when did mcdonalds officially open?
5/15/1940
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 The franchise has had a restaurant at the 600 N. Clark Street address since 1983 , but the new building was redeveloped and reopened on April 15 , 2005 as a bilevel flagship restaurant / museum with a two lane drive through . This is the first McDonald 's location with a two @-@ lane drive @-@ through . The reopening coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Des Plaines , Illinois restaurant which was opened by Ray Kroc on April 15 , 1955 . Rock N Roll McDonald 's is the location where the corporation kicked off its celebration of the 50th anniversary of the franchise . Among the celebrities in attendance were Colin Powell and Elton John . At the time of the 2004 demolition , the location was the 3rd busiest in the United States and 12th in the world . In the early 90s , it had been the busiest in the United States . It was expected to increase its sales revenue rankings from 3rd in the United States and 12th in the world with the renovation and redevelopment . 

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 The company grew consistently through the 1980s and 1990s , attaining a $ 1 billion market value by 1992 . In 1993 , the chain 's revenue was nearly twice that of any other family restaurant . 

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 Founded by Steve Ells in July 1993 , Chipotle had 16 restaurants ( all in Colorado ) when McDonald 's Corporation became a major investor in 1998 . By the time McDonald 's fully divested itself from Chipotle in 2006 , the chain had grown to over 500 locations . 

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 The first McDonald 's franchise was sold by the McDonald brothers to a Phoenix entrepreneur in 1952 . Neil Fox paid $ 1 @,@ 000 for the rights to open an establishment based on the McDonald brothers ' restaurant . The hamburger stand opened in 1953 on the southwest corner of Central Avenue and Indian School Road on the growing north side of Phoenix , and was the first location to sport the now internationally known " golden arches " , which were initially twice the height of the building . Three other franchise locations opened that year , a full two years before Kroc purchased McDonald 's and opened his first franchise in Illinois . 

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 Burger King and McDonald 's opened on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in 1983 . This marked a transition from sit @-@ down to fast @-@ food dining on the turnpike by popular demand . The Marriott Corporation purchased the remaining Howard Johnson 's restaurants in 1987 , incorporating it into its Host Marriott division and replacing them with restaurants such as Roy Rogers and Bob 's Big Boy . 
