31 North Broadway

Historical marker location:

32 North Broadway, Aurora, Illinois

( Marker is on North Broadway (Illinois Route 25) just south of East New York Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Downtown Heritage Tour. 17.

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.