My city's original McDonalds had something like that. Two of them in fact cuz it was a dual-lane dirve thru. I seem to recall that they would serve happy meals from inside of it. Never seen it at a BK though!
I was an AGM for Burger King in the Toledo Area in 2016. Unfortunately this one closed because of poor sales. The company actually reopened a store that they closed over by Flower Hospital for the better location. Hopefully someone moves in to this location. Great video :)
The arbys near me used to have a beautiful sunroom with a real tree growing in the middle. They renovated it about a year ago now it looks super depressing.
My old stomping grounds! My brother worked at that Burger King briefly in the early 90s. My mom and I used to go to that K-mart when I was a kid. They had the deli with Italian subs and the big cafeteria towards the back. I believe that store closed long before wal- mart moved in. Where the Wal mart is now used to be a Hills and Kroger. Thanks for bringing back some fond childhood memories!!
I was looking up on Google street view when the Kmart was demolished and it didn’t show me when it was demolished. This Kmart probably closed with the round of closures in 2002 or before then. Google street view only shows when the Kmart was sitting abandoned which was in 2007 through 2011. In 2015, the building was gone. The Walmart was getting ready to open in 2007. I saw the Food Center coming soon sign on the building when I was scrolling through Google Street View. The Kmart was gone before Walmart opened. Never seen a Burger King like this one in the video before. Looks nice.
Yes the booth was for payments and we could add to the order for add ons but the order was taken in the restaurant. I worked at the Burger King near Toledo Hospital in 1988-89. I worked the cashiers booth often at lunch time. They were owned by the Bennet corporation. He had a couple Burger Kings in Kalamazoo, Michigan with the booths too.
I know exactly where this is at!!!! This was a Burger King on North Holland-Sylvania Rd next to Central Avenue. The empty lot across the street belonged to a Kmart that was there years ago. Adjacent to the.Burger King is a Walmart across on the Central Avenue Side.
Those steps bring back childhood memories of eating at BK. I love this BK. Remember the chicken sandwich, wallie? Loaded with mayonnaise. Thanks for sharing
Love Toledo, Ohio but not the winters. I worked at Toledo club the building is hundred years old or older in the attic the roof trusts are hand Hume you sill see the ax chops on the beam. It’s an area the public not allowed to go but I got to go there with my boss to check it out and see there was no fires
At some point, I've seen a BK that looked somewhat similar to this, but I don't know where or when... HOWEVER I don't think I've seen an interior quite like that. That's something! Maybe someone nearby has a rental service or something seeing all the enterprise vehicles. I notice the auto garages such as midas sometimes will use parking in a neighboring property as well for vehicle storage.
The two nearby me was that same design. One was that size the other was a little smaller. The owners of them both decided to tear them both down in about 2019. One is the shoebox design the other is supposedly a prototype two drive up window lanes and a very small dining room. It sucked when they did that.
Reminds me that little drive-through like me of those places that would take your event pictures and then you pick them up a few days later I can’t remember the name of the company but that’s what it reminds me that little little hot thing😊
The one where I'm at in Columbia has the spatula hands still has a giant play area in it I mean this player is huge it goes all the way to the top of the roof inside and they still have all that and they have not remodel it yet the building on the outside was fixed up a little bit but that's about it
Wow that interior is absolutely gorgeous! I had a bk near me that looked like that when I was growing up, but has since been remodeled into a Starbucks.
I can answer the question of why that bk is so different so back in the day when Burger King first started franchising they used to not have any rules about the restaurants looking the same that was until they started with the blue roof buildings the reason they even did the blue roofs was because people were getting confused
Yup, where you were at was the corner Central Avenue and Holland-Sylvania Rd. I remember this Burger King and the K-Mart on the opposite side of the street when both places were open. I even remember when that K-Mart was demolished and I'm so amazed the store sign is still there.
Abandoned Rally's across the street from Ballance Pan Asian Grille in Toledo Ohio And abandoned Speedway Gas station next door to Dollar Genral And Battery Wholesale North Toledo.
Awesome BK! It looks like whoever owns it is using it for storage and maybe had an event or something with all of those chairs stacked up that don’t belong and Pepsi items. I’m heading to Texas tomorrow!
I worked at one of these that had the same layout sans atrium with the seating in front of the registers. Ours did not have the hut out back but one I went to as a kid did have one.
Hey Wallie there's an abandoned Subway restaurant right down the street from where I live and I've always wanted to explore it but never got the chance to.
That is way too cool of a building not to be occupied by a Fast Food Company or even an IHOP or a Denny's Diner grrr ....thanks for the find Wallie B .... There a vacant B.K. in Kansas City almost as nice ... I was going to get some lunch over there 1 day and I couldn't BELIEVE that it was closed up.... Had to come up with a Plan B stay awesome Wallie
This is near me somewhat. All these ones in Toledo are somewhat near me. I’m about 20 minutes from Toledo. Check the northwood area as well. There is a really old grocery store with the roof caving in. It’s in state rt 51. Lots to explore in the area for sure. Have fun!
Remodeling it into a small wedding reception hall or small part venue. We used to have a lovely small restaurant called Augie's Glass Garden. The building was a similar design.
That sunroom has to be the biggest sunroom I've ever seen on a restaurant.they had the play place in the sunroom in most of them.the glass room seems misleading since they have a ceiling.cashier booth is unusual.
You mentioned you went up to Detroit did you do any videos up there I don't recall seeing any? If so I will definitely go back and look but I've watched almost every single one of your videos and I don't remember that
Wallie, I know where you are when you filmed this abandoned BK, you are at the Central avenue strip in my hometown of Toledo and in South Toledo and the Abandoned Big K is awesome and the Walmart it was Hill's store and again you should check out the abandoned Rose City Motors in my neighborhood and research it and it has a shady history and bad reviews on the former owner North Clarke and I do hope you go to my Walmart in Toledo for Christmas this year
i am wondering if rhey are going turn this back into burgerking since the LG tvs if toy go around to burger kings recently they got rid of the old NEC tv screens and replaced them with LG screens liek you see in boxes i am wondering if they are getting ready to turn this back into a burger king
Wow! This place is still in great shape including the landscaping. I'm surprised another restaurant wouldn't be inerested in this location.
6:43 I’ve never seen that at a Fast food restaurant before. The vintage aesthetics at this BK is amazing! 😻
My city's original McDonalds had something like that. Two of them in fact cuz it was a dual-lane dirve thru. I seem to recall that they would serve happy meals from inside of it. Never seen it at a BK though!
fun fact--there was a hills/kroger plaza there before being demolished for the walmart across the street. Loving the toledo tour!
Nothing like the sight of the smoke billowing out of the smoke stack is so great plus the smell of the burgers being cooked over a open flame 🔥
I was an AGM for Burger King in the Toledo Area in 2016. Unfortunately this one closed because of poor sales. The company actually reopened a store that they closed over by Flower Hospital for the better location.
Hopefully someone moves in to this location. Great video :)
This building is awesome thanks for stopping by it and do a video for it thanks wallie
Very cool I remember when Wendy's used to have sunrooms and salad bars. The tables also had a newspaper design.
The arbys near me used to have a beautiful sunroom with a real tree growing in the middle. They renovated it about a year ago now it looks super depressing.
Man, imagine if all burger kings looked like this one maybe they wouldn't be in such financial strains right now if they built them all like this one.
BK Closed between July and November 2016.
There is one identical to this in Portage, MI (6415 S Westnedge Ave), that is still open and at least as of 2023 is still original.
That Burger King would be "futuristic" looking if it was in the 2000's.
My old stomping grounds! My brother worked at that Burger King briefly in the early 90s. My mom and I used to go to that K-mart when I was a kid. They had the deli with Italian subs and the big cafeteria towards the back. I believe that store closed long before wal- mart moved in. Where the Wal mart is now used to be a Hills and Kroger. Thanks for bringing back some fond childhood memories!!
I was looking up on Google street view when the Kmart was demolished and it didn’t show me when it was demolished. This Kmart probably closed with the round of closures in 2002 or before then. Google street view only shows when the Kmart was sitting abandoned which was in 2007 through 2011. In 2015, the building was gone.
The Walmart was getting ready to open in 2007. I saw the Food Center coming soon sign on the building when I was scrolling through Google Street View. The Kmart was gone before Walmart opened.
Never seen a Burger King like this one in the video before. Looks nice.
I used to eat there back when I was a kid. Gawds, you going through my hometown is KILLING me!
Awesome Wall
There was at least 3-4 Burger King's around Toledo that had the separate order shack. They would only run it at the lunchtime rush.
airy solarium, fake plants, those floral themed stained glass dividers...wonderful 90s aesthetics. so much lovely natural lighting
Thanks for the update Wallie😊
The Burger King in Titusville, PA, which was built in the late 1980s, has a smaller version of the solarium/sunroof type design.
I miss places like this! It also reminds me of the 1980s Kroger “Greenhouse” style stores.
CarMax bought the Kmart lot close to 12 years ago and haven't optioned it yet. The Kmart was closed prior to Walmart opening.
Sadly they don’t make em like that anymore and it’s such a damn shame!
All the cars are from the enterprise rental dealership around the corner and the tire shop next door. This was my local Burger King growing up
Yes the booth was for payments and we could add to the order for add ons but the order was taken in the restaurant. I worked at the Burger King near Toledo Hospital in 1988-89. I worked the cashiers booth often at lunch time. They were owned by the Bennet corporation. He had a couple Burger Kings in Kalamazoo, Michigan with the booths too.
Awww the" Fox Photo" like pay at building is soooo cute! Neat BK for sure!
Awesome 👌 BK
Wow awesome 😎 😮
Wow I didn’t even know that one closed!
I know exactly where this is at!!!! This was a Burger King on North Holland-Sylvania Rd next to Central Avenue. The empty lot across the street belonged to a Kmart that was there years ago. Adjacent to the.Burger King is a Walmart across on the Central Avenue Side.
Those steps bring back childhood memories of eating at BK. I love this BK. Remember the chicken sandwich, wallie? Loaded with mayonnaise. Thanks for sharing
I love the blue roof burger king and the solarium 💯
very interesting bk. I worked for bk for 17 years in a lot of locations. my franchise never had one that looked like that. hard to tell how old it is
Oh one more thing wallie. On the other side of the Kmart sign it shows on goggle maps of the Kmart sign still original on this Day
Burger King and Your Rule one my Best Burger places I Been to Before.
This is Gorgeous!! I love Burger King and this would be my go to spot if I had the chance!
An awesome video,Wallie! That Burger King has great aesthetics! I really like the sun room and how it wraps around the building.
Awesome awesome video wallie. Cool cool building. That Kmart sign was cool too.
Love Toledo, Ohio but not the winters. I worked at Toledo club the building is hundred years old or older in the attic the roof trusts are hand Hume you sill see the ax chops on the beam. It’s an area the public not allowed to go but I got to go there with my boss to check it out and see there was no fires
At some point, I've seen a BK that looked somewhat similar to this, but I don't know where or when... HOWEVER I don't think I've seen an interior quite like that. That's something! Maybe someone nearby has a rental service or something seeing all the enterprise vehicles. I notice the auto garages such as midas sometimes will use parking in a neighboring property as well for vehicle storage.
The two nearby me was that same design. One was that size the other was a little smaller. The owners of them both decided to tear them both down in about 2019. One is the shoebox design the other is supposedly a prototype two drive up window lanes and a very small dining room. It sucked when they did that.
They probably closed down and wanted a shoebox shape building 😢 i like the sun roof 😊
I actually ended up getting a PT Cruiser! XD I’ve been after one ever since they came out 😂
we a=had a old mcds that had litle cashiers building like that but i never seen bk with that buildoing
I miss Kmart too. This time of year I would shop for lawn furniture and outdoor dining supplies.Kmart❤
Reminds me that little drive-through like me of those places that would take your event pictures and then you pick them up a few days later I can’t remember the name of the company but that’s what it reminds me that little little hot thing😊
Foto Mat
Oh, I used to love Fotomat! That’s kinda what that building reminded me of at first, glad I wasn’t the only one who thought of that.
The one where I'm at in Columbia has the spatula hands still has a giant play area in it I mean this player is huge it goes all the way to the top of the roof inside and they still have all that and they have not remodel it yet the building on the outside was fixed up a little bit but that's about it
Wow that interior is absolutely gorgeous! I had a bk near me that looked like that when I was growing up, but has since been remodeled into a Starbucks.
Cool video
Sick exploration would of been dope getting inside I love to explore places like this🔥🔥
I can answer the question of why that bk is so different so back in the day when Burger King first started franchising they used to not have any rules about the restaurants looking the same that was until they started with the blue roof buildings the reason they even did the blue roofs was because people were getting confused
Yup, where you were at was the corner Central Avenue and Holland-Sylvania Rd. I remember this Burger King and the K-Mart on the opposite side of the street when both places were open. I even remember when that K-Mart was demolished and I'm so amazed the store sign is still there.
I used to stop there and take a whiz by the back door on my way home from work (it was after midnight, no one could see me).
Abandoned Rally's across the street from Ballance Pan Asian Grille in Toledo Ohio And abandoned Speedway Gas station next door to Dollar Genral And Battery Wholesale North Toledo.
And don't forget the Abandoned Rose City Motors car lot in South Reynolds
Good video! I have seen a sunroom this big at a Burger King place before! Nice!
Central Avenue and Holland-Sylvania in Toledo the Speedway in the video I go to all the time.
I'm wondering of this was not a Rax Roast Beef restaurant before the company bankruptcy in 1993.. This looks like an old Rax location.
very nice property, well kept, thank you
Nice!
Wow! This is a gorgeous location. Sad that it had to close for good.
hey i used to work at that BK!
Would be a great location for ohios first cookout
I was born in Bowling Green, Ohio so its cool seeing you go somewhere so close to my birthplace!
Awesome BK! It looks like whoever owns it is using it for storage and maybe had an event or something with all of those chairs stacked up that don’t belong and Pepsi items. I’m heading to Texas tomorrow!
Wow this BK is cool looking I also didn’t seen one like this one before too
I worked at one of these that had the same layout sans atrium with the seating in front of the registers. Ours did not have the hut out back but one I went to as a kid did have one.
Hey Wallie there's an abandoned Subway restaurant right down the street from where I live and I've always wanted to explore it but never got the chance to.
That is way too cool of a building not to be occupied by a Fast Food Company or even an IHOP or a Denny's Diner grrr ....thanks for the find Wallie B .... There a vacant B.K. in Kansas City almost as nice ... I was going to get some lunch over there 1 day and I couldn't BELIEVE that it was closed up.... Had to come up with a Plan B stay awesome Wallie
This is near me somewhat. All these ones in Toledo are somewhat near me. I’m about 20 minutes from Toledo. Check the northwood area as well. There is a really old grocery store with the roof caving in. It’s in state rt 51. Lots to explore in the area for sure. Have fun!
Beautiful building. National epidemic of Burger Kings, Wendy's, Pizza Huts and Rite Aids closing. Not to mention years ok the Foto-Mat kiosks
Nice I have a friend that lived in that area I email him and asked why
It's look great. Very cool old Burger King.
Looks like an old Roll n Roaster
Neat 😀
Our Pizza Hut in Bryan, OH has a sunroom like that. It's pretty awesome.
Many more will fold, cook burger at home, taste and economy wiser.
Remodeling it into a small wedding reception hall or small part venue. We used to have a lovely small restaurant called Augie's Glass Garden. The building was a similar design.
Two typos, sorry: remodel, party
Nice!! Burger King has good food. And man do I miss Kmart!
Go to the BK by the mall. Same thing.
That sunroom has to be the biggest sunroom I've ever seen on a restaurant.they had the play place in the sunroom in most of them.the glass room seems misleading since they have a ceiling.cashier booth is unusual.
was that building ever a RAX restaurant?
Arbys in meadville pa has a rad sunroom to this day
I like the door handles
You mentioned you went up to Detroit did you do any videos up there I don't recall seeing any? If so I will definitely go back and look but I've watched almost every single one of your videos and I don't remember that
Wallie sometimes you add music. Do you know the group of the music in the vintage Ohio grocery store vid? Its so neat! Thanks:)
That is an interesting BK and that would make an interesting Donut shop🤔
That's what it looks like in harbor Creek on Buffalo Rd in Erie Pennsylvania and Walgreens is closed up to tha closed up 2 weeks ago
A big park lot the old Kmart in harbor Creek
I loved Kmart the one me and my mo went to they had a little Caesars and we would eat there pan pizzas and then shop
Wallie, I know where you are when you filmed this abandoned BK, you are at the Central avenue strip in my hometown of Toledo and in South Toledo and the Abandoned Big K is awesome and the Walmart it was Hill's store and again you should check out the abandoned Rose City Motors in my neighborhood and research it and it has a shady history and bad reviews on the former owner North Clarke and I do hope you go to my Walmart in Toledo for Christmas this year
Scott The Woz ate their, i think
that the kings chair
Abandoned bk next to me in aliquippa area is being taken over by taco bell
my guess is financial trouble or an issue with franchise owners/corporate 🤔😁
i am wondering if rhey are going turn this back into burgerking since the LG tvs if toy go around to burger kings recently they got rid of the old NEC tv screens and replaced them with LG screens liek you see in boxes i am wondering if they are getting ready to turn this back into a burger king
Doesn’t look overgrown outside
Enterprise rent a car uses their parking lot
They never will do anything do it i drive past it all the time
Former Holland Sylvania Location
Is it Toledo or Maumee? that area looks super familiar to me.
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