S. 8th St. and Brady Ave.

Historical marker location:

East St. Louis, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of South 8th Street and James R Thompson Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on South 8th Street.)

Marker installed: 2017

Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot.

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.