Talk:History of McDonald's/Archive 1

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Fixed. --Jeremy ( Blah blah... ) 08:56, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Move pictures to Gallery format
Can someone who knows how to format the code properly move the images into a gallery? The current layout leaves a huge blank space where the text isnt flowing properly. -- The Red Pen of Doom  14:55, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Page Content
I would like to propose a change in content. I think that we should only put information that McDonald's puts on their official site. This would be the only verifiable source regarding the history of McDonalds. Here is where this history can be found. What does everyone think? --Sweet Pea 1981 (talk) 21:58, 1 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't think it's a very good idea. I don't think that would count as verification, as it's coming from the company itself, and by only including information on the site, that's pretty much surrendering control of the content entirely to what McDonalds wants it to say.


 * I think that this article should include as little content as possible sourced from the mcdonalds web page. Nigtv (talk) 07:02, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

I think sourcing the McD's web page is the stupidest idea I've ever heard. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.44.133 (talk) 08:37, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Dubious
I haven't found anything outside Wikipedia mirrors saying that the McDonald's at State @ Center in Saginaw was the third in the chain. This page says the first McDonald's in Michigan was in Lansing, while this page says Downey, California was the third. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 19:33, 17 January 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm glad to see this has been removed, because it isn't true. Saginaw was an early Ray Kroc franchisee, as the McDonald brothers were skeptical that their concept would work in non-sunny locations. Had their third restaurant been in Michigan, they might have taken a completely different approach to franchising. As it happens, this "third McDonald's" claim is repeated in quite a few places, and it's possible it was Kroc's third franchise; as we know, McDonald's likes to pretend it was founded in Illinois in 1955, and subsequent events are made to fit this timeline. The restaurant in question was at 5008 State Street, Saginaw, MI - a McD still stands on the site. It is mentioned in this case as having opened in the "late 1950s".  Pro hib it O ni o ns  (T) 14:01, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

This page may need a major rewrite
I started going through some of the material, made some very significant cuts in the first section, removing original research and non-wiki-worthy material, and was left with stuff im still not sure is verifiable. This article is not wiki'd, its not cited, and it has way too much irrelevant content and what is relevant is mostly uncitable. I think we may need to perform a major rewrite on this article. Any thoughts? Nigtv (talk) 07:20, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

What about a sub-section called: The Truth About McDonald's? Or, perhaps, "What's Wrong With McDonald's?"

89.240.210.107 (talk) 20:46, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

First year of Monopoly game?
I know they started it sometime in the 1980's. I'm pretty sure there was a several year gap before it was done again. Bizzybody (talk) 05:54, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Opening of first restaurants
I've compiled a list of the first few restaurants franchsed by the McDonald brothers - Kroc franchises (after 1955) aren't listed, but by 1959 there were 100 restaurants, most of them due to Kroc. The main source is this article, but there are others, some of which I've listed here. Google Street View can be used to see the sites.


 * 1 - 1398 North E St, San Bernardino CA - 1940 - rebuilt 1948, demolished and rebuilt in Golden Arches style 1957, demolished 1974, part of sign remains
 * 2 - 4050 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ - May 1953 - demolished
 * 3 - 10207 Lakewood Blvd, Downey CA - 18 August 1953 - still open; until 1990 only McD independent of McDonald's Corporation
 * 4 - 12919 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood, CA - October 1953 - demolished, replaced by newer McD
 * 5 - 909 East Main St, Alhambra CA - late 1953 - demolished, replaced by newer McD
 * 6 - 5423 Fruitridge, Sacramento CA - February 1954 - demolished
 * 7 - 1057 East Mission St, Pomona CA - September 1954 - still standing, largely intact with sign, now "AMA Donuts"
 * 8 - 563 East Foothill Blvd, Azusa CA - September 1954 - closed 1984, demolished
 * 9 - 400 North Lee Ave, Des Plaines IL - 15 April 1955 - closed 1984, demolished, replaced by newer McD and museum
 * 10 - 3115 North Blackstone Ave, Fresno CA - 1955 - demolished, "retro" McD on the site
 * 11 - 1900 South Central, Los Angeles CA - 1956 - still standing, now "Tacos el Gavilan"; recent removal of Golden Arches from building and sign
 * 12 - 981 West Rosecrans, Compton CA - 1957 - still standing, significantly modified, now "Image Management Systems"
 * 13 - 3425 Main St, Riverside CA - 1957 - demolished


 * There was another in Pasadena, on Foothill Blvd. It was called "Peaks Hamburgers" and was franchised by the McDonald's brothers, who early-on let the franchisee name the restaurant themselves, as they didn't think that their own name would be a particular draw. I remember going there in the mid-50's .. I'm not sure when it was demolished. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wardtree (talk • contribs) 18:40, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

So, of all the dozen or so original McDonald's reataurants, only one (Downey, #3) is still operating, with three other buildings still standing; until recently the LA location (#11) was the closest to pristine condition, but both it and its sign have recently been altered significantly, leaving Pomona (#7) as the second-best-peserved (it is missing the tops of its arches); the Compton site (#12) has been signficantly expanded, but the core building is largely intact. I hope this helps. Pro hib it O ni o ns (T) 12:40, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

pink slime
Can someone add some information abotu the removal of pink slime to this article.--75.183.103.186 (talk) 02:02, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

That was asked just over two years ago, is no one willing to answer this question? 89.240.210.107 (talk) 19:48, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

The 1960's
It seems that much is missing from the history of McDonald's in the 1960's. The expansion of McDonald's into the South East United States and primarily Florida did not go well and while this was happening "Burger Chef" was making a major challenge to McDonald's and was larger in many markets with 1,050 restaurants in 1973. Also the "Big Mac" and it's relationship the the "Big Boy" sandwich which was licensed by "Bob's" restaurant chain in California.Corumplex (talk) 22:52, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Early History
Patrick J.  McDonald started" Airdrome" which later was changed by his two sons to  McDonald's. It was not Eric Heumann. Source: Wikapedia article on Richard and Maurice McDonald.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Issaacc (talk • contribs) 03:58, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

1990's Soviet McDonalds
Can we point out to the reader that the McDonalds, being a United States based company from a capitalist county, opening in Moscow was a big (pardon my french) deal? This was after years of living under the threat of nuclear war, the Vietnam war, and intense political diplomacy. It was almost unbelievable for American news watchers to see video of the store in the capital city of the now defunct Warsaw Pact, "the second world". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.63.2.246 (talk) 20:24, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Can Wikipedia also point out that, in 2014, not only are McDonalds closing their outlet in the Crimea, but Russian MPs are pressing for all McDonalds (in Russia) to be closed down? Has not your 'free-market' victory party been a little short-lived?

89.240.210.107 (talk) 20:23, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Massive lack of sourcing
Most of the information in the Timeline section is unsourced. This is a BIG problem. I thought of sticking a CN tag on every unsourced entry, but I don't have several hours available. HiLo48 (talk) 05:50, 14 March 2014 (UTC)