Visiting the First McDonald's Site and Museum on Route 66 in San Bernardino, California

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The first McDonald's site and unofficial Original McDonald's Museum in San Bernardino, California is a really fun stop on Route 66 and is filled with a ton of nostalgia. McDonald's is a huge part of American culture of the last 70 years and this is where it all started. the McDonald brothers moved their barbecue restaurant to this site in 1940. Later they realized that most of their sales were coming from hamburgers. So they shut down for 3 months in 1948 and reopened as a hamburger stand, and thus McDonald's was born. The original McDonald's building is long gone, but currently there is an excellent museum on site.
The museum features a ton of McDonald's history, especially when it comes to Happy Meals.The Happy Meal collection is insane. There is also a ton of other memorabilia, and even props from the Michael Keaton movie, The Founder.
The Original McDonald's Site and Museum is located at 1398 N E St, San Bernardino, CA 92405.
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@roninatomi4699 Жыл бұрын

Sadly Albert Okura passed away January 27, 2023 and this video you made was a great way to celebrate his life. Albert grew up in Wilmington Ca, and his Father was already serving in the US military before WW2. Rest in Peace Albert

@monicad351 4 ай бұрын

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@god_of_the_universe7751 Жыл бұрын

I've driven by thousands of time's and never thought to take a tour through the museum. That's definitely a staple in the city of San Bernardino Ca.

@dlmullins9054 Ай бұрын

I remember getting a cheeseburger fries and drink and getting back a Nickel change in Manassas, Va back in the mid sixties. Interesting and informative video, thanks!

@billlong963 5 күн бұрын

E Street and Kendall Drive were "City Route US 66." The main highway (along with US 91 and 395) used Mount Vernon Avenue and Cajon Boulevard, on the west side of the city.

@speedracerjeff 7 ай бұрын

Been there, it’s very cool! Like a blast from the past! Also the historic Wig Wam motel isn’t far from this place too. I overlooked the Juan Pollo museum and Amboy exhibit part. I love Juan Pollo though! And the military museum was closed when I went as well. I need to go back again.

@LindaMerchant-bq2hp 3 ай бұрын

Wig wam motel I called the tee pee hotel

@CactusAtlas 3 жыл бұрын

That mural is NUTS! 😲 I can't even imagine how long it would take to see everything in it. And yeah... looking at the happy meal toys must be a trip. To stop and note how many we might have had as kids. The feels...! (and yes, I definitely remember the transformer style ones. As well as the little Halloween nuggets even though I wasn't quite a kid anymore when those came out).

@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

My aunt actually collected the McNugget ones and still has them on display in her house to this day.

@conniewojahn6445 3 жыл бұрын

@@SidetrackAdventures At least hers haven't ended up in a landfill. Nice that she's still enjoying them.

@coyotegrad-collectables 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Riverside. I went to the museum a few times over the year. Its definitely worth checking out.

@Dmog97 10 ай бұрын

I went in there starving and had to eat a 60 year old burger

@barrybach3685 Жыл бұрын

My favorite happy meal toy was far and away the Muppet Babies toys. I remember when I was 8 or 9, I was playing with my Muppet Baby toys at a house that my grandma cleaned. Either an older high school or college girl from the family saw me playing with them and she wanted to see all the ones that I had because she loved the cartoon and collected the toys as well. I’m pretty sure that’s the first time I fell in love in my life. LOL!

@cold10er Ай бұрын

I was in the California conservation corps in 92/93 living in the area for a year..walked past the place unfortunately it was closed...I wished I had visited it before I moved home back up to northern cali...

@corinnelaking569 4 ай бұрын

A big part of childhood here in Canada, too! I can still remember when they had the character statues in the dining areas. 🙂

@zenvalleymeditation8410 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Great history lesson of MCD.

@stevenjlovelace Ай бұрын

My favorite McDonald's toy was the Astrosniks alien figurines. My parents sold jewelry at flea markets when I was a kid, and would give me a few bucks to spend, which I usually spent on either coins (buffalo nickels and wheat pennies) or McDonald's toys.

@joshuashibata1840 3 жыл бұрын

Def digged the McDonald’s/Transformer happy meal. That’s the one I remember the most and the Bernstein bear one too

@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

I had totally forgot about the Bernstein Bears ones until I saw them again at the museum. Apparently some of the Transformer ones are worth some money now.

@joshuashibata1840 3 жыл бұрын

@@SidetrackAdventures sigh….I wouldn’t doubt it. Knew I should have held onto them

@marcelomeier9366 Жыл бұрын

Simply amazing. Good memories ever!!!

@birdman5223 Жыл бұрын

We checked that place out a few years ago, pretty cool👍 Good stuff MrSteve☺️

@larryaldrich4351 Ай бұрын

Feel very badly about being priced out of McDonalds. Many fond memories.

@antonioperez2623 3 жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic video. I didn't know a museum existed.

@jerroldkazynski5480 2 жыл бұрын

Suburban Chicago was the location of my earliest McDonald's memory. Probably rode my bike over to one, bought their basic burger, fries & Coke using 2 dimes & 5 pennies in early '60s. Lake Michigan is the starting point of Route 66.

@mariebrundridge2679 Жыл бұрын

I found your video on the Mac Donald's museum fascinating as I live about 2 miles from it and have never been visited there, funny because it is so close.

@bricks8374 7 ай бұрын

Great vid thanks

@gilbertlopez183 3 ай бұрын

All I need to know is does the museum have the only working ice cream machine.

@kaygeehkali8235 10 ай бұрын

I lived one this street I grew up around this place walking from San Bernardino High School was so fun

@JasmineApple 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! I've been to the oldest McDonald's in Downey, which has a much smaller museum. I also found the next oldest original McDonald's structure - now a donut store - in Brea. The area was industrial, a little sketchy, & a parking lot full of potholes, but it was still cool to see! I'll have to head over to SB to see this one! Good video!

@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

We've been wanting to check out the one in Downey. Looks real cool.

@JasmineApple 3 жыл бұрын

@@SidetrackAdventures it is pretty cool! And I'll be honest, it was one of the freshest, tastiest big macs I've ever had!

@traveler2046 2 ай бұрын

McDonaldland cookies...miss those

@kyleohara8700 Жыл бұрын

I had that mario on the spring, but my favorite were the transformer toys that looked like McDonalds food containers.

@161papa Ай бұрын

The building behind the museum is the original office and warehouse for McDonalds.

@gardenparty3288 3 жыл бұрын

The original was right next to San Bernardino High School. Remember it well.

@Shawn666Hellion 6 ай бұрын

I remember the Star Trek happy meals when the movie came out in 1979

@LindaMerchant-bq2hp 3 ай бұрын

Historical places route 66 and mcdonalds

@user-uv7lp5kh2y 8 ай бұрын

I pray for you guys McDonald's original stay open for ever

@shop99er 2 жыл бұрын

I think we were in there for at least 3 hours, trying to look at everything. I remember when their basic hamburger was 12 cents.

@breannaturcios5618 11 ай бұрын

I went there today I couldn’t go in there though we went to early my dad showed me he said that it’s a museum now because it was one of the first McDonald’s restaurant that was ever made

@jerrysullivan8424 2 жыл бұрын

McDonald's is my favorite fast food joint. It is senior-friendly.

@bradbo3 Жыл бұрын

Happy meal toys when i was a kid werent very good….but when i got old enough to work and started at a McD’s i was kind of jealous on how good the toys had gotten LOL

@ravage635 Жыл бұрын

Just checked it out today saw my boy grimace happy belated birthday grimace

@kevinhoward9593 24 күн бұрын

Ray Kroc swindled the brothers.

@timothylopez8572 Жыл бұрын

😍The batmobile that turns into the bat missile from Batman Returns.

@melissaahlers5615 9 ай бұрын

I use to have the cartoon movie on vhs 📼

@DaRedeyeJedi808 11 ай бұрын

Does it have a Busted Ice Cream machine aswell?

@keithwinters3031 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Couldn't eat the stuff though. Thanks from the U.K.

@oliverrando6463 Жыл бұрын

Man when I went to la I seen one when was on the bus that said they accept food stamps and I know not every place is the same but like man I could just imagine if they accepted that in the mcdonalds in new york here

@andremarc1275 Жыл бұрын

wow

@drecic1 3 жыл бұрын

Un aperçu de mon prochain voyage lorsqu on le pourra

@tomsimpson5317 10 ай бұрын

I miss mcdonalds

@kevinconrad6156 3 жыл бұрын

When I saw the happy meals being served in the 70's I was taken back, I know we did not serve them when I worked at one in 78/79. Checked Wikipedia and they started serving them in June 1979 a few weeks after I had quit.

@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, hadn't realized they started them so late. Imagine how much extra money McDonalds has made by just adding a box and a toy to the food.

@conniewojahn6445 3 жыл бұрын

@@SidetrackAdventures Yes, but what have they done since to counteract plastic pollution?

@johnnesbit2371 14 күн бұрын

Is the Orange County McDonalds that retained the Golden Arches architecture still there??

@Corgis175 Жыл бұрын

Love their french fries.

@debbiecamacho4773 3 жыл бұрын

It looks so cool, will visit. The only part I don’t like is how Michael Keaton (movie) stole McDonalds under the original owners nose. He cheated them out of a lot of money!!!!

@mobilehooper Жыл бұрын

I live around the corner of that muesuem my school is more down lol

@milwaukeemotor5995 Жыл бұрын

no thanks to ray croc they destroyed the original site when he should have kept the original as historic landmark

@Gkghsfarwkfvogoejsgwyq Ай бұрын

Isn’t Richard and Maurice McDonald is the real McDonald? Ray Kroc just basically bought their entire idea.

@DarolSole-je7fl 15 күн бұрын

Changing color Hot Wheels

@Christophersanchez1326 9 ай бұрын

🤓🤭 happy meal toy. The E.T poster that was always covered in grease. 😂

@LindaMerchant-bq2hp 3 ай бұрын

The old time glass mcdonalds cups i liked Mcdonald land characters happy meal toys food

@serily4524 Ай бұрын

Opinions?, no, not opinions

@MikeTule-kx2ww Жыл бұрын

Guess we're am sweety

@soju69jinro 7 ай бұрын

yes Ray Kroc bought it then screwed the original brothers out of the company completely. yes we know. Ray Kroc was the real snake. Sadly McDonald brothers never got to see this.

@heatseeker1712 Жыл бұрын

Ray Kroc was a thief. My two cents.

@ACEDIAMOND666 2 жыл бұрын

Route 66 is 5th Street in San Bernardino's downtown. . 13th St. & E St. is uptown....NOT on Route 66. Your title & information is incorrect.

@SidetrackAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but Route 66 certainly was on E St. in San Bernardino. There were two alignments of Route 66 through the city, and E St between Kendall and 5th St. was part of the City Alignment. Hence why there are Route 66 signs everywhere and the Route 66 shield is literally painted on the road. Don't take my word though, Google it or refer to any number of Route 66 guides.

@johnwren3976 Жыл бұрын

The original McDonald's burger was cooked onsite. The fries were fried in beef tallow, omg. Today's food is a pale imitation. Precooked, prepackaged. 🤢🤮

@DuMac123 8 ай бұрын

Why is this not the first McDonald’s you should start googling your Your information because the first McDonald’s is in Downey off of Florence in Lakewood so now you just talking just to be talking in the video like this is dumb. You gonna let these people lie to you. You got so excited that you made a video about this damn.

@vibingwithvinyl 8 ай бұрын

No. The restaurant in Downey is the oldest, but it wasn't the first.

@DuMac123 8 ай бұрын

@@vibingwithvinyl that doesn’t make sense it’s the oldest but not the first shouldn’t your grandma come before your mother?

@user-ui6yg4fh1h 8 ай бұрын

@@DuMac123it's the oldest that's still open as a fast food joint and google

@DuMac123 8 ай бұрын

@@user-ui6yg4fh1h what are you talking about?

@SomeIdiotLUL 8 ай бұрын

I've heard the original recipe was good. Now their just sell outs. Making unhealthy food. I'm ashamed of how much my parents made me eat this processed food

@RealDeanWinchester 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't eaten that garbage since may of 2015. Nothing, not even ice cream or water.

@JohnSmith-cz9om Жыл бұрын

Happy meals were pure genius. My kids, born in the early 80's could spot the golden arches a mile away and would whine about how bad the wanted a happy meal. Get the meal, open the box, play with the toy and the dog would eat the cold burger and soggy fries 3 hour later. Blame their generation"s short comings on parents like me. The original enabler, baby on board morons