Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

1019 Vandalia St, Collinsville, Illinois

( Memorial is on Vandalia Street (Illinois Route 159) just north of Tillotson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2000

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.