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McDonald’s never looked so damn fancy

: Located in the village of New Hyde Park in New York sits one of the fanciest McDonald’s “restaurants” you will ever see. The McDonald’s resides in a century old Georgian mansion, known as the Denton house that was build back in 1795. It has been used as a McDonald’s fast food outlet throughout a large portion of the 1900′s, however, it was actually threatened to be torn down by McDonald’s reps so that it could be replaced by a more traditional McDonald’s building back in 1987. Thankfully, the locals stepped in and helped preserve the McDonald’s and its landmark status.

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Sal gambino

i swear to god, since i was little, i swore i heard ghost noises in that bathroom my entire life.
And no, theyre normal bathrooms.. haha
April C.

Most new ones have those creepy black toilets…not a fan.

Tom

Fancy diabetes
Jakki

why on earth would they prefer the traditional model? Mcdonald's are an eyesore…

holyshititsadick

You got it. What kid from out of town is going to recognize that building as a McD's and scream for his Happy Meal? I'll give kudos to McDonalds, though- they work with communities who want to avoid the over-commercialization of today. My town would not grant them a permit to rebuild/remodel their existing facility unless it conformed to the general downtown architecture. Turned out to be a very nice design and still recognizable.

AtlChiver

Too bad they still serve the same crap.
D.Beetus

Fancy idiot named Tom who doesn't have the first clue as to how people develop diabetes–and will no doubt now run off to Wikimoronia to find something to cut and paste.

Gnarboots123

Look out we got a bad ass over here
Tom

So, lifestyle factors like eating fast food, which can cause weight gain which leads to being overweight which is a factor in developing Type 2 diabetes, doesn't really actually happen? Oh, thank goodness! You know, for awhile, I really thought all that medical mumbo jumbo about being overweight and how it is unhealthy, was really starting to make sense, but you've shown me the light! All those people saying you need to lose weight because it can lead to diabetes were just blowing smoke up our asses? Or better yet, they were just shoving cheeseburgers up 'em, right?

How's about next time you stop being so bigoted and generally degrading towards people and treat 'em with a little respect. You could get a lot farther in life. KCCO.

Frank

I think it's funny that you blame a burger joint, and not the fat ass.

"McDonalds made me eat burgers everyday and not exercise!"

dewarz

Nifty.. now I can get a side of fancy with my bubble guts.
http://alwayscivil.blogspot.com BostonRugger

Can I supersize that?
Smithers25

It'd almost be worth eating terrible McD's food just to go there
Klú

I bet the restrooms are still a mess
Adam

There is one in Asheville North Carolina that looks like a log cabin.
organix85

They need a ball pit.
chivefoundit

#16

Still can't keep the idiots from plowing into the side of the building.
Levian

Lol that's awesome. If your poor bring your date here, she can't say it isn't a fancy restaurant!
Leddy420

What's up with the audio ads that play automatically? Does wonders for my undercover chiving

Leddy420

Cause listening to music means you're not working, right? I feel sorry for you if I need to explain this any further.

Leddy420

I don't care about normal ads, just the audio ones – I've been browsing the chive daily for the past 7 months. This is the first time I've come to an article and had an ad blasting audio through my speakers. I remember reading a post from thechive about how some advertisers are sneaking in audio ads, which they do not approve.

The_Dood

I've used firefox the entire time I've been browsing theChive – about two years now. And I haven't heard an ad in at least a year and a half. I'm just giving you the easiest solution to your problem. It also works on other sites. I'm not sure if it's AB+ or something else, but I don't see commercials on southparkstudios either, but I do in chrome and ie.

theloosesock

Been here before, I couldn't believe I was in a Mc'Ds .. keepin it classy chive on!
fizzle

An honest-to-God McMansion.
Weedo

Lipstick on a pig?
https://www.facebook.com/brent.misfeldt Brent Misfeldt

It'd be a lot cooler if it was a brewery!
What a waste of a cool house.

Schadeboy

I had a similar comment. Although I wouldn't have picked brewery, but still they took an historic mansion and built it into the worlds worst fast food joint. That's like turning a church into a used car lot. Sad.

Kodos

still has squalling brats in the Playland?
B-to-the-H

#7, #8 – Pretty cool looking dining area.

#14 – Not gonna lie. I kinda expected the crew members to be wearing bow ties and white gloves with how fancy everything looks.

George Zip

Anybody remember Farrell's Ice Cream? That's what I thought of when I saw this. Figured the same re/the uniform you mention.

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