Circa: The Log Cabin Burger King Torn Down, the one by the theater.
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Much later. I think it was there when I graduated in 2004. I know I ate a ton of Burger King there my first two years.
Still there when I graduated in late 2001.
Can't be many fast food places where you had to drive up a ramp to get to the drive thru window.
Can't be many fast food places where you had to drive up a ramp to get to the drive thru window.
The building itself wasn't actually torn down until a couple of years ago, as they prepared to build the Buffalo Wild Wings.
I don't think it was torn down until BWW was built.
That was not always a Burger King, but was originally a bank IIRC.
That was not always a Burger King, but was originally a bank IIRC.
I still remember when BK switched from Pepsi to Coke products in 1991.
As part of the promotion, the old log cabin/bank/BK gave away two-liter Coke products with every meal purchased. Needless to say, as cash-strapped freshmen, my roommate and I ate way too much at that BK.
As part of the promotion, the old log cabin/bank/BK gave away two-liter Coke products with every meal purchased. Needless to say, as cash-strapped freshmen, my roommate and I ate way too much at that BK.
The BK
was still open in 2004, I believe. It closed shortly after and was demo'd around 2009??? Maybe.
was still open in 2004, I believe. It closed shortly after and was demo'd around 2009??? Maybe.
Not sure on demo date, but I do remember on multiple occasions when I went through the drive through window, it smelled like an overflowing toilet. Not too appetizing....
I've heard a story that different kinds of wood treatment were utilized on different pieces of wood as a part of a project with the university on that cabin, and it was inspected over a period of time to see how well they performed.
For what it's worth, Burger King closed in early 2005. I've been told that towards the end there were some significant problems with the sewage on site backing up due to grease build up, though I don't know if there is any truth to those stories.
The lot was used for overflow parking for StrangeBrew/Coldstone for quite some time, and the building reopened in some form as a church for a while as well I remember. I was once told that the developer was willing to let anyone who wanted to have the cabin have it basically for free as long as they moved it (though moving a structure can be fairly expensive). It's also my understanding that while the building was torn down, a good bit of the wood inside (such as the exposed beams) was salvaged for another construction project, I seem to remember hearing it was in 'that town up north'.
For what it's worth, Burger King closed in early 2005. I've been told that towards the end there were some significant problems with the sewage on site backing up due to grease build up, though I don't know if there is any truth to those stories.
The lot was used for overflow parking for StrangeBrew/Coldstone for quite some time, and the building reopened in some form as a church for a while as well I remember. I was once told that the developer was willing to let anyone who wanted to have the cabin have it basically for free as long as they moved it (though moving a structure can be fairly expensive). It's also my understanding that while the building was torn down, a good bit of the wood inside (such as the exposed beams) was salvaged for another construction project, I seem to remember hearing it was in 'that town up north'.
Now the site of the Chic-Fil-A
The saddest part of the tear-down was losing the huge oak tree that was outside the front door of the BK. The BWW came a little after the CFA opened, and it sits across what used to be the street that you took to the movie theater and Pizza Hut.
After BK closed, a church was meeting in the cabin for a couple of years. I can't imagine what services were like with the smell of Whopper filling the air.
The saddest part of the tear-down was losing the huge oak tree that was outside the front door of the BK. The BWW came a little after the CFA opened, and it sits across what used to be the street that you took to the movie theater and Pizza Hut.
After BK closed, a church was meeting in the cabin for a couple of years. I can't imagine what services were like with the smell of Whopper filling the air.
This was "The Bank of North Mississippi" when built in the late 70's. I can't remember the guy's name who was the bank president, but he was a well known local developer.
I always felt kinda funny ordering a Whopper in the same building that I bought my '79 Mustang....
I always felt kinda funny ordering a Whopper in the same building that I bought my '79 Mustang....