McDonald's 19956

McDonald's #19956 is a McDonald's restaurant located at 10207 Lakewood Boulevard in Downey, California. The oldest operational McDonald's restaurant in the world, the restaurant was originally opened in 1953 as McDonald's #3 by Richard and Maurice McDonald. The restaurant was renumbered following a restoration of the building between 1994 and 1996, and features a gift shop and a museum.

History
Not to be confused with the current McDonald's #3 at 5725 Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, New York.

Richard and Maurice McDonald opened their second McDonald's franchise, store #3, at Lakewood Boulevard and Florence Avenue on August 18, 1953. The restaurant was sold to McDonald's Corporation in 1990; and due to years of low sales following the opening of McDonald's #6407 a half-mile to the north at Lakewood Boulevard and Gallatin Road, closer to the Santa Ana Freeway, Interstate 5; damage from the, and the lack of indoor seating and a drive-through window, the restaurant was closed in 1994. Following demands from the public and preservationists, McDonald's remodeled the building for two years, reopening it in 1996 as McDonald's #19956.