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McDonald's Golden Arches First Appeared In Phoenix

McDonald's Happy Meal
(Photo by Calgary Reviews - CC BY 2.0)

Burgers, fries and shakes—all of those probably come to mind when you think of McDonald’s restaurants. And a lot of us of a certain generation identified the company with San Diego, where longtime owner Ray Kroc settled.

But a new piece in Phoenix Magazine called " Mac Daddy" indicates the Valley’s connection to the burger chain goes back a long way.

We learned more from the article’s writer, Keridwen Cornelius.

Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.