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''Not to be confused with the current [[McDonald's 3|McDonald's #3]] at [[5725 Roosevelt Avenue (Woodside, New York)|5725 Roosevelt Avenue]] in [[Woodside, New York|Woodside]], [[New York]].'' |
''Not to be confused with the current [[McDonald's 3|McDonald's #3]] at [[5725 Roosevelt Avenue (Woodside, New York)|5725 Roosevelt Avenue]] in [[Woodside, New York|Woodside]], [[New York]].'' |
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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 |
{{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 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. |
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Revision as of 23:50, 12 September 2020
Coordinates: 33°56′51″N 118°07′05″W / 33.94745°N 118.11800°W Property "Address" (as page type) with input value "10207 Lakewood Boulevard (Downey, California)" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.
| McDonald's #19956 | |
|---|---|
| Store number | 19956 |
| Address | 10207 Lakewood Boulevard |
| City | Downey, California |
| Country | United States |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Type | Freestanding |
| Ownership | McDonald's Corporation |
| Replaced | McDonald's #3 |
| Previous tenant | McDonald's #3 |
McDonald's #19956 is a McDonald's restaurant located at 10207 Lakewood Boulevard in Downey, California.[1] 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
Property "Address" (as page type) with input value "10207 Lakewood Boulevard (Downey, California)" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.
| McDonald's #3 | |
|---|---|
| Store number | 3 |
| Address | 10207 Lakewood Boulevard |
| City | Downey, California |
| Country | United States |
| Opened | August 18, 1953 |
| Closed | 1994 |
| Type | Freestanding |
| Ownership | McDonald's Corporation |
| Replaced by | McDonald's #19956 |
| Next tenant | McDonald's #19956 |
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, 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 a half-mile to the north at Lakewood Boulevard and Gallatin Road, closer to the Santa Ana Freeway, Interstate 5; 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 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
- ↑ gavinr. USA McDonalds Locations, GitHub.