The historical photos of the first McDonald’s floating in the world have resurfaced, and the fans are nostalgic: “Good memories”

A famous sunken ship eventually resurfaces.

The photographs of the time of the Picos of the First Floating World of McDonald’s are contributing the culinary curiosity to the point of view.

On March 11, 1980, the floating golden arches were officially opened for business in St. Louis, Missouri, south of the iconic Gateway Arch.

Built on a repopulated cement barge, the 702 tonne ship was designed to look like a 19th -century river boat, with space for 134 interior diners and additional 200 in its open -air roofs.

The fast food chain initially hoped to open a location at the Museum under the Gateway Arch, but according to St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Government did not want to open the space to a private business.

When Samuel Haynes, a real estate manager of McDonald at the time, had the idea of ​​putting the restaurant on a river boat, he found himself opposition to the Board of St. Louis, who feared that the floating golden arc would compete with the arch of the front door.

But McDonald’s executives believed in the idea, and a 25 -year lease for the franchise was signed in February 1979. The MCBOA ended up generating $ 100,000 in annual tax revenue.

“We have nothing around the world,” McDonald’s Senior Vice President told Pat Flynn, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

“If we can find a large group of people together, we should be able to feed -the bow attracts more than 3 million people a year,” added Haynes.

“Then we looked at the river and saw a lot of people taking advantage of it, so we thought there was no reason why a company as adaptable and progressive as McDonald couldn’t.”

The locals were also skeptical of the Missouri Sea, but they finally approached, and many have commented on their affectionate memories in a Facebook publication reminiscent of McDonald’s floats.

“I thought that at first McDonald’s would make the riverbank look cheap, but it was very nice for a while,” someone admitted.

“This was my favorite place growing. So many good memories feeding all my fries,” a person left.

“It was a lot of fun as a child!” Another exclaimed.

“It was me and my grandfather’s place. We used to go up to the bow and then go to McDonald’s on the boat afterwards,” said a Reddit user. “Thank you for the good memory of today. I needed it.”

“My kids took the river on our old boat, tied up on the lanes for lunch once. They still talk about it!” Someone shared.

In fact, the locals are so loved that this year, The Gateway Arch published a press released press joking that McDonald’s floating restaurant would be reopened.

Despite the first concerns, the Mickey D floating became a basic element for many who grew up and lived in St. Louis, as well as tourists who did not want to be blocked on Earth as they ate their great Macs.

The river ship of St. Louis closed in 2000 due to the high costs and difficulties of maintaining it as a floating restaurant, especially after the necessary renewals due to the great flood in 1993, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Now, everything that is left of the estimated floating McDonald’s are historical photographs, which have been captured both white and black and in color.

From the photos, the only clear link to the modern McDonald’s that everyone knows and loves is the iconic red and yellow color.

After the McDonald floating was officially closed on November 6, 2000, he did not see again on the banks of the St. Louis.

Although the boat of St. Louis was the first floating McDonald’s in the world, there was a second built for the World Expo of 1986 in Vancouver, and he was recently captured.

The McBarge, also called Friendship 500, beginning to sink in the Fraser River at the end of March, reported Vancouver’s sun.

McDonald’s abandoned barge was vacant for False Creek for five years, while McDonald struggled to keep it open. In 1991, the city forced the company to move the McBarge.

Now, the second and last floating of McDonald’s has captured and sinking, joining the Saint Louis ship in extinction.