McDonalds

15 photos · 2009–2026

15 photographs tagged McDonalds, 2009–2026.

Paul Masson brandy bottle and McDonald's fries box discarded on grass in North Minneapolis. — A Paul Masson brandy bottle and McDonald's French fries box lie discarded on grass and dead leaves in North Minneapolis. The image litter found in an urban neighborhood, showing the presence of branded consumer products in public spaces.

Boarded McDonald's drive-thru on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis serving a customer through a plywood opening. — A boarded-up McDonald’s drive-thru on Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis serves a customer through a small opening cut into the plywood on May 29, 2020. The restaurant’s windows and exterior were covered with protective boards as businesses in the area responded to damage and unrest following the killing of George Floyd.

McDonald’s service window in Uptown Minneapolis with a gloved employee at a point-of-sale terminal. — An employee works at a point-of-sale terminal inside a McDonald’s service window in Uptown Minneapolis on May 29, 2020. The restaurant’s windows are boarded, and transactions are conducted through a small opening, reflecting security measures adopted by some businesses during the unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd.

McDonald’s drive-thru sign in Minneapolis with handwritten early closing notice on May 30, 2020. — A McDonald’s drive-thru menu board in Minneapolis displays a handwritten notice on May 30, 2020, announcing that the restaurant would close at 6:30 p.m. because of “the recent activity in our city.” Posted over the lower right portion of the menu, the sign states that the location would reopen the following morning at 7 a.m. The temporary closure came during the period of protests and unrest in Minneapolis after the killing of George Floyd, when many businesses altered hours or shut down temporarily.

Boarded McDonald’s on Broadway Avenue in North Minneapolis with drive-thru open, June 2020. — A McDonald’s restaurant on Broadway Avenue in North Minneapolis is boarded over in early June 2020. Plywood covers the front windows while signs at the entrance and drive-thru state that service remains open. The protective boarding reflects security measures adopted by some Minneapolis businesses after the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 and the unrest that followed.

Hennepin and Lagoon Avenue intersection in Uptown Minneapolis at night with illuminated storefronts and traffic. — Hennepin Avenue crosses Lagoon Avenue at the center of Minneapolis's Uptown neighborhood, a commercial strip that grew up around the Lagoon Theater and streetcar lines running through the district in the early 20th century. Williams Uptown Pub & Cafe has operated near this corner for decades, part of a stretch of bars and restaurants that made Uptown a nightlife destination for the city. The intersection sits a few blocks from the Chain of Lakes, connecting the neighborhood's residential streets to its retail core along Hennepin and Lake Street.

The I-35W Lake Street Station in Minneapolis is illuminated at night, with nearby McDonald's and Taco Bell establishments visible. — The I-35W Lake Street Station in Minneapolis is a transit hub serving South Minneapolis. The station is part of the Metro Transit system and is located near Interstate 35W. The surrounding area includes commercial establishments such as a McDonald's and a Taco Bell, indicating the station's integration into the local urban environment. Its nighttime illumination highlights the functional aspects of the infrastructure, serving commuters and travelers throughout the evening.

Uptown Theater stands illuminated on snow-covered Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis at night. — The Uptown Theater stands at Hennepin Avenue and Lagoon Avenue in Minneapolis. It opened in 1929 as a movie palace and later became a well known music venue in the Uptown neighborhood before closing for renovation.

Vintage McDonald's neon sign with "Speedee" mascot in Green Bay, Wisconsin. — One of the few surviving original McDonald’s neon signs still standing in the United States is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Installed during the era before the Golden Arches fully defined the brand, the sign features “Speedee,” the chain’s early mascot introduced in the 1950s to promote the company’s streamlined “Speedee Service System.” The illuminated red-and-yellow marquee—advertising hamburgers and boasting “Over 100 Million Sold”—reflects the rapid national expansion of the franchise during its formative years. Today it serves as both a functioning restaurant sign and a preserved piece of mid-century fast-food history.

Brick storefronts with holiday snowflake decorations and illuminated street lamps line a nighttime urban street in Uptown — The McDonald's at Hennepin Avenue and Lagoon Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis is pictured on February 5, 2023.

Red McDonald's McDelivery three-wheeled scooters parked outside a Japanese restaurant location. — McDelivery is McDonald's Japan's delivery service, launched in the country in 2011 and now operating from thousands of participating locations nationwide. Orders placed online or through the McDonald's app are carried out on compact three-wheeled scooters like these, each fitted with an insulated cargo box that keeps burgers and fries at temperature during the trip. The boxes double as rolling advertisements, wrapped in Big Mac and fries imagery alongside instructions to search "McDelivery" to order online. A sticker noting compliance with the legal speed limit Japanese regulations governing kei-class delivery vehicles used by franchises across the country.

McDonalds on Hennepin Ave as seen from Girard in Uptown Minneapolis — McDonalds on Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis in August 2023.

Illuminated horseshoe sign for Daisy’s Bar & Rooftop on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. — The illuminated sign for Daisy's Bar & Rooftop, shaped like a horseshoe, stands prominently on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis.

McDonald's storefront on Lake Street displays yellow window wraps advertising McDelivery and third-party delivery services. — A McDonald's restaurant on Lake Street in Minneapolis displays McDelivery window wraps and partnerships with third-party delivery services including Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub.

Walkers in the drive thru line at McDonalds in Minneapolis — The drive thru line at the Uptown Minneapolis McDonald's at Hennepin Avenue and Lagoon seen in May 2026.

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