ext_50126 ([identity profile] achinhibitor.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2014-02-13 02:26 pm
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McDonald's gone?

If I'm not mistaken, the McDonald's in Davis Square is gone. I've never heard of one closing before. Does anyone know what is planned for the space?
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[personal profile] alphacygni 2014-02-13 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
It's happened before. The Panera in Porter Square was a McDonalds just a few years ago.

[identity profile] beinneighe.livejournal.com 2014-02-13 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Check out this old thread: http://davis-square.livejournal.com/3304896.html

[identity profile] thedonk.livejournal.com 2014-02-13 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Not only that, it's the second McDonalds to close in Davis Square. I've heard from another area business owner that a Korean Barbecue restaurant is interested in the space, but I'm not sure how close that is to happening.

[identity profile] josephineave.livejournal.com 2014-02-13 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
The McDonalds at Meadow Glen Mall has also recently closed.

[personal profile] ron_newman 2014-02-14 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
This happened way back at the end of October and was noted here on DSLJ at the time.
It's the second time McDonald's has closed in Davis Square.

[identity profile] teko.livejournal.com 2014-02-14 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
The surprising thing about the McDonalds closing, besides how quickly it happened, was that it closed just a few months after the substantial indoor renovation. The owners posted on the older thread that the closure was because the lease was up, and they had "no plans to renew the lease due to lack of sales". I'm unclear as to why they put the money into renovating the entire interior if they had no plans to keep the place open more than another six months, max.

[identity profile] she-of-emeralds.livejournal.com 2014-02-14 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
There was a McD's in Malden that closed a few years ago. It turned into a storefront dental practice of some kind. Made Malden Square much less inviting in terms of food, IMHO.
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[personal profile] squirrelitude 2014-02-14 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Can there be any question? Obviously a froyo joint.

[identity profile] clevernonsense.livejournal.com 2014-02-14 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
A few major fast food chains have closed in central and harvard squares over the years as well.
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