3322 DeMenil Place

Historical marker location:

3322 DeMenil Place, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on DeMenil Place south of Utah Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2004

The Lemp Mansion. Cherokee-Lemp Historic District

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.