The above is an earlier version of Royal Castle. The later design had large wall murals featuring pics of coffee beans, brewed coffee in a cup, eggs in the shells, fried eggs, and bacon. It made you not only want to eat breakfast there but also to EMBRACE breakfast. I remember taking a Greyhound bus home late one night from downtown Miami to north end of the county and the sights of those breakfast murals in the Royal Castles were quite enticing. Even though I was just a kid, just seeing all those coffee beans and coffee in cup was so enticing, that must have what started me off in the direction of becoming a caffeine addict.
I wish I could find one of those murals now or at least a pic of it to post. Basically it made it almost impossible to walk past a Royal Castle in the morning without having breakfast there. And what was great, there weren't a whole bunch of tacky signs with prices. Just that incredibly alluring mural.
I ate at the first McDonald’s in Illinois way back in the 60’s. I don’t visit McDonald’s anymore, and only Wendy’s once a month because my Kiwanis club has a program with them for a fundraising project. I’m on a diet, and just can’t handle eating out much, let alone fast food. That building looks a little like that early McDonald’s I patronized.