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Old Burger King Reataurant in Naperville
Posted by:
MIKETOUHY
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Date: April 22, 2008 08:55PM
Anyone ever notice that BK location in Downtown Naperville?
Obviously it's an older looking restaurant compared to the more modern ones.
Wonder how many of those BK restaurants still exist?
Obviously it's an older looking restaurant compared to the more modern ones.
Wonder how many of those BK restaurants still exist?
Re: Old Burger King Reataurant in Naperville
Posted by:
paw
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Date: April 26, 2008 02:22AM
yeah by the riverwalk
Re: Old Burger King Reataurant in Naperville
Posted by:
chuck
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Date: April 30, 2008 01:36AM
Wasn't that something before BK?
Re: Old Burger King Reataurant in Naperville
Posted by:
tomcat630
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Date: May 24, 2008 08:42PM
That BK is original, I remember the trapazoidal "arches" on top of old BK's. In mid/late 60's, my grandparents would treat us and go to a similar looking BK on Roosevelt Rd. in Glen Ellyn.
Back then, fast food places were a 'family outing'. It also had a neon cartoon 'King' on a hamburger sign. Was remodeled in 70's ;-( so now looks non-descript.
Another BK from the 60's is at 4900 w North ave in city. It was built in 1969, but it was one of the first 'modern' BK's, so no cool kitchy features. But it looks same now as then. Was by my old grammar shcool and the 'cool kids' went there after classes.
Back then, fast food places were a 'family outing'. It also had a neon cartoon 'King' on a hamburger sign. Was remodeled in 70's ;-( so now looks non-descript.
Another BK from the 60's is at 4900 w North ave in city. It was built in 1969, but it was one of the first 'modern' BK's, so no cool kitchy features. But it looks same now as then. Was by my old grammar shcool and the 'cool kids' went there after classes.
Re: Old Burger King Reataurant in Naperville
Posted by:
chuck
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Date: May 27, 2008 05:22PM
I think I was thinking of the Cock Robin.
Wasn't that close to that BK?
Wasn't that close to that BK?
Re: Old Burger King Reataurant in Naperville
Posted by:
Serhii
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Date: May 31, 2008 03:15AM
Your beloved (!) webmasters are currently in Pittsburgh, where we just watched on television, incredulously, a public debate regarding, get this, the construction of a new expressway. And only an hour difference in the exact same 2008 where Chicago is witnessing the highest gas prices in ever (in this country).
Need I forget, they (the people of the Allegheny County, one of whom in Sharpsburg today screamed at me, informing me that I am indeed an Iraqi {I'm Italian/Ukrainian}) also have an odd dialect involving something like a soft 'o'. I'm sure linguists have already covered it like an x on a y. Speaking of variables foisted upon each other, the wonderfully complex built environment of Pittsburgh features a classic Burger King, seen here, or at least around here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=1860+E+Carson+St,+Pittsburgh,+PA+15203,+USA&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title
I, nor anybody I know, is an expert on the BK typology, so feel free to sign and date this.
Need I forget, they (the people of the Allegheny County, one of whom in Sharpsburg today screamed at me, informing me that I am indeed an Iraqi {I'm Italian/Ukrainian}) also have an odd dialect involving something like a soft 'o'. I'm sure linguists have already covered it like an x on a y. Speaking of variables foisted upon each other, the wonderfully complex built environment of Pittsburgh features a classic Burger King, seen here, or at least around here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=1860+E+Carson+St,+Pittsburgh,+PA+15203,+USA&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title
I, nor anybody I know, is an expert on the BK typology, so feel free to sign and date this.
Re: Old Burger King Reataurant in Naperville
Posted by:
tomcat630
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Date: June 02, 2008 02:44AM
The Old Cock Robin in Naperville was torn down, :( I don't know if any of them are left standing.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/03/2008 10:55PM by tomcat630.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/03/2008 10:55PM by tomcat630.
Re: Old Burger King Reataurant in Naperville
Posted by:
chuck
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Date: June 02, 2008 07:06PM
Brookfield Cock Robin is still standing.
However it has been closed for about two years, and is for sale.
Cock Robin History: http://www.positivelynaperville.com/crobin.html
Chuck
http://www.chucksphotospot.com
However it has been closed for about two years, and is for sale.
Cock Robin History: http://www.positivelynaperville.com/crobin.html
Chuck
http://www.chucksphotospot.com
Re: Old Burger King Reataurant in Naperville
Posted by:
theseos
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Date: August 26, 2009 02:11PM
The former Cock Robin restaurant in downtown Wheaton is still standing, and even still has the old sign, but it's been home to a deli for several years now.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cycletheghostround/3423009377/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cycletheghostround/3423009377/
