Auguste Chouteau

Historical marker location:

6358 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri

( Marker is on Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1993

Born September 7, 1749.

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.