First McDonald’s in Canada

This McDonald’s was the first to open outside the United States on
June 1, 1967. The original restaurant at this site was a reproduction of the hundreds of similar futurist-style McDonald’s drive-ins that could be found across the United States.

When it opened, customers lined up to order 18-cent hamburgers at the small drive-in and walk-up business with two take-out windows. That same year, the stand-alone restaurant with indoor seating was launched.

The opening of the new McDonald’s symbolized Richmond embracing the future.