Columbus Original Wendy’s Closes
Friday, March 2nd, 2007
The original Wendy’s Restaurant in downtown Columbus is closing, today. Dave Thomas started the restaurant at 257 E. Broad Street in 1969.
According to Columbus Business First article writtten by Saleha N. Ghani, founder Dave Thomas would understand as sales are half that of a suburban location.
With limited parking, the building at 257 E. Broad needed work and there was no way to add a drive through.
“Memorabilia at the store will go to Wendy’s headquarters in Dublin, including the strands of colorful beads that hung in many early stores and the mementos from 1984 ads with little old lady Clara Peller’s “Where’s the Beef?” a phrase appropriated by Democrat Walter Mondale in that year’s presidential primary. ” according to an article in the Columbus Dispatch entitled;
Farewell, 257
“Wendy’s chain thrives, but closing of original restaurant provokes sadness”
Funny I remember the ads but I don’t remember the phrase being used by a political campaign….
Business has been brisk at the original Wendy’s this week with people returning to a Columbus landmark for old times sake.
