Iconic restaurant chain closes locations, plans what’s next

Sometimes you have to tear something down to build something better. That has always been true in the restaurant business. Chains regularly remodel locations, but in some cases, a full rebuild is the only way to fix traffic flow, kitchen limitations, or changing customer behavior. The McDonald's on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington, Conn., where we lived for more than a decade, but have visited for 30 years, underwent at least one remodel and a full rebuild during that period. When it was rebuilt, it adde ...