15 Unbelievable Photos of Fast Food Restaurants Then and Now

TACO BELL THEN

Glen Bell’s first idea wasn’t a taco. He opened a hot dog stand called Bell’s Drive-In in San Bernardino, California, in 1948, but watched customers line up for a Mexican restaurant called the Mitla Cafe and its hard-shelled tacos across the street. Bell shadily got the recipe from the Mitla and opened Taco-Tia in late 1951 or early 1952. The first Taco Bell opened in Downey, California, in 1962.