Powell Liberty Historical Society

Preserving the past of Powell and Liberty Township, inspiring our future

The History of Fast Food

Date
September 21, 2026, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Title
The History of Fast Food
Speaker
David Hogan
Venue
Municipal Building Community (East) Room
47 Hall St
Powell, OH 43065

Summary


An engaged and interested audience listened intently as David Hearn described and explained the history of fast food from the early 1900s to the present day. He explained the four generations of fast food and the social and economic factors that drove the evolution from the first appearance of fast food to the present day.
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David Hearn Talks About the History of Fast Food

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Title:   History of Fast Food

Presentor:   David Hogan

Description:   David Hogan is a Professor of History at Heidelberg University. Hogan received his doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University, with an emphasis on American history, and a specialization in the food industry. He currently appears on the History channel’s “The Foods That Built America.” He has spent his career studying the food industry with a special focus on the fast food segment. He shares interesting stories about the origins and evolution of the fast food industry in the United States. He traces its evolution from ithe first generation as food primarily for the working classes to the highly varied industry that it is today. Music Credit: Take Me Away, by Dr. Delight Content ID: O00XQMLNWF50Q0ZX

Videographer:   Allen Miller

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The Attentive Audience Listens to David Hearn
Early White Castle Restaurant
Richard and Maurice McDonald
McDonald's Speedee Service System
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