Megatron (building)

The Megatron was notable both as an example of mimetic architecture and as a novelty McDonald's. The Megatron has appeared in various contexts in media.

The Megatron was notable both as an example of mimetic architecture and as a novelty McDonald's. The Megatron has appeared in various contexts in media.

The building has featured as part of Max Krieger's ''nonstandard mcdonald's'' project, which seeks to document novelty McDonald's restaurants before they are all destroyed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Take a look inside 'the weirdest McDonald's in the world' from UFO to creepy castle |url=https://en.ammonnews.net/article/52557 |date=9 September 2021 |access-date=8 July 2025 |newspaper=Ammon News}}</ref> Krieger has said that the Megatron is his favorite example of such restaurants when interviewed by [[YouTuber]] [[Quinton Kyle Hoover]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hoover |first1=Quinton |author1-link=Quinton Kyle Hoover |title=Max Krieger Interview (Nonstandard McDonald's admin, CROSSNIQ+, more) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YR0SFS4fQw |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[Quinton Re2s]] |language=en |format=video |date=April 21, 2021}}</ref>

* The building has featured as part of Max Krieger's ''nonstandard mcdonald's'' project, which seeks to document novelty McDonald's restaurants before they are all destroyed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Take a look inside 'the weirdest McDonald's in the world' from UFO to creepy castle |url=https://en.ammonnews.net/article/52557 |date=9 September 2021 |access-date=8 July 2025 |newspaper=Ammon News}}</ref> Krieger has said that the Megatron is his favorite example of such restaurants when interviewed by [[YouTuber]] [[Quinton Kyle Hoover]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hoover |first1=Quinton |author1-link=Quinton Kyle Hoover |title=Max Krieger Interview (Nonstandard McDonald's admin, CROSSNIQ+, more) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YR0SFS4fQw |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[Quinton Re2s]] |language=en |format=video |date=April 21, 2021}}</ref>

In 2020 the Megatron was depicted on official t-shirts promoting a collaboration between [[Travis Scott]] and McDonald's.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Darville |first1=Jordan |title=Travis Scott’s new McDonald’s merch drop looks exactly like you think it does |url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/09/17/travis-scotts-new-mcdonalds-merch-drop-looks-exactly-like-you-think-it-does |date=17 September 2020 |access-date=8 July 2025 |newspaper=The Fader}}</ref>

* In 2020 the Megatron was depicted on official t-shirts promoting a collaboration between [[Travis Scott]] and McDonald's.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Darville |first1=Jordan |title=Travis Scott’s new McDonald’s merch drop looks exactly like you think it does |url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/09/17/travis-scotts-new-mcdonalds-merch-drop-looks-exactly-like-you-think-it-does |date=17 September 2020 |access-date=8 July 2025 |newspaper=The Fader}}</ref>

In 2023 artist [[Ellen Harvey]] painted the Megatron as part of her ongoing project ''The Disappointed Tourist'', the theme of which is lost landmarks.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023 |title=Megatron |url=https://disappointedtourist.org/megatron/ |website=Disappointed Tourist |access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref>

* In 2023 artist [[Ellen Harvey]] painted the Megatron as part of her ongoing project ''The Disappointed Tourist'', the theme of which is lost landmarks.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023 |title=Megatron |url=https://disappointedtourist.org/megatron/ |website=Disappointed Tourist |access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref>

In 2024 the Megatron featured in [[Catherynne M. Valente]]'s science fiction novel ''Space Oddity'', where it was used as a vessel that could travel through time, space and memory. One of the book's characters, Decibel Jones, talks about visiting the real Megatron as a child.<ref>{{cite book |last=Valente |first=Catherynne M. |author1-link=Catherynne M. Valente |date=2024 |title=Space Oddity |publisher=Corsair |isbn=9781472160027 |access-date=}}</ref>

* In 2024 the Megatron featured in [[Catherynne M. Valente]]'s science fiction novel ''Space Oddity'', where it was used as a vessel that could travel through time, space and memory. One of the book's characters, Decibel Jones, talks about visiting the real Megatron as a child.<ref>{{cite book |last=Valente |first=Catherynne M. |author1-link=Catherynne M. Valente |date=2024 |title=Space Oddity |publisher=Corsair |isbn=9781472160027 |access-date=}}</ref>

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