The First Ever McDonald's & What It Was Like To Eat There

No golden arches, a horrifying clown, and meals for a buck? Let's head back in time to the very first McDonald's. Cheeseburger fans, welcome to the Promised Land! This is a look at the first ever McDonald's and what it was like to eat there.
#McDonalds #FastFood #History
It was in San Bernardino, California | 0:00
The founders worked hard | 1:25
You might have eaten barbecue | 1:59
McDonald's efficiency | 2:57
The walk-up window | 4:04
The meal cost less than a dollar | 5:09
Ray Kroc's milkshake machines | 5:58
Ronald McDonald was not the first mascot | 7:10
No golden arches | 8:34
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[@MashedFood]

What would your order be if you went back in time to eat at the first ever McDonald's?

[@boohere2]

I would order burgers, fries and milkshake. I actually passed by one of the original McDonald's in Downey California. I didn't eat there, but just passed by. It looked really cool

[@waynemacfarland1546]

I most definitely would!

[@fusion4015]

@@boohere2 I lived close to the first one ever

[@machintelligence]

I lived in Chicago in the 1950's and our house was about a mile from McDonald's number four. A hamburger, fries and a small Coke was pretty much the standard order. The hamburger was 15 cents and the fries and coke were a dime each. We never felt the cheese was worth the extra nickel. I was majorly bummed out as a teenager when they wouldn't let motorcycles park in their lot. On Fridays, my Catholic friends could order a "special" cheeseburger with twice the cheese and no meat. Back then the Catholic church took meatless Fridays very seriously.

[@HarveyParsons1975]

Actually the very first McDonad's was located in Des Plaines IL

[@RonaldReaganRocks1]

So, the brothers were named Dick and Mac. I can see why they named it the "Big Mac," and not the "Big Dick."

[@themagus5906]

The Big Mac was what you ordered on the way in. The Big Dick was what you got on the way out.....

[@bf3ram]

🤣🤣🤣

[@superfried9550]

At first i read your comment and scrolled past, but after scrolling i chuckled out loud and came back to like it lol

[@johnh1493]

big dick is a hot dog stand

[@margaret8391]

I may have said this before, but I worked at the first McDonald's in Toledo, OH, back in late summer of 1959. Yes, the hamburgers were 15 cents, cheeseburgers and fries were 19 cents and shakes were very cheap as well. I was the bun man, which means I prepared the buns for the burgers. After working a 4 hour shift, we got free food, and that almost better than the hourly pay to me.

[@panpiper]

Ah, the good old days. 😉 I worked in food service in my youth as well and those free meals were a big deal.

[@FireHoleAngler]

How similar were the burgers then, compared to now? I’m curious how much has changed if anything at all.

[@voodookitchenmama]

I remember 15 cent burgers and a walk up window. The golden arches were outside of the building. Mom treated us to a meal after grocery shopping every two weeks. We all had the same thing. Burgers, fries, and a small drink. It was a huge thing for us to get such a treat.

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

15 cent burgers now is 15 dollars

[@8avexp]

We used to to McDoanld's for dinner on Sundays when they opened a restaurant in South Bend, Indiana back in the mid-60s. If you're old enough to remember the original, red-and-white tiled hamburger stand McDonald's, that's what it was. You went inside and placed your order, and once you had your food, you either ate it in the car or took it home. There were small benches molded into each side of the building, but that was it. No seating inside. Hamburgers were 15 cents. Frankly, I thought their fries were greasy, but their vanilla shakes were great. After eating, we'd go on a Sunday drive

[@williamborges3914]

When I was a small child in the early 1950s my parents would occasionally pass through San Bernardino during Sunday drives. A cheap lunch at the original McDonald's was a sure thing. The menu was simple, really simple . . . burgers, cheeseburgers and doubles. Most memorable were the terrible, limp and peel-festooned store-made fries and slobby patrons who dumped their trash out of their car windows onto the parking lot. A poor white-uniformed teenager was always on duty to sweep up the mess. Ah! The good ol' days!

[@Jay-vr9ir]

How were the non frozen, fresh french fries , back then ? I always wonder, every time I eat them and not too often the fries/crap that McDonald's serves today.

[@Iloveturtles]

Processed garbage today

[@schradog01]

Lies

[@Jay-vr9ir]

@@Iloveturtles Also do not forget , all the salt that are put on the fries , before they are served .

[@turtleneckferret]

I don't believe your story

[@steveemail5918]

The genius of Ray Kroc and the McDonald's corporation, is that the Corporation owns all of the land Franchises sit on. If you want to own a McDonalds' you have to lease the land from McDonal's Corporation. They are one of the largest real estate holders in the world. They make as much money (if not more) from their land lease deals as they do from sales of the restaurants.

[@rickarmstrong9660]

The idea of owning the land was not due to Ray Kroc's so-called genius. By sheer chance he ran into the right person who knew more about real estate than he did. It's doubtful that he would have ever come up with that idea on his own. Kroc was not a genius, he was just very very persistent, proving that you don't have to be all that smart to succeed in the business world, or the corporate world. You just have to be persistent, heartless, lucky, and ready to screw anybody who stands in your way. He even ended up screwing the two brothers who were the source of his inspiration. IMO Ray Kroc is not a hero; he is emblematic of the corporate mindset that has turned America into a capitalist oligarchy. People like him think that the world is divided neatly into only two categories: winners and losers. And the very system that these so-called winners think is the Holy Grail of economics creates this huge division of income and wealth inequality. They do not want there to be more people living prosperously, making decent living wages that they deserve to be paid, because the more poor people there are, the more their tales of success and acquired wealth seem heroic.

[@edjarrett3164]

I remember early 60’s standing in line with my Dad. It was at least four lines of patrons, and burgers were $.50 each. The deal was also that you got a discount or order free if they couldn’t deliver in 2 minutes. I didn’t understand business as a toddler, but thought this was an amazing business. That outlook hasn’t changed today.

[@markkrauklis8294]

In 1967 I worked at a McDonalds that looked almost identical. Western Ave. and Rte. 30, Lincoln Hwy., Chicago Heights, IL. Hamburger 15 cents, Cheeseburger 20 cents, fries 15 cents. My wage; 90 cents/hr. and I was GLAD to have the job!!!!🥰🤩😍

[@cindystrachan8566]

It seems weird now but when we were on road trips back in the 60’s we loved looking at the McDonald’s signs counting the number of burgers sold. And when I was 16 you could get a burger, fries and a drink for 1.50. Since fast food was still fairly rare the trip itself was an adventure.

[@michaelplanchunas3693]

In the mid 1980s my wife was the secretary to Bert Murray of Murray Restaurant Supply, a wholesaler, in Colton Ca. Mr Murray told her how Ray Croc was introduced to the McDonald brothers. One of the supply salesmen who called on him was Ray Kroc. Kroc complained that he couldn't get in to see the brothers to sell them the new Hamilton Beach Multimixers. Mr Murray said "get your hat, and I'll drive". That is how Kroc met the McDonald brothers. In 1987 Murry's 50th year in business invitations went out to his customers and friends for a celebration. Soon after, the phone rang, my wife answered, and it was Richard McDonald calling from Bar Harbor Maine. He wasn't able to make the dinner having just undergone eye surgery and was calling to offer his apologies for not making the dinner and asked for a call back from Mr Murray. Thirty-five years later, there aren't many people around who can say they spoke with a world-wide legend.

[@melvinsimcox7581]

An added attraction was that if your receipt had a star on it the order was free in the early 1950's! Ate many a meal at the San Bernardino location in the 1950's. In those days the French Fries were exceptional. Potatoes were ordered about a week ahead of time and stored in a shed behind the store where they would lose some moisture in the dry semi-arid climate which was perfect for good tasting fries.

[@larryg.9187]

..... I remember the star ... But, was actually a somewhat universal star ... As it was actually an intended star, that would notify the clerk, that the receipt tape was at the end of the tape ... ... And because every store (hardware, clothing, shoes, etc) used the same paper in their register, the chance of getting a star, was pretty good ..... ⭐

[@tonyweinzatl9116]

1955 - The First McDonald’s Opens Kroc opens his first McDonald's in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 15. The attention getting red and white tiled building with the Golden Arches was designed by architect Stanley Meston in 1953. First day sales are $366.12.

[@rockerbob949]

I was born in Downey California and they have the oldest standing McDonald’s. My parents ate there and my grandparents took us there as kids. I believe it’s the only McDonald’s with 1 arch at each end of the building

[@mizfrenchtwist]

wow , i remember as a youngster ,our town had a mcdonald's , and the building actually had big lighted golden arches . they started at the front bottoms of both sides of the building , arched up at the top and went down both sides of the back bottom .......awesome...........sadly , it's no longer there , what a loss.☹☹☹☹. great share , great memories , thank you , for sharing🥰🥰🥰🥰...........

[@thaddeust.thirdiii736]

They still have those in Pasadena

[@anythingandeverythingwithjp]

My grandma lived in San Bernardino and went to that McDonalds, pretty cool!

[@NewFalconerRecords]

The Founder was such a brilliant film, Michael Keaton was perfect as Ray Kroc (a blend of charmer and villain). My favourite scene was the one included here where they chalked out the kitchen on the tennis court to work out everybody's movements to maximum efficiency. The closing of that scene was like a finely choreographed ballet.

[@tete75]

I went to the McDonald's museum there a few years ago and I really liked it, it was quite interesting. They do have an old location in Downey, CA that's pretty cool. They have a little museum and that location still sells the fried apple pies!

[@thomasthurston6656]

That picture looks like Downey a lot. I am from Bellflower just up the street.

[@stephenm8100]

There's an old McDonald's in I think it Arlington heights IL. Also a museum.

[@censorshipsucks9493]

Do they have the knife that Ray Kroc used to stab the brothers in the back?

[@bgraham928]

@@censorshipsucks9493 They probably use it to cut the potatoes!

[@tommyanomaly6193]

@@censorshipsucks9493 lol

[@journeyquest1]

My mother who just died, worked at the 1st McDonalds in San Bernaghetto. I still live in the Inland Empire.

[@allanjones1680]

I'm getting a bit tired of people saying Ronald McDonald was a horrifying clown....i grew up in the 70's at the height of Ronald's popularity and not once did I my siblings or any or of our friends ever think of Ronald McDonald as horrifying....in fact we looked forward to him visiting our local Mcdonald's every time......

[@sheikhboyardee556]

I drove by there a few years ago & it is all boarded up with a chain link fence around it. If you wish to visit make sure you take some armed guards with you as it is in San Bernardino.

[@richfrazier8756]

There was a walk-up in the 60s in Pacific Beach, CA called Henrys. It was close to the beach and it was where we'd go after surfing all morning. 15 cent burgers, fries and shakes. You could stuff yourself for a buck. Ah, the good old days!

[@djlamar2]

This is so cool. Hearing about one of my favorite restaurants

[@BugzBunnywazaHare]

San Bernardino, California was the first and original McDonald's that was opened by the McDonald's Bros on "E Street". The concrete pad is still there as a landmark and the second McDonald's is just down the street. I know, I lived near McDonald's and used to go there as a kid. They're just North of Baseline Ave.. Croc bought the business from the bros and moved it to DeMoine , Iowa............

[@Eddyrozay]

I just went to the McDonald’s museum this past Sunday. Pretty cool stuff in there lol

[@homegrownson]

As a Kid born in 1955 in late 60' to perhaps even early 70s, you could order a Burger, Fries and a Small Drink for $1

[@nycc_zaharaaaaaaa]

The chips in my school vending machine cost more 💀💀

[@myname_2663]

That was still probably a lot right because everything else would also be low price. With the quality of things upping nowadays maybe a full meal costing 12 bucks makes sense.

[@Donutkommando]

Were the burgers the same back then?

[@homegrownson]

@@Donutkommando Burgers were better, they were always made from Fresh not Frozen beef, they Never had SLIME added and were served by People that Wanted to Wait on you and make Sure you were Happy, Yes they were Lots Better

[@geezer4962]

The French fries were so good, you could just make a meal eating them.

[@billlong963]

The Downey location didn't join up with the current McDonald's organization until 1961. This is one aspect that is never mentioned with regards to the history of the place. The brothers' original stand carried on, alone (without other stores inthe chain, which were turned loose after Ray Kroc set up shop in Southern California) under the name, the Big M. It had the same menu it always had and, I can tell you from being one of its customers as a child, it didn't taste the same. There was another of the brothers' stands that joined Ray Kroc's chain in Azusa, which had the original design. It was razed late in the 20th century. Interestingly, one of the stands didn't join the national chain but it still retained the McDonald's name until the 1970s. It was completely independent and had things on the menu that would have never been sold at a chain McDonald's stand. That stand was in Pomona on Fifth Street (now Mission Blvd.)

[@melvinmunson8331]

Alot of people don't know that Ronald McDonalds Identity is a closely guarded secret.Reason being when it was revealed who he was he was kidnapped and held for a 1 Million Dollar Ransom.A Friend of Mines Son was a Big Shot at McDonalds.His son was in the Hospital and there was a Strange man he had never seen before in there talking to his Son.He asked his Son who he was.His Son told him the story.His son died of the Colon Cancer a few years later.They say whoever they paid off was never found.Just a little more history I thought you would like

[@brandenarcher7624]

There's actually a place in muncie Indiana that still has a neon of him In place

[@waynemacfarland1546]

Ray Kroc took McDonald's to a whole new level! At least he and the McDonald's brothers are now serving McDonald's hamburgers in heaven now. May they all RIP.

[@waynemacfarland1546]

@@Acejustforalaugh True, but Ray expanded the business and opened several McDonald's locations all over the country after he franchised it.

[@georgeblank2648]

Nope

[@rickarmstrong9660]

Are you serious? Today McDonalds sells nothing but crap. Their hamburger meat and chicken are of the poorest quality, and they use the cheapest polyunsaturated oils for their frying. There is nothing nutritional about their food. The McDonald's brothers created a revolutionary system that was speedier than any other burger or sandwich establishment of their day, but they were also sticklers for quality. Ray Kroc continually sacrificed quality for blanketing the country with as many burger joints as possible and in the shortest amount of time. He cared only about quantity and about getting rich, not about quality. He is emblematic of what America has become today -- a nation that prioritizes greed, speed, instant gratification, and quantity over quality and substance.

[@manuelsanchez4947]

I agree with Rick! If anything In &out is closest to what the McDonald’s brothers had envisioned… not this crappy, sloppy, complicated menu restaurant they so call McDonald’s! They totally went south on the principles of the McDonald’s bothers.

[@sleeplessknight99]

Mac and Dick McDonald are serving burgers in heaven. Ray Kroc can rot in hell for perverting the McDonald bros original vision.

[@spaceace1006]

One of the first McD's was on the west end of the Commerce St. Bridge in Springfield, VA! That McD's relocated to Backlick Rd. Today, the original location is a Pho Soup Restaurant.

[@SJCMARK]

Probably was an amazing experience. I wish I could go back to it.

[@kbunky69]

Very good movie The Founder very insightful

[@thelorax9622]

Greetings from Australia - I see you got some video from one of our ads. How do I know this? "Tullamarine now open" at 1:52 - that is the suburb where Melbourne's main airport is located.

[@normbograham]

When McDonalds, moved into our local area in the 60's, and the whole family piled into the station wagon to go give it a try. The menu? Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Fries, and Coke. That was it, they did not have the shakes yet.

[@Thrive7]

A family friend of ours worked for the original in San Bernardino as a car-hop.

[@roberthaysley4245]

Coming down from the desert, going to McDonalds was a big deal. $1 would get 2 cheeseburgers, fries and a drink and get change back. Years later I worked with Stan Meston the architect who created the Golden Arches, he took a fee instead of a percentage of the company.

[@badguy1481]

Ray's first McDonalds was in Des Plaines, Illinois. Went there shortly after it opened. GREAT! No waiting....you gave the guy 15 cents and he gave you a hamburger. AMAZING!

[@samanthab1923]

I remember it was a treat. There was one a couple towns over. When my grandparents would come down from NY to see us in NJ we’d go. Wonder if that location is still there?

[@billybrown7953]

Yes...A TREAT ... not a everyday thing.

[@samanthab1923]

@@billybrown7953 Right? When my brother would come out for the weekend his boys were pre school & they would wave bye to the McDonalds up the street smh 😂

[@princesskristan]

When I heard the town I'm from (Glendora,) my ears perked up because it's really really small and there's not a whole lot to do

[@Thrive7]

Ray opened a McDonalds restaurant one block north of the original location in San Bernardino to annoy the McDonald brothers after Ray successfully sued them to remove the McDonalds namesake from their establishment as Ray, via legal action, declared 'McDonalds' name belonged to HIM. Richard and Maurice changed the name of the original to 'The Big M', and it was later torched by.....hmmmmm....I wonder who....?????

[@timmmahhhh]

Interesting fact: that first Ronald McDonald was played by Willard Scott who would later become famous as the Today show weatherman.

[@JxT1957]

and he did the 100 year old birthday announcements on the smuckers jars

[@timmmahhhh]

@@JxT1957 yes he did those at the end of his weather segments.

[@Chrispyy__]

Are they still using the same multi mixers from back then or something cause the machine is always broke 😂😂

[@AndyJay1985]

There's another video that mentions the McDs sundae. How do you even get those? Lol

[@goldenagenut]

Here in Tallahassee Florida we had one of the first 20 McDonald's, with the arches on either side of the building, walk up window only, 4 tables outside. Then in the 80s some a$$hole bought it, tore it down and built a modern location 1/2 mile down the road. Everyone in town was pissed!

[@tinklvsme]

San Bernadino is the the 1st In & Out drive-thru burger stand. Now it's still on a busy street, but surrounded by houses. Carl's Jr, Hot dog on a stick, Taco Bell also set up 1 of their restaurants down south. ✌️🍔🍟🌮

[@marcellawong229]

First In' n' Out was in Baldwin Park , CA.

[@ACEDIAMOND666]

It's on the corner of 14th St. & E St. in San Bernardino, California. El Pollo Loco now owns the property, but a McDonald's museum is there.

[@ALtheelectrician]

I watched the movie last night on Netflix. Great movie.

[@michaelmcknight8419]

We would travel to San Bernardino from Victorville for that treat!!! It was a thing.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

I literally live 5 minutes from this McDonald's. If you look at it now it's completely disheveled and the area surrounding it is one of the worst in the L.A. metro (yeah I live in the hood lol). Seriously just Google the area. It's a dump.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

@@Baja2424 lol what's unbelievable, me living in San Bernardino or the original McDonald's being in the ghetto?

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

@@Baja2424 San Bernardino, California. About 60 or so miles outside of Los Angeles.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

@@Baja2424 watch the video, you nimrod.

[@grandpascardstcg]

Is this goats real page? or a fan page im subscribing either way 🙏🏼

[@garygreen7552]

The prices may have been good at the time, but remember that a full-time job might pay $6,000 to $10,000 a year.

[@doorguru168888]

Way less than that! Minimum wage in the 50's was $1.00 an hour.. More like $2,000.00 a year. Heck.. I was making $1.60 an hour in 1971

[@garygreen7552]

@@doorguru168888 You're right. My first job was as a box boy in a union represented store in the mid 1960's. Minimum then was $1.25 an hour, and I was being paid $1.75. When I started teaching in 1970 I was paid $6,000 a year. The house I grew up in my parents bought for $13,000 in 1951.

[@billnyethesciencedenier1516]

I'm going to San Bernadino ring a ding ding...

[@JC-fm9ps]

Dang ice cream machine always broke in Pflugerville Tx

[@captlazer5509]

Bring back the fried cherry pie! Sorry, the card board thing called a pie is not a pie, its a stale Hotpocket.

[@rifftipton7709]

Didn't realize it all started in lovely San Bernadino.

[@bandini22221]

McDonald's is living proof that you don't need a good product to make a lot of money.

[@georgeblank2648]

Looks like millions think it's a great product

[@jamesmurray8558]

I worked at a red & white fish bowl in Central Park, Al.I really loved that fool ass place.

[@packfan1946]

The first and original McDonald's is located in Des Plaines, Illinois as is its HQ!!! Mickey D's U is also located there to train new franchisees. I also have college friends that work there. Get your facts straight!!!! I always ordered a burger, fries and a chocolate shake many years ago when it was just a walk up counter service.

[@nickperkins8477]

That’s the first corporate McDonald’s, not the first overall McDonald’s.

[@patrickshannon2536]

Well at least a McDonald's back in the day had good food can't say that for the fast food chain nowadays

[@redkignht1686]

If you can do how was to eat at the first buger chief

[@timmmahhhh]

I miss Burger Chef and was sad that Hardee's bought it out.

[@MAsonTRIX]

Started out selling food, ended up selling garbage as food. Priceless.

[@keyboardwarrior656]

WoW!!!

[@mentalasylumescapee6389]

*SPEED* is the winning factor here. I go to Mcdonald's and i'm like WTF they have 10 staff in the Kitchen and only 1-2 customers in the shop and i'm the only one in the drive-thru...how are they making money? then i realize i'm in and out in 1 minute and there's 59 more minutes in an hour and there will probably be another 50+ people like me spending up to $20 a meal or more...

[@fanhere_]

McDonalds is my favorite restaurant

[@kokolovitch56]

When Ray Kroc bought McDonalds, the deal did not include the original location.

[@ebogar42]

I still like their cheeseburgers and fries. I get a couple of the small ones and a medium fry every couple weeks.

[@boataxe4605]

I think the fries have sucked since they stopped using real cooking grease. The stuff that they use now gives me the shits.

[@ebogar42]

@@boataxe4605 Yeah, they were better before. Still good to me as long as they're hot. It's cheap food so can't expect much.

[@pl747]

When did mcdonalds quit making real hamburgers?

[@anthrocoon]

This is better than the boring long video someone else put up about McD's history. Ronald McDonald may be pretty much retired, I believe I read and while they can still market to kids, the ads and store designs now appeal to adults and older folks who appreciate tasty and cheaply priced breakfasts, coffee. I have to admit though I was disappointed some time ago by the quality of the Big Mac.

[@lawoftheuniverse8089]

I think you mean the Lack of Quality of the Big Mac these days......It's just like KFC which used to be really good back in the 70's and earlier and now it's often so bland it's difficult to eat...!!!

[@user-qm9oo2fd2o]

It was an absolute shame what Ray Crock did to the McDonald brothers, no need for that. Greed gets you most of the time. Crock was a visionary yet a crook! Watch “Founder”, it’ll change your perspective.

[@timmmahhhh]

I watched it and the McDonald brothers would had fared better if they cooperated with Kroc instead of shackling him with the limitations their lawyer put on the deal. The McDonalds were in the burger business. Kroc's accountant made him the real estate giant that made McDonald's the success it is now. I'm surprised you didn't walk away with that perspective.

[@user-qm9oo2fd2o]

@@timmmahhhh Just another way of looking at it. How about the verbal agreement they had, royalties so to speak? Would have made the McDonald brothers billionaires. Krock saw the potential of someone else’s vision and ran with it in another direction. It wasn’t Krock that made the Co as you stated. He was lucky to have hired the right people.

[@timmmahhhh]

@@user-qm9oo2fd2o Kroc really struggled at first and the McDonalds didn't seem to want to negotiate to make his job easier. Creating franchises didn't get him very far; creating a real estate company to work around their restrictions did. If thr brothers weren't so draconian at following their lawyer's lead I think it would have been more win win. Granted that perspective is how I feel it is portrayed in the movie.

[@Jay-vr9ir]

Read Ray Kroc's book the brothers were back stabbers.

[@nickperkins8477]

The McDonald brothers’ mistake was completely opening their company process to Kroc in California. when he was just a businessman stranger to them.

[@MrSilverballmania]

Now they have been washing their hamburger with pink slim for a while , and they were sued over it .

[@Justrandomvideos-2023]

4:12 we had a McDonald's restaurant like this in Oregon it was always closed been there for years and one day it was gone and a new McDonald's took its place personally the older one was better looking

[@kevinvillalobos8616]

They got a really old McDonald's on the corner of Lakewood and Florence

[@hudentdw2]

man those Big Macs still taste so good I don't care if they are bad for me one of the best burgers created~

[@rickarmstrong9660]

They're pretty easy to make at home. Just buy the poorest quality hamburger meat you can find, add shredded lettuce, pickle and thousand island dressing, and voila, a Big Mac!

[@hudentdw2]

@@rickarmstrong9660 I tried to replicate one using thousand island dressing and it was my burger not a Big Mac their dressing is key, I appreciate your suggestion.

[@thet3504]

I remember if you came in and could say " 2 all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun" in 3 secs it was free

[@passqualecaiazza7728]

We don't have the first McDonalds, but we have the first franchise

[@dazknight9326]

Interesting history. Hmm.

[@JACKSpringbeats]

I wish thay would put root beer and cherry pies back on the menu

[@cynthia6389]

Hamburger, fries, drink, change back from one dollar in 74

[@flipigame2562]

I’m eating nuggets while watching this lol.

[@jr3254]

That sign sure resembles the ol burger chef sign

[@CaliPaliGuy]

The city has gone down quote a bit but the musuem is awesome

[@juliolopez7783]

when the first McDonald's was made the gold standard was in affect for the USA dollar that's why it was so cheep now it's just paper $12 now to get a combo meal lol

[@truenaturestormers2525]

I remember going to M D when I was very young and it was great, a real hamburger, not the food slop they server to day, Ya could not give me free food from there today. Of course they are all the same today, I do not eat at any fast food chains, scary to eat the slop they serve today. Real meat and real cheese back in the day, not now.

[@chrissullivan5752]

I remember the Mc. Pizza pocket

[@RaymondBCrisp]

McDonalds never figured out that most kids find clowns creepy. Not that it hurt their business...

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Willard scott was a funny original iconic ronald mcdonald

[@Rottidog68]

9:40 What's the message here with that sign? 🤔

[@tomsimpson5317]

Used to love going there as a kid. Now it's crap and life sucks

[@kemhopkins3421]

Fresh beef and potato's and Real ice cream shakes.

[@williesmall3855]

You mean Levittown pa😅

[@r.hill.2369]

Now do Jack in the box?

[@amatexan6536]

McKiller.Literally.

[@pauljones2857]

That's when they used real meat not sure if they use real meat anymore but I don't eat at McDonald's they're too expensive for what you get

[@jeffreyknight3884]

You notice only guys worked at the earlier MCDONALD'S.

[@MidnhtCrzr]

McDonald's opened in Hawaii on November 2, 1968.

[@glentanner4770]

McDonald's is in every Americans blood stream. It's easy to hate, but you can't live without it. Eventually your going to be craving those fry's, you know it!

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

There are some very well-known actors in this video. But, why is Michael Keaton one of them?

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McDonald's was very good when they first come out and then when they went to the restaurant type they went to hell the food quality went down they need to bring back the Old MacDonald's and make the food they did back in the day

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Willard Scott, the first Ronald Mcdonald, you can see that signature gap in his front teeth.