Billy Strayhorn

Historical marker location:

3411 North Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is on North Halsted Street north of Roscoe Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2015

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.