Where was the first of Ray Kroc's franchised McDonalds restaurants located?
Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald's franchise on April 15, 1955, in Des Plaines, Illinois. It wasn't the first restaurant opened (actually, it was the ninth one), it was the first Kroc's franchise. The original building was dismantled in 1984, but a replica was built later for the sake of history. Nowadays the McDonald's #1 Store Museum is situated there.
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21 Comments
Pat Wells
The first McDonald's was located in Downey, CA., and is still in operation today. I grew up a few miles from that location. The food is not healthy, so it's not for me.
Howard Groopman
Went with Des Plaines because corporate HQ is in Illinois.
Wyla Reedy
One of reasons they are so successful is Location.
illonabird
illonabird, Grinding it Out “. Worth a look see.
illonabird
George Oliver Prince, He wrote a book called “grinding
illonabird
Catherine Montgomery, By the McDonald brothers
Catherine Montgomery
The REAL first McDonalds ever was San Bernardino, California.😎
tbear
Joseph A. Robitaille, 👍😊
tbear
Gaetano Guttadaro, lovely attitude! Who rained on your parade? Saying something nice or nothing at all would have been a lot nicer! 😊 😊
Richard G Schwartz
Got it.
silrem
Joseph A. Robitaille, wouldn't you have liked to learn more about the museum and its exhibits?
silrem
More info on museum.
Vernon Kingsbury
Passed by there a few times, near O'Hare airport
Joseph A. Robitaille
Good question and answer.
George Oliver Prince
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