Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop - Springfield, Illinois - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Springfield "Maid Rite" Shop is significant for several reasons:

    1. It is an early example of the distinctively American roadside drive-in/walk-up restaurant that began to spring up in the 1920s, as urban America became increasingly prosperous and mobile.

    2. The shop exemplifies the earliest phase of today's fast~food, trademark architecture and set the stage for the "catchy name" mass marketing strategies now used by McDonalds, Burger King, etc.

    3. Built in 1926, it is the oldest store in the 150 unit ~Maid-Rite chain in continuous operation  at its original site, and probably the oldest sandwich shop in continuous operation in Springfield, Illinois.

    4.  The shop has served as a favorite gathering spot for several generations of Springfield High School students, who make nostalgic trips back to the store during holiday seasons." - National Register Nomination form

Street address: 118 N. Pasfield St. Springfield, Illinois County / Borough / Parish: Sangamon Year listed: 1984 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Commerce/Trade Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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