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1. SBMCD_120710_019.JPG: Dorothy Inghram was the first African-American school teacher in San Bernardino County & the first African-American superintendent in California. Her brother Howard was the first black doctor in San Bernardino. Mrs. Inghram died in 2012. She was 106.
2. SBMCD_120710_034.JPG: Richard & Maurice McDonald started the fast-food industry on this spot, December 12, 1948
3. SBMCD_120710_037.JPG: San Bernardino author Tim Powers' novel "On Stranger Tides" inspired "Pirates of the Caribbean"
4. SBMCD_120710_039.JPG: Mick Jagger & the Rolling Stones first U.S. appearance Swing Auditorium 1964
5. SBMCD_120710_042.JPG: Author Ray Bradbury spoke at the Sturges in 2007
6. SBMCD_120710_046.JPG: California Carlo Ponti Jr conducting the San Bernardino Symphony Gene Hackman in the French Connection Gene Hackman was born in 1930 in San Bernardino Mr. Hackman was nominated for 5 Academy Awards. He won twice.
7. SBMCD_120710_056.JPG: Mural by Phil "Jan" Rory Murray Thanks to the students of Asa Charter San Bernardino High Greta Grigorian 2012 Portraits by Sandy Fischer Cvar
8. SBMCD_120710_063.JPG: Welcome to the Original McDonald's. We don't sell any 15 c Hamburgers, but We serve plenty of FREE memories! Cameras Welcome
9. SBMCD_120710_070.JPG: McDonald's Over 1 Million Sold Dick and Mac McDonald opened the world's first McDonald's Self-Service Drive-in Restaurant on this site in San Bernardino, California December, 1948. They previously operated a successful Drive-in Barbeque Restaurant with Carhop Service on this site from 1940 to 1948.
10. SBMCD_120710_086.JPG: 1950's McDonalds Potato Press Cutter. Even though McDonalds stopped using them after the introduction of the new "Freeze Dried" fries, the California chain "In & Out Burger" still uses these types of cutters for their French fries.
11. SBMCD_120710_092.JPG: Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the worlds first McDonald's drive-in restaurant on this site. December 1948
12. SBMCD_120710_107.JPG: History of the Hamburger * 1891 -- Otto Kuasw, a cook in Hamburg, Germany, sells thin patties of beef sausage topped with a fried egg and served between two slices of bread. * 1895 -- Fifteen-year-old Charles Nagreen, of Seymour, Wis., selling meatballs at a county fair, flattens his products and puts them between slices of bread for easier eating while walking. (Seymour is now home to the Hamburger Hall of Fame) * 1900 -- Louis Lassen, original owner of Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Conn., puts a beef patty on two slices of white bread. The restaurant now claims to be the original home of the hamburger. * 1904 -- At the St. Louis World's Fair, Fletcher Davis, of Athens, Texas, sets up a hamburger stand. The fair is widely credited with being the birthplace of the hamburger. * 1921 -- The first hamburger chain, White Castle restaurant, begins in Wichita, Kan. (The company now has 380 locations) * 1937 -- The Double-Decker hamburger is created by Bob Wian, who later goes on to start Bob's Big Boy restaurants. * 1948 -- The first McDonald's drive-in is opened in San Bernardino by brothers Richard & Maurice McDonald. (The company was purchased by Ray Kroc in 1955, now has more than 30,000 restaurants in 119 countries)
13. SBMCD_120710_109.JPG: History of the Hamburger continued... * 1970s -- In-N-Out Burger introduces the protein-style burger, wrapped in lettuce leaves instead of a hamburger bun. (Other fast-food restaurants begin to copy this trend in 2003 with the rising popularity of low-carb diets.) * 1985 -- Chef Paul Wenner invents a veggie burger for use in his restaurant in Oregon and sells it under the brand name Gardenburger. (By 1995, 100 million Gardenburgers had been sold. * 1993 -- The Television Food Network is launched, highlighting food-related topics such as cooking and nutrition, as well as celebrity interviews. Grilled and barbecuing of all types of burgers are highlighted, including those with beef and other meats, from venison to crab. * 2001 -- The world record for largest hamburger is established by the city of Seymour, Wis., which makes an 8,266-pound sandwich. * 2002 -- Daniel Boulud tops burgers with foie gras and puts them on the menu of his New York City restaurant DB Bistro. (Later, fresh black truffles are added.) The burger costs $27. (Boulud now serves a $99 version.)
14. SBMCD_120710_123.JPG: 1940 milk shake machine (before the multimixer)
15. SBMCD_120710_145.JPG: Arizona McDonalds 4050 N Central Phoenix AZ (Just south of Indian School on the west side of Central) McDonalds First Franchise With The Golden Arches Was In Phoenix Arizona 2 years before Ray Kroc met the McDonald Brothers. It was sold to Phoenix Gasoline Retailer, Neil Fox in 1952 for a one-time fee of $950.00.
16. SBMCD_120710_150.JPG: I have these glasses!
17. SBMCD_120710_152.JPG: McDonalds Hamburger & Fries (salt and pepper shaker) Treasure Craft Ceramic Collection
18. SBMCD_120710_223.JPG: The first Ronald McDonald, Willard Scott
19. SBMCD_120710_254.JPG: In 1961, Ray Kroc bought McDonalds for $2,700,000. He thought this property was included. It wasn't. Ray was furious! He made the brothers take down their arches and built the "official" McDonalds 1 block north. Everyone thought McDonalds moved. After he forced the brothers to sell this property, Ray let the 15th St McDonalds go by the wayside and it closed in the late 1970's. That building was eventually declared a safety bazzard [sic] and was demolished in 2003. These are tile salvaged from the building.
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Description of Subject Matter: Juan Pollo Restaurants owns and operates the Site of the Original McDonalds Museum located in San Bernardino, Calif.

In 1940, Dick and Mac Mcdonald opened McDonald's Barbecue Restaurant in San Bernardino, California, at 14th st. and E st. They had a staff of 20 attractive carhops and a 25 item menu that included barbecue ribs, beef, and pork sandwiches. They soon became the #1 teen hangout in the San Bernardino.

Although the brothers were becoming very wealthy, they felt that there were too many headaches to running a large operation and felt there had to be a better system.

Dick Mcdonald started studying his sales item by item and realized that 80% of his sandwiches sold were hamburgers! The brothers also realized two more important factors that shaped their thinking.

1. Although the restaurant was very busy, teens would hang out, chat with the carhops and not leave after eating thus reducing turnover. Less turnover meant less sales and less profit.
2. World War II ended and everyone was anxious to start new families. The brothers realized the potential of the coming baby boom generation and in turn wanted to create a wholesome family restaurant atmosphere to cater to them.

In October of 1948, the brothers took the plunge (against the advice of all their customers) and closed their successful restaurant, terminated all their attractive carhops, reduced their menu to cheeseburgers, hamburgers, milkshakes, and fountain sodas, and reorganized their kitchen in order to specialize in speed of service, simplicity of menu, and low prices. Their revolutionary thinking forever changed the restaurant industry.

The McDonalds Museum also is the home of a free Route 66 Museum and the corporate offices of Juan Pollo Restaurants Inc.

The original McDonalds building was demolished in 1971 but several original items still remain. The original parking light poles are still standing. The original office of Dick and Mac McDonald is in the back of the property as ...More...
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2012 photos: Equipment this year: My mainstays were the Fuji S100fs, Nikon D7000, and the new Fuji X-S1. I also used an underwater Fuji XP50 and a Nikon D600. The first three cameras all broke this year and had to be repaired. Trips this year: three Civil War Trust conferences (Shepherdstown, WV, Richmond, VA, and Williamsburg, VA), a week-long family reunion cruise of the Caribbean, another week-long family reunion in the Wisconsin Dells (with lots of in-transit time in Ohio and Indiana), and my 7th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including side trips to Zion, Bryce, the Grand Canyon, etc). Ego strokes: I had a picture of Miss DC, Ashley Boalch, published in the Washington Post. I had a photograph of the George Segal San Francisco Holocaust memorial used as the cover of Quebec Francais (issue 165). Not being able to read French, I'm not entirely sure what the article is about but, hey! And I guess what could be considered to be a positive thing, my site is now established enough that spammers have noticed it and I had to block 17,000 file description postings for Viagra and whatever else.. Number of photos taken this year: just below 410,000.
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