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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, and followingdue to years of low sales following the opening of [[McDonald's 6407|McDonald's #6407]] several blocks nearby on Lakewood Boulevard, damage from the 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.