Historical Marker
Francis Marion Borax Smith
Historical marker location:
2014 Park Boulevard, Oakland, California
( Marker can be reached from Park Boulevard near 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)
1846 - 1931.
The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in San Bernardino, California in 1940 by Richard and Maurice McDonald. The fast-food chain went on to become one of the most successful in the world.