St. Charles Rock Road

Historical marker location:

500 Chestnut Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on North Broadway south of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1913

Boone's Lick Road. St. Louis

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.