the first mcdonald's franchise opened in 1959.
the first mcdonald's franchise opened in 1959.
when did the first mcdonald's franchise open?
1959
in may 1953, phoenix became the location of the very first franchise of the mcdonald's restaurant chain. the restaurant was located near the southwest corner of central avenue and indian school road. in addition to being the first mcdonald's franchise, the phoenix location was also the first mcdonald's restaurant to feature the "golden arches" which would become the emblematic architectural element of the global restaurant chain. the mcdonald brothers, richard and maurice, desiring to expand the successful restaurant they had created in san bernardino, california licensed the first mcdonald's franchise to phoenix businessman, neil fox and two other partners for a licensing fee of $1,000.00.
history of phoenix, arizona
bullet::::- 1972: the mcdonald's system generates $1 billion in sales through 2200 restaurants.









































bullet::::- 1972: the 2000th mcdonald's restaurant opens in des plaines, illinois.









































bullet::::- 1972: the first mcdonald's in france opens, in créteil, even though the company officially recognizes the first outlet in strasbourg in 1979.









































bullet::::- 1972: the first mcdonald's in new york city opens on manhattan's upper west side, dubbed "townhouse" (to reflect that it was not a drive-in) and serves a record 100,000 hamburgers in its first week.









































bullet::::- 1973: the first mcdonald's playland opens in chula vista, california.
history of mcdonald's