The World's First McDonalds - Birthplace of Fast Food - San Bernadino's History Gem! Randomland
The World's First McDonalds - Ever!
Once a hot spot on Route 66, this place is now located on a quiet suburban street. Although the original building was replaced by the McDonald Brothers' classic "Golden Arches" design in the 50s, and later torn out altogether, the site was saved from demolition by Juan Pollo founder Albert Okura and turned into an unofficial McDonald's museum.
Admission is free! I tried to get in contact with Juan Pollo about filming, but never received an answer, so I just sort of showed up and had a "Shhh" party of my own for a few hours. This is just a quick look at the museum and a quick review of the first McDonald's history. Some day we hope to revisit the museum and interview the owner, and we're definitely going to have to spend some more time on McDonalds' fascinating history as well.
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PS: Thanks to Brian D Buckley for stopping by that day and braving the incredible HEAT inside that building! Whew!!!!!!
Visit the McDonald's Museum Website to learn more and find out how to donate your McDonald's items! : http://juanpollo.com/route-66-attractions/mcdonalds-museum/
Transcript
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[Music]
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[Music] We're back in San Bernardino
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Today, we're visiting a place that
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Today, we're visiting a place that changed the world. It's the site of the
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changed the world. It's the site of the
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changed the world. It's the site of the original McDonald's. Today, McDonald's
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original McDonald's. Today, McDonald's
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original McDonald's. Today, McDonald's is one of the biggest companies in the
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is one of the biggest companies in the
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is one of the biggest companies in the entire world with locations in over a
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entire world with locations in over a
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entire world with locations in over a 100 countries. But it all started just
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100 countries. But it all started just
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100 countries. But it all started just off the original Route 66 in this quiet
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off the original Route 66 in this quiet
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off the original Route 66 in this quiet parking lot in San Bernardino. Now, this
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parking lot in San Bernardino. Now, this
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parking lot in San Bernardino. Now, this isn't the original McDonald's restaurant
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isn't the original McDonald's restaurant
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isn't the original McDonald's restaurant building. It's kind of a long story, but
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building. It's kind of a long story, but
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building. It's kind of a long story, but that was sadly torn down years ago and
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that was sadly torn down years ago and
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that was sadly torn down years ago and replaced with this little office
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replaced with this little office
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replaced with this little office building. Actually, even this building
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building. Actually, even this building
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building. Actually, even this building and what was left of the original
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and what was left of the original
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and what was left of the original McDonald's sign was scheduled for
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McDonald's sign was scheduled for
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McDonald's sign was scheduled for demolition by the late '9s. Luckily, the
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demolition by the late '9s. Luckily, the
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demolition by the late '9s. Luckily, the founder of a chain called Juan Pouyo
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founder of a chain called Juan Pouyo
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founder of a chain called Juan Pouyo Chicken, Albert Akura, bought the
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Chicken, Albert Akura, bought the
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Chicken, Albert Akura, bought the property to serve as his headquarters
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property to serve as his headquarters
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property to serve as his headquarters and preserved a piece of American
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and preserved a piece of American
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and preserved a piece of American history. He restored the McDonald's sign
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history. He restored the McDonald's sign
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history. He restored the McDonald's sign and opened up 3/4 of the building as a
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and opened up 3/4 of the building as a
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and opened up 3/4 of the building as a free McDonald's museum. The outside of
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free McDonald's museum. The outside of
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free McDonald's museum. The outside of this building is covered with murals
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this building is covered with murals
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this building is covered with murals detailing the history of the San
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detailing the history of the San
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detailing the history of the San Bernardino area in addition to being
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Bernardino area in addition to being
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Bernardino area in addition to being littered with early McDonald's props and
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littered with early McDonald's props and
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littered with early McDonald's props and paraphernalia. Looks like he rabbled one
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paraphernalia. Looks like he rabbled one
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paraphernalia. Looks like he rabbled one too many times. Robble. The real treats
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too many times. Robble. The real treats
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too many times. Robble. The real treats are all on the inside. Only thing is
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are all on the inside. Only thing is
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are all on the inside. Only thing is they're working in there in the Juan Poo
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they're working in there in the Juan Poo
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they're working in there in the Juan Poo offices, so we got to be kind of quiet.
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offices, so we got to be kind of quiet.
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offices, so we got to be kind of quiet. Let's check it out. Now, we don't have
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Let's check it out. Now, we don't have
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Let's check it out. Now, we don't have time to get into the whole history of
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time to get into the whole history of
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time to get into the whole history of McDonald's today, but here's the basics.
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McDonald's today, but here's the basics.
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McDonald's today, but here's the basics. In the late 1930s, two brothers named
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In the late 1930s, two brothers named
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In the late 1930s, two brothers named Richard and Maurice McDonald opened up a
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Richard and Maurice McDonald opened up a
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Richard and Maurice McDonald opened up a small barbecue restaurant called the Air
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small barbecue restaurant called the Air
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small barbecue restaurant called the Air Drum in Monrovia. After a few years,
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Drum in Monrovia. After a few years,
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Drum in Monrovia. After a few years, they noticed the population growth in
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they noticed the population growth in
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they noticed the population growth in the San Bernardino area and actually
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the San Bernardino area and actually
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the San Bernardino area and actually moved their small restaurant building 40
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moved their small restaurant building 40
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moved their small restaurant building 40 miles on trucks to this spot on Route 66
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miles on trucks to this spot on Route 66
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miles on trucks to this spot on Route 66 and reopened as McDonald's Barbecue. It
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and reopened as McDonald's Barbecue. It
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and reopened as McDonald's Barbecue. It was pretty popular, but they noticed
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was pretty popular, but they noticed
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was pretty popular, but they noticed that despite all kinds of menu items,
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that despite all kinds of menu items,
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that despite all kinds of menu items, people mainly just ordered burgers and
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people mainly just ordered burgers and
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people mainly just ordered burgers and fries. It was then that they came up
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fries. It was then that they came up
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fries. It was then that they came up with an amazing idea. In 1948, they
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with an amazing idea. In 1948, they
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with an amazing idea. In 1948, they closed down the barbecue restaurant and
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closed down the barbecue restaurant and
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closed down the barbecue restaurant and reopened with their new Speed E service
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reopened with their new Speed E service
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reopened with their new Speed E service system. It's basically an assembly line
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system. It's basically an assembly line
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system. It's basically an assembly line style kitchen featuring a very simple
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style kitchen featuring a very simple
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style kitchen featuring a very simple stripped down burger menu. Instead of
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stripped down burger menu. Instead of
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stripped down burger menu. Instead of car hops, the new McDonald's hamburgers
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car hops, the new McDonald's hamburgers
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car hops, the new McDonald's hamburgers featured selfservice windows. The whole
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featured selfservice windows. The whole
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featured selfservice windows. The whole idea was to get people in and out as
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idea was to get people in and out as
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idea was to get people in and out as fast as possible, and that way you could
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fast as possible, and that way you could
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fast as possible, and that way you could serve way more customers. It took a
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serve way more customers. It took a
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serve way more customers. It took a while to catch on with the crowds, but
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while to catch on with the crowds, but
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while to catch on with the crowds, but soon they were selling more burgers,
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soon they were selling more burgers,
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soon they were selling more burgers, fries, and milkshakes than anyone could
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fries, and milkshakes than anyone could
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fries, and milkshakes than anyone could have possibly imagined. Check this out.
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have possibly imagined. Check this out.
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have possibly imagined. Check this out. All those chicken nuggets I've ever
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All those chicken nuggets I've ever
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All those chicken nuggets I've ever eaten in my whole life. Wouldn't have
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eaten in my whole life. Wouldn't have
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eaten in my whole life. Wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for this
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been possible if it weren't for this
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been possible if it weren't for this little piece of floor.
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little piece of floor.
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little piece of floor. Not sure if that's a good thing. After a
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Not sure if that's a good thing. After a
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Not sure if that's a good thing. After a few years, they designed the classic
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few years, they designed the classic
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few years, they designed the classic golden archer style building. and with
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golden archer style building. and with
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golden archer style building. and with the help of a young Ray Croc started
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the help of a young Ray Croc started
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the help of a young Ray Croc started franchising out McDonald's all over the
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franchising out McDonald's all over the
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franchising out McDonald's all over the country. In the early 60s, Ray Croc
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country. In the early 60s, Ray Croc
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country. In the early 60s, Ray Croc bought out the brothers and made
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bought out the brothers and made
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bought out the brothers and made McDonald's a household name. The
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McDonald's a household name. The
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McDonald's a household name. The brothers held on to the original
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brothers held on to the original
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brothers held on to the original restaurant location for a while under
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restaurant location for a while under
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restaurant location for a while under the name Big M, but eventually retired
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the name Big M, but eventually retired
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the name Big M, but eventually retired and sold the property after Ray Croc
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and sold the property after Ray Croc
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and sold the property after Ray Croc opened up a competing official
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opened up a competing official
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opened up a competing official McDonald's down the street. These are
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McDonald's down the street. These are
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McDonald's down the street. These are pieces from Ray Croc's official
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pieces from Ray Croc's official
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pieces from Ray Croc's official McDonald's that he opened up across the
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McDonald's that he opened up across the
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McDonald's that he opened up across the street to compete with the McDonald's
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street to compete with the McDonald's
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street to compete with the McDonald's brother's original location.
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brother's original location.
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brother's original location. RebelRebel. Now, because this museum is
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RebelRebel. Now, because this museum is
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RebelRebel. Now, because this museum is unofficial and it's not owned by
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unofficial and it's not owned by
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unofficial and it's not owned by McDonald's, they've had to rely on
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McDonald's, they've had to rely on
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McDonald's, they've had to rely on donations from people all over the
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donations from people all over the
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donations from people all over the world. And boy, do they have a ton of
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world. And boy, do they have a ton of
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world. And boy, do they have a ton of them. Check this stuff out. I mean, it's
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them. Check this stuff out. I mean, it's
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them. Check this stuff out. I mean, it's hard to even narrow it down to a
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hard to even narrow it down to a
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hard to even narrow it down to a category. Look at all this stuff.
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category. Look at all this stuff.
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category. Look at all this stuff. Vintage plates and cups, uniforms,
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Vintage plates and cups, uniforms,
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Vintage plates and cups, uniforms, letters. There's all kinds of play place
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letters. There's all kinds of play place
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letters. There's all kinds of play place equipment, and tons of those Happy Meal
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equipment, and tons of those Happy Meal
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equipment, and tons of those Happy Meal toys that every kid in America grew up
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toys that every kid in America grew up
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toys that every kid in America grew up with.
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Along with all these Happy Meal
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Along with all these Happy Meal characters, of course, they have all
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characters, of course, they have all
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characters, of course, they have all kinds of paraphernalia from the actual
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kinds of paraphernalia from the actual
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kinds of paraphernalia from the actual McDonald's characters as well. Mary
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McDonald's characters as well. Mary
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McDonald's characters as well. Mary Mche, Officer Big Mac, the chicken
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Mche, Officer Big Mac, the chicken
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Mche, Officer Big Mac, the chicken nuggets buddies.
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nuggets buddies.
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nuggets buddies. Look at this hamburger. Rubble Robble.
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Look at this hamburger. Rubble Robble.
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Look at this hamburger. Rubble Robble. The museum even has one of those creepy
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The museum even has one of those creepy
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The museum even has one of those creepy trees from the play area. I have no idea
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trees from the play area. I have no idea
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trees from the play area. I have no idea what those trees were called, but who
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what those trees were called, but who
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what those trees were called, but who could forget this guy, the classic '8s
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could forget this guy, the classic '8s
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could forget this guy, the classic '8s McDonald's character, Mac Tonight.
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McDonald's character, Mac Tonight.
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McDonald's character, Mac Tonight. Captain Crunch. All the characters early
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Captain Crunch. All the characters early
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Captain Crunch. All the characters early designs are here, including Birdie the
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designs are here, including Birdie the
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designs are here, including Birdie the Early Bird and of course, who could
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Early Bird and of course, who could
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Early Bird and of course, who could forget Grimace. I had no idea until
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forget Grimace. I had no idea until
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forget Grimace. I had no idea until today that Grimace actually started as
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today that Grimace actually started as
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today that Grimace actually started as an evil character. He was originally
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an evil character. He was originally
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an evil character. He was originally known as the evil Grimace, and he used
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known as the evil Grimace, and he used
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known as the evil Grimace, and he used to be Ronald McDonald's enemy. And in
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to be Ronald McDonald's enemy. And in
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to be Ronald McDonald's enemy. And in case you don't believe me, they have one
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case you don't believe me, they have one
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case you don't believe me, they have one huge creepy piece of paraphernalia to
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huge creepy piece of paraphernalia to
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huge creepy piece of paraphernalia to prove it.
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[Music] scary.
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scary.
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scary. And just in case you think I forgot
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And just in case you think I forgot
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And just in case you think I forgot about the most famous character of all,
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about the most famous character of all,
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about the most famous character of all, they have plenty of Ronald McDonald
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they have plenty of Ronald McDonald
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they have plenty of Ronald McDonald stuff. In fact, a ton of Ronald. So much
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stuff. In fact, a ton of Ronald. So much
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stuff. In fact, a ton of Ronald. So much Ronald. Ronald Overload. I think most
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Ronald. Ronald Overload. I think most
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Ronald. Ronald Overload. I think most people think of Ronald McDonald as sort
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people think of Ronald McDonald as sort
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people think of Ronald McDonald as sort of a friendly, familiar face, but some
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of a friendly, familiar face, but some
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of a friendly, familiar face, but some of this early stuff is pretty creepy.
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of this early stuff is pretty creepy.
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of this early stuff is pretty creepy. Hi, kids. The sign says, "Everybody
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Hi, kids. The sign says, "Everybody
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Hi, kids. The sign says, "Everybody loves this Big Mac hat."
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loves this Big Mac hat."
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loves this Big Mac hat." Do you love this big Mac hat? Hey, Adam
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Do you love this big Mac hat? Hey, Adam
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Do you love this big Mac hat? Hey, Adam the Wolf. This building's pretty small,
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the Wolf. This building's pretty small,
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the Wolf. This building's pretty small, but I've spent all day here, and every
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but I've spent all day here, and every
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but I've spent all day here, and every time I look around, I see some more Mac
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time I look around, I see some more Mac
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time I look around, I see some more Mac tonight stuff or some more memorabilia
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tonight stuff or some more memorabilia
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tonight stuff or some more memorabilia or artifacts I missed before. Oh, yeah,
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or artifacts I missed before. Oh, yeah,
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or artifacts I missed before. Oh, yeah, and there's plenty of one puyo stuff in
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and there's plenty of one puyo stuff in
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and there's plenty of one puyo stuff in here, too. Don't forget, this is the
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here, too. Don't forget, this is the
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here, too. Don't forget, this is the headquarters. Hungry chicken. I love
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headquarters. Hungry chicken. I love
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headquarters. Hungry chicken. I love chicken. Just outside is something
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chicken. Just outside is something
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chicken. Just outside is something really exciting. Look down here. They
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really exciting. Look down here. They
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really exciting. Look down here. They preserved a piece of the floor from the
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preserved a piece of the floor from the
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preserved a piece of the floor from the Golden Arches restaurant that first
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Golden Arches restaurant that first
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Golden Arches restaurant that first replaced the original octagonal building
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replaced the original octagonal building
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replaced the original octagonal building here. Wow. McDonald's floor.
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here. Wow. McDonald's floor.
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here. Wow. McDonald's floor. Another relic from the old McDonald's
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Another relic from the old McDonald's
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Another relic from the old McDonald's days is this quiet storage building
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days is this quiet storage building
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days is this quiet storage building behind the property. It once housed the
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behind the property. It once housed the
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behind the property. It once housed the offices of the original McDonald's
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offices of the original McDonald's
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offices of the original McDonald's brothers. And the rumor is that this is
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brothers. And the rumor is that this is
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brothers. And the rumor is that this is where they learned to perfect their
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where they learned to perfect their
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where they learned to perfect their kitchen system and those perfect golden
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kitchen system and those perfect golden
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kitchen system and those perfect golden fries. Sadly, all good things must come
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fries. Sadly, all good things must come
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fries. Sadly, all good things must come to an end. I've got my official Route 66
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to an end. I've got my official Route 66
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to an end. I've got my official Route 66 t-shirt to support the museum and
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t-shirt to support the museum and
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t-shirt to support the museum and they're locking up the gates, so I got
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they're locking up the gates, so I got
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they're locking up the gates, so I got to go. Make sure you subscribe to this
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other amazing stuff. And we'll see you
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other amazing stuff. And we'll see you next time. All right. Bye-bye.
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[Music] Yes. Yes. Delicious. Delicious
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Yes. Yes. Delicious. Delicious
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Yes. Yes. Delicious. Delicious cheeseburger money. Yes.
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I must have looked at this display case
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I must have looked at this display case at least five times since I've been
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at least five times since I've been
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at least five times since I've been here. But I just noticed this. An 11 ft
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here. But I just noticed this. An 11 ft
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here. But I just noticed this. An 11 ft long French fry. Not sure if cool or
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long French fry. Not sure if cool or
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long French fry. Not sure if cool or disgusting. Blow.
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I need to get one these for Adam the
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I need to get one these for Adam the Woo. Goodbye McDonald's. See you soon.