Iconic Companies In Their First Years (4 of 6)

First Subway Restaurant

11. Subway (Bridgeport, CT, 1965)

Making sandwiches isn’t rocket science, but Subway was co-founded by a nuclear physicist. Dr. Peter Buck loaned his pupil Fred DeLuca $1,000 to open the first eatery.

 

 

Lion Mgm, White

12. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Los Angeles, CA, 1943)

Louis B. Mayer founded the colossal film studio in 1924. Their iconic roaring lion footage was shot not long thereafter.

 

 

First Wendy's Restaurant, Wheel, Car, Land vehicle, Tire, Automotive parking light, Sky, Vehicle, Cloud, Building, Motor vehicle

13. Wendy’s (Columbus, OH, 1969)

Dave Thomas named his burger chain after his daughter and forever changed fast food by introducing the drive-through window.