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{{w|Richard and Maurice McDonald}} opened their second McDonald's franchise, store #3, at [[Lakewood Boulevard (Downey, California)|Lakewood Boulevard]] and [[Florence Avenue (Downey, California)|Florence Avenue]] on August 18, 1953. The restaurant was sold to McDonald's Corporation in 1990, by this point being 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, McDonald's remodeled the building for two years, reopening it in 1996 as McDonald's #19956.