Parks College

Historical marker location:

3450 Lindell Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from Lindell Boulevard, 0.1 miles east of North Grand Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2018

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.