3409 California Avenue

Historical marker location:

3407 California Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on California Avenue south of Cherokee Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Hess Hardware

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.