McDonald's Shelby Dr. (Whitehaven), June 2014
Around mid 2013, McDonald's decided to move on from the location pictured in the previous photos, leaving this strange de-branded building behind! So it went from shingles, to a metal roof, then back to shingles again: amazing how much money sometimes gets spent on remodeling things back to resemble what they once were. They went to a whole lot of trouble here to erase all McD's traces, even removing the drive thru portico. This does actually have a bit of a throwback vibe to it now! But it's hard for McDonald's to fool us retail geeks: most times these debranded buildings are fairly easy to spot. Here's the nearby Elvis Presley Blvd. debranded location, last known as a Christian book store: flic.kr/p/cPeaf7
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Former McDonald's, 1973-built, Shelby Dr. near Faronia Dr., Memphis
McDonald's Shelby Dr. (Whitehaven), June 2014
Around mid 2013, McDonald's decided to move on from the location pictured in the previous photos, leaving this strange de-branded building behind! So it went from shingles, to a metal roof, then back to shingles again: amazing how much money sometimes gets spent on remodeling things back to resemble what they once were. They went to a whole lot of trouble here to erase all McD's traces, even removing the drive thru portico. This does actually have a bit of a throwback vibe to it now! But it's hard for McDonald's to fool us retail geeks: most times these debranded buildings are fairly easy to spot. Here's the nearby Elvis Presley Blvd. debranded location, last known as a Christian book store: flic.kr/p/cPeaf7
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Former McDonald's, 1973-built, Shelby Dr. near Faronia Dr., Memphis