Montreal Canadiens
No, they are not. But they are the oldest franchise in the NFL's American Football Conference.
Detroit
The St. Louis Blues
The oldest active franchises are the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. Both are charter members of the National League which began in 1876.
The oldest theatre in America is the Walnut Street Theatre, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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McDonalds actually started in California, despite what the "official" company history claims. Two brothers converted their BBQ restaurant to a hamburger stand in San Berndarino, CA. They developed the "Speedee Service" system. They opened several other franchises, including one in Phoenix, AZ and another in Downey, CA. The one in Downey, franchised in 1953, is still in operation, and it is the oldest McDonalds still in operation today. Ray Kroc, a milkshake machine salesman was so impressed with the restaurant system the McDonalds brothers had developed, he bought the whole company for $2 million. In 1955, he opened his first franchise in Des Plaines, IL. The "official" company history states that this was the first restaurant, or at least the first franchise. But, in fact, it was the fifth McDonalds and the fourth franchise. Note that the restaurant in Downey, which is still in operation, actually predates Kroc's buy-out by two years, but the company still maintains that the one in Des Plaines (which is no longer a restaurant, but houses a museum) was the first. That restaurant in San Bernardino, CA, by the way, was responsible for the birth of several other chains, including Taco Bell, Burger King, and Wienerschnetzel (although those chains didn't necessarily open in San Bernardino, they were conceived by workers at that very first McDonalds, and friends of the McDonalds brothers).As far as the first McDonalds in Napa, California, it is more difficult to tell when it opened. An earlier response (above the line) said 1955, but I doubt that is the truth, since Kroc was just opening his first franchise in Des Plaines that particular year.
The oldest film franchise is the "James Bond" series, which began with "Dr. No" in 1962. However, if considering earlier series, the "Our Gang" (also known as "Little Rascals") shorts, starting in 1922, can be seen as the first recurring film franchise. Another notable mention is the "Tarzan" films, beginning in the 1918 silent film "Tarzan of the Apes." Each has contributed significantly to the evolution of film franchises.
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The oldest ship with its original engine is located in Galati - Romania and is called Nava Tudor Vladimirescu Gabi S.