Historical Marker
Breidecker House
Historical marker location:
217 S Main St, Columbia, Illinois
( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street and West Plum Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.)
217 S Main St.. Historic Main Street.
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.