McDonalds By cowsandchickenswithsomebread Dec 5, 2014 McDonald's was started near Pasadina, California in 1937 Dec 5, 2014 McDonald's was becoming very popular so they had to expand their restraunts to 15 restraunts in the early 1950s. Dec 5, 2014 By 1950 McDonalds continued to expand to more than 200 franchises Dec 5, 2014 In 1961 after an eroding relationship with the brothers, Kroc bought them out for two million dollars and went to expand the business Dec 5, 2014 The brothers moved to California after World War Two and opened a resturaunt that was quick, and cheap for working families. Dec 5, 2014 McDonald's was the largest fast food chain in the USA going international aroud 1970