| McDonald's Chicago Flagship | |
|---|---|
 The restaurant following the 2018 rebuild | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Restaurant |
| Address | 600 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60610, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°53′34″N 87°37′54″W / 41.8929°N 87.6316°W |
| Completed | 2018 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ross Barney Architects |
The McDonald's Chicago Flagship is a flagship McDonald's restaurant located in Chicago.[1][2]
The McDonald's restaurant on the site first opened in 1983. It had a rock and roll theme, and was first called the Original Rock 'N Roll McDonald's, and later the Rock N Roll McDonald's. It was one of the most famous McDonald's locations in the world and was once the busiest in the United States.[3] The building had long been a local tourist attraction.[4] The original building was demolished in 2004, a new structure opened in 2005 with a maximum occupancy of 300, which is about three times the standard McDonald's patron seating capacity.[5] The original 1983 building and the first design of the rebuilt 2005 structure site held a rock and roll exhibit in a building adjacent to the restaurant and a small upstairs McDonald's museum display. The building featured the first two-lane McDonald's drive-through, relatively luxurious decor, a café, flat panel televisions and a green roof.
In 2017, the restaurant was rebuilt and the Rock and Roll theme was relinquished.[6] The building was designed to be eco-friendly by Carol Ross Barney, Ross Barney Architects, with interiors by Landini Associates.[7][8] The redesign won the design excellence Award of Merit from the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 2019.[9]
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- ^ Chicago's Rock 'N' Roll McDonald's is Closing to Ditch the Music Theme: Big renovations are coming Ashok Selvam, Eater.com, December 14, 2017
- ^ River North's Rock 'N' Roll McDonald's tapped for futuristic makeover The flagship fast food restaurant will trade its kitschy decor for a modern design Jay Koziarz, Curbed.com, January 30, 2018
- ^ Former Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's gets new eco-friendly look from riverwalk architect Greg Trotter, Chicago Tribune, January 30, 2018
- ^ Kamin, Blair (October 25, 2019). "Column: Top architecture awards go to riverfront skyscraper, U. of C.'s public policy school and IIT's innovation center". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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