The Third Oldest McDonald’s in America Was Demolished in Portland Today. Check Out This Video of the Carnage.

Goodbye forever, greasy relic.

By Elise Herron

April 03, 2018 at 9:15 am PDT

Yesterday, Portland said goodbye to a relic: the third oldest McDonald's in America.

The building was taken down to make space for an upgraded set of golden arches. And members of the local Facebook group Save Powell McDonald's have probably now vowed to never touch a chicken nugget or Big Mac again.

Check out our video to see some of the building's demolition.

Shot and edited by Sam Tolman.

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