Hi,

Whenever you visit a restaurant near you, be it Burger King, McDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), do you ever feel disappointed after they do certain changes to its outside architecture?

I am one of those handsome gents who have a noticeably negative feeling towards revamping the color schemes of these buildings just so that these buildings look fashionable with the times.

The way I remember these, from 1986:

Burger King: These restaurants had a black roof with orange lettering on the front reading "BURGER KING" with "HOME OF THE WHOPPER" just below that (at newer restaurants circa 1985 the "Home" text is no longer present below the Burger King name). The road sign consisted of a big BK "Bun Halves" logo (the original one used from 1969-94), and below that, "DRIVE THRU."

McDonald's: These restaurants had a brown-painted shake roof, with the McDonald's name seen on the front. The road sign prior to circa 1975 consisted of the 1962-style "Golden Arches" logo with the low stems of the "M" extending to the ground (later road signs had an all-squarish logo on top). The trapezoidal part of the McD's logo, which reads "McDonald's HAMBURGERS" with "Over xx Billion Served" below that (the "xx" represents the number of burgers sold in billions, for example, 80, this would change accordingly with each new year).

Kentucky Fried Chicken: The early restaurants had a motorized bucket on their road signs, a trend that lasted until around 1982, when new ordinances called for shorter signs. Other traits of these KFC restaurants included a candy-striped roof (by 1978 these became largely red shake roofs with the words "Kentucky Fried Chicken" seen on front). In 1991 the company shortened its name to KFC so as to stave off critics who thought the word "fried" meant "fat."

~Ben

i mean yeah it sucks but what can you do i personally thought the styling of the 80's and 90's had its own unique look to it and now a days at least in my state i just notice every on looks almost exactly like every other one.

I really miss the old newsprint ad tables from Wendy's. I found some almost identical wallpaper and I've been thinking about making my own Wendy's tables.

I don't like the new McDonald's redesign.

~John

Some of those 70s designs use to give me bad vibes as a kid. Most of the 70s stores have been torn down and rebuilt around here. The Burger King close to my old house was built in 1972 and was remodeled in 1986. It still looks the same inside last time I was there.

These photos are exactly what I'm talking about!

I dislike the redesign of the playgrounds more so than the restaurants themselves. The playgrounds and Burger King and McDonald's used to be awesome as a kid. Safety first!