Barbara Jordan

Historical marker location:

3512 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is on North Halsted Street north of West Cornelia Avenue, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2012

The Legacy Walk.

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.