# Photos show what it was really like to eat at McDonald’s in the 1950s

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/photos-show-what-it-was-really-like-to-eat-at-mcdonalds-in-the-1950s/
- Published: 2024-03-23T09:15:21-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: The first official McDonald’s franchise opened on April 15, 1955, in Des Plaines, Illinois. Photo credit: Reuters / Jim Young. Article by Erin McDowell. Business Insider – March 21, 2024. The first McDonald’s franchise restaurant opened in Des Plaines, Illinois, in 1955. When the first McDonald’s restaurant opened, the menu only had nine items. A McDonald’s museum was later opened to show visitors what the restaurant was like in the ’50s. […] Click here to view original web page at www.businessinsider.com