Misinformed

A couple of days ago McDonald's was mentioned in my blog,at that time I was still under the impression that Ray Kroc was the founder. I could very well be the only living person that didn't question why if it was founded by Ray Kroc was it named McDonald's? The answer is quite simple,it wasn't founded by Kroc,his restaurant was the 9th in a franchise started by...you guessed it! The McDonalds,Richard (Dick) and Maurice (Mac). In 1940 they opened the first McDonald's in San Bernadino,CA. They started with a simple menu and assembly line preparation allowing them to sell hamburgers for $.15. The restaurant was a great success prompting them to franchise the concept in 1953. Once Kroc purchased the chain it became McDonald's Systems Inc. which later became McDonald's Corporation. The 3rd restaurant in Downey,CA. was not aquired in the purchase and escaped the modernization the other outlets underwent. It has been restored and remains mostly unchanged since 1953 and is listed as a Historic Place.