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Great Day in History

#1 Postby Aslkahuna » Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:56 am

January 21,1975-the first drive through window at a MacDonald's opens in Sierra Vista AZ. Really, it's true-it's Sierra Vista's claim to fame.

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#2 Postby azskyman » Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:11 am

Now that is significant Steve! How did that ever come about in Sierra Vista?

I often wonder if that "weather-themed" McDonalds (complete with a tropical forest, thunder and lightning, along with rain every few minutes) is still going in Ohio somewhere. That was big news back when it started too!

In honor of the event, I trust you will drive through and place an order on your way to the hilltop to watch the aurora!!
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#3 Postby mikey mike » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:58 am

Anyone ever seen a "buffet style" Mcdonalds? I ran across one in Meridian MS back in the mid 70's and haven't seen one since.
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#4 Postby Skywatch_NC » Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:01 am

There's a place called McCafe in Raleigh. :wink: Folks and I have eaten there a few times. :)

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#5 Postby coriolis » Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:13 am

1975 is like the dark ages. I was in 10th grade.
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#6 Postby Skywatch_NC » Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:21 am

I was 12 yrs-old :wink:

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#7 Postby Aslkahuna » Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:45 pm

In 1975, soldiers at nearby Fort Huachuca, who were and still are frequent customers at the Mickey D's, were not allowed to enter any businesses in town while wearing fatigues. So the manager opened up the drive through window to allow them to buy their food while staying in their cars. The idea caught on and soon other Mc D's had drive throughs and the rest, as they say is history. If was cloudy here last night so even if the gemag had held up we would have not seen any aurbo. I usually don't have to go anywhere since my sky to the N-NNE is dark the main lights from town are more to the east. The fatigue order was countermanded the next year but the drive through is still busy.

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#8 Postby Skywatch_NC » Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:47 pm

Aslkahuna wrote:In 1975, soldiers at nearby Fort Huachuca, who were and still are frequent customers at the Mickey D's, were not allowed to enter any businesses in town while wearing fatigues. So the manager opened up the drive through window to allow them to buy their food while staying in their cars. The idea caught on and soon other Mc D's had drive throughs and the rest, as they say is history. If was cloudy here last night so even if the gemag had held up we would have not seen any aurbo. I usually don't have to go anywhere since my sky to the N-NNE is dark the main lights from town are more to the east. The fatigue order was countermanded the next year but the drive through is still busy.

Steve


Now the big ?...why were fatigued soldiers barred from actually entering the establishment back in 1975 and for that matter any of the other businesses? :wink:
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#9 Postby azskyman » Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:46 pm

As Paul Harvey would say,

"And now you know the Rest Of The Story!" Strange how rigid some of the rules were back in 1975...but a happy ending for the troops.
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#10 Postby streetsoldier » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:09 pm

I remember when the only McDonald's in St. Louis...in Ferguson, north St. Louis County, around 1959...had park-and-eat service with servers bringing the food out to your car. :larrow:
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#11 Postby Skywatch_NC » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:34 pm

Skywatch_NC wrote:
Aslkahuna wrote:In 1975, soldiers at nearby Fort Huachuca, who were and still are frequent customers at the Mickey D's, were not allowed to enter any businesses in town while wearing fatigues. So the manager opened up the drive through window to allow them to buy their food while staying in their cars. The idea caught on and soon other Mc D's had drive throughs and the rest, as they say is history. If was cloudy here last night so even if the gemag had held up we would have not seen any aurbo. I usually don't have to go anywhere since my sky to the N-NNE is dark the main lights from town are more to the east. The fatigue order was countermanded the next year but the drive through is still busy.

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Now the big ?...why were fatigued soldiers barred from actually entering the establishment back in 1975 and for that matter any of the other businesses? :wink:


Aslkahuna?? :wink:
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#12 Postby Aslkahuna » Sun Jan 23, 2005 1:20 am

Soldiers in Fatigues were not allowed to enter ANY business in Sierra Vista by order of the Commanding General. The order was countermanded in 1976.

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