The Dickmann Building

Historical marker location:

3115 South Grand Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on South Grand Boulevard south of Arsenal Street, on the right when traveling south.)

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.