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End of an era: Last surviving Friendly’s restaurant in Boston closes for good

By Frank O'Laughlin, Boston 25 News Staff
By Frank O'Laughlin, Boston 25 News Staff

BOSTON — The last surviving Friendly’s restaurant in Boston has closed its doors for good.

The Friendly’s inside Terminal A at Logan International Airport is now boarded up and no longer taking orders, The Boston Globe reported.

Buffalo Wild Wings will replace the Friendly’s, according to the newspaper.

The Logan location was the last Friendly’s inside Route 128. There are now only 26 Friendly’s remaining in the Bay State:

  • Agawam
  • Attleboro
  • Auburn
  • Chicopee
  • East Longmeadow
  • Fall River
  • Florence
  • Gardner
  • Greenfield
  • Hadley
  • Haverhill
  • Holyoke
  • Leominster
  • Marlborough
  • Middleborough
  • North Dartmouth
  • Norwood
  • Peabody
  • Pembroke
  • Pittsfield
  • Plymouth
  • South Weymouth
  • Springfield
  • Swansea
  • Westfield
  • West Springfield

Friendly’s began as Friendly Ice Cream in Springfield in 1935, and at one point, there were more than 800 restaurants nationwide.

Friendly’s declared bankruptcy in 2011, leading to a string of closures.

Now, fewer than 100 Friendly’s remain in business.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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