new business takes over thus old restaurant.
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[@celticangel73]

I always feel a little sad when I see abandoned places in ruins like this. To think that once this was a lively place, full of people making memories: A family with kids who loved playing in the play place while mom and dad enjoy a few moments to themselves, A little league team having a celebratory McDonald's lunch, a group of teen boys and girls going out on a group date, a group of senior citizens, enjoying a McDonald's breakfast with coffee and conversation, and so on. If the walls of these places could talk, they would have so many stories to tell. Memories that will last long after the physical building crumbles away.

[@BlueAintACreeper]

Same… I remember going with my mom at Tuesday Morning (the store) and sadly according to a friend of mine, it closed…

[@ToadDarobloxFan]

My son's birthday at Aiden st. We got to McDonald's

[@reneastle8447]

Good thing the Retro Decade Revival Project is gonna make sure "Abandoned" becomes a thing of the past.

[@Freddy_Freddy1987]

Damn bro.....

[@GameDjeenie]

Same. Just thinking about how many different people sat on these outdoors colorful chair or in the seats inside the building since it's construction... Now, you hear only silence and know that it will be like that probably forever... Abandoned places that been abandoned for years make me sad and nostalgic and I'm never even been to the place lol

[@claudespeed277]

This is one some would consider to be a generation 3 McDonald's building. (1967-1979) these were when they implemented the 2nd drive thru window, a more modern design for the time, and the iconic roofing that continued till the shoebox design took over.

[@jamesgarasiun5082]

It was built in 1981. It Closed in 2008

[@peterjszerszen]

I can remember when they were still adding second windows to them in the early-90s. And then they tried the third windows in the late-90s.

[@gearjammergamer8560]

@@peterjszerszen When they built the Mcdonalds in my hometown it had the third window. They bricked it up after about 3 years and put in the normal speakers

[@peterjszerszen]

@@gearjammergamer8560 Mine too, opened with the third window in 1997 and I don't even think it lasted a year at that one. I found it a bit awkward to use, especially since you already drove past the menu and couldn't reference it (but to be fair the menu was MUCH smaller back then).

[@TheJillianRussell]

​@@jamesgarasiun5082I'm surprised. I guessed in the comments that it was 1970's built.

[@shanepoole527]

Man looking at that McDonald's was like looking at a blast from the past McDonald's back then was a great experience but now everything is built cheap love your videos and stay safe doing them.

[@Naomi-P]

Yeah… I worked at a newly built McDonald’s and water was dripping from the roof and the manager just placed a bucket there…

[@skyesyd221]

Hmm

[@skyesyd221]

@@Naomi-P it happens

[@ToadDarobloxFan]

He got killed at McDonald's

[@GameDjeenie]

@@skyesyd221 It's not supposed to. Shit was better built back in the days....

[@roschenshiny5151]

Hey WallieB26, I have a little Funfact for you: I'm from Germany and the McDonalds and Burger King are still the same. They didn't got renovated and don't look ugly. So if you wanna see them, you need to go to Germany but i know its not easy. I love your Videos.

[@laganrat8996]

That is one god-tier vintage McDonald's interior, thanks for going through the risks of documenting it! Despite the horrid condition it is in, I'm amazed it still exists after all these years. I feel McDs updates their interiors more often than the other big fast food chains, so this is a great find! I love the wooden seats, vintage wallpaper, and fancy tiles.

[@slackingpacking]

I am honestly surprised this McDonald’s and the shopping center is still standing. It needs to be demolished. It’s been sitting abandoned for over 10 years.

[@JackVegetables18]

Yeah probably atleast a good 15 years if i could guess by looking at it

[@Am71919]

@@JackVegetables18 nah, all that equipment screams 20th century, my guess would be at least since 1997

[@slackingpacking]

@@Am71919 This McDonald’s closed and moved to a new location in 2008.

[@peterjszerszen]

@@slackingpacking I would have guessed c.2004 as McD began a large renovation program then and this one didn't get it, but the relocation may have already been planned. I'd guess it was built around 1981 though.

[@Satoshi9801]

Yes, it should've been marked "Condemned" rather than "For Lease"

[@stangdude360rs]

I wish we can go back to the days McDonald’s looked like that 🥺

[@rebelwebdevelopment]

I don't think they will find anyone to lease that anytime soon.

[@stevepaulus5527]

Man you was in my neck of the woods. Wish I would have known. That McDonald's has been closed over 15 years and the only thing in use is the old Kroger store. It's been used by Hemms glass for storage. Everything moved East of there.

[@rogersmith9705]

Wallie, I'm surprised that the giant bee on the wall didn't scare you (7:58). 🐝 Thanks for that video and stay safe. This one looks like a health hazard to me.

[@GearsDatPowerDaTubes]

Is that what made the buzzing he heard?

[@iancurrie8844]

McDonald's is always a health hazard.

[@bryanhill8131]

That’s a shame that the building is trashed like that

[@codypet2110]

The extra room in the back would have been the nonsmoking section. My McDonald's in Emmaus PA had the same setup. It's still there but was renovated into a shoebox now.

[@justinstandifer604]

Is it the one with the huge playplace addition on the front?

[@codypet2110]

@@justinstandifer604 yes. I believe so. If you're talking about the one on Chestnut St. Near 29. I remember it being a giant patio with flag poles out front before that addition was built.

[@magicalpotatoeforces]

I wish old McDonalds like this were still maintained and functioning. I absolutely would love to eat in one with a dining area like that, those booths are so unique and the trash with the pull handle. I love old stuff like this and it's always a shame to see it messed up, in disarray and made to become "modern" looking.

[@kevinnickel5083]

I remember eating at this location as a kid. Had seen some of your other videos and wondered what the inside of this one looked like. Thanks for going inside. The room next to the restrooms was one that could be reserved for birthdays or anyone could eat in there when not being reserved. There used to be a play area outside where the seats are.

[@Mikeb1001]

Any idea how old it was or when it closed?

[@GameDjeenie]

Must be weird to have such fond memories of this place and see it like that now...

[@raynell881]

What state is this located in

[@christiangonzales7429]

Wherever you go, the bees always follow! But yes, walking into that place was like taking a step back in time!!

[@peterjszerszen]

Yeah, those bees won't bug him but I understand his concern since he's allergic. I have a hive of those guys in my backyard but they don't bug me or my dog and I don't bug them. We need as many bees/pollinators as we can get. Yellowjackets on the other hand...

[@lisaknox7722]

What's sad about McDonald's now is it's all tvs. And no place for kids to play. And grouchy employees and managers at the drive thrus! It's terrible, it's like they took out all the fun stuff , the stuff we remembered as kids. No wonder , they're experiencing a lot of back lash from people now. It's as boring as a carwash now.😢

[@RCh-k5d]

I agree. Well, the new car wash by me has these cool blue and red LED lights, so....

[@thecheesefactor]

Boardroom culture has been downloaded to the product. This is happening in film and TV entertainment, and fast food. A real turn-off for customers. We are paying you, you are not paying us.

[@LG633TV]

Pretty much all the people who work at McDonald's now are Mexican and neither you or they can understand each other

[@amandaclick3590]

Wow, another runned down and abandoned McDonald's huh? I do remember when I was a kid, these types of McDonald's were great restaurants when they were opened and in business! I just want to say, God Bless you so much, Wallie! 🙏 You always do an awesome job filming your videos and you are so talented! ❤😘👍 I enjoyed watching your video! Thank you so much!

[@davidsquires154]

I, remember eating McDonald's in the 1970's, 1980's, and the 1990's when the McDonald's buildings looked like this, and not the boring shoebox buildings.

[@bclit6209]

This McDonald's is in really deplorable condition. Safe to say there's no resurrecting this place.

[@michaelterrell]

The walls are solid, so a new roof would make it usable again. I've seen worse damage to block or brick buildings. My girlfriend's family in high school had their block house burn while they were at a Christmas party. 90% of the roof was gone, and most of the interior was gutted. I was in the 11th grade at the time. I helped them rebuild it after school, and on the weekends. The first part was to clean out everything that couldn't be reused. then build a new roof. Then the floors were repaired, and new studding. We wired it, insulated it and dry walled it. It was during the summer break from school by the time we finished. It would have been faster to ear it down and start over, but that would have doubled the cost.

[@rogersmith9705]

Wallie, don't worry about the vandalism, you can always put the blame on Doyle! (9:48) 🤣

[@WallieB26]

LOL!

[@rl1137]

the seats in thr party room look like hamburger buns...I remember those back when I was a kid.

[@carlavision6143]

I miss the old McDonald's! WallieB26 really enjoyed your abandoned McDonald's video! I like the way they were back in the 70's. I just don't like the way they look today.

[@crazycoollady]

I am with you. McDonald's restaurants nowadays look very bland in my opinion.

[@JJMCB26]

It's now the third time that Wallie got inside of an abandoned McDonald's and this is the best one, very mouldy but I quite like it though 🙂

[@jameshebert5430]

There's only one way to clean up that place and that's with a bulldozer!

[@kimberlyontiveros9175]

I wish all our fast food restaurants were still like this just miss the good old days 😪 😢 😞

[@leedaniels7196]

Me too!.

[@ronaldyodersr]

Guaranteed this McDonald served McDLTs

[@christiangonzales7429]

8:11 Olivetti was the exclusive supplier of computers for McDonald's back in the 90s.

[@bronzechicken4437]

The wood on the drivethrough window said 2006 and it had been closed then. I'd estimate it's been gone since the late 90s-early 2000s

[@Am71919]

Judging by the furniture, the kitchen equipment and the way the building looks in general, I'd say around 97 it closed

[@realrtot9138]

This location actually closed in 2008 due to relocation

[@Am71919]

@@realrtot9138 they must have had the same furniture since the '80s, this was the exact setup of a McDonald's I worked at in 1985 when I was 15, inside and out

[@brandonb.6099]

Great video Wallie; i really appreciate your willingness to explore some gross, nasty abandoned places.

[@Roz-90]

That's gotta be the oldest style decor I've ever seen in a McDonald's. 70's to very early 80s, maybe?

[@crazyguy_1233]

I was thinking the same thing. Gotta be late 70s. I'd be surprised if its not.

[@jamesgarasiun5082]

Built in 1981

[@jamesgarasiun5082]

Closed in 2008

[@Rwalt61]

Looks like the first McDonald's we had here. 1970s to 1980s.

[@peterjszerszen]

@@crazyguy_1233 Opened in 1981 so probably designed around 1979. 1981 was still very "70s", it wasn't until around 1982-84 that architectural style began to shift.

[@lindamikel7913]

What a Awesome Find for Another Abandoned McDonald's Video Wallie and Kayla.

[@matthewray7065]

Wow! I’ve never seen a McDonalds with the beamed ceilings and old style ceiling tiles like that. I recall the interiors of the old Long John Silver’s locations had a similar look (mostly 70s era).

[@keirengaming]

This McDonald’s appears to have closed Before 2008. I’m asssuming it closed down in 2007. When the new location was complete.

[@realrtot9138]

You're close, but it closed in 2008

[@isaiahmarker407]

Do you know why it moved instead of keeping/remodeling this one?

[@isaiahmarker407]

@@realrtot9138 any idea why it moved instead of keeping as is or remodeling this one?

[@Willowreviewss]

@@isaiahmarker407 maybe because that area was getting abandoned so they didnt want the mc donalds next to a abandoned shopping center

[@StantonsJourneys]

Still looks as bad as when me and Parker Explored it, one thing by the old playground they had a time capsule sign by one those posts. Kind of curious that they have in there. Definitely grew up eating in those types of Mcdonalds, the good old days.

[@adamvyondandplotagonmaster7454]

Thanks wallie I requested this one you been getting a lot of my requests lately. I appreciate it :). Parker mentioned in this video when it closed it was either 2004 or 2006 it relocated down the street to a new location. Everyone who filmed this got inside you can also get inside the Kmart in piqua. This will need to get torn down if it wants to become something else.

[@Am71919]

This looks exactly like a McDonald's that opened and closed in the 20th century

[@pauled8no1]

Great explore Wallie! Thank you for going inside to make it more interesting. I appreciate when you can get inside, just keep safe and be careful!

[@RichieTrashmouthTozier]

Bet the ice cream machine wants to work now

[@Mina_Fox_90]

That is one rotting, ugly McDonald's since it was closed. I watched another video of it by another guy exploring these vacant facilities, and just like he said, it's in bad enough condition that demolition is the only answer. According to property records, this one was built in 1981. Closed about late 2006 or 2007 when a newer McDonald's was built half a mile away. The interior looks like it's original with minimal to no changes, and older stores prior to 1987 - they had metal outdoor playgrounds modeled after McDonaldland characters and a special room for kids' birthday parties and other events; and then 1987 and later was when they went for the indoor PlayPlace with plastic tubes and ballpits and integrated children's parties in that area as well. So, it would have been actually over 15 years since this one closed.

[@RoteLars]

That building is not for rental in this condition. It's only demolizing state on this building.

[@Dashiell777]

It'd be nice if you can find a McDonald's like this still around and still in business

[@nicolemacpherson3908]

I figured it was gonna be the Piqua, Oh McDonalds! I guessed right! Based on the videos of other explorers, this McDonalds is in such poor condition. Just so sad looking. The stools outside almost remind me of the Spider ride at Idlewild Park! Thanks for this 2022 tour of the Piqua, Oh McDonalds!

[@JasonBoydston]

I remember going to a Mcdonalds like that when I was a kid, I wish Mcdonalds would preserve some of these, it would be fun to have a "retro" experience at McDonalds. You can tell this building was constructed to a higher standard than the current ones, I like the wood beams and the trim around the windows.

[@jenniferkaven4455]

Thanks for the tour😁 your great, don't listen to the negative coments

[@Willowreviewss]

Theres actually a mc donald's retro from the 50's in Los Angeles the oldest mc donalds

[@primusvsunicron1]

@@Willowreviewss in Downey

[@richardyoung9024]

All I can say is if the owners were wanting to lease this building, they should clean it up so prospective people would want to lease it. Otherwise, I am pretty sure it’s simply abandoned with old For Lease signs in place. It should be demolished!

[@randomcosplaydudesimpressi8509]

Despite the old fashioned tile & ceilings etc, looks like it's from the 70s.

[@sampablo7106]

McDonald’s used to be so beautiful everything back in the day in America was so beautiful we used to make things with pride now it’s just quickly slapped together 😢

[@Gizmo88]

It's must have closed a long time ago it didn't even have McCafe

[@maxiquickrobloxandliftfan]

One of the scariest abandoned places

[@antidome]

If you look at a google street view pic from 2008 you’ll see an outside playground

[@xaingo76]

As far back as Google Maps goes, 2008, this McDonalds (and the Kroger) have been abandoned.

[@g1zm0_s]

What’s the address I can’t find it

[@DCM18]

​@@g1zm0_s 1935 covington

[@tomwells7124]

When McDonalds was more fun than the cold boring look of the new ones today.

[@tomfriend2806]

It's a McDonald's from Silent Hill..... 😆

[@joshuam664]

That's an old 1990s and 80s McDs. I remember working with them in 2002 but was going towards how it is today

[@skyebird3933]

Eeewww, get out of there and take a shower. 🤭

[@zeniarodriguez7931]

I would unscrew those tablets and restore them and sell them or use them in my home. Be creative guys. Too much money going to waste. There is so much money to be made out in the world

[@Saintnick90]

I feel like I'm choking on asbestos just watching this video.

[@jwbogacki]

I believe most of the 80s mcdonald's had party rooms and then years later, playplaces. Hope you're doing well after that video.

[@mariebelladonna437]

I feel like that rubber matting on the patio is indicative of them having an outdoor playground, at one point. Like, the kind that was one big self-contained unit, made of big, shiny plastic. Added years after the original building opened. But the interior literally blew me away. Not because of the condition it was in. But because I'm a child of the 80s, and I DEFINITELY remember eating at McDonald's restaurants that looked like this, when I was a kid. I remember the paned windows, the wood, and even the wallpaper with the houses on it! What a true blast from the past, seeing that late 70s/early 80s aesthetic! Literal core memory unlocked! Thank you so much for this one, Wallie!

[@AlesterMyersWick]

well, the whole place looks deteriorated such as mcbarge...

[@letaloudone]

Wow. I'm guessing that's been closed for many years. I do not like the new McDonalds at all. The commercials were good the food was good. The 90s were a great time. Miss it fiercely. Thanks Wallie!

[@ChuTheCreator]

quality exploration video!

[@MyLife-so1jl]

this McDonald's looks vary 70s

[@exposingliars7794]

That is not from 90's more like from the late 70's early 80's

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

Funny...when you were walking around outside, I was thinking "I wonder if the roof leaks?" - Well...looks like it does!

[@kimberlyontiveros9175]

Sad to see it in this condition it needs to be demolished

[@peterjszerszen]

Wow, that's an OLD one! I always love a good greenhouse Kroger too! I wonder how many Big Macs this place served over its life. I like the inverted railing detail on the ceiling at 5:54. They built a lot of these Kmart/Kroger combos with fast food outlots in the late-70s/80s. The Kroger is from about 1981, the greenhouse doesn't have the curved side walls (changed in 1980) and the slope of the walls doesn't angle with the glass (1982+), nor is it a "5-bay greenhouse" version (1983+). The brown block color is somewhat rare too. This McDonald's is likely from just after the shopping center opened but it looks decidedly '70s inside and has probably been closed for at about 20 years. It got the red/yellow/white exterior paint (early-2000s) but was was closed before the 2004 renovation program. The roof is also aged, they would have put that on over the mansard roof when it closed and those are probably 15-year shingles. Nice find! There aren't many left (including greenhouse Krogers).

[@peterjszerszen]

The Kroger also has skylights which wouldn't have been a greenhouse Kroger thing so someone else was in that space before it closed.

[@slackingpacking]

This McDonald’s closed in 2008.

[@peterjszerszen]

@@slackingpacking That makes sense. The 2004 renovation program lasted right up to the last recession and they may have known they were going to move so they opted out. Up until a few years ago you could still find an '80s McD's here and there that they seemed to forget about but now I can't even recall the last time I saw one with the old mansard roof. End of an era, Wallie is so right about them just being faded memories now. What an awful period of commercial architecture we've been in for the past 10-15 years. It's like the building equivalent of cars in the '80s. At least McD's still puts ceilings in though. Wendy's modern "shoebox" design is like eating in a warehouse with awful acoustics and coldness. If I wanted to eat in a warehouse, I'd just go for the Home Depot hot dog (that's gone now too).

[@ChristheShrinerdawg]

Wow! Just watching this have me a headache!

[@judefernandez9234]

There looks to be a play place that was on the blue padding on the front.

[@York-Isles-63]

That McDonald's got tore up

[@RuhRohReagy]

Where I live, the McDonalds we have had the red roof until just a couple years ago! I miss the way it used to look before they renovated it. Now, it’s boring and has gone downhill.

[@bliviont]

But was the ice cream machine working?

[@calebpotter9744]

Man I love your videos!! I’ve always found interest in exploring abandoned places myself! This McDonald’s is far gone off the chain and it’s sad because this was once a lively place. I miss the old design of McDonald’s the new one is just too boring

[@michaelblair5767]

That whole shopping center looks like it is in bad shape

[@randalg51]

All, I can say after watching this it just looks bad in every sense of the word it just plain looks bad, I don't know what else to say or better yet what can, I say.

[@agy234]

I’ve never seen a McDonald’s look like this inside. The decor is wild

[@mnews2270]

I would guess this opened early 80s and closed in early-mid 2000s

[@mnews2270]

Looks like 80 decor and never updated in the 90s, early 2000s

[@relaxingsleepsounds3907]

Anyone notice the giant bee painted on wall at 7:59 in video 😂

[@sandrahunter5749]

Wallie, order you some food from this McDonald's 😂😂😂 you make me laugh, when you pretend to order food from abandoned places.

[@matthewfarmer6830]

Old school and abandoned Micky D's lol thanks for sharing this video Wallie stay safe and awesome.🤘😎👍👍I remember the 80s McDonald's that did the super size on the drinks french fries and samwitch.i remember the style it's 1980s like it can be on the Goldbergs sitcom. Lol

[@mikeredd525]

You were in Dayton? My neck of the woods . It would be cool to meet you, maybe next time. Thanks for the videos.

[@supermama4748]

They closed it in November of 2007. They built another one down the street by the Kroger.

[@evanwilliams6406]

This one is very old and its in awful shape. Probably before my time. There is a smoking section in there....they don't EVEN allow that anymore. Would have liked to have seen it before it got destroyed. Looks like fire damage.

[@bobmarshall6688]

That really surprises me. as a former MCD VP, we would always make sure we "de-arch-ed" all closed locations. This may be a rare case where MCD did not own the building and the landlord did not allow MCD to do that.

[@james6231983]

Very vintage Definitely from the 70s and 80s.

[@matthewwiersma3450]

A Piqua Ohio native right here 🙋‍♂️ yep that McDonald's always makes me sad considering I used to go here every day as a kid and now it's entire parking lot is abandoned and it sucks to see 😔

[@EmilyS-gk3st]

There is an abandoned Motel 6 over in Utah that I could give you the street of, but it has no trespassing signs. I'm not sure if you ever go out that way or ignore those kinds of signs, but I am kinda curious what's left of that motel. Are the beds still there? The hotel Bibles? The lamps? Some soaps, shampoo, and conditioner? The world may never know...because I don't wanna risk getting caught violating a "no trespassing" sign.

[@StansAuto83]

That is so 1980s and I’d probably be the dummy that had the money that would buy that old McDonald’s

[@JustAGuyWithALongScreenName]

That last room wasn't a play place. That was an old McDungeon.

[@williamp9983]

Around 2:30 am Ronald McDonald's is preparing The Happy Meal ..La Cajita Felíz buah ah ah ah..!!!👻👻👻👻👻😱😱🤡🤡🤡

[@RCh-k5d]

My first job was at McDonald's. This was the same layout except the second drive thru window. They added it a year after I left. The tiles, the trash cans, I'm Lovin' It! For the first time ever I am subscribing to a KZbin channel. Great work, Wallie!!!!!

[@buckeyecolt3468]

I live in this town. Thanks for showing the inside. Now my curiosity has been satisfied lol. I will never go into that

[@kimfrank2417]

Where’s this out? Have you ever been caught in abandon building ?

[@danestegman155]

Wow! That is a an old style McDonald's that I have seen in awhile! This place should be torn down! Those bees outside might be carpenter bees. They are probably working on getting this place to come down! Good video! Stay safe!

[@ronaldareyes9899]

Hi 👋 Wallieb26.

[@shawnwhite3662]

Looks like it’s been closed longer than over 10 years. Everything inside is extremely outdated.

[@456puff]

I'm 25 so I don't remember seeing any like this, although I swear this video is sparking some vague memories? So maybe, I don't know. I do remember one when I was little that had a red slanted roof and these giant lights going down them vertically that looked like french fries. They've since remodeled it to one of the stupid grey box ones.

[@Benthetrainkid]

This McDonald's also would've had a PlayPlace that was torn down at some point

[@news89]

Wow talk about taking a step back in time. That is really a humdinger of explore.

[@brentamania89]

Sad to see abandoned buildings to bad they can be reused and why do people trash them no class and that McDonald's just needs to be tore down no repairing that place

[@jet34thehawk]

Wow 👌 awesome video