<P> The first franchisee was Occidental Petroleum executive Neil Fox , who opened a restaurant at 4050 North Central Avenue in Phoenix , Arizona , in May , for a flat fee of $1,000 . His restaurant was the first to employ the McDonald brothers ' Golden Arches standardized design , created by Southern California architect Stanley Clark Meston and his assistant Charles Fish . Fox 's use of the `` McDonald 's '' name evidently came as a surprise to the brothers , but all subsequent franchises ( except for the third location in North Hollywood , CA , which operated as Peak 's , ) used the `` McDonald 's '' brand . ( Although there was also a `` Peak 's '' that had been franchised by McDonald Brothers on Foothill Blvd. in Pasadena , Golden Arches and all , at the foot of Hastings Ranch ) . </P>
<P> The first franchisee was Occidental Petroleum executive Neil Fox , who opened a restaurant at 4050 North Central Avenue in Phoenix , Arizona , in May , for a flat fee of $1,000 . His restaurant was the first to employ the McDonald brothers ' Golden Arches standardized design , created by Southern California architect Stanley Clark Meston and his assistant Charles Fish . Fox 's use of the `` McDonald 's '' name evidently came as a surprise to the brothers , but all subsequent franchises ( except for the third location in North Hollywood , CA , which operated as Peak 's , ) used the `` McDonald 's '' brand . ( Although there was also a `` Peak 's '' that had been franchised by McDonald Brothers on Foothill Blvd. in Pasadena , Golden Arches and all , at the foot of Hastings Ranch ) . </P>
where was the first mcdonald 's in phoenix located
where was the first mcdonald 's in phoenix located
4050 North Central Avenue
4050 North Central Avenue