Nation’s longest-running McDonald’s in Downey turns 65 this weekend

By Karen Robes Meeks
Contributing writer 
The longest-running and the third McDonald’s restaurant is turning 65 Saturday, Aug. 18, and The Downey Conservancy is hosting an event to celebrate the milestone.
The event will feature presentations from the city of Downey, the conservancy and guest speakers and authors Alan Hess and Charles Phoenix, who both have written about the restaurant’s place in American history.
With its original Googie-style architecture designed by Stanley M