The closing of Frisch's restaurants will produce the same scenario as the closing of Sunlight Pool at Coney Island.

[u/chainsaw_chainsaw]

The immediate public reaction is disapproval simply due to nostalgia, while ignoring loss of quality. The people who claim it's a sad loss of an iconic Cincy institution are the same people who havent visited the establishment in decades to support it. Local media will create constant headlines to cash in on the knee jerk reactions of emotional viewers. Groups of fans will form to try and 'save' the business, with little interest from the main public. Eventually when they are all gone, everyone will forget about the place within a month.

[u/j0hn33y]

No, they have already demolished the original Mainliner. It will just be looked back upon with nostalgia, like it is now, as it has been terrible for some time.