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The Bizarre Story Of McDonald’s “McBarge”
There are McDonald's restaurants in all kinds of strange places around the world.
For example, there have been branches on oil rigs, a decommissioned plane in New Zealand and even inside the infamous Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
But there have not been many floating branches.
That's probably to do with the failed "McBarge" project of 1986.
It took place in Vancouver in 1986, as part of Expo 86 - a World's Fair themed around transportation and communication.
The idea was to have a floating McDonald's restaurant, designed to showcase technologies of the future and innovations in architecture.
It was officially named the "Friendship 500" but became known as the "McBarge."
The boat was used by visitors to the event who wanted to dine on the water.
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