The Magnolia Tree

Historical marker location:

402 W Main St, Collinsville, Illinois

( Marker is on West Main Street just east of South Guernsey Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2015

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.