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The original Burger King
1957
Charleston Avenue, Mattoon, Illinois
Gene and Betty Hoots opened a restaurant called Burger King in Mattoon in 1957. When the Florida chain of the same name came to Illinois, the two went to court, and in 1968 the chain won the right to the name everywhere except within 20 miles of Mattoon, where the Hoots family kept it. The restaurant is still open, and there is no chain Burger King in town.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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