This is the oldest McDonald's that's still in operation:
Located in Downey, California, it was actually the third McDonald's restaurant, opened in August of 1953. It was franchised under an agreement with the McDonald brothers, and was not affected when Ray Kroc purchased the McDonald's chain in 1961. As such, the menu differed somewhat from other McDonald's locations, and their food was far better...until 1990, that is, when it was purchased by the McDonald's Corporation and was required to "modernize" and operate the same as every other location.
The building was damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and was closed for two years while McDonald's repaired and restored it (somewhat). They initially wanted to demolish it because of low sales and lack of a drive-thru and indoor seating, but the building was on the National Trust for Historic Preservation list of the "11 Most Endangered Historic Places" for 1994 so the McDonald's Corporation relented. The structure in the lower right corner of the photo is now a gift shop and museum of sorts; it's not particularly impressive as either, but at least they have rest rooms now.
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Another place for the me (and maybe the wife) to check out! Thanks! :thumb:
