1959 Cherokee

Historical marker location:

1959 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Cherokee Street, on the right when traveling east on Wisconsin Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2007

The Gilded Age. Cherokee-Lemp Historic District

The first ever drive-thru restaurant in the world was opened in Springfield, Missouri in 1947 by a man named Red Chaney. The restaurant, called Red's Giant Hamburg, was known for its signature "Giant Hamburgers" and became a popular fast food chain in the Midwest.