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? asked in Dining OutFast Food · 5 years ago

Where did Ray Kroc open his first McDonald 1955?

How old was he? is the original store still open?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Actually Ray Kroc didn't start McDonalds. He bought the first one from the people who did. Then he expanded it into a chain.

    He was selling mixers - for milkshakes - at the time. When the McDonalds brothers bought five of them. I believe those particular models mixed five shakes at a time. That's 25 shakes at once. Krock had to see what was going on there and took a trip to the Sam Bernardino burger joint. He was shocked by the huge volume of business it was doing. So he bought it* and the rest is history.

    *Actually he became a "franchise agent" for them. It wasn't until later that he became sole owner.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    The oldest McDonald's still in operation is the third-ever franchise, located in Downey, California. I think it's the only McDonald's in the country that doesn't have Ronald McDonald as its mascot; they use McDonald's original mascot named "Speedy", sort of a stick figure with a hamburger for a head.

    There's also sort of a "museum", but it's pretty much just a few display cases of vintage McDonald's memorabilia and equipment. It's worth a visit if you're in the area.

    Source(s): Been there, done that, got two "Speedy" t-shirts.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    The first McDonalds opened in 1966 in Astoria NY

  • PATMAN
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Wikipedia broken DF!

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  • Bob
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    32 yo southern CA and yes it is still open

  • 5 years ago

    rialto ca. on route 66 (Foothill blvd)

  • Willie
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    mexico.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    no

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    idk

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