The Connor Hotel

Historical marker location:

302 S Main St, Joplin, Missouri

( Marker is on South Main Street (Missouri Route 43) south of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2001

U.S. Route 66 - Will Rogers Highway. Chicago to Los Angeles.

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.