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Tim Hortons Totally Tricks Out Its Oldest Location (PHOTOS)

LOOK: Tim Hortons Totally Tricks Out Its Oldest Location
Daniel Tencer

Tim Hortons officially celebrated its 50th birthday on May 17, 2014, but really the chain has spent the past year celebrating its half-century-long rise to dominance in Canadian fast food.

The chain changed its motto to "50 Years Fresh" last year, launched a nostalgic "bring-it-back" promotion allowing customers to vote on their favourite discontinued Tims items, and even handed out birthday cake on the big day.

Since then, the chain became part of the same multinational as Burger King, but the nostalgia for its quaint early days remains — at least for now. Timmies on Wednesday re-opened its first-ever location — on Ottawa St. in Hamilton, Ont. — tricked out as a hyper-modern outlet-slash-museum.

The location features "a curated collection of Tim Hortons' memorabilia," according to the company, as well as various technological bells and whistles the company says helped it become "Canada's leading quick service restaurant."

The difference between old and new is pretty noticeable. Here's a picture of the Ottawa St. location as it looked in 1964:

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And here's how it looks now:

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Frankly, to us it looks like a pretty imposing structure for a small residential/commercial street in Hamilton. But as long as that sign says "Tim Hortons" and not "Burger King," we're guessing the neighbours won't mind too much.

Here are some more pics of the new location:

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50 Years Of Tim Hortons (2014)
It began here...(01 of42)
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The first Tim Hortons location opened in Hamilton, Ont. in 1964. (credit:Tim Hortons)
'Tim Horton' Donuts(02 of42)
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The company's first logo. (credit:Tim Hortons)
Tim and Ron(03 of42)
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Tim Horton himself, right, with billionaire businessman Ron Joyce, who co-founded the chain. (credit:Tim Hortons)
I love donuts named after me(04 of42)
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Horton with a box of donuts. (credit:Tim Hortons)
That's a lot of batter, Tim(05 of42)
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Horton in a Timmies warehouse. (credit:Tim Hortons)
Big smile now(06 of42)
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Tim Hortons uniforms in the 1960s. (credit:Tim Hortons)
Pay it forward(07 of42)
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The Tim Hortons Children's Foundation was formed in 1974. (credit:Tim Hortons)
Look at that wide collar(08 of42)
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A Tim Hortons uniform from the 1970s. (credit:Tim Hortons)
Not really all that different(09 of42)
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A Tim Hortons location from the 1970s. (credit:Tim Hortons)
The Timbit arrives(10 of42)
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Tim Hortons debuted the Timbit in 1976. (credit:Tim Hortons)
80s style(11 of42)
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Tim Hortons products from the 1980s. (credit:Tim Hortons)
Goodbye earth tones(12 of42)
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A Tim Hortons uniform from the 1980s. (credit:Tim Hortons)
Hello Roll Up The Rim(13 of42)
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Timmies' first Roll Up The Rim To Win contest launched in 1986. (credit:Tim Hortons)
Old restaurant Interior(14 of42)
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$1.50 for a large. Sorry, no iced cappuccino on this menu. (credit:Tim Hortons)
Vintage packaging(15 of42)
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(credit:Tim Hortons)
The original "Fresh" ad(16 of42)
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When The Icing Comes Off Your Boston Cream(17 of42)
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(credit:LibbieBeans, Reddit)
When A Variety Pack Is Basically All Plain(18 of42)
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(credit:Richardgossen, Reddit)
Having To Dig For All The Good Timbits At The Bottom Of A Snack Pack...(19 of42)
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(credit:Claire P., Flickr)
Or Fight Over The Last One(20 of42)
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(credit:ThisIsNotCam, Reddit)
Ordering A Double Double And Getting A Regular(21 of42)
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(credit:Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
When They Don't Have The Doughnuts You Like(22 of42)
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Chocolate with toasted coconut? Strawberry-filled with white frosting? Good luck with that. (credit:CP)
And Sometimes You Get Stuck With The Stale Ones(23 of42)
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(credit:*BetüL*, Flickr)
Uggghhhhhhh The Lineups Get So Long(24 of42)
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(credit:Peter Tittenberger, Flickr)
Heck, Even THIS GUY Thinks So(25 of42)
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Tim Hortons CEO Marc Caira admits Timmie Hos lineups are too long. Coooooome on vending machines! (credit:Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The Lids!!!(26 of42)
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Arg!!! (credit:bloober99, Reddit)
(Although There Are Some Easy Fixes To That Tims Problem)(27 of42)
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Try folding the flap down. Timmies also suggests asking for one of the specialty drink lids. (credit:papa_caducio, Reddit)
When All That's Left Of The Iced Capp Is Ice(28 of42)
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You basically need a spoon to eat it. (credit:schmorgie13, Flickr)
Having To Ask For A Bagel To Be Double-Toasted To Get It Just Right(29 of42)
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Even then, sometimes it's still not toasted… or it's burnt around the edges. (credit:Psynergy, Reddit)
The Powder From Powdered Doughnuts Is Impossible To Get Off Your Clothes(30 of42)
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(credit:candycanedisco, Flickr)
Smile Cookies Aren't Always So Smiley(31 of42)
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(But They're Still Tooootally Worth It)(32 of42)
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The proceeds go to local charities, hospitals and community programs across Canada. (credit:CP PHOTO/Don Denton)
When There's Too Little Cream Cheese...(33 of42)
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Or WAY too much. (credit:64536453, Reddit)
It Sucks When You Haven't Won Roll Up The Rim In A While...(34 of42)
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(credit:Krzysiu_, Reddit)
Or When You Throw Out The Cup By Accident(35 of42)
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(credit: The Canadian Press Images/Charles-Antoine Auger)
Or When They Don't Give You A Roll Up The Rim Cup At All(36 of42)
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WHY?!?!?! (credit:unfinite, Reddit)
When An Extra Large Just Doesn't Do The Trick(37 of42)
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OK, Tims Has Its Problems. But No Matter How Many There Are...(38 of42)
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(credit:PixelFaceAffair, Reddit)
We Just Can't Give It Up(39 of42)
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Seriously, Timbits Are Basically Happiness In Dough Form(40 of42)
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(credit:PoliticBot, Reddit)
And The Coffee Is Pretty Decent(41 of42)
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Although not everyone agrees. (credit:laurabora7, Reddit)
Timmies For Life(42 of42)
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(credit:mushroomfandango, Reddit)

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