In the car trade, that's what's known as a frame-up resto.

A what?

More of a frame-off.

https://www.washburnclassicrestorat.....torations.html

Ahhh..i see, you made it sound shady, like how a building needs a lot of repairs and mysteriously and conviently catches on fire and burns down. 🤔😁

No, you're thinking "Convenient Lightning".

There was an older, rather anti semitic version, but we shan't go into that here.

Who cares...Trucks deserve it...think they are all so big and mighty cause can carry lots of stuff and have all those wheels? Does no one remember the Maximum Overdrive incident when trucks and cars and blenders and pop machines and somehow electric knives tried to take over cause of a comet somehow?

Oh wait, I misread, thought you said Anti-Semis.

A frame-up restoration means removing all parts from the car to be restored, completely and down to the frame so that no rust remains behind, and so that the car can be restored as best as possible.

The jargon-lingo is then, "Frame-Up Resto"

Ahh, ok i see now

Seems like it. Unless they’re going to rebuild it as one of the modern Wendy’s

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-ga.....cept/70702052/

Not sure...didnt look outdated, looked modern inside and out

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.1871971,-77.3959429,3a,30y,197.53h,89.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVTrflr3d8YCcMWaWgC7IaQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

my friend said was cause they moved to new locations...I see it listed on the map, but images are before was built...but looks more or less like the old building, just not as big I think...even still I told him, if they were relocating, why say closed for renovations. I have been to the new one, but just thought was a 2nd store they opened for a new area in town. he one I showed link to, was in a nice location, lots of fast food places all down that street. one could say could only enter from one direction cause if traffic and being close to the set of lights. Dominos did this, they posted were relocating, and moved to the same street Wendy's used to be on.

Still, makes for a funny picture :D

I've seen a Royal Farms renovated this way, instead of modifying the existing building they just tear it down and build an entirely new one.

Flatter than an IHOP pancake...

To be fair, that location was showing its age and was -looooong- overdue for a refresh. I suppose it makes just as much sense to tear it down and build fresh.

Oh? well, I didnt go there alot, i'm at the opposite end of that street and then some. Think it will take about almost 50 mins to walk there. Coming from the Mall, it not that far. I didnt think it was that bad of shape, but I was never in there long enough.

I wasn't in there terribly often as well, but I have been in there recent enough that the decor was very much showing its age, and the building hasn't seen a major renovation since at least the 90s as far as I can tell.

This reminds me of when MacDonalds replaced their local building (which had replaced an abandoned (1937) railroad station) here 2 decades ago. They tore it down to the foundation and rebuilt it in their "new" style. They literally put the kitchen where the northern entrance used to be. They also changed the drive through window arrangement so badly that a lot of drivers to disobey the local traffic signs on the street and in their lot.

Forgot I posted this pic...the building looks great, been there a few times ofr a drink, last time was a soda and a garden salad, and have a nice outdoor patio spot a few people can sit outside to eat, and sheltered from the sun and rain.