Burger King looked like that? See photos of Miami fast-food chain through the years

Miami never tasted Burger King before this day in 1954. On Dec. 4 of that year, the first location of a reorganized company opened on Northwest 36th Street and 30th Avenue.

The fast-food restaurant’s signature sandwich, the Whopper, wouldn’t debut for another three years. But there were basic burgers and fries and soda.

Burger King was born as Insta-Burger King in Jacksonville in 1953 before new owners moved the company to Miami and opened the first Burger King location.

The company’s logo was red and white then, and the restaurant featured red arches on the roof, an architectural flourish that would stretch through the 1950s and ‘60s.

Since then, Burger King has expanded across the country and the world, rolled out new menus with all sorts of tasty or wacky food (Mac n’ Cheetos or holiday-themed black buns, anyone?), and gone through a couple of mascots (remember Herb?).

At one point, Burger King even tried fancy dinner service, with cloth-covered tables, candlelight, popcorn appetizers and shrimp platters.

But when it came down to it, people just wanted their drive-thru burgers and fries.

Let’s look back at the Miami-based fast-food chain through the years:

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