BGuthrie Photos: CA -- San Bernardino -- 1st McDonald's Site

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SBMCD_150714_001.JPG: Richard and Maurice McDonald
2. SBMCD_150714_005.JPG: McDonald's No. 1 ... We Use ... U.S. Government Inspected Beef Only!
3. SBMCD_150714_007.JPG: 15 cent -- McDonalds -- 15 cent famous Hamburgers Buy em by the bag
4. SBMCD_150714_016.JPG: Amboy is the site of Roy's Motel & Cafe which opened in 1938. Roy's is one of the most photographed sites on Route 66. Amboy was purchased by Albert Okura & Juan Pollo in 2005.
5. SBMCD_150714_021.JPG: Spike, Snoopy's brother lived in Needles. Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts, lived there for 2 years (1928-1930).
6. SBMCD_150714_024.JPG: Steam locomotive 3751. A 1927 Baldwin passenger engineer was restored in 1991 by the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society.
7. SBMCD_150714_027.JPG: Needles California
8. SBMCD_150714_033.JPG: Speedball Art Products Company www.speedballart.com
9. SBMCD_150714_036.JPG: Kitt Knight Rider 1982 SS Juan Pollo Roy's Motel Cafe
10. SBMCD_150714_039.JPG: Munster Mobile 1964
11. SBMCD_150714_041.JPG: Fruit Hadley Orchard The Flintstones 1960
12. SBMCD_150714_045.JPG: Dukes of Hazard -- General Lee 1979 Starsky & Hutch 1975 Bullitt 1968 Iron Hog Saloon Partridge Family 1970 Deathmobile 1978 Bluesmobile 1980 Trigger -- Roy Rogers Museum -- Apple Valley Monkeemobile 1960 Green Hornet -- Black Beauty 1966 Ghostbusters -- Ecto-1 1984 Red Baron Beatnik Bandit Ed "Big Daddy" Roth 1932-2001 Herbie the Love Bug 1968 Scooby Doo Van 1969 Speed Racer Mach 5 1966
13. SBMCD_150714_050.JPG: Partridge Family 1970 Deathmobile 1978 Monkeemobile 1960 Green Hornet -- Black Beauty 1966 Ghostbusters -- Ecto-1 1984 Red Baron Ed "Big Daddy" Roth 1932-2001 Herbie the Love Bug 1968 Scooby Doo Van 1969 Speed Racer Mach 5 1966
14. SBMCD_150714_052.JPG: Dumb & Dumber 1994 Lightning McQueen Cars 2006
15. SBMCD_150714_054.JPG: American Graffiti 1979 Dukes of Hazard -- General Lee 1979 Starsky & Hutch 1975 James Bond's 1963 Aston Martin Batmobile 1966 Bluesmobile 1980 Trigger -- Roy Rogers Museum -- Apply Valley Monkeemobile 1966 Victorville The "Gasser" Rat Fink Beatnik Bandit Ed "Big Daddy" Roth 1932-2001
16. SBMCD_150714_057.JPG: Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny & 1000 animated characters lived in Big Bear for 33 years. San Bernardino County Museum
17. SBMCD_150714_060.JPG: Oscar Mayer -- Yellow Band Weiners Bob's Big Boy
18. SBMCD_150714_062.JPG: Redlands Paint, Inc. Since 1934 (909) 793-2489 www.redlandspaint.com
19. SBMCD_150714_064.JPG: Baker World Famous
20. SBMCD_150714_067.JPG: Dukes of Hazard -- General Lee 1979 Starsky & Hutch 1975
21. SBMCD_150714_070.JPG: Barstow Elmer Long started the Bottle Tree Ranch in 2000 in Oro Grande
22. SBMCD_150714_076.JPG: Two Guys www.twoguyspizza 989-862-7700 Pasta & Pizza Hal Robinson was the original cartoonist for Easyriders Magazine. Hal inspired Phil Yeh to ride motorcycles and make a career of art. Easyriders
23. SBMCD_150714_077.JPG: Two Guys www.twoguyspizza 989-862-7700 Pasta & Pizza Hal Robinson was the original cartoonist for Easyriders Magazine. Hal inspired Phil Yeh to ride motorcycles and make a career of art. Easyriders
24. SBMCD_150714_082.JPG: National Orange Show -- Since 1911 Smiley Library Eastville Endive Hector Berries Adelanto Cantaloupes Pegah Pumpkins
25. SBMCD_150714_084.JPG: McDonalds On this exact spot in 1940, Richard & Maurice McDonald built their barbeque restaurant. In 1948, they remodeled the restaurant as illustrated above.
26. SBMCD_150714_091.JPG: Rhoads
27. SBMCD_150714_093.JPG: Rialto Historical Society Colton Area Museum Devore Dragon Redlands Raisins
28. SBMCD_150714_096.JPG: Lake Arrowhead Fontana Bono's Historic Orange Wigwam Motel since 1949
29. SBMCD_150714_099.JPG: Tofurky -- Family owned since 1980 Loma Linda University Medical Center Joshua Tree Jambul Rialto Radishes Bloomington Bananas Amboy Fontana
30. SBMCD_150714_101.JPG: Fender Guitars -- Corona, CA Mission Inn Riverside Riverside Art Museum
31. SBMCD_150714_105.JPG: Read. Avoid Extinction Theo the Dinosaur by Phil Yeh Twenty Palms Nine Pecans Hesperia Pears Yucaipa Yogurt
32. SBMCD_150714_110.JPG: Helms Olympic Bakery -- 1931-1969 Ontario Olives Colton Kumquats
33. SBMCD_150714_114.JPG: Madonna of the Trail -- Upland Helms Olympic Baker -- 1931-1969
34. SBMCD_150714_117.JPG: Loma Linda Zilli-Pilli
35. SBMCD_150714_120.JPG: Bono's Old Route 66 Food to Go -- Italian Food Fontana
36. SBMCD_150714_136.JPG: Madonna of the Trail -- Upland
37. SBMCD_150714_139.JPG: Prado Regional Park -- Chino
38. SBMCD_150714_143.JPG: Barney's Beanery 8447 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, California
39. SBMCD_150714_147.JPG: Hollywood The Getty Art Museum La Brea Tar Pits
40. SBMCD_150714_150.JPG: Pasadena
41. SBMCD_150714_152.JPG: Disney Hall IAAC Los Angeles Athletic Club
42. SBMCD_150714_157.JPG: The Getty Art Museum
43. SBMCD_150714_159.JPG: Olvera Street
44. SBMCD_150714_168.JPG: Santa Monica Yacht Harbor Sport Fishing Boating Cafes
45. SBMCD_150714_170.JPG: Santa Monica Yacht Harbor Sport Fishing Boating Cafes
46. SBMCD_150714_176.JPG: Gabymaya 2014
47. SBMCD_150714_200.JPG: Sam and Alfredo Maloof Foundation for Arts & Crafts -- Alta Loma
48. SBMCD_150714_210.JPG: Los Angeles Public Library
49. SBMCD_150714_239.JPG: That's Phil Yeh doing a painting. Sandy Cvar did the various portraits on the south side of the mural.
50. SBMCD_150714_253.JPG: Route 66 Landmark in Rancho Cucamonga Est. 1945
51. SBMCD_150714_254.JPG: Ontario Los Angeles World Airports
52. SBMCD_150714_263.JPG: Colton Area Museum
53. SBMCD_150714_264.JPG: Apple Valley Apricots Crestline Celery Ontario Olives Daddy-O's Rockin' Cafe 228 N 2nd Upland 909-816-1950 Sherwin Williams
54. SBMCD_150714_266.JPG: Pomona
55. SBMCD_150714_270.JPG: Hal Robinson was the original cartoonist for Easyriders Magazine. Hal inspired Phil Yeh to ride motorcycles and make a career of art. Easyriders
56. SBMCD_150714_278.JPG: Ontario Los Angeles World Airports Mattel Toy Store!
57. SBMCD_150714_294.JPG: Fontana Fruit Co.
58. SBMCD_150714_300.JPG: Los Angeles Public Library
59. SBMCD_150714_306.JPG: Tofurky Family Owned Since 1980
60. SBMCD_150714_308.JPG: The Lincoln Shrine Redlands Running Springs Muscoy Mushrooms Phelan Plums
61. SBMCD_150714_318.JPG: Elmer Long started the Bottle Tree Ranch in 2000 in Oro Grande
62. SBMCD_150714_321.JPG: Limericks Tavern
63. SBMCD_150714_328.JPG: Easyriders
64. SBMCD_150714_336.JPG: Smiley Library & The Lincoln Shrine Redlands
65. SBMCD_150714_339.JPG: Mento Mill Creek Cattle Co. Restaurant * Steaks * Ribs * Seafood US Marshall * Bank * Hotel
66. SBMCD_150714_345.JPG: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968
67. SBMCD_150714_352.JPG: God is Love -- Salvation Mountain Back to the Future -- DeLorean 1985
68. SBMCD_150714_355.JPG: The "Gasser" Rat Fink Beatnik Bandit
69. SBMCD_150714_363.JPG: Devore Dragon Fruit
70. SBMCD_150714_365.JPG: Rialto Historical Society
71. SBMCD_150714_371.JPG: Highland Hazelnut
72. SBMCD_150714_373.JPG: Rory Murray is in the car
73. SBMCD_150714_376.JPG: McDonalds On this exact spot in 1940, Richard & Maurice McDonald built their barbeque restaurant. In 1948, they remodeled the restaurant as illustrated above.
74. SBMCD_150714_379.JPG: National Orange Show -- Since 1911
75. SBMCD_150714_383.JPG: 1948 Tucker Bagdad Cafe
76. SBMCD_150714_385.JPG: Batmobile 1966 Bluesmobile 1980
77. SBMCD_150714_389.JPG: Partridge Family 1970 Deathmobile 1978
78. SBMCD_150714_415.JPG: California 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. Philip Michael Thomas graduated from San Bernardino High in 1967. He starred in the TV series Miami Vice. Mural by Phil Yeh Rory Murray "Jan" Thanks to the student of ASA charter San Bernardino High Greta Grigorian 2012 Metal sculpture by Dan Romero Portraits by Sandy Fischer Cvar
79. SBMCD_150714_418.JPG: Legendary performers who played at the Swing included Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix.
80. SBMCD_150714_420.JPG: Richard & Maurice McDonald started the fast-food industry on this spot, December 12, 1948.
81. SBMCD_150714_422.JPG: San Bernardino author Tim Powers' novel 'On Stranger Tides' inspired 'Pirates of the Caribbean.' Phil Yeh founded Cartoonists Across America & the World in 1985 to promote literacy, creativity & the arts. His band has painted more than 1800 murals in 49 US states and 15 other countries.
82. SBMCD_150714_426.JPG: Norton Air Former Commander Col. Paul Green was a Tuskegee airman during World War II.
83. SBMCD_150714_427.JPG: Aloha! Jon J. Murakami (c) 2012
84. SBMCD_150714_430.JPG: Col. Joseph C. Rodriguez Congressional Medal of Honor
85. SBMCD_150714_431.JPG: Silver Star recipient Chase Ash
86. SBMCD_150714_433.JPG: Juan Pollo
87. SBMCD_150714_435.JPG: Bob Lemon was born in San Bernardino in 1920. He played for the Cleveland Indians his entire career. He took the Indians to 2 world series in 1948 & 1954. Lemon was elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1976.
88. SBMCD_150714_437.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.
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 well as the room that the brothers perfected the famous french fry procedures. There are two slabs of the original quarry tile from the original restaurant. The original golden arches (minus the arches) sign is still standing waiting to be fully restored.

The museum contains the most extensive collection of pre-Ray Kroc McDonalds memorabilia such as news article, pictures, and mementos such as menus, straws, cups, a prototype of cat-sup dispensing gun, a copy of McDonalds menu, etc.

The McDonald brothers came to San Bernardino in 1940 and opened McDonalds Famous Barbecue with car-hop service. In 1948, they reopened as McDonalds hamburgers and the rest is history.

The above is from http://juanpollo.com/route-66-attractions/mcdonalds-museum/
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