7112 Firestone Blvd. Downey, Ca 90241 Here's a photo of it from the late 70's (it opened in March 1962). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downey,_California#First_Taco_Bell Image source: http://www.flickr. read more
This original Taco Bell moved across the street and a block away to 7127 Firestone Blvd many years ago. read more
By 1964, just two years after the first Taco Bell, eight more restaurants sprinkled the Southern California region. By 1967 that number had grown to 100. Taco Bell Numero Uno operated until it closed in 1986 due to the popularity of larger restaurants with indoor seating and drive-thrus, something it lacked. read more
Glen Bell opens his first Taco Bell restaurant in Downey, CA, serving what his customers called"Tay-Kohs." 1964 Retired L.A. policemen, Kermit Becky, becomes Taco Bell's first franchisee, opening a restaurant in Torrance, CA. read more