A Friend Forever

Historical marker location:

116 North Gilbert Street, Danville, Illinois

( Marker is on Lafayette Street west of North Gilbert Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2008

Looking for Lincoln.

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.