Difference between revisions of "McDonald's No. 08045"
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[[Image:Clinton-mcdonalds.jpg|thumb|300px|Bill Clinton's favorite McDonald's franchise in Little Rock. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | [[Image:Clinton-mcdonalds.jpg|thumb|300px|Bill Clinton's favorite McDonald's franchise in Little Rock. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | ||
| − | '''McDonald's No. 08045''' is a privately owned and run franchise of the McDonald's fast food restaurant chain, located in downtown Little Rock | + | '''McDonald's No. 08045''' is a privately owned and run franchise of the McDonald's fast food restaurant chain, located in downtown [[Little Rock]], Arkansas. |
| − | The address of the store is 701 Broadway Street | + | The restaurant received notoriety for visits by then-Governor [[Bill Clinton]] of Arkansas. During the 1992 presidential campaign, Saturday Night Live ran a skit parodying Clinton's frequenting of this specific eatery while on jogs from the [[Governor's Mansion]]. Unlike the majority of one-story McDonald's franchises in Arkansas, no. 08045 is memorable for its uniquely spacious, two-story interior. In 2006 the establishment was noted as the 24th highest grossing restaurant in Little Rock, with gross receipts of $2,170,328. |
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| + | Currently, the site is also equipped with a Wifi hotspot for Internet access. The street address of the store is 701 Broadway Street. The location was formerly occupied by a [[Snappy Service Restaurant]] into the mid-1960s. The first McDonald's opened in the city on University Avenue across the street from [[UALR]] in the 1960s. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clinton-at-mcdonalds/2871/ SNL - Clinton at McDonald's skit] | ||
[[Category: Restaurants]] | [[Category: Restaurants]] | ||
Revision as of 08:44, 1 August 2012
McDonald's No. 08045 is a privately owned and run franchise of the McDonald's fast food restaurant chain, located in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas.
The restaurant received notoriety for visits by then-Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas. During the 1992 presidential campaign, Saturday Night Live ran a skit parodying Clinton's frequenting of this specific eatery while on jogs from the Governor's Mansion. Unlike the majority of one-story McDonald's franchises in Arkansas, no. 08045 is memorable for its uniquely spacious, two-story interior. In 2006 the establishment was noted as the 24th highest grossing restaurant in Little Rock, with gross receipts of $2,170,328.
Currently, the site is also equipped with a Wifi hotspot for Internet access. The street address of the store is 701 Broadway Street. The location was formerly occupied by a Snappy Service Restaurant into the mid-1960s. The first McDonald's opened in the city on University Avenue across the street from UALR in the 1960s.
