BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Food Court

DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Food Court:

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Description of Pictures: The last time I'd been in the foodcourt area was when it was a McDonald's. My brother Kevin and his wife and granddaughter were in town on June 27, 2014. Summer museum lines were long and they needed to eat. Since they were already in the Air and Space Museum, we ate at the McDonald's which they said they never ate at anymore and, admittedly, it was pretty horrible. While we were there, we got the call saying that mom had died.
Since then, the McDonald's had closed and been replaced by a self-serve vending area. Prices were pretty high.
The McDonald's had opened in 2002 under a ten-year lease agreement with the museum. Under the agreement, McDonald's guaranteed $16 million to the Smithsonian. The restaurant could seat 1,000 customers.
I had heard various complaints about how the agreement was working out but, in any case, it wasn't renewed when it came due.

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