Oldest McDonald's restaurant

	McDonald's Restaurant #3
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The McDonald's in Downey, California is almost unchanged in appearance since it opened in 1953. Photo taken in 2007.
Location	10207 Lakewood Blvd., Downey, California, United States
Built	1953
Architectural style	Googie architecture; Modern architecture
NRHP reference No.	84003893

The oldest McDonald's restaurant is a drive-up hamburger stand at 10207 Lakewood Boulevard at Florence Avenue in Downey, California, United States. It was the third McDonald's restaurant and opened on August 18, 1953. It was also the second restaurant franchised by Richard and Maurice McDonald, before the involvement of Ray Kroc in the company. The restaurant is the oldest one in the chain still in existence and is one of Downey's main tourist attractions. Along with its sign, it was deemed eligible for addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, although it was not added at the time because the owner objected.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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