Historical Marker
Princeton
Historical marker location:
802 East Main Street, Princeton, Missouri
( Marker is on East Main Street just east of South Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1984
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.