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[Suburbia Lost] McDonald’s - Forest Park, OH 2
Abandoned fast food places dot the American landscape everywhere you look, but it’s rare to find a shuttered McDonald’s still standing. Sometimes you get lucky, though, and find the White McWhale of derelict suburban architecture.
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[Suburbia Lost] McDonald's - Forest Park, OH
In a recent Suburbia Lost entry we took a look at the "pizza hut phenomenon.' I.E. When purpose built structures of restaurant chains and fast food organizations have such a distinct identity it's hard to imagine them being anything else. Oftentimes, these businesses are actually leasing the buildings and when something new opens up, the building's design gives you a direct clue to its history. There's one organization though that never really falls victim to this and that's McDonald's.