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{{Infobox McDonalds
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| name = McDonald's #19956
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| storenumber = 19956
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| address = [[10207 Lakewood Boulevard (Downey, California)|10207 Lakewood Boulevard]]<br/>
| city_state = [[Downey, California]]
| country = United States
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'''McDonald's #19956''' is a [[McDonald's]] restaurant located at [[10207 Lakewood Boulevard (Downey, California)|10207 Lakewood Boulevard]] in [[Downey, California|Downey]], [[California]].<ref>gavinr. [https://github.com/gavinr/usa-mcdonalds-locations USA McDonalds Locations], GitHub.</ref> The oldest operational McDonald's restaurant in the world, the restaurant was originally opened in 1953 as '''McDonald's #3''' by {{w|Richard and Maurice McDonald}}. The restaurant was renumbered following a restoration of the building between 1994 and 1996. A separate building adjacent to the original building contains a gift shop, a museum, indoor seating and a drive-through. The original building, along with its sign, are listed on the {{w|National Register of Historic Places}}.
==History==
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''Not to be confused with the currentformer [[McDonald's 3|McDonald's #3]] at [[572557-25 Roosevelt Avenue (Woodside, New YorkQueens)|572557-25 Roosevelt Avenue]] in [[Woodside, Queens]], [[New York|Woodside City]], [[New York (state)|New York]].''
 
{{w|Richard and Maurice McDonald}} opened their second McDonald's franchise, store #3, at the southwest corner of [[Lakewood Boulevard (Downey, California)|Lakewood Boulevard]] and [[Florence Avenue (Downey, California)|Florence Avenue]] on August 18, 1953. The restaurantlocation was soldunaffected toby McDonald{{w|Ray Kroc}}'s Corporationpurchase in 1990, andof the locationchain had by this point becamefrom the only remaining McDonald's tobrothers, beas fullyit independentwas offranchised theunder chain.an Dueagreement towith years of low sales followingthe the earlyMcDonald 1980sbrothers openinginstead of [[McDonaldKroc's 6407|McDonald's #6407]]Systems, aInc., half-milewhich tolater thebecame northMcDonald's atCorporation. LakewoodAs Boulevarda andresult, [[Gallatinthe Roadlocation (Downey,was California)|Gallatin Road]],not closersubject to theMcDonald's [[SantaCorporation's Anamodernization Freeway]]requirements, [[Interstateand 5its (California)|Interstatemenu 5]];developed a damagemajor difference from thethat {{w|1994of Northridgeother earthquake}}McDonald's restaurants, and theeven lacklacked ofcorporate-developed indooritems seatingsuch and a drive-through window,as the restaurantBig was closed in 1994Mac. FollowingIn demands from1984, the publicbuilding and preservationists;its McDonald'ssign spentbecame twoeligible years restoringfor the building{{w|National andRegister includingof indoorHistoric seating and a drive-through window in a newPlaces}}, adjacentbut building;it reopeningwas it innot 1996added as McDonald'sthe owners #19956objected.
 
The restaurant was sold to McDonald's Corporation in 1990, and the location had by this point became the only remaining McDonald's to be fully independent of the chain. Due to years of low sales following the early 1980s opening of [[McDonald's 6407|McDonald's #6407]] a half-mile to the north at Lakewood Boulevard and [[Gallatin Road (Downey, California)|Gallatin Road]], closer to the [[Santa Ana Freeway]], [[Interstate 5 (California)|Interstate 5]]; damage from the {{w|1994 Northridge earthquake}}, and the lack of indoor seating and a drive-through window, the restaurant was closed in 1994. Following demands from the public and preservationists after it was listed among the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places by the National Register of Historic Places; McDonald's spent two years restoring the building and including indoor seating and a drive-through window in a new, adjacent building; reopening it in 1996 as McDonald's #19956.
 
==References==
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==External links==
* {{OSM|way/386065189|McDonald's #19956}}
 
[[Category:McDonald's locations in California]]