Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

Pacific, Missouri

( Memorial can be reached from West Walnut Street, 0.1 miles west of North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2010

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.