Abandoned MCDONALD'S on ADAK ISLAND in Alaska

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Abandoned MCDONALD'S on ADAK ISLAND in Alaska

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I flew to Adak Island - a remote Alaskan island in the north Pacific Ocean - to explore its abandoned US military base. Surprisingly, the base included a McDonald's that opened in July 1986. But the restaurant was closed in 1994 as the Navy gradually decommissioned the base. Its original menu sign and other aspects of the building remain frozen in time.
More than 6000 people lived on the base at its peak in the 1980s. However, the base closed in March 1997, and most buildings were abandoned. Now, Adak Island has only 33 permanent residents.
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NOTE: this video and its Instagram Reel were stolen and copied by a TikTok account. This is the original version filmed in August 2022.
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Past the Present Future is a film series by globally recognized photographer Chris Luckhardt. The series views the PAST through a lens in the PRESENT with an eye to FUTURE development.
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Chris Luckhardt has documented and photographed some of the most iconic and viral images of abandoned places around the world. He was among the first photographers to publish photos in the press from legendary abandoned places like Hashima Island, Nara Dreamland, Michigan Central Station, and Six Flags New Orleans. His body of work has led to interviews and collaborations with The White House, Netflix, Ford, GQ China, ABC News, Good Morning America, Scholastic Canada, Yahoo Japan, and many more. In 2016, the Obama administration invited Chris to photograph a private citizen "haunted" tour of The White House.
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@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

NEXT VIDEO → "Ghost Town in the Sky - Abandoned Wild West Mountain Top Theme Park" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hp-Hjdd_ztexg6s.html

@sammy56ism Жыл бұрын

We were there from 1984 to 1986. I remember how excited we all were when the McDonald's was built. It was a real moral booster!

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

It must’ve felt like a little McSunshine from civilization arriving on Adak!

@codemisterz 10 ай бұрын

That's crazy!

@sammy56ism 5 ай бұрын

@@corporatemcmahon2815Why would I lie? What sort of proof do you need? 🤔 Thousands of people, military and civilian, were stationed on Adak over the years. We were there from mid 1984 to mid 1986. We also experienced the earthquake that occurred in early May 1986. I was expecting our son at that time and our daughter was 4 years old. We left in June and I was glad to go!

@sammy56ism 5 ай бұрын

@@corporatemcmahon2815 This was the mid 1980s. Except for a few folks who had camcorders, no one else had anything but cameras. We certainly could not afford a camcorder, so we have no videos to show from that era. My husband is a 20 year Navy vet and I served 6 years. We're certainly not "pretending." Just Google the earthquake on Adak in May 1986 and you'll read all about it. I don't do TikTok at all; I'm 67 years old and don't pay any attentions to "trends." Your remarks are insulting and you can stand by whatever you feel you need to do. We're done here.

@sammy56ism 5 ай бұрын

@@corporatemcmahon2815 This was the 1980s. Some people had camcorders but we certainly could not afford one, so I have no video to post. We just had ordinary cameras with film in them and we took plenty of photos and slides. I know nothing about TikTok trends. So you believe what you want. My husband served 20 years in the USN and I served 6 years. We're 75 and 67 years old, respectively. We don't lie to make ourselves look good. I think we're all done now.

@DerelictToDecay Жыл бұрын

Man that menu is such a good throwback, brings back those childhood memories.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

I didn’t see it on this menu but I remember the insanity of trying to eat a Jurassic Park themed triple cheeseburger lol

@shillsdontspookme9208 7 ай бұрын

We lived in Sandy Cove when my dad was stationed on Adak. He made Chief on this little island in the early 90s. I used to ride my bike to this McDonald's with my babysitting money and I always got the two cheesburgers meal! Man, nostalgia hurts so weird. . . Birthplace of the wind ❤

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

Did this McDonald’s have McPizza?

@Scorptique Жыл бұрын

Hearing the wind blow while watching the grass dance is therapeutic ☺

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like the more immersive format. 😊 I filmed the same video the day I arrived while it was overcast, more windy, and rainy. This experience with the sun and wind seemed a little more appropriate for the published version.

@dona3554 Жыл бұрын

There isn’t a day on Adak that you don’t hear the wind while outside. It definitely wasn’t therapeutic while I was stationed there. 🤣

@Tam_Eiki Жыл бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt Overcast and windy was an every day thing on Adak. It was coined, "Adak, the Birthplace of the Wind". They had a thing called "Sunshine Liberty" where everyone who wasn't absolutely necessary got the rest of the day off when the sun came out because it was so rare. The first time I heard of it, I'd just started high school and a kid came running down the hall yelling about sunshine liberty. Everyone started packing up their stuff and left. The teacher explained what it was to me but I thought it was a joke on the new kid because I'd just moved to Adak from San Diego. 🤣

@MitchellBrown-su9dc 5 ай бұрын

🤣😂🌬️🌬️💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨 I Know Exactly 👍 What U Mean 😭

@MitchellBrown-su9dc 5 ай бұрын

🤣😂🙀👀

@robwilcox9296 Жыл бұрын

I pulled into Adak while in the service. We saw those golden arches while pulling in, got excited, then found that it had closed. Total bummer, but was a nice reminder of home in that very desolate place.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Must’ve happened after 1993 while the base was slowly closing down?

@robwilcox9296 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt December 94.

@dw7094 Жыл бұрын

I was there in late 1994 when McDonald's Corporate sent a crew to Adak to retrieve the arches that stood by the main road. Once unearthed, they were taken down to Sampson's area and palletized and barged off-island, concrete abutments still attached.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

First, it's amazing that you were there to see it. And second, that's a lot of expense considering they left everything else behind.

@MrWolfSnack 11 ай бұрын

I think the main paranoia McDonald's has is someone setting up the building as their own restaurant and using the MCDonald's name to run the business. Without the signage and no way to get any, it's just a junked building. @@chrisluckhardt

@Unique2U05 Жыл бұрын

Bobby's world??? That really took me back to the 90's!!

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

Jurassic Park did it for me! The OG movie still looks great too.

@RareCnC 7 ай бұрын

A lot of those old signs and posters are worth they’re pretty penny to the right collector, especially being vintage and original

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, getting those signs off Adak would be insanely expensive due to shipping costs. The island is further west than Russia’s easternmost point.

@AmberTheFangirl 10 ай бұрын

I just wanna keep that menu. The pricing… the Bobby’s World toy line… it screams 1990’s😭

@chrisluckhardt 10 ай бұрын

No love for the Dino Sized fries? 😂

@michaelperez9966 5 ай бұрын

Those prices were actually pretty high for 1997, probably because it was Alaska. A small soda was 99¢, but McDonald’s was charging $1 for a small soda in New York in 2020. Small fries were also 99¢, but small fries were on the $1 menu in New York until about ten years ago.

@BigSplenda1885 7 ай бұрын

Omg i remember those little swinging doors on the drive thru windows!!!

@rzoo5113 5 ай бұрын

I miss the old McDonald happy meal toys. And sure remember those drive through windows. Best days ever.

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

Let’s not forget those delicious cardboard McDonaldland Cookies!

@the5gen Жыл бұрын

Wonderful footage. My grandfather spent time here in the 1950s. I hope the DoD & Navy consider to reopen this base as a pivot to both the Pacific and the Arctic region. With Russia militarizing in the Arctic and China pushing out to the Pacific having this base (and potentially an icebreaker stationed here) as a practicality.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

Thank you! If only the walls could speak and share the veteran's and family's stories about their time on Adak! I read that the Navy went back to Adak in 2019 for the first time since 1997 to do training exercises. I'd rather live in a world without militarization but humans haven't evolved enough yet. I saw a study years ago that stated if the US gave 1% of its military budget to NASA that it would double NASA's budget! Idealist thinking from a space exploration enthusiastic, I know...

@chico7469 7 ай бұрын

Your suggestion is possibly being considered as of this moment, pull it up online, the Navy is looking into reactivating this place

@galgotgame3376 Жыл бұрын

I lived here for four years in the early 90s as a kid, so weird to see it like this now!

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

Do you remember how busy the McDonald's was at that time? And can you see your house in the other Adak videos I published?

@LadyCatFelineTheSeventh Жыл бұрын

I remember that McD's being packed. Too bad you couldn't get inside. And that sun! Very lucky. Surprised to see the houses still standing. They were is horrid condition when they were new - leaky roofs with lots of structural problems. I think people only lived in then 1 or 2 years before the base was closed, then they were used as a 'hotel" for visitors (which was how I got to stay in one.) Not sure if that is still happening (probably not.)

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

What you've described matches what my host told me about the houses. Some of the houses close to the McDonald's were solid but other houses were built cheap and for a different climate (right side housing at 0:20). I was able to rent an entire house from my fantastic host Steve - it's in the cluster I mention at 5:17.

@DennisRetzlaff 5 ай бұрын

I'm here from german newspapers. Really cool footage, it took me back to the good old times a bit.

@yannik8200 5 ай бұрын

Die gute alte Bild. 😂

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

Back when the fries were good! 🍟

@GameDjeenie 7 ай бұрын

Holy cow ! Those prices !! Please bring me back ! not even 3 bucks for a full breakfast lmao

@ahoybobby Ай бұрын

Those prices would have likely been the highest in the entire United States in 1993

@trainnerd3029 Жыл бұрын

The menu sign brings back, a lot of memories of my youth…

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

All it's missing is McPizza!

@trainnerd3029 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt how do you not have 100,000+ subscribers my friend? Stumbled onto your channel a few days ago and I’ve watched almost all of your videos and subscribed! Very cool stuff!

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

@@trainnerd3029 I'm mostly known as a photographer but I've been filming abandoned places for 20 years. My subscriber count is low because I didn't start the channel until 2 years ago. But the KZfaq algorithm recently pushed a batch of my videos to a wider audience so I'm guessing that's how you stumbled across my channel. Thanks for the support!!!

@trainnerd3029 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt thoroughly enjoy your stuff Chris! Best of luck with the channel!!

@davemyers3863 7 ай бұрын

On Adak 90-92 and I have never had a quarter pounder hamburger since as good as what I got on Adak.

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

I’m going to guess the reason is Adak experience nostalgia combined with McDonald’s being not as good as it was 30 years ago.

@redmustangredmustang Жыл бұрын

That's what happened to many of these basis after the Cold War was over, it got closed down and many places like this people moved out and fled. These places really are stuck in a place in history.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

I've explored a few abandoned military bases. They're all like this - frozen in the period they were closed. Except this base had great french fries!

@ervinthompson6598 7 ай бұрын

@chrisluckhardt McDonald's used to have hand cut fries - you got a bag in which they were all the same length instead of the haphazard scraps sold today - and the taste was heavenly. We used to buy extra bags at 5 and 10 cents just to feed the cute little sparrows hopping around in the parking lot !!

@JohnSaylock-ec4cd 9 ай бұрын

Wife and I lived a hop skip and jump from mc ds. Only ate it rarely. We were both on comrats.

@chrisluckhardt 8 ай бұрын

Commuted Rations Action?

@Trumpasaurus Жыл бұрын

It's neat to see they put in the effort to make it look like a MCD's in the building shape too. My friend's dad was stationed at another Aleutian base called Shemya that was also closed down. I can't even imagine being so isolated.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

McDonald's dictates the appearance updates of each building based on the franchise agreement. A few restaurants were able to retain older architecture via loopholes. I'm guessing this one would've been updated eventually if the base remained open.

@ESUNintel 5 ай бұрын

I had one of those Bobby’s World toys - number 3. Used to love that show 😊 Thanks for sharing this awesome video. Didn’t know about this island; seems pretty peaceful.

@aaronknezevich8491 5 ай бұрын

USNS OBIS. 5 trips to Adak in the early 90’s. Don’t miss it one bit and I wasn’t even stationed there.

@Mina_Fox_90 Жыл бұрын

The interior (until they gutted it alongside repainting the exterior walls to some tint of yellow) was definitely original/80s along with the fixtures on what their chairs, tables, and others looked like during that time period.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

That's all correct! The owners' son commented in a Twitter thread that their McDonald's opened in July 1986 and closed in 1993/94. My host told me the interior was partially gutted around 10 years ago and converted into a lunch service for the nearby fishery plant. It was boarded up around 2019 due to vandalism but the original 1986 seating was still visible near the front windows.

@remixedcat 8 ай бұрын

that was the best now it's almost dystopian looking

@Astral_Dusk 7 ай бұрын

some potential mint condition Bobby's World happy meal toys in there

@deanbryan1183 6 ай бұрын

Very soon, they might want this base to be reopened . what a waste to close in the first place

@Trapphausmusic Жыл бұрын

One of the most strategic places in the world.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

Adak or the McDonald’s?

@MitchellBrown-su9dc 5 ай бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

@Link-Man Жыл бұрын

What an amazing place, certainly has a edge of the world vibe to it. Never thought I'd see footage from one of those islands. Keep up the great work showing us highly unusual places we never would have heard of otherwise. Have to say I sort of miss your commentary like you did in the earlier videos.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

Adak is beautiful and your description is perfect - "edge of the world" is exactly how it felt being out there. And I loved the beauty and slightly unsettling feeling of being way out there! And thanks for the feedback! The change of format was an intent to provide a more immersive experience for the viewer. I love the art of photography and video and sharing my work everywhere, but I also feel awkward anytime I get too close to the "influencer" vibe. This format is true to myself and how I want to present my work.

@yendor2043 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to travel to remote location and document it so well.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great feedback!

@bender7565 3 ай бұрын

Been over 50yrs since I saw Sanka on the menu, even spellcheck doesn't know it is a word. Except for the NEX and commissary EVERYTHING in Alaska is more $$, still sweet prices.

@chrisluckhardt 3 ай бұрын

Sanka amazingly still exists in other parts of the world. McDonald's switched in 2005 to Gaviña Gourmet Coffee in the US and Mother Parker's in Canada.

@bender7565 3 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt You know your McD's decaf!! You reply to many of your comments, good man.

@chrisluckhardt 3 ай бұрын

@@bender7565 Thanks, but it's a coincidence! An urban legend up here in Canada is that our most popular coffee chain, Tim Hortons, swapped coffee beans with McDonald's years ago as the reason Timmies coffee became terrible. The truth is Tim Hortons opened an internal roasting facility. Assuming you're American, now you know 1000% more about Canada than you'll ever need to know. 😂

@ArtimusDragon Жыл бұрын

I'm here from Reddit. Thanks for the tour!

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

Greetings! And thanks for watching!

@winstonwolf3217 Жыл бұрын

In Alaska and I bet that their ice cream machine is broken.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

Check out mcbroken.com for a laugh!

@patrickpatrick9132 Жыл бұрын

I was stationed there in 89 for eighteen months. I was glad to leave. Harsh weather.

@healthiswealth1452 Жыл бұрын

Find any gold?

@Iuxinterior 7 ай бұрын

something about those drive thru windows is so aesthetically pleasing to me, i’m sure they stopped doing that because it was impractical to have something jutting out from the building but i love 80s boxy design lol

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

It felt more personal too, didn't it?

@CasuallyCold 7 ай бұрын

Just imagine living in a small town built on the edge of a active volcano & there's a McDonald's out there. The nearest other McDonald's would be in Kodiak near the Alaskan mainland. I wonder what life would be like there when it was a lively community. I'm still surprised people live there. There's around 171 people currently living there but I think it changed. & most of the buildings are abandoned so it adds a eerie vibe to it & the fact that what's left of the small town could be destroyed by the volcano right next to the town. It's also because it's in middle of nowhere.

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

The closest volcano is 35km (22 miles) to the west on another island and poses no threat to Adak or its 33 permanent residents. That number was shared by Adak home owner Steven Carroll. He was my Airbnb host in a renovated house and Adak's fire chief in the 1970s.

@CasuallyCold 7 ай бұрын

To the North of the town of Adak there's a volcano called Mount Adagdak. It said on the Wikipedia page that it's historically active. So my mistake by calling it an active one. It's probably dormant currently. I don't know the locals to area know it way better than me. I don't even live there. The reason why I said 171 people live there was because I looked it up. So the source for that information is outdated. I knew Adak existed but I didn't know that there was a McDonald's there.

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

@@CasuallyCold The last estimated eruption of Mount Adagdak is several thousands of years ago according to local surveys. I drove up to it and enjoyed seeing dozens of eagles and other wildlife.

@CasuallyCold 7 ай бұрын

Oh okay. If it's under 10,000 years, than that means it's still active but if it's higher it's either dormant or extinct.

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

@@CasuallyCold Sounds right! But some people might see "active volcano" and think lava is flowing into Adak lol.

@tweezerjam Жыл бұрын

Seriously it’s kinda cool McDonald’s would even attempt to put a restaurant there. I wonder how busy it got. 🤔

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

Former residents I’ve been in contact with said it was always packed during its initial years. But they closed because the base was being decommissioned and business declined accordingly.

@pandurlolgg5780 5 ай бұрын

I would really love to know what’s inside. Maybe some old cups or toys. That would be cool to see!

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

I rediscovered two of the interior photos that caught my interest more than 10 years ago: imgur.com/gallery/WVnKGEc Kitchen equipment was removed when the local fish processing plant used the restaurant as a lunch area from 2011-13. They went bankrupt and the building wasn't used again. But the seating area remained intact and appears to be in excellent condition in the photos. Vandals from, surprisingly, the Coast Guard broken windows just before the pandemic. So, the building was sealed with boards on all windows and entrances.

@bundeswehrvet 5 ай бұрын

TDY at Adak for a week in 1991….we were all excited and wanted to go see bald eagles….one of our hosts said OK, follow me….we walked to the back of the McD’s….they had a trash dumpster out bqck….must have been 50 Bald Eagles sitting on the edges, waiting for someone to come outside and dump food scraps!!!!!!

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

50 bald eagles?!?! Amazing. I saw many bald eagles but they were all up at the decaying NSGA buildings.

@TCooning_24 7 ай бұрын

Bobby's World wow that's fond childhood memories.

@12milestyle Жыл бұрын

Jurassic sized fries. I feel like if you actually went inside there would be a raptor or 2 living in there and they’d attack you.

@heissteveland758 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this video. I know i had talked to someone a year or so ago on twitter that posted something about this, but my parents actually owned that mcdonalds store. We lived there up until the base closed of course and left the island with the others. Fun to see this because i was only 6 or 7 when we moved so i dont remember much

@chrisluckhardt 4 ай бұрын

Hey Steve! I saw your tweets while researching the McDonald’s. Your parents opened a couple of restaurants in Oregon after this one, and then did the same in Texas, right? Have you told them about this video? I’d love to hear their feedback and any stories about setting up and running the McDonald’s! Thanks!

@Rockymountainhighlife 5 ай бұрын

Yum mountain rasberry .. nowadays, the flavors are purple and green

@xChromerSatanasx 7 ай бұрын

I worked for ADAK FISHERIES in 05 and i have been inside this building. been all over this island and I wrecked my boat outside the SPIT Julia Ana and was rescued by F/V MISS MARRY. Place is very creepy

@RandA1220 Жыл бұрын

Those roofs look to be in perfect shape. My next roof will be metal like these!

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

The building's construction seems to be rock solid, at least from my amateur perspective. Most of the houses out there are facing a continual battle with moisture issues (according to my host) but this McDonald's appears to be holding up well.

@tonyamcintyre4400 5 ай бұрын

Isn’t that strange that places like even exist? Why/how can it just poof go away? Just like nothing was there, and they leave the remnants behind. Just like the housing😦🤷‍♀️

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

It's surreal, isn't it? My channel is an example of documenting humanity's trascient creations as the planet fights back and wins every time.

@introvertedwolf8424 5 ай бұрын

Omg the Bobby's world toys. The nostalgia. Where did all the time go.

@patrickledonne5547 5 ай бұрын

Worked at a McDonald's in Illinois in '94/'95. The individual sandwich costs are not very much more here. A big Mac was $1.99, a cheeseburger $.89 where I worked. The value meals are a lot more expensive. Big Mac meal was $2.99 by me. $4.50 here.

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

I remember crossing the border with my parents and everyone commenting on the extremely cheap McPrices after factoring in the exchange rate. A Big Mac meal in Ontario was nearly double the cost (if I remember correctly).

@Johnniebhoy83 5 ай бұрын

A UK tabloid article from The Sun brought me here. It's crazy how the algorithms work. Subscribed to your brilliant channel. Much love from Scotland. 🥃 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the source info! You might be interested in some of my more intense adventures too! → kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m594Y7JezN6uZI0.html

@joydubyadee 5 ай бұрын

“Inside Edition” brought me here 😊

@Exocartonic 26 күн бұрын

Retro recipes made me aware of this McDonald's.

@chrisluckhardt 26 күн бұрын

Hi, can you elaborate? Who is retro recipes and where was this video mentioned?

@UrbanFury12 Жыл бұрын

Wish McDonald's brought those prices back! We're past Adak prices here in Florida.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

What’s a Big Mac meal there? It’s US 8.75 in Canada. And it’s $4.59 on the 1993 Adak menu ($9.69 today).

@UrbanFury12 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt It's a little over $6 with taxes here in Florida. $8.75 is a lot! When I was younger I remember being able to gorge myself with $5 at McDonald's. Inflation has been so bad.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

@@UrbanFury12 I saw a Reddit post where someone ran the numbers. Big Macs are 15% more than the 1990s cost. I wouldn't doubt that 15% is on the low side compared to other inflationary prices. Consumers are being gouged.

@siewheilou399 Жыл бұрын

Why there still so many vehicles there?

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

Any vehicles seen in the video are used by Aleutian Outfitters (for hunting rentals), locals, or they're abandoned. The silver truck was my rental from my host Steve. He runs the Adak/Aleutian Experience.

@darkjdub13 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if you can get in from the roof. It looks easy enough to get up there.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

You’re right - it’s not too difficult to get up there and check if the hatch is sealed. I may or may not have done that… 👀

@darkjdub13 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt Right on! No stone left unturned. ")

@m0bilemechanix Жыл бұрын

Too bad the prices aren't accurate for the time in most places. Being Alaska they were inflated quite a bit. The 1.09 cheese burger was most likely .89 cents in most places.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

The prices make sense considering Adak is a remote Pacific island. The cost of living and shipping was much higher than the mainland. Even last summer, I ordered a cheeseburger, fries, and Coke at Adak's only bar/restaurant and it cost me $45 lol.

@m0bilemechanix Жыл бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt yes that was exactly my point!

@MrWolfSnack 11 ай бұрын

There's videos of the inside of this place. Someone took the boards off and went in and filmed. It is exactly as it was.

@chrisluckhardt 11 ай бұрын

That’s a different McDonald’s on the US east coast, filmed by the “Triangle of Mass” channel.

@MrWolfSnack 11 ай бұрын

Ah OK, I see that now. That's the one I saw. It appears in the related videos for this video so likely how it got mixed up. But the video from "Ron We-be-bassin" does show the interior and it has the same layout and design style but through the windows. @@chrisluckhardt

@chrisluckhardt 11 ай бұрын

@@MrWolfSnack Wow, I hadn’t seen his video! It confirms what my Adak host said about the kitchen being gutted. It was boarded up just before the pandemic because several windows were smashed by vandals during a visit.

@bidmoon7957 5 ай бұрын

Man good stuff ☝️🥃🇺🇸

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

The video or the McDonald's? 😂

@blakespower 8 ай бұрын

so it didnt even stay open 10 years 86 to 93

@jebbthetrainkid1281 5 ай бұрын

They started closing the Bases down on Adak. That's why it Closed.

@russelltaylor4752 7 ай бұрын

That’s Looks Creepy

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

Understandable, but it's quiet peaceful. I live in the heart of Toronto but grew up on a farm, so I enjoy getting away from humanity and deep into nature in places like Adak. Choices are limited but the three dozen residents love it out there!

@tashaguerra7972 6 ай бұрын

Wow, me encantaría conocer ese lugar, ojalá en el futuro vuelvan a vivir allí. ❤ 🇨🇴

@chrisluckhardt 6 ай бұрын

Adak es una isla hermosa y tranquila, a pesar de todas las ruinas en deterioro.

@AdamAddictL 5 ай бұрын

Soooo….Im guessing they’re out Bobby’s World toys??? 😂😂😂

@Thegonagle 7 ай бұрын

At 0:50 , near the center of the screen, is the smaller of the two red-roofed buildings a Pizza Hut?

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

It was a daycare center but is often mistaken for an abandoned Pizza Hut. Now, it's a grocery store named 100 Knot Stop and open a few hours per week. Google Maps shows photos inside the store.

@madmanmechanic8847 2 ай бұрын

Those prices were dirt cheap even back then that was in Alaska and the freight was through the roof . I was told with the huge hike in wages to $20.00 minum wage in California a Big mac and fries n coke is over $17.00

@chrisluckhardt 2 ай бұрын

The prices on this 1994 McMenu were 2-3x higher than mainland USA. It was due to shipping costs to remote and northern territories. The sensationalistic news stories about high McDonald's prices intentionally leave out that those prices are only high in a few markets (although it's still garbage food nobody should eat!). Prices vary ~75% from market to market, so I recommend looking at this Big Mac price tracking website for more accurate insights: pantryandlarder.com/mccheapest

@tristanwoodmansee477 10 ай бұрын

Please talk about the places you explore..

@chrisluckhardt 10 ай бұрын

I stopped doing scripts and voiceovers in most of my videos and views/engagement increased 1500%. But I plan to mix in occasional documentary-style videos with voiceovers in upcoming releases.

@tristanwoodmansee477 10 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt Ok. Sorry. Not trying to be rude. I just like hearing info on places people go to.

@chrisluckhardt 10 ай бұрын

@@tristanwoodmansee477 No worries - I didn't think you were trying to be rude! Just explaining why I stopped doing voiceovers for most of my videos. People have commented how they like the immersive experience, but I do add info bars and video descriptions for people who want more information. My website and upcoming book will include significant historical, architectural, and socioeconomic information about these amazing places.

@tristanwoodmansee477 10 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt Thank you!!

@davoid96 5 ай бұрын

I wish we could see inside, it’s probably untouched.

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

Equipment was removed from the kitchen just over a decade ago when the building was being used as a lunch area for a now-bankrupt fish processing plant next door. A new floor was put in around the same time. But the seating is unchanged from 1994. Interior photos: imgur.com/gallery/WVnKGEc

@Baybay25 3 ай бұрын

Man, back then, a big Mac cost $2.45. Now it costs $7.

@chrisluckhardt 3 ай бұрын

Big Mac meal in the continental United States in the early 1990s was $2.99. That's around $6.50 with inflation now. So, it's doubled in price over the past 30 years with most areas charging around $15 for the same meal. Crazy!

@snakeboren4814 11 күн бұрын

It's Amazing The Mc Dic WIGGLES Drive Thru Menu Board Is STIL 🆙...There Prices Wer Damn...Cheap..Bac Then...!!!!!

@chrisluckhardt 11 күн бұрын

@@snakeboren4814 Those prices look cheap in 2024, but they were 2-3x times higher than the average US mainland prices in 1994!

@ericallen1046 8 ай бұрын

I served on Adak from December 1994 to January 1996 🏔️🦅👍

@chrisluckhardt 8 ай бұрын

You were part of the decommissioning crew? You didn't happen to be one of the people who wrote their name in the basement of NSGA?

@ericallen1046 8 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt NSGA was my duty station, I only went into the basement two or three times, I might have written my name in the basement, I don't recall. Yes, I was part of the decommissioning crew, when I was stationed there, between both duty stations there was maybe 40 people.

@chrisluckhardt 8 ай бұрын

@@ericallen1046 Thanks, I’ll check my photos. Walls down by the chapel and bowling alley are covered in signatures from those two years.

@ericallen1046 8 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt You're welcome, please let me know if I did or not. Also, would you please look for these other names as well, David Morton, Michael Seals and Kevin Albert. They are real good friends of mine, we served on Adak together. 😎👍

@Olli_Hello 5 ай бұрын

Hello, your video is a report in the German newspaper. from 01/29/24, best regards

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the source!

@55Reever 5 ай бұрын

There is power, water and sewage for the people that are living there?

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

Yes, the original Navy infrastructure is operational for the cluster of housing still in use.

@Rockymountainhighlife 5 ай бұрын

They closed all the fast food after they shut down the Air Force Base where I grew up in the mountains of upstate New York too

@EmilyS-gk3st Ай бұрын

That moment when you realize the prices listed are literally about half what they charge now.

@chrisluckhardt Ай бұрын

It's wild also to know those 1994 prices were 2-3x higher than mainland US. So, US price increases now (and here in Canada too) have far outpaced inflation. A Big Mac in 1989 would be $4.19 US now but it's around $5.69 on average.

@EmilyS-gk3st Ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt Dang! Fast food really isn't the cheap option any more 😅 I swear that you can get restaurant food that's better for the same price

@davidh7142 5 ай бұрын

Was stationed there in 1988-90

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

Any stories you can share?

@jebbthetrainkid1281 5 ай бұрын

NSGA or NAS?

@davidh7142 5 ай бұрын

@@jebbthetrainkid1281 NAS Public works

@D-Boss-1958 7 ай бұрын

Damn.. Prices kind of high for early 90's.. Somebody lost their ass.

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

Prices in northern and remote climates are 2-3x higher due to shipping costs. But I’ve heard from people who were there at the time that the McDonald’s was always packed!

@jamessimms415 Ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt. True

@crusiethmaximuss 11 ай бұрын

I wonder why people are coming here to Oregon... Anyways, it's depressing and simultaneously fascinating to see that derelict of the past. I wish I could reopen it.

@chrisluckhardt 11 ай бұрын

Oregon might've been their original/home state or maybe McDonald's offered the family that specific territory to restart the business. Just speculating.

@crusiethmaximuss 11 ай бұрын

I am blocked from tagging you... Not sure if you'll see this. I just want to say, this is an interesting story

@chrisluckhardt 11 ай бұрын

@@crusiethmaximuss I haven’t blocked anyone so it must be a glitch in the matrix. 👾

@crusiethmaximuss 11 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt I'm most likely still shadow-banned from some features

@crusiethmaximuss 11 ай бұрын

Now this feature works.

@thaboss821 5 ай бұрын

I wonder if it’s haunted the town itself

@chrisluckhardt 5 ай бұрын

McDonald’s only haunts people’s arteries

@thaboss821 5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@the-enders 7 ай бұрын

Wish there was a way to see inside!

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

A few photos are online from before the plywood was put over all the windows. The kitchen area was gutted but all of the customer seating still looks like 1986.

@marissasanchez2224 9 ай бұрын

Back in 2013 it was the cookhouse for icicle seafood.

@chrisluckhardt 8 ай бұрын

My host (Steve Carroll) mentioned the kitchen conversion but no specific dates or company. You've filled in a few info gaps for me, thanks!

@xChromerSatanasx 7 ай бұрын

I was working at the fish plant in 05 it was called ADAK FISHERIES

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

Adak Fisheries went bankrupt in 2009 and lost the plant. Icicle Seafoods took over in 2011 but closed the plant in 2013. I confirmed the dates via several online new sources.

@xChromerSatanasx 7 ай бұрын

@chrisluckhardt yes, I went back to Adak on F/V LADY GUDNY in 08 And Piloted a boat called JULIA ANA which was owned by Kjettle The owner of Adak FISHERIES and I wrecked outside the spit

@ReloadingPictures 7 ай бұрын

I just watched the whole video and the man didn’t even break in…. Shameful we must see the inside!

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

Locks were too rusty to open by unconventional methods, if you know what I mean. 👀 I also checked the roof for access before filming.

@Thegonagle 7 ай бұрын

I wonder why bollards were placed in the drive-thru lane. Someone thought it was necessary for some reason.

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

The bollards surrounded a gas tank. It was added when the building was being used as a lunch spot for a now-closed fish processing plant. Photos of it appear on Google Images if you search for "adak mcdonalds".

@ismailcoban3497 5 ай бұрын

Sogar in der Eiswüste gab es diesen Dreck

@HyperFoxKitsu 7 ай бұрын

Gods can we go back to these prices please? McDonald’s has gotten pricey. 😢

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

Cheap food should be cheap

@jackbudgen8858 7 ай бұрын

Couldn't even be arsed to clean up after themselves, classic Americans

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

The US Navy did the minimum legal required cleanup and then transferred it to the local native community. There’s all sorts of contaminants and buildings left all over the island.

@jamessimms415 Ай бұрын

Most Fast Food places on military bases are awarded vis bid by the corporations. Think the current FF burger place is Burger King, plus other FF groups.

@healthiswealth1452 Жыл бұрын

Any gold out there still buried?

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

I don't watch television so I learned about "Pirate Gold of Adak Island" after I arrived. A couple of locals told me the show was faked.

@healthiswealth1452 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt definitely seemed unrealistic when you watch it and then think about what they where doing

@informationgiant7697 Жыл бұрын

i love barren places

@jumanaalomary7895 2 ай бұрын

What about abandoned houses?

@chrisluckhardt 2 ай бұрын

I’ve explored several abandoned houses, including my childhood house: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7FdYLmQtpe9lHU.html

@jumanaalomary7895 2 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt thank you for posting the link

@chrisluckhardt 2 ай бұрын

@@jumanaalomary7895 Thank you! I’ve filmed and shared other abandoned houses on this channel, but that’s the most important video - at least for me. :)

@mollies13 4 ай бұрын

Why is it not supported anymore? although it may lasted 8 years wow.... by the end of the year 2053 that steel bar will eventually be decompose itself.

@chrisluckhardt 3 ай бұрын

This McDonald's was abandoned in 1994. The family who had the franchise closed it as Adak's military base began decommissioning. The base was finally closed in 1997, and most of the island's population left. Only 33 permanent residents live there now. Also, the brand of weather-resistant steel used in construction there could last well beyond the year 2100.

@mollies13 3 ай бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt will that make since. thank you

@greenamogus Жыл бұрын

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@americantimemachine7128 Жыл бұрын

Probably not many reprecussions if you broke in

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

A group were caught vandalizing the new church a few years ago and were fined $15000. One could argue that picking locks is fine but those locks were severely rusted.

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@coryholliday8473 7 ай бұрын

Maybe there’s a way in thru the roof

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

I checked. I’m sure I could’ve forced my way inside but it’s not my style and I probably would’ve missed my flight back to the mainland. It was leaving in one hour after I filmed this sequence.

@xChromerSatanasx 7 ай бұрын

@chrisluckhardt what were you doing there in 2013? I abandoned ship there in 05, F/V JUILIA ANA and I worked for ADAK FISHERIES.

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

@@xChromerSatanasx I was on Adak in the summer of 2022.

@xChromerSatanasx 7 ай бұрын

@chrisluckhardt that is awesome, I really enjoyed your video thanks for publishing it

@xChromerSatanasx 7 ай бұрын

@chrisluckhardt LOL we actually have been inside that building. there was access back in 05 through back door

@NoahMizrahi 7 ай бұрын

wow those prices are higher then they are today in 2024, i can get a big mac for 55 cents with a coupon NOT 4 dollars and 60 cents i wasnt even born then

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

Prices in northern and remote climates are 2-3x higher due to shipping costs. But apparently the restaurant was packed during all hours according to people who were there at the time.

@johnquezada2564 Жыл бұрын

Imagine the untouched copper just sitting there 👀

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

The base has been vandalized extensively. But it’s too challenging to get precious metals out of the infrastructure and off the island. It’s the ACTUAL “gold” on Adak rather than what was shown on that reality show!

@jeffreyellis5837 7 ай бұрын

So what you are saying is there is still hope that i can buy a dirt cheap house in America? Lol

@chrisluckhardt 7 ай бұрын

You have two choices: remote Adak or rural Kansas. Good luck! 💀😂

@MitchellBrown-su9dc 5 ай бұрын

😄😂

@BongMilker2006 Жыл бұрын

You should've broken into the mcdonalds to record what was inside. That island seems practically lawless.

@chrisluckhardt Жыл бұрын

It’s in the video - a remodelled kitchen and some of the original 1980s seating. The locks were too rusted to open and I didn’t have room for bolt cutters in my carry-on lol.

@epereyralucena 6 ай бұрын

just give me a free house and good internet and ill move there no questions asked

@chrisluckhardt 6 ай бұрын

Houses are around $5k with thousands more for necessary restoration. Adak doesn't have Starlink yet, so you'd be paying $3500+tax for 512k up/down speed with a 15GB monthly cap. Crazy, right?!

@MitchellBrown-su9dc 5 ай бұрын

🤣😂