McDonald's - Edith Centre - Blackpool, UK
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silverquill
N 53° 48.254 W 003° 03.254
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This McDonalds is located at the street level of this classic landmark art deco building in the center of the popular coastal resort city of Blackpool, not far from the famous Blackpool Tower and the central bus station.
Waymark Code: WMJQHG
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/18/2013
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The Edith Centre is presently home to a range of retail shops, and McDonald's has set up business on the ground level. This apparently has caused some consternation among local residents, and the brighter signs seen in earlier photos has been replaced, at the time of this waymark, by more subdued ones, but still not quite fitting in with the classic art deco design. There are a few tables of outside seating directly in front of the building. This is one of four McDonald locations in central Blackpool.
Although it appears on the list of the
Art Deco Blog, there seems to be no information on its construction and history, although apparently regarded as a landmark in the city.
The twelve white Roman numerals of the clock are mounted directly on the exterior surface of the central tower, with the hands in the center of a smaller black circle.
One of the features of this building that seems to catch the eye of visitors and photographers are the relief sculptures of seagulls in flight over stylized waves along the upper frieze of the building. It is a gem of art-deco architecture that contributes to the charm of Blackpool.