postwar – Doyle's Space

First McDonald’s in Georgia!

Opened on Halloween, October 31, 1961, at 5220 Buford Highway in Doraville.

The first McDonald’s restaurant in Georgia opened on October 31, 1961, at 5220 Buford Highway in Doraville, marking the brand’s official entry into the state during a period of rapid suburban expansion around Atlanta.

Googie Architecture

Flamboyant and futuristic style of mid-twentieth-century American commercial design.

Googie architecture is a flamboyant and futuristic style of mid-twentieth-century American commercial design that emerged in Southern California during the late 1940s and flourished through the 1950s and 1960s.