Following the lead of its downtown and select suburban locations, McDonald’s has been rapidly changing the look of its northern Chicago restaurants as well. Over the last half year or so, location after location has been abruptly razed and rebuilt in stunning fashion, each barely finishing up just before the next one goes down.
And what’s the result of all this? More adult-friendly architecture (read: no more ball- and tube-filled playplaces for kids) and less of the plastic decor that so long characterized the House of Ronald. Not only does the eponymous clown look forlorn sitting on that cold bench outside, but that stone fireplace inside (see below) seems strangely out of place under those familiar Golden Arches. (more…)
