when and where did the first mcdonald's open
History of McDonald's
The McDonald family moved from Manchester , New Hampshire to Hollywood , California in the late 1930s , where brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald began working as set movers and handymen at Motion - Picture studios . In 1937 , their father Patrick McDonald opened `` The Airdrome '' , a food stand , on Huntington Drive ( Route 66 ) near the Monrovia Airport in the Los Angeles County city of Monrovia , California with hot dogs being one of the first items sold . Hamburgers were later added to the menu at a cost of ten cents with all - you - can - drink orange juice at five cents . In 1940 , Maurice and Richard ( `` Mac '' and `` Dick '' ) moved the entire building 40 miles ( 64 km ) east , to West 14th and 1398 North E Streets in San Bernardino , California . The restaurant was renamed `` McDonald 's Bar - B - Que '' and had 25 menu items , mostly barbecue . 
The McDonald family moved from Manchester , New Hampshire to Hollywood , California in the late 1930s , where brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald began working as set movers and handymen at Motion - Picture studios . In 1937 , their father Patrick McDonald opened `` The Airdrome '' , a food stand , on Huntington Drive ( Route 66 ) near the Monrovia Airport in the Los Angeles County city of Monrovia , California with hot dogs being one of the first items sold . Hamburgers were later added to the menu at a cost of ten cents with all - you - can - drink orange juice at five cents . In 1940 , Maurice and Richard ( `` Mac '' and `` Dick '' ) moved the entire building 40 miles ( 64 km ) east , to West 14th and 1398 North E Streets in San Bernardino , California . The restaurant was renamed `` McDonald 's Bar - B - Que '' and had 25 menu items , mostly barbecue .
In 1937 , their father Patrick McDonald opened `` The Airdrome '' , a food stand , on Huntington Drive ( Route 66 ) near the Monrovia Airport in the Los Angeles County city of Monrovia. In 1940 , Maurice and Richard ( `` Mac '' and `` Dick '' ) moved the entire building 40 miles ( 64 km ) east , to West 14th and 1398 North E Streets in San Bernardino , California . The restaurant was renamed `` McDonald 's Bar - B - Que. ''
In 1937 , their father Patrick McDonald opened `` The Airdrome '' , a food stand , on Huntington Drive ( Route 66 ) near the Monrovia Airport in the Los Angeles County city of Monrovia , California with hot dogs being one of the first items sold . In 1940 , Maurice and Richard ( `` Mac '' and `` Dick '' ) moved the entire building 40 miles ( 64 km ) east , to West 14th and 1398 North E Streets in San Bernardino , California . The restaurant was renamed `` McDonald 's Bar - B - Que '' and had 25 menu items , mostly barbecue .
In 1937, their father Patrick McDonald opened ``The Airdrome'', a food stand, on Huntington Drive in Monrovia. In 1940, Maurice and Richard moved the entire building 40 miles east to San Bernardino, California. The restaurant was renamed `'McDonald's Bar-B-Que''.
In 1937 , their father Patrick McDonald opened `` The Airdrome '' , a food stand , on Huntington Drive ( Route 66 ) near the Monrovia Airport in the Los Angeles County city of Monrovia , California with hot dogs being one of the first items sold . In 1940 , Maurice and Richard ( `` Mac '' and `` Dick '' ) moved the entire building 40 miles ( 64 km ) east , to West 14th and 1398 North E Streets in San Bernardino , California . The restaurant was renamed `` McDonald 's Bar - B - Que '' and had 25 menu items , mostly barbecue .