[yarddog]

I remember quite well the first McDonald’s I ever saw. It was in Ft. Walton Beach around 1962. They had no place to eat inside and only a few concrete tables outside.

The burgers were not tiny. They weren’t large either. They were 15 cents.

The one thing which surprised me was “they were good” I repeat: They were good. The fries were better than good.

The real difference is they tasted good. They no longer do.

[nascarnation]

That was a good era.

15 cent burgers, 10 cent fries.

This was the one I used to ride my bike to in Cleveland

[ken5050]

I miss White Castle...

[GJones2]

I recall the McDonald’s 15-cent burgers as being good too, though small. Maybe I recall a slightly later version than you do, which had been diminished somewhat in size. By small, I mean compared to the regular big ones that you got in drugstores at the time (not to the small McDonald’s dollar items of today).

The milkshakes and malts that you got in drugstores were better, though. This was back when they made the shake in a metal container, then brought it to you and poured part of it in a glass. You drank that, then poured the rest from the metal container. The McDonald’s milkshakes, served to you in a paper cup, were thick but tasted like the cheaper version of ice cream, ice milk.

[PUGACHEV]

I remember a small McDonalds in Rockville Maryland in the '50s that was supposedly the 2nd McDonalds anywhere. It was a small drive-thru with golden arches. Hamburgers were .15 cents and cheeseburgers .17. There was some deal where you could buy a whole bag for a reduced price. The food was great.

Sometime in the mid-seventies the food at McDonalds changed and I began t get stomach cramps if I ate there. Except for breakfast, I haven't been back to one since.