Arnold's Old Fashioned Hamburgers Building Demolished

The building that was the home of the famous Arnold's Old Fashioned Hamburgers was demolished early Tuesday morning, March 26.

Tuesday, March 26th 2019, 7:12 am

By: Joseph Holloway

Arnold's Old Fashioned Hamburgers Building Demolished

The building that was the home of the famous Arnold's Old Fashioned Hamburgers is now gone. The old Arnold's building came down Tuesday in an early morning demolition.

They're clearing this spot and a Taco Bell will be built in its place.

The tire shop next door was demolished Monday as well.

It only took a matter of minutes for construction crews to reduce what used to be Arnold's Old Fashioned Hamburgers into a pile of rubble.

Arnold's owners Frank and Vicky Arnold showed up early and walked around the property one last time, thinking about the memories they made in the building. The Arnold family was in tears - and so were the loyal customers who stopped and took pictures as the building was torn down.

The Arnolds say they plan to reopen inside a new, larger building across the street. Before that is built, they'll open a temporary location at the Crystal City shopping center. Still, they say it's hard to see this old building go.

"The bitter part is the memories. 33 years ago, we birthed that. That's like a child to us. We built it up, and lots of memories with customers," says Frank Arnold.

"Hopefully 18 months from now, we'll look back and say, you know, we remember those days and now, we're starting another 30 years of memories."

Joseph Holloway

Joseph Holloway joined the News on 6 team in May 2016. He comes to Tulsa from Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he reported for the NBC and FOX affiliates there for two years.

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