Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (Springfield, Illinois)

The Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop in Springfield, Illinois is one of the few remaining early Maid-Rite franchises in the United States. This specific shop, built in 1921, claims to have the first drive-thru window in the U.S.[2] The building, along historic U.S. Route 66, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	118 N. Pasfield St., Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates	39°48′6″N 89°39′30″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1921
NRHP reference No.	84001146[1]
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1984

Notes

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Pearson, Rick. A Guide for the National Press, Chicago Tribune, 9 February 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2007.