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Old 05-26-2019, 03:02 PM
 
Location: Brackenwood
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That BK in the house really was a historic tudor house that they transformed into a restaurant. Pretty amazing.
Of all the ways to put an historic Tudor house to use... good grief. What a fitting commentary on the state of our current society and culture.
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Old 05-26-2019, 03:33 PM
 
Location: Columbus, GA
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Of all the ways to put an historic Tudor house to use... good grief. What a fitting commentary on the state of our current society and culture.



Spare me.

That stretch of Wynnton Road is all commercial. If Burger King hadn't put that house to use in the late-70s, it more than likely would have been demolished and there'd be a boxy commercial strip there today or another type of fast food building.

Columbus has plenty of Tudor houses. More than hundreds, I'd bet into the thousands. One, out of those many, is a well-kept Burger King. I'd be happy if more commercial businesses saved old buildings instead of tearing them down to build new.
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Old 05-26-2019, 09:56 PM
 
Location: Brackenwood
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Spare me.

That stretch of Wynnton Road is all commercial. If Burger King hadn't put that house to use in the late-70s, it more than likely would have been demolished and there'd be a boxy commercial strip there today or another type of fast food building.

Columbus has plenty of Tudor houses. More than hundreds, I'd bet into the thousands. One, out of those many, is a well-kept Burger King. I'd be happy if more commercial businesses saved old buildings instead of tearing them down to build new.
Thank you for making my point for me.
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Old 05-27-2019, 01:00 PM
 
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Of all the ways to put an historic Tudor house to use... good grief. What a fitting commentary on the state of our current society and culture.
I've been to this BK, and the train one, several times, and enjoyed the food and experience at both restaurants. What is you point about the Tudor version being "a fitting commentary on the state of our current society and culture?" Seriously, I don't understand the point you're trying to make.
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Old 05-27-2019, 04:32 PM
 
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Of all the ways to put an historic Tudor house to use... good grief. What a fitting commentary on the state of our current society and culture.
Current? Pretty sure it was converted in 1982. And I'm glad it wasn't torn down and turned into a generic fast food outlet.

It really helped revitalize that area of Wynnton Rd.
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Old 06-07-2019, 09:30 PM
 
Location: Shadowville
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The downtown location I find to be the best, they don't overcook fried or burgers and let the sit, but try to cook food as needed.
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Old 06-07-2019, 09:37 PM
 
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Of all the ways to put an historic Tudor house to use... good grief. What a fitting commentary on the state of our current society and culture.
You should look up what they did to the old town hall that dates back to the late 1800's in Bray, Ireland.
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Old 06-07-2019, 09:46 PM
 
Location: Shadowville
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Spare me.

That stretch of Wynnton Road is all commercial. If Burger King hadn't put that house to use in the late-70s, it more than likely would have been demolished and there'd be a boxy commercial strip there today or another type of fast food building.

Columbus has plenty of Tudor houses. More than hundreds, I'd bet into the thousands. One, out of those many, is a well-kept Burger King. I'd be happy if more commercial businesses saved old buildings instead of tearing them down to build new.
True... what would have been the alternative... demolish the home and slap up a typical Burger King?
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Old 06-07-2019, 09:50 PM
 
Location: Shadowville
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Current? Pretty sure it was converted in 1982. And I'm glad it wasn't torn down and turned into a generic fast food outlet.

It really helped revitalize that area of Wynnton Rd.
1982 sounds about right... my daughter just turned 33-years old and I announced her expected arrival to my friends Tom Snelling, P.D. Wilson and John E. Jones, who used to hang out in the Library room of that Burger King back in 1985, and the place had been around for a while, even then.

Great memories of that Burger King, many years ago.
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Old 06-08-2019, 02:51 PM
 
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1982 sounds about right... my daughter just turned 33-years old and I announced her expected arrival to my friends Tom Snelling, P.D. Wilson and John E. Jones, who used to hang out in the Library room of that Burger King back in 1985, and the place had been around for a while, even then.

Great memories of that Burger King, many years ago.
Stop by and have a burger and check out the various rooms and historic pics on all the walls! The BK folks don't mind!
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