Untapped New Yorkという情報誌によると、そこに世界一美しいマクドナルドがあるというのです。どんなお店なんでしょう?(原文、画像はこちらです。)
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★世界一美しいマクドナルドとはどんな店なのか?
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Long Island suburbs contain many contemporary (現代的な)“McMansions,” but this historic home in New Hyde Park gives that term a whole new meaning. There’s a literal McDonald’s inside! The fast food chainconverted(改装した)the home into a restaurant in the 1980s. It is often referred to as “The Most Beautiful McDonald’s in America.”
The home has beenapproximately (おおよそ)restored(復元された)—at least on the exterior—to what it looked like in the 1920s. Black shutters(雨戸) (they used to be blue) accent the white facade. Customers enter through a grand door topped with a fanlight(扇形の明り取りの窓)and flanked(側面に配置された)by two benches. A circular gazebo (離れの休憩所) on the right side of the porch has been encased(包み込まれた) in glass for inside seating. And of course, there is a drive-thru.
Inside, a double staircase leads to additional second-floor seating. Neutral gray and white walls, faux(偽物の) wood floors and tables, metal chairs, and exposed beams beneath the vaulted (丸天井作りの)ceiling give the space a modern farmhouse vibe(雰囲気). Though pleasant, it’s not quite the glamorous Gold Coast aesthetic you might imagine this home had a hundred years ago during the Jazz Age. The restaurant underwent (施された)a makeover in recent years—the interior looks much different than in these photos from 2012.