Design and Architecture

CES preview, designing the golden arches

CES, the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, turns 50 this year. Is it still relevant? And the fast food empire we know as McDonald's started as a burger stand in San Bernardino. Lisa Napoli explains how the post-World War II building boom of freeways and suburbs birthed a food culture.

By Frances Anderton • Jan 3, 2017 • 28m Listen

Photo: The first McDonald's franchise, located west of Chicago. It was opened by Ray Kroc in 1955. Photograph in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Avishay Artsy
Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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Design and Architecture

CES preview, designing the golden arches

CES, the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, turns 50 this year. Is it still relevant? And the fast food empire we know as McDonald's started as a burger stand in San Bernardino. Lisa Napoli explains how the post-World War II building boom of freeways and suburbs birthed a food culture.

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Design and Architecture

CES preview, designing the golden arches

CES, the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, turns 50 this year. Is it still relevant? And the fast food empire we know as McDonald's started as a burger stand in San Bernardino. Lisa Napoli explains how the post-World War II building boom of freeways and suburbs birthed a food culture.

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