The Plank Road

Historical marker location:

321 Boone's Lick Road, St. Charles, Missouri

( Marker is on Boone's Lick Road east of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Chartered February 27, 1851. Historic Marker, St. Charles, Missouri.

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.