Hardin College Bell

Historical marker location:

501 South Muldrow Street, Mexico, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from Missouri Route 15.)

Marker installed: 1984

June 1873 - May 1932.

The first ever drive-thru restaurant in the world was opened in Springfield, Missouri in 1947 by a man named Red Chaney. The restaurant, called Red's Giant Hamburg, was known for its signature "Giant Hamburgers" and became a popular fast food chain in the Midwest.