Thursday, 1 May 2008
Rosemont, Illinois McDonald's: Always A Delight
Chicago O'Hare Airport McDonald's: Terminal H
Thursday, 27 March 2008
RIP Herb Peterson

Well, sadly, the inventor of that delightful creation has passed. Herb Peterson introduced breakfast to the fast food industry - and was well-known as a person who truly loved McDonald's.
According to an article in the International Herald Tribune:
The Egg McMuffin made its debut at a restaurant in Santa Barbara that Peterson
co-owned with his son, David Peterson.
Rest in pease, Herb.
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Image: SouthernLedger.com
Monday, 24 March 2008
Branding The Beach


Now take a peek at the bottom two images. Wow!

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Feng Shui? Of Course!
The "makeover"? Yes, the makeover to a more feng shui-pleasing environment in some McDonald's.
Here's another telling quote from examiner.com:
"It's successful as a design. It's got a very clean, open, airy appearance," said Elaine Bjorklund, a professor emerita of cultural geography at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, who was in town visiting a friend.
"I'm not a McDonald's habituee," she added as she snapped pictures of the dining area. "It would be interesting to see if this trend will spread."
A customer was moved to take pictures of the dining room! Awesome! The McChronicles sure would like to dine in THAT store.Does anyone have pictures of the Hacienda Heights, California McDonald's to share?
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Image: hopeful!
Las Vegas McDonald's Disappoint
We returned to check out a few more McDonald's and were equally disappointed. It seems that there is not ONE Vegas-themed McDonald's in the city.
But, there is promise. There is one McDonald's on the strip that promises both a NEW SIGN as well as a NEW STORE!
The McChronicles hopes that the new store reflects the glitz and glamor of Las Vegas.
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Monday, 18 February 2008
McDonald's Saturation
Apparently drawing data from a corporate location database, the site purports to tell us data regarding stores per X miles radius for:
- national average
- state average
- specific location entered
The site also reports your state's highest and lowest McDonald's densities by listing a few cities. In the McChronicles' home state of New York, we learned that (according to this site), the highest McDonald's density is in New York City 10017) with a density of 1 McDonald's for every 5,400 people. A McDonald's for every 0.11 square mile!
And, we also learned that the Adirondack region sees very little of the golden arches, especially in the west-central area. Inlet, NY's McDonald's/square mile was incalcuable! The McChronicles recently reported of the demise of the Old Forge, NY McDonald's.
Have some fun with this tool.
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Image: Foodio54.com screen grab.