McDonald's 385
| McDonald's #385 | |
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| Store number | 385 |
| Address | 3037 Douglas Avenue |
| City | Racine, Wisconsin |
| Country | United States |
| Opened | February 6, 1962 |
| Type | Freestanding |
| Ownership | 2100 Lathrop, Inc. |
| Coordinates | 42°45′24″N 87°47′58″W / 42.75658°N 87.79950°WCoordinates: 42°45′24″N 87°47′58″W / 42.75658°N 87.79950°W |
McDonald's #385 is a McDonald's restaurant located at 3037 Douglas Avenue, at the northeast corner of Douglas Avenue and Kingston Avenue in Racine, Wisconsin. The location includes a drive-through.[1] Originally opened in 1962, the building was demolished and replaced with a newer style McDonald's twice, in 1972 and 2006.
History[edit | edit source]
Before the construction of the restaurant, the site was the location of two houses.[2] Racine's second McDonald's restaurant opened at the site on February 6, 1962, in an event attended by McDonald's president Ray Kroc and future president Fred Turner. The new restaurant was originally co-owned by Raymond J. Anderson, owner of Racine's first McDonald's, and Alliance Amusement Company, then the second-largest McDonald's franchisee at the time with eight locations. The chain described what is now known as restaurant #385 as "the 353rd outlet" in promoting the new location.[3] The McDonald's Corporation later purchased the restaurant from Anderson and Alliance, alongside Alliance's four locations in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in October 1969,[4] and it was sold shortly thereafter to former Hamburger University dean Ray Stibeck.[5] The restaurant was converted from the 1950s "golden arches" design to the 1970s brick-mansard design in 1972, adding indoor seating to the location,[6] with a grand reopening held on September 23.[7]
On November 1, 1997, the Stibecks sold the restaurant to Dorothy Metz, who already owned three other McDonald's locations in Racine.[8][9] The 1972 building was demolished beginning April 3, 2006, and replaced within the year by a modern-style McDonald's.[10] A kitchen fire on June 2, 2018 forced the restaurant to close for a few hours.[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ gavinr. USA McDonalds Locations, GitHub.
- ↑ Aerial image from 1955, historicaerials.com.
- ↑ Pfankuchen, Dave. "Ray Kroc Success Story: Built McDonald Drive-ins to Largest Chain in U. S.", Racine Journal Times, February 7, 1962, page eighteen.
- ↑ "McDonalds to Buy Racine Outlet", Racine Journal Times, October 17, 1969, page 4C.
- ↑ Sumner Coon, Laura. "Longtime McDonald's owner dies", Racine Journal Times, January 4, 1996.
- ↑ "McDonald's New Style", Racine Journal Times, June 6, 1972, page 4B.
- ↑ Advertisement, Racine Journal Times, September 21, 1972, page 8B.
- ↑ Sumner Coon, Laura. "McDonald's owner adds two restaurants to her chain", Racine Journal Times, November 4, 1997.
- ↑ Sumner Coon, Laura. "McLetter to the patrons", Racine Journal Times, November 16, 1997.
- ↑ Burke, Michael. "Building a better burger maker", Racine Journal Times, March 29, 2006, page 6A.
- ↑ Burke, Megan. "McDonald's on Douglas open following small kitchen fire", Racine Journal Times, June 2, 2018.