Quincy's Early Environment

Historical marker location:

1601 Maine Street, Quincy, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Maine Street and 16th Street, on the left when traveling east on Maine Street.)

Marker installed: 2009

1848.

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The restaurant was designed to be a drive-in, but it quickly became popular with families and eventually evolved into the fast-food chain we know today.