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Abandoned McDonald's - Pittsburgh, Pa *DEMOLISHED*

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WallieB26

WallieB26

4 жыл бұрын

Abandoned McDonald's - Pittsburgh, Pa. Unexpected closure of this restaurant took place just before New Year's Day 2020. What will become of this place? I don't even know. Since I've filmed this place, I've driven by it a couple of times and there has been no change.
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@WallieB26
@WallieB26 4 жыл бұрын
As of 3/1/2020, the place has been completely fenced off. You cannot even step foot in the parking lot. There has been graffiti spray painted all over the building. Will keep you posted for updates.
@official_johnnys_journey
@official_johnnys_journey 4 жыл бұрын
Let us know I just saw this video for the first time
@official_johnnys_journey
@official_johnnys_journey 4 жыл бұрын
Let us know I just saw this video for the first time
@frostthewolf3210
@frostthewolf3210 4 жыл бұрын
Now I’m kind of mad because once again I’m going to be performing in the St. Patrick’s Day parade where the bloody sin am I going to get breakfast before the thing starts urgh!
@toxicnowayz1530
@toxicnowayz1530 4 жыл бұрын
Can you do a update on here
@GUNSKNIVESNBIKES
@GUNSKNIVESNBIKES 4 жыл бұрын
YUNGSN1PERBO117 PS4 the building is leveled and gone.
@richardjohnson7923
@richardjohnson7923 4 жыл бұрын
We recently bought that site from the previous franchise owner. You’ll have to wait and see what we turn it into 😉
@imanobody544
@imanobody544 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe a Rax? Pittsburgh Dad could do the opening. 😂
@crazeyjoe
@crazeyjoe 4 жыл бұрын
Another Primanti Bros? The 'burgh loves PBs, not so much mds!
@WallieB26
@WallieB26 4 жыл бұрын
@@crazeyjoe there is literally a Primantis a street away! LOL!
@WallieB26
@WallieB26 4 жыл бұрын
@@imanobody544 hey if they opened a Rax, I want to be there for the opening as well!
@crazeyjoe
@crazeyjoe 4 жыл бұрын
@@WallieB26 The 'burgh could use a Cajun/Creole place. Crafwish boil, po' boys, gator bites, etouffee, gumbo, blackened catfish...ooo yeah!
@mischiefmakerstudios9900
@mischiefmakerstudios9900 4 жыл бұрын
That McDonalds looks like right out of the 70’s! The ones I miss seeing now days!
@lisadillon8137
@lisadillon8137 4 жыл бұрын
Mischief MakerStudios im sure the food was better too
@KC8EWU
@KC8EWU 4 жыл бұрын
Same here! Up here in Grand Rapids, Michigan there still stands a old Arbies building! Now a diff independent restaurant but kept the shape!
@Aroundthefire77
@Aroundthefire77 4 жыл бұрын
Your pittsburgh accent makes me so happy and proud to be from there
@bridgieoh9326
@bridgieoh9326 4 жыл бұрын
He is quite the Yinzer.
@gunnersteve13
@gunnersteve13 4 жыл бұрын
Let’s go dahtahn and watch (insert correct sports team based on the month) at primantis. We’ll eat sammitches an’nat 🤣
@kwaktak
@kwaktak 4 жыл бұрын
I’m shocked. That location was always busy.
@reneeaddison6679
@reneeaddison6679 4 жыл бұрын
Neil K Walk 💯💯💯
@JTB128650
@JTB128650 4 жыл бұрын
They don’t make a profit there
@channelfive7883
@channelfive7883 3 жыл бұрын
@@JTB128650 how?
@NathanDavisVideos
@NathanDavisVideos 3 жыл бұрын
I was shocked too whenever I went there.
@JTB128650
@JTB128650 3 жыл бұрын
Article is here - triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/mcdonalds-in-pittsburghs-strip-district-closes-without-explanation/
@letaloudone
@letaloudone 4 жыл бұрын
Probably a franchised store and they did not want to spend the money to remodel into the new funeral home look.
@yakamarezlife
@yakamarezlife 4 жыл бұрын
Had to be i worked at one around 99 we still had the drive though conveyer belt and that was a franchise had the ps1 and n64 too lol
@furbymaster4239
@furbymaster4239 4 жыл бұрын
@@yakamarezlife was that in Springfield MO by any chance?
@yakamarezlife
@yakamarezlife 4 жыл бұрын
@f you that's right you do understand that Pittsburgh is a majority White City right? The reason it has bulletproof glass is because it's downtown it got robbed alot
@yakamarezlife
@yakamarezlife 4 жыл бұрын
@f you that's right and they pulled out because the club closed that was 95 percent of there business that location is on the Northside there's jackshit there you can't even take a bus over there you have to drive a car or get a ride that's why it closed not a lot of business outside of the weekends
@flubadub4464
@flubadub4464 4 жыл бұрын
i hate the new look
@ThatNateGuyOnYouTube
@ThatNateGuyOnYouTube 4 жыл бұрын
DUDE! CONGRATS ON 20K SUBS !! WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
@AlexRieck
@AlexRieck 4 жыл бұрын
Abandoned is a bit much for "recently closed and still being disassembled"
@brittanyjagielski7993
@brittanyjagielski7993 3 жыл бұрын
Abandon means no one is keeping up with it/ live there or it’s being in use. So abandon is the right word.
@unknownuser..._...
@unknownuser..._... 4 жыл бұрын
Don’t see a lot of old abandoned vintage McDonald’s around here this location looks good though sad it’s abandoned
@amandataebby
@amandataebby 4 жыл бұрын
Whoa I had no idea that McD's is now abandoned! And yes, that was the place to hang out while waiting for a show when the Altar Bar was next door. We're not even part of the older generation of Pittsburghers who have seen the city change over the decades. Our recent pasts are already disappearing
@GaryGoRound-to7ld
@GaryGoRound-to7ld 4 жыл бұрын
if they even bothered to tell the employees I bet they didn't tell them until the last day
@TrueCrimeJade
@TrueCrimeJade 2 жыл бұрын
That’s usually how it goes. I had a friend who worked for KFC, and they closed that and two other locations nearby. They didn’t tell anyone until the day of closing so that the employees would show up and not just quit early. It’s pretty fucked up.
@geraldsomeone7675
@geraldsomeone7675 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you for sharing your time and talent. There are quite a few MAJOR venues being built near this location.
@OwenConcorde
@OwenConcorde 4 жыл бұрын
I forgot about there was a McDonald's next to the former Altar Bar and since you brought it up, I only went to the AB once back in 2016 to see Metal Church play there.
@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214
@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214 Ай бұрын
I remember that.
@brandonaston2261
@brandonaston2261 3 жыл бұрын
Its interesting that it has a sign that says “restrooms for McDonalds customers only” around here no fast food restaurants care or would enforce this. And McDonalds is pretty well known as a stop on a roadtrip for restroom breaks.
@labshe-ra9115
@labshe-ra9115 2 жыл бұрын
just buy some some chips.
@Wannaridebikes
@Wannaridebikes 4 жыл бұрын
I worked there in the 80 s. Plus went to that alter bar.
@shannonflaherty353
@shannonflaherty353 4 жыл бұрын
When did that happen? That is so random! That one has been there forever!
@GrnArrow092
@GrnArrow092 4 жыл бұрын
It must have been within the last two weeks. All the advertising you see inside the store is very recent like the Star Wars Happy Meal display and the advertisement for the BBQ Bacon Burger.
@JTB128650
@JTB128650 4 жыл бұрын
Fast food businesses doesn’t make any profit in downtown Pittsburgh. People rather eat healthy food in Pittsburgh. I heard a article in regards to it. I am surprised Wendy’s is still around in Pittsburgh. Lol
@shannonflaherty353
@shannonflaherty353 4 жыл бұрын
@@JTB128650 that's not really downtown tho, and I don't see how the don't make any money cause every time to the actual downtown McDonald's they are always packed. But I do see how in the strip it could have lost business with amount of other restraunts they are available over there now. But in actual downtown not that many.
@JTB128650
@JTB128650 4 жыл бұрын
Shannon Flaherty I posted information about it. They closed it. The owner is waiting until the lease is up.
@awesomeheat2569
@awesomeheat2569 3 жыл бұрын
@@GrnArrow092 I subbed buddy
@doug9066
@doug9066 4 жыл бұрын
I will always like the old style as I remember since I was a kid & beyond vs the square shoe box look. Last month I found a 1970's toy made by Playskool named Familiar Places McDonald's on ebay which I just had to have. Also I won a bid on a Toys "R" Us truck which was a must have for a long time.
@patricknedz
@patricknedz 4 жыл бұрын
I liked these old McDonald buildings. Come up to Butler, pa on Route 8 South when just leaving Butler, next to the Super 8 and across from the Days Inn is an abandoned dine in style Pizza Hut. Its been abandon since last spring due to a fire that started in the back and went through the roof. most of the building was untouched, the building is not blocked off but they recently took down the Pizza Hut sign out front. I would love to see you explore that one.
@brandyrodgers4329
@brandyrodgers4329 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately if you didn't know, it's now a Duncan donuts, the old pizza hut
@patricknedz
@patricknedz Жыл бұрын
@@brandyrodgers4329 yeah they did that about a year ago, when this comment was made it was still abandoned Pizza Hut. Atleast they do something with it.
@splatterbrained
@splatterbrained 4 жыл бұрын
Altar Bar used to be my favorite venue. Saw Norma Jean there, Horse the Band, Kittie, Fishbone, and Misfits was the last show I saw there. RIP
@garbage854
@garbage854 4 жыл бұрын
I like the old style Mcdonald's look 😀
@LM-jd3rd
@LM-jd3rd 3 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@jeremyanderson7303
@jeremyanderson7303 4 жыл бұрын
its some of the most valuable land in Pittsburgh right now, not surprising it closed for a higher and better use. Probably will be office space built on the site
@aceflys
@aceflys 4 жыл бұрын
They built a McDonald’s in a small town in Greenville Maine. The locals didn’t want it to be there. They boycotted it and it closed. That building sat empty for many years. Now it’s used for kayak rentals and River Tours lol
@christiangonzales7429
@christiangonzales7429 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting story. Why was Greenville so against it? Are they a health-conscious town?
@aceflys
@aceflys 4 жыл бұрын
Christian Gonzales Wednesday health-conscious. It is backwards maine. They are definitely into small town businesses not major corporations
@lachelleb3699
@lachelleb3699 4 жыл бұрын
Increased traffic of strangers especially if its of a highway, sounds small town.
@channelfive7883
@channelfive7883 3 жыл бұрын
@@aceflys It's probably a town full of cringey ugly liberals.
@amorg26
@amorg26 4 жыл бұрын
That McDonald’s was absolutely filthy.
@timeaton2970
@timeaton2970 4 жыл бұрын
AngieM 420 All fast places are terrible in many ways As should be closed forever
@PinBoy626
@PinBoy626 4 жыл бұрын
Not true I live in the country and the fast food places are nice and new in my part of mi it’s just the cities that have bad old rausragjtsb
@timeaton2970
@timeaton2970 4 жыл бұрын
Jaccob Ernst Sac you have so much to learn about these places As there on,y nice to you because they want you to spend money nothing else An do anything they can to eat there garbage
@PinBoy626
@PinBoy626 4 жыл бұрын
My dads McDonald’s is old I hate that McDonald’s it’s like the food was never cooked that’s the only trouble I had at a McDonald’s
@timeaton2970
@timeaton2970 4 жыл бұрын
Jaccob Ernst Which is another reason should be closed for good Like you said as the food may look taste good is unhealthy for you As I wonk there seen it all what goes on behind the scenes
@jwbogacki
@jwbogacki 4 жыл бұрын
It's funny how it closed recently. You can see the ad for "the rise of skywalker" in there. Another mcdonalds closed it was in downtown on smithfield st. Don't know how long though.
@darryldee467
@darryldee467 3 жыл бұрын
1:44 Wow, that McDonald's sign actually looks eerie there.
@racheldehaan1331
@racheldehaan1331 4 жыл бұрын
Oh no what a shame this reminds of my childhood
@kendizzle228
@kendizzle228 4 жыл бұрын
The same thing happened to the Wendy’s in Monroeville next to Popeye’s. It’s all boarded up.
@meshel1007
@meshel1007 4 жыл бұрын
Yea I work in Penn Center east and was sort of surprised they closed
@kendizzle228
@kendizzle228 4 жыл бұрын
malika jones yeah it just shut down out of no where. I wonder what happened.
@louierod23
@louierod23 4 жыл бұрын
I delivered from that Wendy's at the start of December and was shocked! By the start of this month, it was gone. But theres one further down 22, one in Plum, one in Murrysville... This one was the worst for service anyway. Lol
@kendizzle228
@kendizzle228 4 жыл бұрын
louierod23 so true lol. It was the worst. I know of the other ones just was surprised it was closed.
@joshcohen5181
@joshcohen5181 4 жыл бұрын
@@kendizzle228 I was in there right before it closed. This is going to sound crazy, but I swear they said they were closing so that Popeyes could have a bigger parking lot.
@aftplumbingofficial
@aftplumbingofficial 4 жыл бұрын
Rip, looks like a vintage McDonald’s too.
@adamsATSfan415
@adamsATSfan415 4 жыл бұрын
it does i been to this one sad its gone now they relocated i think? most likely they did cause of the new logo they had,
@Satoshi9801
@Satoshi9801 4 жыл бұрын
@@adamsATSfan415 Could very well be relocation. Two of the McDonald's in my area with this older building style were replaced with new restaurants down the road built in the current style.
@cfothough
@cfothough 4 жыл бұрын
I recognize your name, aren't you one of PottiesInPittsburgh's friends?
@adamsATSfan415
@adamsATSfan415 4 жыл бұрын
@@cfothough no but I'm from Pennsylvania but I go to school in west Virginia
@cfothough
@cfothough 4 жыл бұрын
@@adamsATSfan415 I was talking to the AFT guy. Why do you go to school in a whole different state i bet the morning commute sucks
@Arcticwolf689
@Arcticwolf689 4 жыл бұрын
Omg that look just like my old McDonald’s except my had a red roof sadly they completely changed it into a shoe box I miss it was my childhood McDonald’s I grow up with It thx u so much for showing it oh yeah my color where red and white for my building color
@WinDogeFromYouTube
@WinDogeFromYouTube 4 жыл бұрын
I just googled street viewed this place, it did have a red roof
@raisingreendragonzmyself
@raisingreendragonzmyself Жыл бұрын
I was waiting for some employee to open up the drive thru and say Hello,Sir. What will you be having? 😂😂😂😂
@slackingpacking
@slackingpacking 4 жыл бұрын
One McAbandoned to go please lol.
@justindement5629
@justindement5629 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's a classic McDonald's not too many of them around anymore. There all getting built as the box shaped McDonald's. Surprised all the equipment is still in there.
@dennismanbook
@dennismanbook 4 жыл бұрын
Justin Dement I always thought those older McDonald’s buildings were much better and that was what really made McDonald’s an McDonald’s instead of their newer shoebox buildings. My nearest McD’s had its older building torn down a couple years ago and got rebuilt in that new shoebox design.
@christiangonzales7429
@christiangonzales7429 4 жыл бұрын
The equipment will probably be sold off soon. Businesses that close usually unload all of their equipment by holding an auction.
@justindement5629
@justindement5629 4 жыл бұрын
@@dennismanbook Yeah it's mostly the same in this area too.
@BoratWanksta
@BoratWanksta 2 жыл бұрын
Weird I only finally found this video, now. Sad to see the old mansard roof locations like this, bite the dust. Those old Ray Kroc plaques, were common at older McDonald's locations. I'm pretty sure the newer McDonald's locations, don't have those plaques anymore. Like probably after the 1980s or early 1990s at the latest, McDonald's stopped putting those inside the buildings of newer McDonald's locations.
@KeithPlaysPS4927
@KeithPlaysPS4927 4 жыл бұрын
It looks like a vintage McDonalds from the 90's. The location in Sharon, PA still looks similar to that location. Haven't been in that location in years.
@CG68810
@CG68810 4 жыл бұрын
Considering it is in the Strip District, the lot may have been sold for development. There is so much development going on down there that maybe a hotel or apartments will be going there.
@Nenezilla
@Nenezilla 4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, I have to agree. So many buildings are being refurbished for lofts, this area is becoming nothing but housing.
@raerae1283
@raerae1283 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah PGH is under heavy reconstruction
@NathanDavisVideos
@NathanDavisVideos 4 жыл бұрын
@@Nenezilla Yeah but who the fuck is going to move into these new apartments and lofts. Aren't they kinda overkilling it?
@christiangonzales7429
@christiangonzales7429 4 жыл бұрын
A somewhat similar McD's in Houston was converted to a small car dealership some 20 something years ago. These fast food buildings can be converted into use for almost any business.
@channelfive7883
@channelfive7883 3 жыл бұрын
Why
@evar3119
@evar3119 4 жыл бұрын
Great video wallie your the best stay awesome 😃
@billl1127
@billl1127 4 жыл бұрын
Just shooting a video for a few of your friends? You mean all 20,000 of them?
@HeatherHugs
@HeatherHugs 4 жыл бұрын
Great video Wallie. You should visit my hometown of Donora, PA. We have an abandoned McDonald’s that closed YEARS ago! At the time, it was the only McDonald’s IN THE NATION to close due to lack of business 😳 It’s across the street from the post office.
@brendalancour9573
@brendalancour9573 4 жыл бұрын
I just wandering..there was nothing mentioned about this MC.Donalds closing in your LOCAL NEWS PAPER?? im kind of surprised it was not mentioned..Usually if a Resturant closes SOMETHING about the closing would be printed in your local NEWS PAPER
@michaelwlazlinski8967
@michaelwlazlinski8967 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. What century are you from? Its a McDonalds. That'd be like them reporting on a starbucks in downtown New York City being shut down. Totes not newsworthy.
@TwiceVisible
@TwiceVisible 5 ай бұрын
8:55 awww shit, I think we’re “the friends”. Thanks for all the videos, Wallie.
@ChristheShrinerdawg
@ChristheShrinerdawg 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! If they still have that Star Wars Happy Meal display, that’s very recent.
@syxepop
@syxepop 4 жыл бұрын
@Dusk Raccoon, well... I can see "Mary Sue Skywalker" as a certain Pittsburgh-area "pop culture comment" YT'er duo would call her. But then again... Yes, I was to say that the SW9:TRoS stand-in would date the store as being open in December, 2019.
@thegamestoner4
@thegamestoner4 4 жыл бұрын
for any one wondering who the dude was on the plaque. musta been one of his franchises at one point. "Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc (October 5, 1902 - January 14, 1984) was an American fast-food tycoon.[4][5] He joined the California company McDonald's in 1954, after the McDonald brothers had franchised 6 locations out from their original 1940 operation in San Bernardino. This set the stage for national expansion with the help of Kroc, eventually leading to a global franchise"
@dennis4187
@dennis4187 4 жыл бұрын
All them older McDonald's had a plaque like that in them. He was the founder of McDonald's restaurants that's why he is on the plaque
@stephenholloway6893
@stephenholloway6893 3 жыл бұрын
@@dennis4187 Kind of, The McDonald Brothers were the ones who technically started the business but Kroc was the one who eventually bought them out while expanding the locations beyond California.
@andrewbritton7923
@andrewbritton7923 Жыл бұрын
Actually Ray stole mcdonalds from the brothers and he opened the other 3 franchise locations then bought all the lands so alm owners had to pay his new company franchise reality corporation lease payments for land they were on. Later he named the reality company the McDonald's corporation which upset the McDonald's brothers. This is how he told them either do as I want as a partner or since I own your land I'll push you out. They sold their locations to Rat for 2.7 million and a handshake of 3% roalty of sales. RAay never upheld that agreement as he purposely left that out of the signed agreement for 2.7 million stating the franchise owners wouldn't go for the any royalty.
@joshhunyady6819
@joshhunyady6819 4 жыл бұрын
Wow just down a couple of months ago 😮. Good video
@robertchristian4679
@robertchristian4679 4 жыл бұрын
The McDonald's in Punxsutawney Pa they redone their place this past June before our Groundhog Festival
@WinDogeFromYouTube
@WinDogeFromYouTube 4 жыл бұрын
"I came in like a wrecking ball", Wallie, you should have put the flags at half staff.
@zionmoore1047
@zionmoore1047 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I didn’t even notice they closed this one. They closed the one closer to Smithfield over the summer as well.
@shannonflaherty353
@shannonflaherty353 4 жыл бұрын
I think they closed that one due to criminal activities, also they have two other ones in town that one prob, did not get as much business.
@oldschoolimmortalblackrose957
@oldschoolimmortalblackrose957 4 жыл бұрын
Wow I call that McDonald's #McDead
@richardabney4528
@richardabney4528 2 жыл бұрын
Like this McDonald's look better than the new look they got now cool video
@stevent9179
@stevent9179 4 жыл бұрын
Nice find, don't think I've ever seen an abandoned McDonald's.
@ZachArmstrong02
@ZachArmstrong02 4 жыл бұрын
Multiple around my area
@channelfive7883
@channelfive7883 3 жыл бұрын
@@ZachArmstrong02 why
@ZachArmstrong02
@ZachArmstrong02 3 жыл бұрын
@@channelfive7883 bad areas I guess a few moved down the street from the old location
@Rob0876
@Rob0876 4 жыл бұрын
its weird that the flags are still up
@mikespikedog5293
@mikespikedog5293 4 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking. Maybe it's going to be rebuilt.
@christiangonzales7429
@christiangonzales7429 4 жыл бұрын
The flags will probably be gone by tomorrow. I mean, look how quickly they removed the menu boards and the exterior signage
@jamessuchy6292
@jamessuchy6292 4 жыл бұрын
When McDonald’s closes a store they always take anything that has the arches and logos off immediately. They don’t want people to know it was a mceds. They will even change the roof line.
@christiangonzales7429
@christiangonzales7429 4 жыл бұрын
@@jamessuchy6292 They also don't want anybody not related to McDonald's to use the golden arches either. Similarly, in Texas when a Whataburger closes down they always make sure to paint the buildings completely white (they use white and orange colors).
@channelfive7883
@channelfive7883 3 жыл бұрын
@@jamessuchy6292 Why do they do that?
@gerardcarriera7052
@gerardcarriera7052 4 жыл бұрын
They have been replacing the old style buildings with new ones. It's rare to see a McD close permanently. Odd that the flags haven't been taken down.
@Polemodrome
@Polemodrome 4 ай бұрын
It's cool that you documented this place before it was torn down. I don't know, I really like the hut style. It should have been preserved (if the owner intended to open a restaurant there, of course.)
@johndeerefan725
@johndeerefan725 3 жыл бұрын
What's weird is that the flags are still up after it closed, those exit signs could be retrieved to a collector.
@shadowduck02
@shadowduck02 4 жыл бұрын
Kamin said McDonald’s corporate offices notified him in late fall that the restaurant would close by the end of 2019, even though the lease runs to this summer. "Kamin said he believed the restaurant had been there for at least 20 years. The company continues to pay rent on the property despite the closure, he said." Kamin is the property owner.
@jeremyscott5596
@jeremyscott5596 4 жыл бұрын
Your voice and Burgh accent remind me of Dave Dameshek from NFL Network. Lol. Keep up the good work!
@josephbrooks6453
@josephbrooks6453 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Wally, I love all of your videos man you're the best. Do you remember the original McDonald's that had the HUGE M going over the building???
@andrewgruden732
@andrewgruden732 4 жыл бұрын
I was literally in the Strip last week and didn't even notice. I bet they tear it down since they removed the power.
@JJMCB26
@JJMCB26 4 жыл бұрын
I hope someone saves those doors and windows with the McDonald's logos (as well as the Ray Kroc plaque inside), would make great collector's items.
@tedfry236
@tedfry236 4 жыл бұрын
The McDonalds in Mt. Pleasant on 819 was remodeled as of October last year. They had signage in advance of the remodel stating to visit the New Stanton store while it was being redone. That doesn't look like it's coming back anytime soon.
@jtp336
@jtp336 4 жыл бұрын
I didnt know Alterbar is a church again; last time I was there was a few years ago to see Buckethead.
@KevinPlaysGuitar
@KevinPlaysGuitar 4 жыл бұрын
That's quite interesting they would close down just like that. I wonder if they relocated or if the rent went up. You would think it would do well in business because of the church and other local businesses nearby.
@WinDogeFromYouTube
@WinDogeFromYouTube 4 жыл бұрын
Found the facebook page!! It just says permanatly closed and is still listed by corporate
@crimsonrose2417
@crimsonrose2417 4 жыл бұрын
Where?
@crispybisvuit5047
@crispybisvuit5047 3 жыл бұрын
@@crimsonrose2417 Pittsburgh pa
@brandonplantier7839
@brandonplantier7839 4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't give customers notice saying that they're closing
@Iceis_Phoenix
@Iceis_Phoenix 4 жыл бұрын
The rats and roaches knew
@ltweakstream1768
@ltweakstream1768 4 жыл бұрын
I was just in there two weeks ago and they were packed, I wonder why they closed.
@XDM10
@XDM10 4 жыл бұрын
Huge herpes outbreak in all their food for the last couple of months i heard.
@ltweakstream1768
@ltweakstream1768 4 жыл бұрын
If that was the case, wpxi or Kdka would have done I report on it.
@DoctorWizzard
@DoctorWizzard 4 жыл бұрын
I drove past last week and didn't even realize they were closed. Interesting
@vikingnorm6935
@vikingnorm6935 4 жыл бұрын
I love your channel man, at 1st I came across a video like 5 minutes from my house & I just never left lol
@leejustin412
@leejustin412 4 жыл бұрын
Dam I love that one because every time we go to city or Convention center we go there
@jameshebert5430
@jameshebert5430 4 жыл бұрын
Can we McClosed and great another shoebox sized McBox!
@hollowaang5284
@hollowaang5284 4 жыл бұрын
Now that is one cool looking McDonald's!.
@marvelkingdom1972
@marvelkingdom1972 4 жыл бұрын
There's one in Windsor, VT where I used to work and took last 3 drive through orders. :(
@travisstrass-equestriasund8860
@travisstrass-equestriasund8860 4 жыл бұрын
Having passed this place every day for work I can safely say this did not surprise me. Imagine a store where none of the employees cared about the quality of service being put out. Sadly a lot of the fast-food places in Pittsburgh are like this. It just wasn't making enough profit to be stable.
@KC8EWU
@KC8EWU 4 жыл бұрын
Same thing killed a couple places up here in my part of Michigan. Macaroni Grill demolished last week, becoming a Chic Fillet (allready a super busy Miejer store right off I-96 in Cascade Township) and also had a Quaker Steak And Lube that also failed super fast due too poor service. Quaker Steak had problems with food poisoning and didn't even last two years. Already replaced.
@misskittykat913
@misskittykat913 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. I was just there like right before Christmas!!
@SpeedDudeGTX
@SpeedDudeGTX 3 жыл бұрын
Damn, I miss this style McDonald's. The new ones look like Starbucks. I wonder what is now.
@WallieB26
@WallieB26 3 жыл бұрын
This location was completely demolished a couple of months ago. Its nothing more than just a gravel parking lot now. There has been talk of future plans for the site but nothing has been done yet.
@channelfive7883
@channelfive7883 3 жыл бұрын
@@WallieB26 When was this McDonald's building built?
@markbenson4142
@markbenson4142 4 жыл бұрын
I am from North East Ohio when I worked in Pittsburgh we used to eat there everyday at that place. The service was real slow it took 25 mins just to get a Big Mac meal some of the workers had real attude problems.I do remember that.The moral of the story that place sucked.
@brianleeper5737
@brianleeper5737 4 жыл бұрын
8:24 FM (88MHz-108MHz) antenna probably for an SCA decoder that once supplied Muzak to the PA system. I don't think they even make FM antennas like these anymore, and SCA pretty much became obsolete by the late 90s.
@marcboulware6242
@marcboulware6242 4 жыл бұрын
They still make FM Antennas for the 3-Meter Band (88MHz-108MHz) but they are very rare and have doubled, even quadrupled, in price over the last 20+ years or so. Supply and Demand.
@brianleeper5737
@brianleeper5737 4 жыл бұрын
@@marcboulware6242 Been a while since I looked into them, seems that now Stellar Labs makes a 4-element FM Yagi that Newark sells for $30. And they have 400 of them in stock. That price isn't bad given that Radio Shack used to sell a 4 (might have been 5) element FM Yagi for about the same price, and that was ca 1994. One thing I always wondered about was the FM antenna that many fast food restaurants (definitely Burger King but may have been others) used, which wasn't horizontally polarized, wasn't vertically polarized, but midway between them (45 degree angle). Why the midway polarization, and who made this antenna? I'm not even sure they were FM antennas, but they appeared to be the right size. This wasn't just a regional thing, either--I saw them in Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland...
@marcboulware6242
@marcboulware6242 4 жыл бұрын
@@brianleeper5737 The Stellar Labs Antenna is a 4-Element Yagi Antenna that is as advertised. Try to graduate to a 5-Element 3-Meter Yagi Antenna in this day and expect to pay $200+ on it. Radio Shack's model was the "FM-120", which stood for 120-Miles on its Antenna. Radio Shack also sold its "VU-210" Antenna which was good for 210 Miles on VHF (LO) but failed to deliver on VHF-HI and UHF (In-so-far-as-210-miles-go)
@JD-tl7ld
@JD-tl7ld 4 жыл бұрын
It looks a lot like the one we had here in the 80's. Ours is a franchise owned by a local business man. Just about 10 years back corporate sent some suited wienies in and pretty much told the guy his building was too old, and if he wanted to keep the franchise, he had to have a new one constructed. They literally built the new one right next to the old one. The old one remained in service until they could open the new one. Once the new one opened, the old one was torn down and the area was made into the parking lot for the new one.
@andrewbritton7923
@andrewbritton7923 Жыл бұрын
Mcdonalds owns the land and this is how they control their franchises. That's how franchisee Roy Croc was able to force the Mcdonalds brothers to sell their 3 locations to him. He strated the franchise reality corporation and bought all of the lands every franchise leased so he could control and make money. Then he bought the Landa of the 3 mcdonalds brothers original locations and forced them to sell
@jamesgriffin2952
@jamesgriffin2952 4 жыл бұрын
If u get a chance the McDonalds on Smithfield St. Is closed also unless they remodeling. Its Abandoned. Its unusual 2 see that McDonalds in the strip closed.
@raerae1283
@raerae1283 4 жыл бұрын
True I didn't realize that until last month
@johnhenchell616
@johnhenchell616 4 жыл бұрын
The mcdonals closed down on Smithfield street because of people doing drung in the bathroom
@racheldehaan1331
@racheldehaan1331 4 жыл бұрын
So sad as someone who worked at McDonald’s
@shanereichsr2382
@shanereichsr2382 4 жыл бұрын
Our 2 local McDonald's in Shamokin Dam and Lewisburg were demolished and upgraded but food and service has gotten alot worse at both places since they reopened
@philipmclaughlin9636
@philipmclaughlin9636 4 жыл бұрын
The one in Lewisburg was really cool looking before they tore it down
@TheAskTrixieChannel
@TheAskTrixieChannel 4 жыл бұрын
LOL, I was about to suggest this one! It just up and closed a couple weeks ago.
@maxbellan4955
@maxbellan4955 4 жыл бұрын
I got a McDonald's ad lol
@BigDogRidgeback
@BigDogRidgeback 4 жыл бұрын
Isn't that a good thing a McDonald's shut down,just imagine how many lives are saved. Ilmao!
@WallieB26
@WallieB26 4 жыл бұрын
LOL!
@channelfive7883
@channelfive7883 3 жыл бұрын
Wtf. McDonald's is great.
@shrekisgod1830
@shrekisgod1830 3 жыл бұрын
Its not mcdonald s falut it the people that are eating there and that make poor diet choses
@JayDogTitan-he6wo
@JayDogTitan-he6wo 4 жыл бұрын
I don't know what the deal is with these restaurants closing, I've noticed some Wendys have closed up as well.
@johnhemple7459
@johnhemple7459 4 жыл бұрын
McDowell s new location
@ihaveinsomnia1
@ihaveinsomnia1 4 жыл бұрын
I thought it looked like McDowells too.
@stuffedchicken420
@stuffedchicken420 4 жыл бұрын
john hemple they have the golden arch’s.
@88ariesk
@88ariesk 2 ай бұрын
the amount of times we would have late night meals there after going to an event at the altar bar next door. I miss that place.
@GhostGuyExplorations412
@GhostGuyExplorations412 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, I just saw this pop up on my instagram feed, looked really cool.
@CJnemit
@CJnemit 4 жыл бұрын
I was just there on 22nd last month bought myself a coffee after shopping!
@SeaJayMalm
@SeaJayMalm 7 ай бұрын
This was a frequent lunch / dinner break when I was driving for Uber in 2018/19. Always seemed busy even if it was one of their more seedy locations. Weird to see it go. Lots of abandoned retail around metro Pittsburgh, sadly. Have you peeked in the Market Square McD's since they closed?
@jse4wkpl
@jse4wkpl 4 жыл бұрын
A few years ago, I'd heard that corporate doesn't want them to have basements anymore. Probably going to be a rebuild, been so many in recent years.
@TheGearShots
@TheGearShots 4 жыл бұрын
Back when I was 16 me & my mom used to clean an office in Lawrenceville and we’d stop here for Big Macs afterwards most weeks because this location gave the most special sauce I’ve ever seen. I’ll never forget how amazing every bite was!
@channelfive7883
@channelfive7883 3 жыл бұрын
Why
@bobromary4053
@bobromary4053 4 жыл бұрын
This location probably closed due to its lease being up. There were 4 recently in downtown Pittsburgh and 2 (!) closed for this very reason. The only 2 left are on Wood Street and at the Point. These stores are incredibly difficult to staff and to make a decent profit. In addition, the Strip District is not an incredibly friendly area at night. Drunks, hoodlums, and addicts are not a recipe for keeping a business open. I can almost guarantee that this store will never reopen.
@samanthab1923
@samanthab1923 4 жыл бұрын
Bob Romary That's a lot to handle. I don't think I've ever seen a closed down McDonalds.
@danksheol
@danksheol 4 жыл бұрын
The people who worked there were rude and raunchy
@ryanbinkley9834
@ryanbinkley9834 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video - appreciate what you are doing....keep it up!
@Miller-Ranch
@Miller-Ranch 4 жыл бұрын
WallieB26 for President
@edstevens6839
@edstevens6839 3 жыл бұрын
DUE TO THE EXCESS NUMBER OF MCDONALD'S RESTRAUNTS IN THE DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH AREA, THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION WAS MAKING THE LEAST AMOUNT OF INCOME, PLUS THE PROPERTY OWNER FELT "ENTITLED" AND TRIED TO"ADJUST" THE PROPERTY PRICE, WITH THE LEASE AGREEMENT DUE TO BE RENEWED ON 01JAN, OF THAT PARTICULAR YEAR. I USED TO BE EMPLOYED THERE. NO, WE WEREN'T TRANSFERRED TO OTHER STORES, RATHER WERE FIRED.
@AmongTheUnknown
@AmongTheUnknown 4 жыл бұрын
I didnt even know this even closed...
@musicxtu921
@musicxtu921 4 жыл бұрын
At 2:04 looks like #Oklahoma a little lol 😂
@Djungleskoglover
@Djungleskoglover 4 жыл бұрын
I swear my phone listens to me.......
@stardustxx278
@stardustxx278 4 жыл бұрын
It does sweetheart, constantly!
@michelewalburn4376
@michelewalburn4376 4 жыл бұрын
Of course it does. It way you too
@Djungleskoglover
@Djungleskoglover 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve fricking drove past that micdonalds
@channelfive7883
@channelfive7883 3 жыл бұрын
@@Djungleskoglover why
@steelcitymeech7703
@steelcitymeech7703 4 жыл бұрын
Wow I used to go to this McDonalds all the time, I didn’t even notice💯
@ChiralSpirals
@ChiralSpirals 4 жыл бұрын
Sad.. I never thought I could miss mc donalds...at least, what it used to be.
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