Age of Innocence – More About McDonalds

Posted on February 2, 2015 | 4 Comments

The original McDonald’s restaurant opened in San Bernardino, California in 1940, with a diner owned by two brothers, Richard and Maurice McDonald. The present McDonald’s Corporation however dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois in April 1955.

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4 responses to “Age of Innocence – More About McDonalds”

jakesprinter | February 3, 2015 at 2:56 am | Reply

Nice post … Glad to know the history of Mc Donald 🙂

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- Andrew Petcher | February 3, 2015 at 9:27 am | Reply
  
  Thanks for stopping by.
  
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melissajane14 | February 3, 2015 at 4:50 am | Reply

“Age of innocence” is right. They don’t know what they unleashed on future Americans when they created fast food. Only now, it’s not just Americans, we’ve exported our unhealthy eating habits to other countries as well. Yikes!

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- Andrew Petcher | February 3, 2015 at 9:26 am | Reply
  
  At least they got rid of Ronald. I always hated that clown! (That’s Ronald McDonald not Ronald Reagan).
  
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