UPDATE: March 11, 2016 at 12:56 p.m.
The floating fast-food restaurant that's been abandoned for nearly 30 years is finally getting a supersize makeover. The unique McDonald's, which originally cost about $9 million to build, will be brought back to live with about $3 million in renovations.
WGN TV reports that after purchasing the structure in 1999, president of Sturgeon's Development Howard Meakin will allegedly be sinking serious cash into the vessel and reopening it. However, details on the remodel are being kept under wraps, so it's unclear when the barge will reopen for burger business or what it will look like when the makeover is complete. But stay tuned for more updates as the story develops.
In the meantime, take a look at the McBarge (a.k.a Friendship 500) in its heyday:
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ORIGINAL POST: June 17, 2015 at 12:08 p.m.
The three saddest words in the English language may be "abandoned McDonald's barge."
Yes, floating McDonald's restaurants were once a thing. There used to be one near the Archway in St. Louis, in fact. This one comes from British Colombia, just north of the U.S.-Canadian border. It is now completely abandoned and floating in Burrard Inlet near Vancouver.
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Built for Expo 86, unrelated to the 1986 Expos, the McBarge shuttered shortly thereafter. As this exploration video displays, the thing is miraculously not swimming with rats, possums, or raccoons. It just looks like it should be:
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