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McDonald's #1 Store Museum

Kroc, Ray; McDonald’s Corporation
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/102725
Date
2004
Description
Close view of the sign; "McDonald's #1 Store Museum is a recreation of the first McDonald's Restaurant opened in Des Plaines, Illinois by McDonald's Corporation founder, Ray Kroc, on April 15, 1955. The Museum Facility: The original red and white tiled restaurant building featuring the Golden Arches underwent several remodels through the years and was finally torn down in 1984. The present facility was built according to the original blueprints with some modifications to accommodate Museum visitors and staff. The "Speedee" road sign is original." Source: http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/about/museum_info.html
Type of Work
fast food restaurant; museum
Subject
architectural exteriors, business, commerce and trade, commercial and industrial design, domestic life, genre, 1950's, nostalgia, recreation, fast food, Twentieth century
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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