You wouldn’t believe what this fast food place used to look like when it began in the 1940s.  The burgers were sold for 15 cents and it began in Calif0rnia.  The chain now extends all over the world and has taken over as a fast food restaurant , hit the jump.

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McDonald’s

Before the Golden Arches set up shop in Anytown, U.S.A. and invaded lands afar, McDonald’s was just a corner BBQ joint serving up burgers for 15 cents. 

Retro photos of the first McDonald’s in San Bernardino, California from 1940 show the early days of the fast food joint that was a gathering place for Southern Californians looking for some simple All-American fare.

The restaurant would go on to become the largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants in the world – serving an estimated 68 million hungry people in 119 countries everyday. 

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