Original Locations of 30 Famous Food Chains-- Part 1: McDonald's

From Mental Floss

Ever wonder where your favorite fast food chain first popped up?  Here they are (with date):

Pictures of the first stores and more information accompany each one.

1.  McDONALD'S--  (1398 North E Street, San Bernardino, Cal., 1940)  Of course the ones we know today, started by Ray Kroc, first opened in Des Plaines, Illinois, in 1955.)

2.  PIZZA HUT--  (503 South Bluff Street, Wichita, Kansas, 1958)

3.  T.G.I.F. FRIDAY'S--  (1152 1st Avenue, New York, New York, 1965)

4.  WAFFLE HOUSE--  (2719 East College Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, 1955)

5.  DUNKIN' DONUTS--  (543 Southern Artery, Quincy, Massachusetts, 1948)

--RoadDog