Pizza Hut Number One

Pizza Hut Number One (HM123Y)

Location: Wichita, KS 67208 Sedgwick County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 43.009', W 97° 17.48'

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First Opened at Bluff and Kellogg Streets

— June 15, 1958 —

Two former WSU students, Dan and Frank Carney, borrowed $600 to open this first Pizza Hut. Their corporation grew to become the world's largest pizza chain and was sold to PepsiCo in 1977 for $300,000,000.

The building was moved to this site to serve as a symbol and reminder to our students how young individuals through hard work and initiative can still rise from modest beginnings to positions of leadership and success. To future young entrepreneurs this building is dedicated.

Assisting the Carney brothers in preserving and restoring this structure during 1984 were:

[Individuals and Organizations not transcribed]

This plaque was donated by Professor Fran Jabara, Founder and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, to honor my former students
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HM NumberHM123Y
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Placed ByFran Jabara
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Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 9:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 650597 N 4175769
Decimal Degrees37.71681667, -97.29133333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 43.009', W 97° 17.48'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 43' 0.54" N, 97° 17' 28.80" W
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Area Code(s)316
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3728-3786 Perimeter Rd, Wichita KS 67208, US
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