Good Eating on Route 66

Historical marker location:

1376 Joliet Rd, Romeoville, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from Joliet Road (Old U.S. 66) south of Bluff Road.)

Marker installed: 2011

The White Fence Farm Story.

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.