Ever wonder where the McDonald's drive-thru got its start? PatParrisTV can tell you. The answer is AbsolutelyArizona. Full story
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — We take it for granted. We pull up to the drive-thru at McDonald's to get a Quarter Pounder with cheese and French fries. All without ever getting out of our car.That convenience is only possible because of a Sierra Vista entrepreneur. He launched the first McDonald's drive-thru in the country.
"Who would have thought in this small little town in Southern Arizona, we have this notoriety," added Richards. So on January 24, 1975, the first McDonald's drive-thru opened, with a menu board, a Ronald McDonald statue with a speaker and microphone, and a sliding glass window. "I don't know if I'm notorious now because I tore down the first McDonald's with a drive-thru," Richards said."But we kept all of the relevant information— Ronald, pictures. He is the original. You can see him in the pictures."
Patrick Arbenz bought it as a gift for his daughter Debbie, who used to work in that drive-thru window. It has since been gifted to the local museum.
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