Columbus, Ohio, Jul 8, 2009 / 02:28 am
The original Wendy’s restaurant in Columbus, Ohio is changing hands more than 30 years after it first opened.The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Columbus has purchased the building as its new headquarters.
The foundation, created in 1985, provides permanent support for Catholic causes in Columbus such as schools, parishes, and social services, executive director Jennifer Damiano told the community newspaper Columbus Local News. The organization has been operating out of a rented building but is now too large for that space.
On June 30, Wendy’s International and the Catholic Foundation announced the fate of the fast food chain’s first building, opened by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969. It closed its doors in March 2007.
The building will be remodeled for both staff offices and to provide space for meetings.