"Insta-Burger King," franchising around the state, but franchisees James McLamore and David Edgerton opened their first location on December 4, 1954 in Miami. That duo is credited as the pioneers ...

The year is 1953, and Insta-Burger King has opened its doors in Miami. In the years to come, the word 'Insta' would get dropped from the title and the chain would play home to cult classics ...

The first iteration of Burger King was called Insta-Burger King and opened to the public in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1953. But the company says the first real Burger King opened a year later.

He was 90. With his business partner James W. McLamore, Edgerton started the company after acquiring Insta-Burger King, an automated 15-cent hamburger concept. Edgerton is credited with creating ...

For the chain which traces its roots to the opening of Insta-Burger King on Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville in 1953, the new openings come as the No. 3-ranked fast-food burger company aims to ...