704 Orleans St.

Historical marker location:

704 Orleans St, Ottawa, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Orleans Street and Congress Street, on the right when traveling north on Orleans Street.)

circa 1868

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The restaurant was designed to be a drive-in, but it quickly became popular with families and eventually evolved into the fast-food chain we know today.