Lafayette Park and Square

Historical marker location:

2023 Lafayette Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Madison Avenue and Whittmore Place, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2015

Missouri's Civil War

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.