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Historical marker location:

301 West Main Street, Vandalia, Illinois

( Marker is on Main Street near Kennedy Boulevard (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling west.)

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.