Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop
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| Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop | |
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| (U.S. National Register of Historic Places) | |
| Location: | Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA |
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| Built/Founded: | 1921 |
| Added to NRHP: | August 16, 1984[1] |
| Reference #: | 84001146 |
| Governing body: | Taylor's Maid-Rite |
The Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop in Springfield, Illinois is one of the remaining Maid-Rite franchises in the United States. This specific shop's claim to fame is that it is the alleged location of the first drive-thru window in the U.S.[2] The building, along historic Route 66, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
[edit] Notes
- ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
- ^ Pearson, Rick. A Guide for the National Press, Chicago Tribune, 9 February 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2007.
