13. Where It All Began

This tiny image might not look like much, but it's the birthplace of a legend. There are thousands of McDonald's stores all over the world. This is where it all started - the first-ever McDonald's in the world.

Obviously, the restaurant didn't always look like this, but there's been a McDonald's on this site - Lakewood Boulevard in Downey, California - since August 1953. Who could have known the single site would expand and take over the world?

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