Historical Marker
Outbuildings / ~150 Years AgoColored Troops
Historical marker location:
7400 Grant Road, Affton, Missouri
( Marker can be reached from Grant Road, 0.4 miles north of Gravois Road (Missouri Route 30), on the right when traveling north.)
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.