McBarge floating McDonald's restaurant
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The McBarge floating McDonald's restaurant was a futuristic, barge-based fast-food outlet built for Vancouver’s Expo 86 that became an iconic but later abandoned symbol of the fair.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McBarge | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Expo 86 attraction
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barge ⓘ floating restaurant ⓘ former McDonald's restaurant ⓘ |
| access | via gangways from shore ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Friendship 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brand | McDonald's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Expo 86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition | derelict for many years after Expo 86 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel barge hull ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
local landmark
ⓘ
urban exploration site ⓘ |
| designedAs |
futuristic fast-food restaurant
ⓘ
self-contained floating structure ⓘ |
| designedBy | architects commissioned by McDonald's Canada ⓘ |
| designedTo | be relocatable after Expo 86 ⓘ |
| event | Expo 86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
glass walls
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modernist interior ⓘ onboard kitchen ⓘ walkways for customer access ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | unofficial cultural icon of Vancouver ⓘ |
| industry | fast food ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
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Burrard Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | subject of news reports about abandonment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Expo 86
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being a floating McDonald's restaurant ⓘ futuristic architectural style ⓘ long-term abandonment after the fair ⓘ |
| openedDuring | Expo 86 world’s fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | McDonald's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | private owners after Expo 86 ⓘ |
| postExpoLocation | Burrard Inlet near Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | fast-food service to Expo 86 visitors ⓘ |
| served |
fries
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hamburgers ⓘ soft drinks ⓘ standard McDonald's menu items ⓘ |
| statusAfterExpo |
abandoned
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closed ⓘ |
| structureType | two-storey barge ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
1980s McDonald's brand image
ⓘ
futuristic design at Expo 86 ⓘ |
| theme | transportation and communication ⓘ |
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