Drury Inn

Historical marker location:

201 South 20th Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on South 20th Street just south of Eugenia Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1988

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.