the first restaurant the mcdonald family opened in the us was at west 14th and 1398 north e streets in san bernardino, california.
the first restaurant the mcdonald family opened in the us was at west 14th and 1398 north e streets in san bernardino, california.
where was the first restaurant the mcdonald family opened in the us?
west 14th and 1398 north e streets in san bernardino, california
the mcdonald family moved from manchester, new hampshire to hollywood, california in the late 1930s, where brothers richard and maurice mcdonald ("dick" and "mac") began working as set movers and handymen at motion-picture studios. in 1937, their father patrick mcdonald opened "the airdrome", a food stand, on huntington drive (route 66) near the monrovia airport in the los angeles county city of monrovia, california with hot dogs being one of the first items sold. hamburgers were later added to the menu at a cost of ten cents with all-you-can-drink orange juice at five cents. in 1940, maurice and richard moved the entire building east, to west 14th and 1398 north e streets in san bernardino, california. the restaurant was renamed "mcdonald's bar-b-que" and had 25 menu items, mostly barbecue.
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the mcdonalds were a wealthy family of california during the 19th and 20th centuries. descended from mark lindsay mcdonald (1833-1917), they built and owned the historic residence "mableton", also known as the "mcdonald mansion", in santa rosa.
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