Dinner Break! - Wendy's - Fridley, MN
From what I’ve been reading online, Wendy’s is looking to further downsize their roster of active restaurants in 2026. Seen a few stories of them looking to shed another 600+ stores in this coming year. So the chances of finding more soon-to-be abandoned Wendy’s in my area will probably increase. And I can always use new material! A few years ago, I found this former Wendy’s at 7601 Viron Rd NE, in Fridley, Minnesota. When I first spied the building from the intersection of Highway 65 & Osborne Road, I knew it looked like a Wendy’s, but it had been something else, afterwards. That’s not a Wendy’s sign frame. Regardless, this was the big prize of my abbreviated north metro drive around, on August 27, 2022. Haven’t been near as many drive around photo missions in Minnesota, compared to the last five years of Colorado, for multiple reasons. But at least this was something new… And a quick story to fill in after what has been a very busy month in my life. I started writing and co...