Replica of 1955 McDonald’s in Des Plaines Illinois
The present McDonald’s corporation, the largest chin of hamburger fast food
restaurants in the world, dates its founding to the opening of a franchised
restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois, on April 15, 1955. It is the
ninth McDonald’s restaurant overall.
Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc
(October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984)
The oldest operating McDonald’s restaurant in Downey, California opened
in 1953. It was the third one built.
One of the last original McDonalds buildings is set to be demolished in Portland Oregon. Can anything be done to stop it?https://pdx.eater.com/2018/1/26/16938136/original-mcdonalds-powell-91st-portland-architecture-demolition