Rock & Roll McDonald's
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The Original Rock 'N Roll McDonald's or The Rock & Roll McDonald's is one of the most famous and busiest McDonald's locations in the world. The restaurant/museum is located in the Near North Side, Chicago community area (neighborhood) of Chicago, Illinois just a few blocks west of the Magnificent Mile. It has its own adjacent Rock & Roll exhibit in an separate building on same lot and a small upstairs McDonald's museum display.
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[edit] Restaurant
The franchise has had a restaurant at 600 North Clark Street for decades, but the new building was redeveloped and reopened on April 15, 2005 as a bilevel restaurant/museum with a two lane drive through. The reopening coincided with the 50th anniversary of the restaurant which was opened by Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 15, 1955.[1][2] The restaurant is one of the highest priced McDonald's in order to subsidize the decor which includes numerous plasma screen flat panel televisions, expensive Italian lighting and several leather seats such as Barcelona chairs. Its second floor include a coffee bar serving lattes, gelato and biscotti and lounges that pay homage via museum display, music, and decor to every decade the chain has been in business.[3] The restaurant/museum, its Rock & Roll exhibit and its parking lot occupy the entire block bounded by West Ontario Street to the north, West Ohio Street to the south, North LaSalle Boulevard to the west and North Clark Street to the east in the River North neighborhood of the Near North Side community area.
At the time of the 2004 demolition, the location was the 3rd busiest in the United States.[2]
The restaurant was commemorated in a song by the cult Chicago musician Wesley Willis.
[edit] Museum
The back half of the upstairs portion has a series of displays of McDonald's paraphernalia. Much of it is arranged by decade going back to the 1950's when McDonald's first opened and is accompanied by pop culture artifacts.
Downstairs there is a section on the first floor entitled "Chicago Firsts." There you will find events and organizations that originated in Chicago.[1]
[edit] Rock & Roll Exhibit
There is display of Rock & Roll memorabilia focusing mainly on Elvis Presley. There is also a set of Beatles statues reminiscent of their Abbey Road album cover.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Nieves, Angel (2005-04-20). Rock 'N Roll McDonald's reopens. The Phoenix. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
- ^ a b Becker, Lynn (2006). Schlock Corridor - Chicago's Rock 'n Roll McDonald's. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
- ^ The Original Rock 'N Roll McDonald's. Citysearch.com (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
[edit] External links
- Photo archive including the predecessor building
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth
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