HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5671 RESOLUTION NO. 5671
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
RECOGNIZING THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF
MCDONALD'S DRIVE -IN, 10207 LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD,
DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA, AND REQUESTING SUPPORT
FOR RETAINING THIS LANDMARK BUSINESS
IN THE CITY OF DOWNEY
WHEREAS, Downey is home to a drive -in restaurant which represents the
phenomenal growth of the fast food industry, a franchise created by the McDonald
Brothers that inspired Ray Kroc in the development of a multi-billion dollar
corporation known around the world; and
WHEREAS, Downey's McDonald's has retained the dynamic golden arches
design of Stanley Meston and Charles Fish, an internationally recognized corporate
symbol, and is now the oldest existing in the original red and white tile
architecture in the world; and
WHEREAS, in 1983 this McDonald's and Speedee sign was named a local
historical site by the Downey Historical Society and in 1984 was the first
hamburger stand ever to be deemed eligible for the National Register of Historic
Places, our country's official list of significant historical and cultural resources; and
WHEREAS, this historic business has become a popular tourist attraction for
young and old alike from across the United State and around the world; and
WHEREAS, Downey's McDonald's occupies a special place in the American
popular culture; and is significant to citizens for its uniqueness, visual interest and
identity with their own lives to the degree that they have publicly expressed their
willingness gness to increase patronage in order to preserve it;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Downey hereby requests that the
McDonald's Corporation agree to work with the City to develop a successful
preservation plan that would retain the historic building and sign in their original
location as an operating business, and in exploring a range of marketing
alternatives to make it a profitable venture.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of April , 1993.
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Diane P. Boggs, ■ : !'
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a
remilar meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey thereof held on the
th day of A pril 1993, by the wit:
y owing vote, to
AYES: 5 Council Members Riley, Brazel ton , Lawrence, McCaughan, Boggs
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ABSENT: ° Council Members None
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