I found a Secret Abandoned Coffee Shop, Hidden Away for Over a Decade!!

Описание: Coffee Time

In this week's post we will be taking a look at a Coffee Time restaurant that has been abandoned since 2009. Coffee Time has been around since the 80s, it is a coffee shop that serves coffee (obviously), donuts, sandwiches and soups, among other things. It has always taken a backseat to the more popular chains such as Tim Hortons or Starbucks and is similar to say Country Style in terms of sales and reach. I personally have never been a fan of Coffee Time, their coffee was never as good as the other brands and their food always just looked less appealing as well. Growing up before I had a car, the closest coffee shop to home was a Coffee Time and I have many fond memories of sitting in the restaurant till all hours of the night with friends...who knows, maybe their menu has improved since then!

With its headquarters in Scarborough, Ontario, Coffee Time operates over 100 stores throughout Ontario and Alberta. Founded in 1982 by Tom Michalopoulos in Bolton, Ontario. The first few stores were operated under license agreements until they began franchising the restaurants in the late 80s. In October 2006 the brand's parent company, Chairman's Brand Corporation bought the Alton Food Group, which owned Robin's Donuts, 241 Pizza and Mrs. Powell's Cinnamon Buns. Starting in 2014 Coffee Time began updating and rebranding their locations, apparently this location missed its chance by only five years.

As for this particular store, I think it closed mainly due to being in a bad location. It was part of a larger building that housed other businesses, when the restaurant closed, they built a wall to separate it from the rest of the building and it remained in the same state, untouched for over a decade. The building also appeared to be in really rough shape, the roof looks as though it was beginning to fail before 2015. The McDonald's closed in late 2015, the gas station and go-kart track would later close in 2019 but more about those later in part two of the video. Since then the building has deteriorated even further, the roof has developed holes and the vandals have taken over. In the spring or 2022 the entire building now sits boarded up and likely awaiting the wrecking ball before the property is redeveloped.

Here is the link to the abandoned Taco Bell I spoke about in the video:
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