Question: Which Florida city was home to the first Burger King, called Insta-Burger King, founded in 1953?
Answer: Jacksonville’s Sans Souci neighborhood
Inspired by the success of the original McDonald’s restaurant, Jacksonville residents Keith Kramer and Matthew Burns founded Insta-Burger King on July 23, 1953. The chain’s first store was located at 7146 Beach Blvd., just east of what became the neighborhood of Sans Souci two years later. In 1954, James McLamore and David R. Edgerton acquired a license to open their own Insta-Burger King franchise in Miami.
McLamore and Edgarton purchased the national rights to the fast-growing chain and rechristened the company Burger King in 1959. Since its founding, Burger King has grown to become the world’s second-largest hamburger chain and the third-largest fast food company in the industry.
