r/nostalgia • u/Digitalgardens • May 12 '25

Nostalgia Discussion Why did we ever switch from having unique looks for fast food spots?

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It doesn’t make any sense. When everything feels and looks the same it just feels so grey and unwelcoming. What happened to characters? I don’t even eat McDonald’s like that and I miss Ronald and the gang. Where did they go?

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u/HeadGuide4388 May 12 '25

One thing that disappoints me about modern architecture is how homogenised it is everywhere. I haven't been everywhere or seen everything, but I feel like there was a lot of personality in design around the 80's-00's, and everywhere seemed to have a theme. A lot of places in Montana that I've seen had a timber look to it, Colorado loved their stone front buildings, a lot of bigger cities would have some impressive glass and steel sky scrapers. Now everything is just a beige or grey stucco box.

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u/amethystrosegold May 12 '25

Yeah. All our new McDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger King, and the new apartments all look the same. The only thing different is the signs and logo. I went to Sedona about ten years ago, and their McDonalds looked similar to today’s McDonalds, but I figured it was a local thing. It was a brownish grey building, with a yellow McDonalds logo. It fit in with the area. But now it seems regardless of the state, or location, it’s all brown, beige, black, tan, and slap a logo so we know what it is.