Vietnam War Memorial

Historical marker location:

2660 South Scenic Avenue, Springfield, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from South Scenic Avenue (Local Road 137) ½ mile West Battlefield Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1999

Together Then Together Now. Post 639.

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.