(Kind-of) retro-style McDonalds, Jonesboro Arkansas
For the Memorial Day 2018 holiday weekend, thought I'd do something a bit different and show a few of the retro-style McDonald's buildings around the region. I still remember when the mansard-style building at this Jonesboro location (right next door actually, facing north on cross street Nettleton Ave.) was knocked down in favor of the one pictured here. It was a little sad to see this one had been modernized (sometime around late 2016 - early 2017 I believe), but at least they kept some of the exterior's retro traits. Forgive me for not beating up too much on this modern makeover -- I'll do that later when we see what a *real*, unspoiled retro-style McDonald's looks like later on! Forgive me also for not trying to dig up exact year-built dates on these McD's, but I'm not working that hard for holiday weekend pics! Per Google Earth historic aerials however, it looks like site prep for this building was underway back in early 2001.
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McDonald's, S. Caraway Rd. at E. Nettleton Ave., Jonesboro AR
(Kind-of) retro-style McDonalds, Jonesboro Arkansas
For the Memorial Day 2018 holiday weekend, thought I'd do something a bit different and show a few of the retro-style McDonald's buildings around the region. I still remember when the mansard-style building at this Jonesboro location (right next door actually, facing north on cross street Nettleton Ave.) was knocked down in favor of the one pictured here. It was a little sad to see this one had been modernized (sometime around late 2016 - early 2017 I believe), but at least they kept some of the exterior's retro traits. Forgive me for not beating up too much on this modern makeover -- I'll do that later when we see what a *real*, unspoiled retro-style McDonald's looks like later on! Forgive me also for not trying to dig up exact year-built dates on these McD's, but I'm not working that hard for holiday weekend pics! Per Google Earth historic aerials however, it looks like site prep for this building was underway back in early 2001.
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McDonald's, S. Caraway Rd. at E. Nettleton Ave., Jonesboro AR