Oldest McDonald's restaurant

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• The sign outside the Downey McDonald's in 2014 • A view of the inside of the Downey McDonald's • Another view from the outside of the Downey McDonald's in 2014, with the museum to the right • The Downey McDonald's in 2017

Oldest McDonald's restaurant

The oldest McDonald's restaurant is a drive-up hamburger stand at 10207 Lakewood Boulevard at Florence Avenue in Downey, California, United States. Opened on August 18, 1953, it is the third McDonald's restaurant outlet to be opened and is the second restaurant franchised by Richard and Maurice McDonald, before the involvement of Ray Kroc in the company. The outlet still retains the original, standardized Golden Arches façade design and is one of Downey's main tourist attractions. Along with its sign, it was deemed eligible for addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, although it was not added at the time because the owner objected.

Oldest McDonald's restaurant

The site of the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California, is now occupied by an outlet that is the de facto headquarters of the Juan Pollo chicken restaurant chain, with an unofficial museum nearby.

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