The Golden Arches are the famous symbol of McDonald's, a fast-food hamburger chain based in Oak Brook, Illinois, USA. They were introduced in 1953, when Dick and Mac McDonald began franchising their company, as part of the standard building design: a pair of stylized arches, one at each side of what was then a walk-up hamburger stand. When viewed from an angle, the design was reminiscent of the letter M, and was incorporated into the company's logo. While McDonald's dropped the physical arches from nearly all of its restaurants in the 1960s, the Golden Arches have remained in the logo, and as a commonly understood term for the company.
A "retro" McDonald's in 2006They have also been seen more broadly as a symbol of capitalism or globalization, since they are one of the more prominent American corporations that have become global in their reach (along with Coca-Cola and Nike).
2007-01-17 14:25:19
·
answer #1
·
answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7
·
2⤊
1⤋
McDonald's used to have double golden arches, making a clear M. Two years ago, they took away one of the arches. You can still see the double-arches, though, on Ronald McDonald, McDonald's charity mascot. In both cases, however, the arches represent McDonald's French fries, which are, supposedly still among the best in the country.
2007-01-17 14:26:52
·
answer #2
·
answered by Anpadh 6
·
0⤊
1⤋
the golden arches are the famous symbol of mcdonald's. when mcdonald's first opened they were a walk up hamburger stand with a golden arch on either side of the restaurant which when viewed from an angle looked like an "M".
for more information, check out the website provided.
2007-01-17 14:31:23
·
answer #3
·
answered by kim m 2
·
0⤊
1⤋
I thought the golden arches stood for a M which stands for Mcdonalds
2007-01-17 14:18:48
·
answer #4
·
answered by DonV87 2
·
0⤊
1⤋
The meaning of golden arches originated from the huge Mc d's sighn out front of the dtore, it resembled archways, and was yellow, so hence, golden arches
2007-01-17 14:42:40
·
answer #5
·
answered by Seerin 4
·
1⤊
1⤋
Ummm.......have you ever thought it might just be a giant M.. for McDonald's... nothing more. It's a stretch, I know...
2007-01-17 14:19:00
·
answer #6
·
answered by amsmithatc 3
·
0⤊
2⤋